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Wind Farms are currently at the Mercy of Senate's Decision on Renewable Energy Tax Credit
The fate of Minnesota’s employment rate and the fate of renewable wind energy lies in the hand of a tax credit that may or may not be renewed this year.
This tax credit, established in 1992, offers a 2.2 cents per kilowatt hour credit for electricity created by wind turbines. It has been kept alive through a continuous set of one and two year extensions up until this year. It is set to expire at the end of this year and failed to be included in recently passed legislation.
Scientists Recently Mastered SolarWindow Technology for Mass Production
New Energy scientists have been hard at work removing the metal from solar conductors.
In Jan. 2010, New Energy released a spray on solar adhesive that, when applied to glass, would harvest solar and artificial lights. This technology was made available by the reduction of the size of a solar cell to less than 1/1000th the thickness of human hair and the use of environmentally-friendly compounds in place of metal components.
Energy Efficiency Means More than Just Saving the Environment
A recent blog entry by Kristin Eberhard of the National Resources Defense Council reported that implementing an energy efficiency program in Los Angeles, Calif. could help the suffering economy.
Largest Energy Efficiency Grant in New York Goes to Ford Motor Company
A recent announcement by Ford Motor Company and National Grid reveals that the fight against CO2 consumption is still being waged with considerable success.
National Grid awarded Ford’s Buffalo Stamping Plant a $1.35 million grant to upgrade the plant’s lighting systems to support factory grade, and more efficient, tandem LED fixtures.
Increasing the Value of Your Home with Attic Insulation
Energy efficient homes and the reduced power bills that come with these buildings are a compelling feature to potential homebuyers.
Evaluating your home’s insulation effectiveness is a critical first step in reducing heating and cooling costs and determining how your home holds up in the housing market. Alex Wilson, executive editor of Environmental Building News recently discussed this valuable selling feature during an interview with the Washington Post.
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