Biomass
Biomass refers to any solid biological material that can be used as fuel, and includes the chopped wood that many Vermonters already use to heat their homes. While antique wood stoves burn inefficiently, and put off lots of soot and smoke, modern biomass systems have very low particulate matter (tiny particles that can cause breathing problems) emissions… read more
Biofuels
Biodiesel and ethanol are the two most widely used liquid biofuels. They are renewable and burn cleaner than fossil fuels. Recent EPA analysis of lifecycle GHG emissions show that ethanol and biodiesel, when compared to their petroleum-based counterpart, will reduce atmospheric CO2 by 20 percent to 60 percent, depending on the type of fuel and… read more
Biogas
Biogas is another bio-based technology that harnesses natural sources and processes to produce energy. Animal wastes such as cow manure naturally give off methane as they breakdown. Animal wastes can be processed in an anaerobic (air-free) digester, producing high-grade methane which is used to power modified natural gas engines and generate… read more
Latest Renewable Energy News
- Final energy bill passes, minus renewable portfolio standard
Date: May 4, 2012 Source: Vermont Digger This year’s energy bill passed Friday afternoon after weeks of uncertainty. The original version of the bill would have required utilities to purchase set amounts of renewable energy through a “renewable portfolio standard.” A few closed-door meetings later, the Senate version stripped that requirement and shuffled the bill through. The new bill [...] - Save the Date for REV’s Annual Conference: October 1 & 2
Date: October 1 & 2 Source: Renewable Energy Vermont Burlington – Save the date for Renewable Energy Vermont’s 11th Annual Conference and Expo: Driving Towards a Smart, Renewable Energy Future. This year’s conference will continue to bring together key players in the renewable sectors: business leaders, system operators, manufacturers, engineers, scientists, policy makers, regulators and academics. The conference, typically [...] - RELEASE: Welch fights for extension of renewable energy tax credit
Date: April 26, 2012 Source: Congressman Peter Welch WASHINGTON D.C. – With an important tax credit integral to the growth of Vermont’s renewable energy industry set to expire at the end of the year, Rep. Peter Welch is fighting to extend it. At a Ways and Means Committee hearing this morning, Welch made the case for extending the [...] - RELEASE: More than 100 renewable energy and associated Vermont businesses urge legislative action
Date: April 24, 2012 Source: Renewable Energy Vermont More than 100 renewable energy and associated Vermont businesses urge legislative action MONTPELIER, Vt – Demonstrating the size and diversity of Vermont’s renewable energy economy, more than 100 businesses that work in the renewable energy industry are urging legislative action before the session closes on a package of clean energy legislation. In a [...] - Sierra Club concerned about VT Energy Bill H.468
Date: April 19, 2012 Source: iBrattleboro The below letter, from the Vermont Sierra Club, was sent to every member of the Vermont Senate, as well as Governor Shumlin and Rep Klein. April 19th, 2012 Concerning H468 Vermont Senate, The Vermont Chapter of the Sierra Club, representing three thousand members in the Green Mountain State, is very concerned about the fate of [...]
