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Clean, green, renewable energy is one of the biggest drivers of the Smart Grid. Put simply, the world cannot meet its renewable energy goals without an intelligent, interconnected grid. This section will help you find the latest research and reports on key issues such as interconnection, integration, intermittency (and how to handle it), and growth projections.


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More DOE Money Will Flow for Renewable Energy Projects
A new DOE funding opportunity for generating renewable energy with marine and hydrokinetic technologies will be issued sometime this month.

Press Release: U.S. Electronic Systems Contractors optimistic about business prospects in 2010
On average, U.S. home systems integrators, who have had revenues fall for the past two years, expect sales to pick up by more than 9% in 2010 over 2009, according to Home Systems:Channel and Consumer Monitor.

Solar on the Cheap? A Massachusetts Firm Says Maybe So
A Massachusetts company is working on a shorter, waste-free silicon solar cell making process it says could cut production costs by 80%.

California Powers Up Solar, Doubles Rooftop Array Buy Back Cap
New California legislation would double the amount of electricity the state's investor-owned utilities will be required to buy back from customers with rooftop solar arrays. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is expected to sign the bill which will raise the rooftop solar cap from 2.5% to 5%.

All Your Power Needs in a Backyard Box? Maybe... Not
The recent 60 Minutes coverage of Bloom Energy's power plant in a box and the possibility that it may one day replace the power generation and transmission system as we know it has powered up a Smart Grid-scale controversy.

3TIER Completes REmapping the World™
3TIER® today announced the completion of its REmapping the World ™ initiative, which was launched in March 2008 to address the biggest barrier to global renewable energy adoption – the lack of reliable information regarding resource potential and availability. With today’s release of a global solar map and dataset, the company has completed its unprecedented goal of identifying and mapping the world’s wind and solar resources using a globally consistent methodology.

Smart Grid Takes Another Dip in the Ocean with Wave Power
Surf's up on the Oregon coast! A New Jersey company has ambitious plans to install buoys at two locations along the southern Oregon coast to tap ocean waves as a green, renewable energy source.

Honeywell Completes Stimulus-Backed Solar Project for the City of Wilmington
Honeywell (NYSE:HON) today announced it has installed the first of two solar photovoltaic arrays for the City of Wilmington, Del. The work was highlighted during a commemoration event showcasing successful projects backed by the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) signed by President Obama in February 2009.

3TIER Launches Next Generation Wind and Solar Prospecting Tools
3TIER® today announced the release of a new suite of global Wind and Solar Prospecting Tools that will change the way renewable energy professionals decide where to develop renewable resources by providing immediate access to seasonal variability data, which is critical to understanding a site’s energy potential.

“Commercial” Grade Solar Energy System
BlueChip Energy™(BCE), the premier provider of complete solar energy solutions for residential, commercial, government and utility applications, announced today the availability of its turnkey Fusion™ 25 solar generator system. The Fusion™ 25 is ideal for commercial use and can reduce or eliminate energy costs for owner occupied businesses.

Smart Grid Renewables: TVA Chooses SmartSynch for Ambitious New Program
Read between the lines of today’s announcement from SmartSynch that it’s been chosen as the smart metering solution for TVA’s distributed renewables program. You may spot some interesting trends. Jesse certainly did. Find out why outsourced services caught his attention – and what this ambitious program could mean for cellular.

Nation’s Largest Public Power Provider Selects SmartSynch Solution for Distributed Renewable Generation Program
SmartSynch, Inc., a smart grid infrastructure company utilizing standard IP communications via public wireless networks, has been selected by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) as the smart metering solution provider for Generation PartnersSM, a distributed renewable generation program offered by participating local power companies that distribute TVA power. TVA is the nation’s largest public power company, providing energy to large industries and power distributors that serve approximately 9 million consumers in seven southeastern states.

Obama Boosts Smart Grid Again, But It's a Lump of Coal for Fossil Fuels and Gas Subsidies
President Obama's $28.4 billion FY 2011 DOE budget request asks for more money for renewable energy and the Smart Grid, research and innovation and for almost tripling loan guarantees for renewable and nuclear energy. It also whacks over $2.7 billion in tax subsidies for the oil, coal and gas industries.

Concentrix Solar Wins IEC Certification for New CPV Module 'CX-75'
Concentrix Solar, a leading supplier of Concentrator Photovoltaic (CPV) systems and a new division of the Soitec Group (Euronext Paris), the world’s supplier of engineered substrates, announced today that the company has received IEC certification 62108 for its CX-75 FLATCON® module generation.

Smart Grid Renewables: Virginia Gets Aggressive About Wind
They’re huffing and puffing in Virginia to be the hub of the East Coast’s offshore wind industry. An aggressive Virginia wind power coalition insists the state, particularly Hampton Roads, is the ideal candidate.

PowerSecure Announces Strong Start to 2010 Sales
PowerSecure International, Inc. (Nasdaq: POWR) today announced a strong start to 2010 sales, with new business awards in late December and early January totaling approximately $35 million. This new business includes $15 million of contracts to install its smart grid Interactive Distributed Generation® power systems at hospitals, data centers, retail sites, industrial facilities, and utilities, and $20 million of new business from major grocery and drug retailers for the Company’s EfficientLights® LED lighting technology.

Smart Grid Renewables: FERC Wants to Know What YOU Think
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is asking for help as the agency works to be sure its policies are keeping up with the growth of new renewable energy sources and Smart Grid renewable integration efforts.

Had to Happen: Windy City Gets First All Wind-Powered EV Charging Station
Billed as the first truly green EV charging station in the U.S., an all wind-powered station has been installed in Chicago's Highland Park. And of course, it's for a law firm that specializes in Smart Grid, renewable energy and energy law.

DOE Pumps $12 Million Into Early Stage Smart Grid Solar Technologies
DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will spend up to $12 million for the development of early stage solar technologies and to help bring them to market.

Ocean Power? Maybe, But It's Still a Long Way From the Smart Grid
A new market report says ocean power (aka hydrokinetic power) could provide 200GW of renewable electricity by 2025 — if trial projects are acceptably successful over the next few years, and if the regulatory environment is right, and if they don't cost too much, and if...

Study Says 20% Wind Energy Integration Possible, But...
A wide-ranging study by the DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory says yes, it is possible to have 20% of the country's electricity come from wind by 2024. It also says no, it won't be cheap — or easy. The big "if" is transmission.

PNM, First Solar Sign Contract for 22 Megawatts of Utility Scale Solar Power for New Mexico
PNM, New Mexico’s largest electric utility, has signed a contract with First Solar (Nasdaq: FSLR) to construct 22 megawatts (MW) AC of utility scale photovoltaic (PV) solar power plants in New Mexico.

TVA and Partners to Test Solar-Assisted EV Charging Stations
The Tennessee Valley Authority, the Electric Power Research Institute and Oak Ridge National Laboratory will build and test two prototype solar-assisted electric vehicle charging stations, then deploy additional stations in Chattanooga, Knoxville and Nashville.

Low Power Prices Put the Damper on Wind, Solar Project Financing
Despite a plethora of DOE grants and loans and a slightly more buoyant bond market, energy bankers say wind and solar developers are suffering from the effects of low electricity prices caused by the economic recession. If the developers can't get long-term sales contracts for the power they produce, they're not likely to get a thumbs up from the bank.

DOE Plunks Down $78 Million for Algae Biofuels R&D
The Energy Department has selected two biofuels consortia to receive up to $78 million to develop commercially practical and sustainable production of algae-based fuels that can be used in existing refining and fueling infrastructure.

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