http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/12/07/daily42-Free-Flow-pushing-water-power-projects-through-development-testing.html
December 10, 2009http://www.free-flow-power.com/
Free Flow Power Inc.
pushing water power projects
through development, testing
Gloucester hydropower developer Free Flow Power Inc. is spinning toward a first test of its next-generation hydrokinetic turbine in open water.
The two-year-old startup is putting the finishing touches on its new, larger turbine in a facility in South Boston as it negotiates the terms of a U.S. Department of Energy grant to test the turbines on pylons located on Martha’s Vineyard. The company is also awaiting a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ruling to start environmental impact analysis on placing turbines in 55 sites along the Mississippi River.
Free Flow Power officials say while full-scale development of these water-power projects are still several years off, federal tax incentives and turbine improvements are providing a renaissance to the generation technology.
“There is a lot of support for companies figuring out ways to build new hydropower without building dams,” said general counsel Daniel Lissner
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www.whfin.net/modules/Green_Energy/index.asp
Alternative Fuels & Green EnergyMonday, September 7th, 2009
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http://www.energy.gov/news2009/7803.htm
August 13, 2009
Secretary Chu Announces
Funding for Clean Energy Projects on Tribal Lands and Alaska Villages
Anchorage, Alaska –
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced up to $13.6 million in multi-year funding for new clean energy projects on tribal lands.
Thirty-six Native American tribes and Alaska villages have been selected to receive awards that will advance renewable energy technologies and energy efficiency and conservation projects on tribal lands and rural Alaska villages. (MORE > see chart of monies and projects and article)
Tribal Energy Program.
http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/tribalenergy/
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Massachusetts Unveils Ocean Energy Plan Massachusetts on Wednesday released a draft plan for the permitting and management of ocean energy projects, such as tidal and wind power farms. The state said it is the first such comprehensive plan in the nation. The plan aims to support the