Alternative energy

NY State Recognized for Innovative Residential Energy Efficiency Financing

New York State has won the “Deal of the Year for Small Issuer Financing” award for its innovative residential energy efficiency financing through revenue bonds. On December 6, 2013, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Environmental Facilities Corp. (EFC) announced the award of “Deal of the Year for Small Issuer…...

Clean Energy Banks Offer Financial Alternatives to Federal and State Subsidies

Development of clean energy and energy efficiency solutions are confronted by challenges including federal policy uncertainties jeopardizing grants and tax credits, state budget constraints, and insufficient capital markets. Several states are exploring ways to leverage public resources with innovative banking and financial mechanisms to facilitate large-scale deployment of low-carbon technologies. Overview Many federal energy subsidies…...

DOE Awards $30M to Advance Distributed Generation

DOE has announced $30M to develop electrochemical technologies for low-cost distributed generation. On November 25, 2013, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $30M in funding to advance distributed power generation technologies under the Advanced Research Projects Agency –Energy’s (APRA-E) Reliable Electricity Based on Electrochemical Systems (REBELS).  The REBELS project will support transformational electrochemical…...

New Opportunities for Hydropower Markets

In the previous three months, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has provided preliminary exclusion from federal regulations to 16 different hydropower projects, facilitating growth in renewable electricity generation and providing access for new hydroelectric markets. Overview President Obama signed the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013 (H.R. 267) in August 2013 to facilitate hydroelectric…...

EPA Releases 2014 RFS Proposal

EPA has proposed standards for the 2014 Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) program, lowering its annual mandates for the first time and has sought input on waiver petitions to address E10 Blend Wall concerns. Overview On November 15, 2013, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed the 2014 RFS requirements to establish annual volumes and percentage standards…...