http://alaskarenewableenergy.org Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:23:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Steve Law of Pamplin Media Group: Green buildings are so 2000s. The next big thing for the 2010s? Green neighborhoods. After five years in the hopper, the group that ushered in popular “LEED” standards to certify and foster environmentally friendly buildings is expanding, along with two partner organizations, to ... http://alaskarenewableenergy.org/2010/03/next-big-thing-green-neighborhoods/ By Joe Viechnicki with KFSK in Petersburg: Officials say the state’s renewable energy fund created just two years ago is already starting to reduce the use of oil and gas to generate electricity in Alaska. (Hear the full story here) http://alaskarenewableenergy.org/2010/03/renewable-energy-fund-paying-dividends/ By Jad Mouawad of the the New York Times: INDIANTOWN, Fla. — In former swamplands teeming with otters and wild hogs, one of the nation’s biggest utilities is running an experiment in the future of renewable power. Across 500 acres north of West Palm Beach, the FPL Group utility is ... http://alaskarenewableenergy.org/2010/03/world%e2%80%99s-second-largest-solar-plant-under-construction-in-florida/ From the U.S. Department of Energy: WASHINGTON, D.C. – At the inaugural ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit today, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced $100 million in Recovery Act funding will be made available to accelerate innovation in green technology, increase America’s competitiveness and create new jobs. Today’s announcement comes ... http://alaskarenewableenergy.org/2010/03/u-s-department-of-energy-announces-100-million-for-innovative-research-projects/ [caption id="attachment_3613" align="alignright" width="224" caption=" Pillar Mountain Wind Farm Fast Facts •Total kWhs Generated: 7,393,728•Gallons of Diesel Saved: 520,685•(Data as of Feburary 28, 2010)"][/caption] Congratulations to Kodiak Electric for being named the 2009 Wind Cooperative of the Year by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. ... http://alaskarenewableenergy.org/2010/03/kodiak-electric-association-wins-national-award-for-wind-project/ Could we reduce our energy use by 50 percent over 2000 levels and, at the same time, generate jobs and boost economic output? This Alaska Conservation Alliance report details how Alaskans can do it by 2025. It's an ambitious plan, but as many have noted the cheapest energy to buy ... http://alaskarenewableenergy.org/2010/02/roadmap-details-how-to-cut-ak-energy-use-by-50-by-2025/ By Jill Burke at AK Dispatch: On Tuesday, the village of Unalakleet, seated on Alaska's northwest coast, celebrated the town's newest energy force -- turbine number six. The awakening of the high-tech wind catcher completes the installation of the town's new wind farm, which has already saved the village tens ... http://alaskarenewableenergy.org/2010/02/small-wind-farm-in-unalakleet-pays-big/ Great news out of Unalakleet. STG Incorporated sent out this press release today about the six turbines they installed last year in the coastal village that is home to about 700 people and also serves as a stop on the Iditarod Trail. In just four months, the turbines have already ... http://alaskarenewableenergy.org/2010/02/unalakleet-fires-up-with-wind-power-on-the-iditarod-trail/ By Eric Lidji, Petroleum News: The profile of Chakachamna Lake hydropower, a project proposed for the west side of Cook Inlet, has risen a lot in the last two months. In early December, a study of Railbelt energy needs placed Chakachamna ahead of a much larger and more widely discussed ... http://alaskarenewableenergy.org/2010/02/chakachamna-hydro-project-asks-state-for-5-million/ By Rena Delbridge at Alaska Dispatch: In terms of punctuation marks, Railbelt natural gas supplies are a bit of question mark, and fuel prices in the Bush are a big exclamation point. So, it's safe to assume Alaska's electricity producers and consumers would appreciate a little stability. At least one ... http://alaskarenewableenergy.org/2010/02/bills-aim-to-foster-geothermal-power/