Many utilities would prefer to build and profit from their own renewable generation instead of having to import it from afar.
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Finally, the same energy policies which drove increased reliance on renewable generation and energy efficiency requirements have also contributed to carbon emissions reductions.
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GridEye will produce dynamic system behavior data that will provide insight into how renewable generation assets change the dynamic behavior of the electric grid.
Some customers recommend a dramatic change in approach, from huge, centralized generation facilities to many smaller, safer, renewable generation facilities that are decentralized and closer to end-users.
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Von Hoene says that wind power generation will continue to grow even without the credit, adding that his company still supports tax credits for other types of renewable generation that have not yet matured.
However, one thing to keep in mind about this bonanza of renewable energy information: Hydropower is still the major source of renewable electricity (83.8 percent of renewable generation and about 16 percent of total generation in 2009).
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Two earlier initiatives, fostering renewable electricity generation at a price cheaper than coal-fired power and promotion of electric vehicles (presumably powered by renewable power) were announced in November (See " Google Goes Green").
Renewable energy generation will have to increase significantly in order to move the country away from relying on fossil fuels.
The Japanese government instituted an incentive program last summer for boosting solar and other types of renewable energy generation.
We are now on pace to double renewable energy generation from wind and solar from the time the President took office.
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Specifically, MyEnergi Lifestyle showcases how combining renewable energy generation with "time-flexible" loads optimizes energy consumption across a plug-in vehicle and home appliances.
The Scottish Executive said the site near Elgin will provide 10% of the new renewable energy generation needed to meet its target for 2010.
In 2011, the three utilities collectively secured 20.6% of the electricity sold to retail customers from solar, wind, geothermal and other renewable power generation.
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And all this information will help increase renewable energy generation, provide support for plug-in electric vehicles, and reduce the carbon pollution that causes climate change.
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The U.S. was on a path to increase the use of solar electricity, thanks in most part to government mandates and incentives for renewable energy generation.
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State mandates for renewable energy generation have driven much of the increase in solar, wind, geothermal, biomass and other forms of clean power over the past decade.
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China has been setting larger and larger solar energy goals in recent years as it tries to increase renewable energy generation while supporting its troop of solar manufacturers.
"This is all about the community taking charge of local, renewable electricity generation, " said Robin Mewes, managing director at Rooftop Consulting Ltd, one of the groups behind the new cooperative.
The EU could become a world leader in tackling climate change and sustainable living, promoting renewable energy generation and living more lightly on the planet - indeed, it's essential that it does so.
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For many of these states, offshore wind is the most abundant indigenous energy source and the only commercial option for renewable power generation, especially in southern states where land-based resources become scarcer with decreasing latitude.
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Facebook on Thursday announced that it will work with environmental group Greenpeace to encourage major utilities to develop renewable energy generation while creating programs to help its users to save energy and engage their communities in clean energy decisions.
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Only after the cost of generation and storage of renewable energy matches the cost of on-demand generation from fossil, nuclear and hydro we will we see a transformation of the energy industry.
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Incorporate into the grid electricity from renewable resources like solar roofs and backyard windmills, allowing utilities to use local generation to meet renewable resource targets.
Advantages include energy security, price stability, less demand (because less energy is lost in transmission), and fewer emissions because most distributed generation is renewable energy.
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In their talking points will be AWEA's other top two priorities: establishment of national requirements on power generation from renewable sources and ensuring that wind power has prominent role in the emerging area of global warming legislation.
Global revenues from clean tech businesses--including air and water purification, advanced materials, distributed power generation, renewable energy, and process controls, such as sensors to monitor air and water--now surpass 85 billion pounds, according to the Cleantech Venture Network, a for-profit membership group that connects venture and institutional investors with entrepreneurs.
The annual medium-term report will include five-year projections for global renewable energy electricity capacity and generation.
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Wind is the fastest-growing renewable energy source for electricity generation in the U.S., and DOE estimates that 20 percent of the energy consumed in the U.S. could come from wind power by 2030.
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There are three primary areas of importance: energy efficiency, investing in renewable energy and clean, conventional generation of energy.
However, Environment Minister Paul Wheelhouse highlighted the poll suggesting that 77% of SNP supporters, 76% of Liberal Democrat supporters, 68% of Labour supporters and 55% of Conservative supporters "support the continuing development of wind power as part of a mix of renewable and conventional forms of electricity generation".
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