February 2011
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SBI Energy Announces Conference Participation |... →
The Smart Grid Technology 2011 Conference attracts senior managers, presidents, directors, and C-level executives seeking to take the next steps in smart grid integration and development. The event focuses on providing practical advice and business opportunities. Among the topics to be covered include telecommunication, data-management, cyber-security, standards, distribution optimization,...
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Wind Power Becoming Competitive with Coal
Karin Rives, Staff Writer State Department Documents and Publications February 17, 2011
Washington — The U.S. government is pushing for large-scale wind power development and the timing may be just right.
A recent study from Bloomberg New Energy Finance says that costs for electricity generated by onshore wind are now on par with costs for coal-generated power in the United States...
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What your utility company doesn't want you to know...
What your utility company doesn’t want you to know about microgrids
While increasing population, rural development and overall increasing energy consumption is good news for utility companies, there is one technological movement underway that will hurt their revenue steam in the future. And that is the microgrid’s potential to sell electricity back to ‘macrogrid’. Check out...
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ARRA Helps US Reach Renewable Energy Targets
01 February 2011 | Renewable Energy Focus USA
Funding made available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) from 2009 has made a significant contribution to the US goal of doubling renewable energy capacity over the next two years.
By Renewable Energy Focus staff
Market researcher SBI Energy has looked at ARRA investments and their impact on the renewable energy market to...
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Government Incentives are Growing Renewable Energy...
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 |The Green Market Blog
The evidence indicates that government investments have significantly helped the US renewable energy market. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 provided $94.8 billion for clean energy. The program was established under section 1603 of ARRA, and provided cash grants covering 10% or 30% of the total cost of developing new...
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SBI Energy report: Stimulus allowed U.S. renewable...
On January 1st, 2011 SBI Energy (Rockville, Maryland, U.S.) released a new report examining clean energy investments through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA or “stimulus act”) and their impact on markets within the power, transportation and building sectors. The company states that its report: “ARRA Report Card: Two Years Later”, creates a...
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Shale Gas Production - The Answer to Global...
The total global shale gas resource base is enormous. Estimated to exceed 18,775 trillion cubic feet (Tcf), the resource potential of gas from shale’s exceeds that of global conventional resources. To further lend perspective to the magnitude of estimated global shale gas resources, current global natural gas consumption is estimated at about 110 Tcf annually. Even if only 25% of the total...
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BLOG: Microgrids Spread Like Virus In Macro World
Exciting growth in the world of microgrids is setting the market up for a secure future within the world’s electricity infrastructure network. In 2010 the world market for microgrids reached $4.14 billion, up 15% from the previous year. This exuberant growth is expected to continue for at least a few decades, as the need for microgrids grows and as interest remains high.
A large variety of...
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Expanding Military Interest in Microgrid...
New York, January 26, 2011 —The world microgrid market reached $4 billion last year with North America claiming 74% of 2010’s total industry share, finds market research publisher SBI Energy. Fueled by rapidly growing solar, renewable energy and smart grid markets, the microgrid has become a viable solution to supply energy to local communities. Microgrid installations around the world...
The World Market for Microgrids →
Microgrids, also referred to as minigrids, off-grids and remote electrification grids are a smaller version of the traditional electrical grid or the newer digitized smart grid. A large variety of…
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SOTU Lays Framework for Advances in American... →
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SOTU Lays Framework for Advances in American Transportation Infrastructure, Positions Intelligent Transportation Systems toward a $14 Billion Industry by 2015
New York, January 31, 2011 — U.S. President Barack Obama’s January 25th State of the Union Address (SOTU) delivered a strong message about rebuilding...
