Law 270.7 - Lecture 1 - Introduction to Renewable Energy Options

Posted by admin on Apr 17, 2009

and Potential, and Electric Systems; Federal, State, and Local Efforts to Promote Renewable Energy (PURPA, EPAct 1992, and EPAct 2005, EISA 2007) - August 20, 2008 The basic concepts underlying the economic regulation of energy. In addition, discussion, of three federal acts that form reference points for our national conversation about renewable energy.

Duration : 1:15:15

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Law 270.7 - Lecture 2 - Federal Renewable Energy Programs

Posted by admin on Apr 2, 2009

PURPA, EPAct 1992, and EPAct 2005, EISA 2007 (Continued) - August 27, 2008 The basic concepts underlying the economic regulation of energy. In addition, discussion, of three federal acts that form reference points for our national conversation about renewable energy.

Duration : 1:34:48

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20% renewable energy by 2020

Posted by admin on Mar 21, 2009

Raising the share of renewable energy from 8.5% to 20% in the overall energy consumption is a necessary contribution to the global fight against climate change and towards better control over our energy dependence. The various uses of renewable energy are examined: electricity through wind and hydraulic energies; electricity or heat through geothermal and solar energies; electricity, heat, and biofuel coming from biomass. The EU is a world leader in the use and deployment of technologies …

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Daniel Kammen - Renewable Energy and Economies of Scale

Posted by admin on Mar 20, 2009

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=204 Daniel Kammen, Director of the Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley explains why renewable energy may take less time to see widespread incorporation than its critics have argued. —– Cody’s Books presents a panel featuring Mother Jones publisher Jay Harris, author Jeff Goodell, former Sierra club president Adam Werbach, director of the UC Berkeley Renewable and Appropriate …

Duration : 0:6:38

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