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DOE released its 2nd Quadrennial Technology Review in September 2015

This is DOE’s second Quadrennial Energy Review (QER) report, which examines the status of the science and technology that are the foundation of our energy system, together with the research, development, demonstration, and deployment (RDD&D) opportunities to advance them.  In … Continue reading

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Development of Bioenergy and Biorefinery in China – 2015

Prof. Mo Xian, who is the Assistant Director of Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology at Chinese Academy of Sciences, commented current developments of bioenergy and biorefinery in China in the September issue of Trends in Renewable Energy that … Continue reading

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2014 Distributed Wind Market Report released by US DOE and PNNL

In August 2015, DOE and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory released a report regarding 2014 Distributed Wind Market. They summarized that distributed wind reached a cumulative capacity of almost1 GW (906 MW) in the United States in 2014, reflecting nearly 74,000 … Continue reading

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2014 Wind Technologies Market Report released by US DOE

In August 2015, US DOE released a report regarding 2014 Wind Technologies Market. In terms of installations, they summarized that wind power additions rebounded in 2014, with 4,854 MW of new capacity added in the United States bringing the total … Continue reading

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Directly synthesizing nano-sized carbon particles from pine woods

Led by Dr. Qiangu (Jeremy) Yan, the researchers at the Mississippi State University synthesized carbon nano-spheres from renewable resources like pine and sugars. Their work was featured on the cover of the third issue of the journal Trends in Renewable … Continue reading

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SHORT-TERM ENERGY OUTLOOK: Renewables and CO2 Emissions

Source: http://www.eia.gov/forecasts/steo/report/renew_co2.cfm Liquid Biofuels On May 29, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule setting Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) volumes for 2014 through 2016. Although these volumes could be modified before the final rule is issued, they are used … Continue reading

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Overview of Short-Term Energy Outlook 2015 US EPA

Source: http://www.eia.gov/forecasts/steo/index.cfm North Sea Brent crude oil prices averaged $61/barrel (b) in June, a $3/b decrease from May. Crude oil prices fell by about $4/b on July 6 in the aftermath of the “no” vote in Greece on the economic program, … Continue reading

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Application of Techno-economic pedagogical (TEP) method t for designing Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) networks

Dr. A.G. Lazaropoulos (National Technical University of Athens, Greece) has proved that the techno-economic pedagogical (TEP) method is applicable for designing Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) networks. As a newly developed tool, TEP method demonstrated to undergraduate electrical and computer … Continue reading

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Environmental policies to reduce carbon footprint of overhead multiple-input multiple-output high-voltage/broadband over power lines (MIMO/HV/BPL) networks

Dr. A.G. Lazaropoulos (National Technical University of Athens, Greece) has investigated the impact of different environmental policies on the broadband performance of overhead multiple-input multiple-output high-voltage/broadband over power lines (MIMO/HV/BPL) networks. “…carbon energy footprint reduction in information and communications technology … Continue reading

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USDOE released 2015 Enabling Wind Power Nationwide report

This report summarized that wind energy provides about 5% of the nation’s total electricity generation with 65 gigawatts (GW) deployed. There are utility-scale installations in 39 states.DOE further analyzed the potential for expanding use of wind nationwide: Continued advancements in … Continue reading

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