Renewable Energy-Related Legislation and Loan programs in New Mexico According to N.M. Stat. § 7-9G-2 enacted in 4th July 2007, all commercial projects in the field of Solar thermal electric, Geothermal electric and Photovoltaics are eligible to avail Advanced Energy Tax Credit(Corporate). All projects approved by the New Mexico Environment Department can get a 6% credit against corporate, withholding or compensating taxes. The eligible generation plant costs under this program includes development and construction expenses, site assessment and engineering, design, carbon dioxide capture, treatment, compression, system acquisition etc. And amount of $60 million was sanctioned under this program. According to...
Renewable Energy-Related Legislation and Loan programs in New JerseyNew Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU), a regulatory authority responsible for adequate and safe utility services for New Jersey residents made extensive revisions in New Jersey's renewable portfolio standard (RPS), in April 2006, which is considered as one of the most hard line standard in US. According to this RPS every supplier/provider in New Jersey needs to include 20% qualified renewable energy sources by 2021 in the electricity it sells. After the revision the requirement of "Class I" and "Class II" renewable energy sources was increased by a significant amount...
Maker Faire is all about making your own stuf. Say, a giant swing, or a robotic chariot pulled by an animatronic solar powered Obama? Maybe a 10 foot tall Van de Graaff Machine strong enough to kill your neighbor's annoying dog... It's all here and most of it's dangerous, but the hordes of youngsters running around don't seem to mind! The first thing my friend Dave and I did this year at Maker Faire was make our car fit into the tightest spot we could find. Heck no $25 parking, heck no large open empty space across the street! We're...
The new third gen 2010 Toyota Prius comes in four flavors, the Prius II, III, IV, and V each with special options. Anyone considering a purchase who is into solar and lives in a hot place like Las Vegas or LA (and also has a bit of extra cash) might want to consider the new solar sunroof option which is only available on the Prius 3, 4, or 5. We reported on aftermarket solar covers for the Prius last year and were speculating on how it might enhance the car.The aftermarket solar car roofs are either set to charge the...
Renewable Energy-Related Legislation and Loan programs in HawaiiHawaii Energy Tax Credits enacted Solar and Wind Energy Credit (Corporate) in 1990, according to which individuals or corporations can avail an income tax credit of 35% of the cost and installation charges for a solar thermal or photovoltaic system. Then back in 2003 in SB 855, there was a revision in Tax Credit and also an extension till 2007. According to SB 3162 in 2004, a taxpayer was allowed to claim a credit exceeding his income tax liability which can be carried forward until it's exhausted. State of Hawaii enacted HB 2957...
Renewable Energy-Related Legislation in New York A renewable portfolio standard (RPS) was adopted by the New York Public Service Commission (PSC) in September 2004 with a target of 19% to 25% increase in the proportion of electricity used by retail consumers in New York State derived from renewable resources by 2013 after scrutinizing public hearings from more than 150 parties. Two distinct approaches were taken to accomplish the goal. Among them a central procurement approach would cause an increase of 24% and a voluntary green market approach would provide the rest 1%. New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)...
Santa Clara, California, May 21, 2009 - A new turnkey diode laser system from Coherent (Santa Clara, CA) (Nasdaq: COHR) offers modular flexibility and output power of up to 400W at 976 nm. Specifically, the HB-Diode laser system can be configured with from one to four 100W 200 µm diode modules, and the output from each diode module can then be fiber-delivered individually, or combined into a single, 0.22 NA delivery fiber in order to optimally match the needs of the application. The resulting output is either 100W, 200W, 300W or 400W of power, at fiber diameters of 200 µm,...
Note, this article was previously published at http://www.solarpowerauthority.com/massachusetts/ that article has been updated and refocused, visit the page to learn more or read on for older resources.Incentives and RebatesStatewideRecently, in November of 2007, Massachusetts passed the Green Communities Act of 2007, which aims to give incentives to private citizens, businesses and corporations, and municipalities to invest in energy-saving technologies like solar-power. Under this bill, the Department of Clean Energy was also created, which was formed to oversee the success and continuation of the ideas set into motion back in 2007.Property TaxAccording to Massachusetts law, citizens who employ solar-energy systems as...
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