Sentences with phrase «investment in wind energy»

Delegates to the U.S. event also heard, however, that once the production tax credit expires investment in wind energy is likely to drop significantly through a transitional period that will extend until U.S. policies on climate change are fully implemented.

This investment in wind energy keeps us on pace to meet the energy goals we set last spring.

This included a new IKEA group commitment of $ 500 million for investment in wind energy and $ 100 million in solar energy in the next five years.

This strong interest in renewable energy by businesses has prompted vigorous U.S. investment in wind energy.

Utilities and Fortune 500 brands both continue to scale up investments in wind energy because it makes good business sense.

CanWEA recently claimed «Ontario's decision to nurture a clean energy economy was a smart investment and additional investments in wind energy will provide an increasingly good news story for the province's electricity customers.»

The industry particularly benefits rural communities, where most of the investments in wind energy are made.

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State investments in innovative solar, bio and wind energy providers today will deliver breakthroughs in just a few years.

And it also leads into Google's interest in energy in Africa, like this potential wind farm deal and its investment in the South African solar panel farm.

NEE also counts on investments in clean & renewable energy through its wind and solar power plants.

Focused on clean energy infrastructure assets in North America, including solar, wind, energy efficiency, storage, and water, the Fund seeks to encompass a broad array of investment structures, such as senior debt, subordinated debt, and preferred equity.

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«British Columbians deserve an independent assessment of the jobs and environmental benefits B.C. could have with a $ 9 billion investment in a plan that includes renewable geothermal, solar and wind energy and conservation through extensive home, commercial and industrial retrofits.»

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Despite ample wind and sun, some of the highest electricity prices in the country, and the steep cost decline in renewable energy technologies, Puerto Rico has fallen far behind other US regions in renewable energy investment, forming barely 2 percent of its generation mix.

She said that while the state must also expand investments in clean energy like wind, solar and geothermal, energy efficiency is one of the best ways to curb energy demand while also creating local energy efficiency jobs.

She also was key in the passage of the Timber Theft Law, which deals with those who steal timber from private or public lands, and in expanding net metering to encourage investment in renewable power production including solar, wind and waste energy.

The investment in truly clean and green energy production such as wind, solar, and biofuels, and offering incentives to encourage Smart Energy use by consumers would drastically reduce our contributions to global warming and reduce our dependency on nuclear energy production such as wind, solar, and biofuels, and offering incentives to encourage Smart Energy use by consumers would drastically reduce our contributions to global warming and reduce our dependency on nuclear Energy use by consumers would drastically reduce our contributions to global warming and reduce our dependency on nuclear power.

«New York has made incredible strides in securing a clean energy future for this state with our nation - leading clean energy standard, off shore wind development, and aggressive investment in the clean tech economy, yet the Common Fund remains heavily invested in the energy economy of the past.

New York's chairman of energy and finance, Richard Kauffman, will exclude himself from meetings with the world's largest offshore wind - energy developer about a wind farm off Long Island because of an investment he has in a Goldman Sachs subsidiary that owns a large stake in the company.

The CBI wants the government to reduce the percentage of wind power expected by 2020, to encourage investment in other low - carbon energy sources.

«Ministers should reverse green technology cuts and invest in building a safe and secure low - carbon economy through a green investment bank - saying yes to renewable energy like wind, wave and solar but no to nuclear power.»

Environmental proposals include a $ 65 million initiative to combat toxic algal blooms and ongoing investments in clean energy infrastructure and offshore wind projects.

After it led the world in clean energy investment last year and manufactured about one - third of the global solar panels and wind turbines, China has been moving full - speed toward creating more clean energy professionals, from Ph.D. - level engineers to well - trained technical operators.

Conversely, Montreal was ruled out because it already receives 99.7 percent of its energy needs from hydroelectric and wind energy, meaning that the investment in geothermal heat pumps would bring little return on investment in both cost and reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.

Although improvements in wind and other renewables have required significant subsidies, the investments pale in comparison to the funds spent on more traditional energy sources.

Christine Real de Azua, assistant director of communications at the Washington, D.C. - based American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), says that more wind - energy investment will mean more jobs in a variety of areas, including manufacturing and engineering, environmental and consulting services, and even marketWind Energy Association (AWEA), says that more wind - energy investment will mean more jobs in a variety of areas, including manufacturing and engineering, environmental and consulting services, and even markEnergy Association (AWEA), says that more wind - energy investment will mean more jobs in a variety of areas, including manufacturing and engineering, environmental and consulting services, and even marketwind - energy investment will mean more jobs in a variety of areas, including manufacturing and engineering, environmental and consulting services, and even markenergy investment will mean more jobs in a variety of areas, including manufacturing and engineering, environmental and consulting services, and even marketing.

While investment in China's power grid has risen substantially, the country still has some of the world's highest curtailment rates for renewable energy, meaning thousands of turbines are taken offline, even under optimum wind conditions, because grid operators lack the knowledge and skills to integrate the clean energy with other sources, including baseload power from coal plants.

The country's investment in solar, wind and other clean energy technology has soared from $ 8 billion in 2005 to $ 103 billion in 2015.

Most foreign energy investment in the islands is in cutting - edge new technology, rather than traditional wind and solar.

Building on its BP Solar business — which BP expects to hit revenues of $ 1 billion in 2008 — BP Alternative Energy manages an investment program in solar, wind, hydrogen and combined cycle gas turbine power generation, which the company predicts could amount to $ 8 billion over the next 10 years.

Wheeler examined International Energy Agency data for 174 countries on investments in six low - carbon power sources (hydro, geothermal, nuclear, biomass, wind and solar) to find the incremental costs of clean power compared to a cheaper, carbon - intensive option like a conventional coal - fired power plant.

However it is the value of the country's Production Tax Credit (PTC) which the report highlights above all else, specifically its value in states like Iowa, where it has helped wind energy attract $ 10 billion in cumulative investment and supports 6,000 jobs.

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These credits not only facilitate further investment in renewable energy, but they allow MMAC to certify that a portion of their power was generated from The Great Plains Wind.

He's been ramping up his own commitments since then, and pledged last year to double his investments (to $ 2 billion) on a host of energy frontiers in the next five years — from new battery and solar technologies to a safer nuclear plant design to tethered, high - flying wind turbines that might harness the power of the jet stream.

A complete energy transition to water, solar and wind would require significant infrastructure investments in order to guarantee a reliable supply of energy.

In fact, private investment is pouring into renewable energy — wind and photovoltaic electricity, and biofuels — and all of these technologies are growing rapidly.

We're making our government's largest ever investment in renewable energy — an investment aimed at doubling the generating capacity from wind and other renewable resources in three years.

I strongly agree with Vice President Gore that we can not drill our way to energy independence, but must fast - track investments in renewable sources of energy like solar power, wind power and advanced biofuels, and those are the investments I will make as president.»

It can also be seen in heightened spending on solar, wind, hydrogen, ethanol and clean coal technologies, as well as on other energy - investment decisions.»

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I also believe that it is insufficient to meet the needs of our future, which is why I've made huge investments in clean energy, why we continue to promote solar and wind and biodiesel and a whole range of other approaches, why we're putting so much emphasis on energy efficiency.

Additionally, the museum owners say they're aiming to include clean energy when the technology becomes more accessible (energy in Argentina is very cheap to justify the investment in wind and solar generators, which are still expensive).

Mr. Morrissey founded the New Bedford Wind Energy Center where he worked with key local leaders and state officials to attract public investment in the development of the state owned New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal, the first offshore wind terminal in the natWind Energy Center where he worked with key local leaders and state officials to attract public investment in the development of the state owned New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal, the first offshore wind terminal in the natwind terminal in the nation.

David White, energy consultant to governments in Europe and in the U.S.A., states that «it is imperative that the Auditor General's Office investigate this wasteful investment of public funds (wind - farms) and that Ontario's Legislature place an immediate moratorium on the building of new wind turbine facilities in the province as well as end subsidies and tax incentives paid to the wind industry.»

The scale of China's clean energy deployment, technology exports and outward investment makes it a key determinant of momentum behind the low - carbon transition: one - third of the world's new wind power and solar PV is installed in China in the New Policies Scenario, and China also accounts for more than 40 % of global investment in electric vehicles (EVs).

According to data just published by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, surges in investment in offshore wind in Europe, and solar in China and the US helped to drive the global clean energy total up 16 per cent to $ Energy Finance, surges in investment in offshore wind in Europe, and solar in China and the US helped to drive the global clean energy total up 16 per cent to $ energy total up 16 per cent to $ 310bn.

The former head of the southern German state of Baden - Württemberg has cautioned that Germany is pushing energy sector reforms too fast, pointing out that investments in solar and wind power don't match the speed of grid extension and storage capacity.