ASERTTI News
DOE Creates National Carbon
Capture Center
ASERTTI member, EPRI, joined with Southern
Company, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and
four other companies in forming the National Carbon
Capture Center (NCCC) for the development and
testing of advanced technologies to capture carbon
dioxide from coal-fired power plants. National
efforts will focus on reducing greenhouse gas
emissions through technological innovation, and
serve as a test center for emerging carbon capture
technologies. Please
click here
for the full press release.
DSIRE SOLAR Web Site
Unveiled
ASERTTI member, N.C. Solar Center at North
Carolina State University, announced the release of
DSIRE Solar, a new public resource available at
www.dsireusa.org/solar, includes the following
features:
- Interactive Solar Map: Allows quick access
to solar incentives and policies in effect in
each U.S. state and territory.
- Solar Policy Comparison Tables: Detail
individual elements of solar rebates and tax
credits to facilitate comparison among state
programs. These tables may be downloaded as
spreadsheets.
- Solar Policy Guide: Describes and provides
examples of different types of solar policies
adopted by state and local governments. This
guide also addresses current policy trends.
- Solar Policy Summary Maps: Provide a
geographical overview of the availability of
certain types of solar incentives and policies.
These maps may be downloaded as .ppt or .jpg
files.
- Search Tool: Allows users to search the
DSIRE Solar database by several different
criteria (e.g., technology, policy type,
eligible sector) to create customized lists of
solar incentives and policies.
DSIRE Solar is funded by the U.S. Department of
Energy’s Solar Energy Technologies Program. For more
information, please visit
www.dsireusa.org
or
www.dsireusa.org/solar or
click here
to access the full press release.
Access to Better Buildings
Conference Presentations
ASERTTI member, Energy Center of Wisconsin, is
offering free access to the Master Speaker
presentations from its 2009 Better Buildings: Better
Business Conference online. To view the
presentations provided by green building experts and
to learn the latest strategies to build energy
efficient and environmentally friendly homes, please
click here.
President Obama
Announces Over $467 Million in Recovery Act Funding
for Geothermal and Solar Energy Projects
President Obama announced over $467 million from
the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act to expand
and accelerate the development, deployment, and use
of geothermal and solar energy throughout the United
States. The Recovery Act makes a $350 million new
investment in this technology, dwarfing previous
government commitments. Recovery Act funding will
support projects in four crucial areas: geothermal
demonstration projects; Enhanced Geothermal Systems
(EGS) research and development; innovative
exploration techniques; and a National Geothermal
Data System, Resource Assessment and Classification
System. DOE will provide $117.6 million in Recovery
Act funding to accelerate widespread
commercialization of clean solar energy technologies
across America. These activities will leverage
partnerships that include DOE’s national
laboratories, universities, local government, and
the private sector, to strengthen the U.S. solar
industry and make it a leader in international
markets. For more information and to view the full
DOE press release, please
click here.
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