• Luke Hagedorn
• getelements
• governor
• December 25, 2015
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Kansas Wind Project Property Tax: What Recent Changes Mean for Existing and Future Projects

On May 28, 2015, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback signed legislation that will have a significant impact on the future of wind generation in the state.  The history of the political struggle underlying this legislation is a topic worthy of its own post, but suffice it to say that SB 91 represents a compromise between the wind industry and a faction of legislators that have attempted to reduce the state’s support of wind energy over the course of the last several legislative sessions. On a political level, this deal largely revolved around the future of Kansas’ 20{f24b02adee2102ff0c5f5079c50862fc8ba5fa53f8615b567037555463da2377} by 2020 Renewable Portfolio Standard, which has been subjected to a number of attacks over the last few legislative sessions.  All of these previous efforts failed, but the political pressure to reduce or repeal the…

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• copyright
• Energy
• December 25, 2015
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Wind power bodies lament ‘too small’ Spanish tender

Europe’s wind industry has sharply criticised the Spanish government over last week’s 700MW renewables auction – which included 500MW of wind – as being too small to satisfy demand, and warned it leaves the country at risk of missing its 2020 EU targets.

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• brazil
• china
• December 25, 2015
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Wind boosts share of Texas ERCOT generation mix

Wind surpassed nuclear to become the third largest generation source in the main Texas electricity market in 2015, the largest and among the fastest growing in the US.

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• admin
• australia
• carbon
• December 25, 2015
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Global fossil-fuel emissions predicted to decline for 2015

An international research team reports that the rapid increase in global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels has slowed in the past two years, underlining the need for action to permanently lower emissions.

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• AENews
• childcare
• denmark
• December 25, 2015
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The WaterNest: An Eco-Friendly Floating House

Environment and Sustainability | Photovoltaic Cells | Solar PowerDesigned by renowned Italian architect Giancarlo Zema and produced by EcoFloLife, the WaterNest 100 is an eco-friendly floating housing unit. The 100 square meter residential units are made of up to 98{f24b02adee2102ff0c5f5079c50862fc8ba5fa53f8615b567037555463da2377} recycled materials; including the laminate timber and aluminum hull. Skylights, balconies and large windows encircle the dwelling, allowing for efficient lighting and beautiful […]

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• case
• chemical
• December 25, 2015
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Quantum dots made from fool’s gold boost battery performance

Vanderbilt engineers have discovered that adding quantum dots made from fool’s gold to the electrodes of standard lithium batteries can substantially boost their performance.

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• abney
• department
• December 24, 2015
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Setting a new course for extracting uranium from seawater

An ultra-high-resolution technique used for the first time to study polymer fibers that trap uranium in seawater may cause researchers to rethink the best methods to harvest this potential fuel for nuclear reactors.

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