LISBON — Five years ago, the leaders of this sun-scorched, wind-swept nation made a bet: To reduce Portugal's dependence on imported fossil fuels, they embarked on an array of ambitious renewable energy projects — primarily harnessing the country's wind and hydropower, but also its sunlight and ocean waves.
Instead, the Lugar bill's DES allows utilities to meet the bill's percentage standard with an array of non-renewable sources.
"That area has an amazing array of renewable energy resources -- it's a perfect place for solar power.
The home incorporates a vast array of renewable energy and energy efficient technologies, a subset of which was used during the first year of operation, including an air-to-air heat pump system, a solar photovoltaic system, a solar thermal hot water system, and a heat recovery ventilation system (HRV).
While the Obama administration has been pushing a broad array of renewable energy projects, the ones in the electricity field, including solar and wind power, have shown more progress toward technical feasibility and market competitiveness than the programs to replace gasoline with batteries or liquid fuels made from nonfood sources.
For the past several years, OPIC has committed about $1 billion per year across a diverse array of renewable energy projects, from grid-connected solar and off-grid solar to wind energy and geothermal.
Just ask the people who have given their lives to the fuel cell.The solution to climate change will probably involve an array of technologies, from renewables, nuclear, carbon sequestration, public transport to energy conservation.
WASHINGTON — House Democrats on Friday presented the details of $275 billion in tax cuts in their proposed economic recovery package, including a middle-class tax cut that was one of President-elect Barack Obama's signature campaign promises, new tax breaks for college tuition and first-time homebuyers, and an array of tax incentives to encourage renewable energy production.
Finally, increase use of renewables and efficiency, and fund basic energy and renewables research, then let the market choose from an array of low-carbon and no-carbon options.
Two other plants First Solar is building in California will have capacities of 550MW.These are among an array of large solar plants being built in Arizona, Nevada and California to meet California's Renewables Portfolio Standard: a decree that 33% of its electricity must come from renewable sources by 2020.
