Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 8:35 pm Post subject: Renewable Energy Government Incentive Programs
Bharatbook.com added a new report on "Renewable Energy Government Incentive Programs" which gives continued investment and growth in the renewable energy sector.
In recent years, renewable energy has become an important part of the United States’ government’s agenda. For instance, the Federal Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT) established a tax deduction for energy-efficient commercial buildings applicable to qualifying systems and buildings.
More recently, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 extended many tax incentives originally introduced in EPACT and amended in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.
In 2008, total renewable energy consumption in the U.S. was 7315711 billion Btu, an over 7.5% increase from the year before. Hydroelectric power accounted for 33.5 percent of total renewable energy consumption. And biomass accounted for 53.25 percent. The remaining consumption is split between wind (7%), geothermal (5%), and solar (1.25%).
According to the EIA, the outlook for the next two decades is for continued U.S. reliance on fossil fuels, with coal growing faster than liquid fuels and natural gas. Modest growth in hydroelectric power and nuclear electric power is anticipated, as is a doubling of nonhydroelectric renewable energy by 2030.
This comprehensive report examines the current federal and state renewable energy incentive programs designed to encourage continued investment and growth in the renewable energy sector. The report is organized by state.
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 9:11 pm Post subject: Renewable Energy Law in Asia
Bharatbook added a new report on "Renewable Energy Policy Analysis in Asia" which gives the achievements and developments in renewable energy sector in Asia.
Renewable Energy Policy Analysis in Asia
Policies play a key role in the development and utilization of renewable energy industry, especially for the developing countries. Asia’s renewable energy industry has witnessed fast-growing development in recent years, but compared to Europe, it is still in its infancy on the whole and related policy mechanisms in various countries of Asia remain to be improved. ( http://www.bharatbook.com/detail.asp?id=132204&rt=Renewable-Energy-Policy-Analysis-in-Asia.html )
Asia’s renewable energy development is mainly distributed in the countries and areas of East Asia, South-eastern Asia and South Asia (including China, Japan, India, Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia and Thailand, etc.). As one of the main developed countries in the world, Japan has made significant achievements in renewable energy industry, especially in solar energy and renewable energy technologies.
As the largest developing countries, China is the leading player of renewable energy development in Asia and its growth in renewable energy industry has showed booming momentum in recent years, especially after implementation of Renewable Energy Law and its supporting policies and incentives. Under the guidance and support of policies and incentives, Asian countries and areas, including India, Indonesia, Thailand and Taiwan, also have obtained obvious achievements and are attaching more importance to the utilization of renewable energy.
It carried out an in-depth research on renewable energy policies of above countries. Key issues as follows will be comprehensively presented in this report:
* Interpretation of existing policies and incentives for renewable energy development and utilization and the latest dynamics;
* Essence and issuance motivation of the policies and incentives;
* Background and situation of energy demand and supply;
* Main achievements of renewables development under support of policies;
* Limitation of policy system and specific policies and incentives;
* Forecast on development of renewable energy policies and incentives.
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