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RENEWABLE ENERGY

By aldeir arias

  • Petroleum Becomes Most Used Fuel in the US

    Petroleum Becomes Most Used Fuel in the US
    Due primarily to demand caused by the automobile, 1950 is the first year that petroleum becomes most consumed fuel in the US.

  • Natural Gas Becomes a Major Fuel in US with Extensive Construction of Natural Gas Pipelines

    Natural Gas Becomes a Major Fuel in US with Extensive Construction of Natural Gas Pipelines
    Home use of natural gas required a large pipeline network for delivery and the cost of such a system was considered prohibitive.

  • First US Satellite in Orbit Utilizes Solar Cells for Power

    First US Satellite in Orbit Utilizes Solar Cells for Power
    While efforts to commercialize the silicon solar cell faltered, the US Army and Air Force saw the device as the ideal power source for a top-secret project - earth-orbiting satellites.

  • First Commercial Scale Geothermal Electric Plants in the US Built in California

    First Commercial Scale Geothermal Electric Plants in the US Built in California
    It is still the largest producing geothermal field in the world.

  • Geothermal Steam Act of 1970

    Geothermal Steam Act of 1970
    however, Congress excluded any lands within the National Park System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lands, and any other lands prohibited from leasing by the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920."

  • Formation of the Solar Energy Research Institute

    Formation of the Solar Energy Research Institute
    [Golden, Colorado], the first federal facility dedicated to harnessing power from the sun.In 1991 it was designated as a national laboratory by the US Department of Energy and renamed the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

  • Federal Surface Mining Control

    Federal Surface Mining Control
    The SMCRA directed owners of coal mines to contribute bonds for land rehabilitation and environmental damages caused by mining activities... The SMCRA did not prohibit mountaintop coal mining, an activity that steadily increased after 1977

  • US Invests $3.4 Billion to Modernize Energy Grid

    US Invests $3.4 Billion to Modernize Energy Grid
    Funding a broad range of technologies that will spur the nation’s transition to a smarter, stronger, more efficient and reliable electric system.

  • EPA Announces First Clean Air Act Standard for Carbon Pollution

    EPA Announces First Clean Air Act Standard for Carbon Pollution
    The rule applies to all new power plants that burn fossil fuel to create electricity including coal and natural gas fired power plants.

  • Climate action plan

    Climate action plan
    Also, the Department of Defense – the single largest consumer of energy in the United States – is committed to deploying 3 gigawatts of renewable energy on military installations, including solar, wind, biomass, and geothermal, by 2025...

  • EPA Proposes First Ever Rules to Reduce Carbon Emissions

    EPA Proposes First Ever Rules to Reduce Carbon Emissions
    "Cut carbon emission from the power sector by 30 percent nationwide below 2005 levels, which is equal to the emissions from powering more than half the homes in the United States for one year; Cut particle pollution, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide by more than 25 percent as a co-benefit

  • Clean Power Plan

    Clean Power Plan
    The regulations also seek to prevent the electricity industry from becoming more dependent on natural gas. Coal, which accounts for just under 40% of total U.S. electricity, emits the most carbon dioxide compared with other fuels.

  • THANKS

    THANKS