JACKSON — The Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) is accepting applications for round two of the Mississippi Job Protection through Energy Economic Development Program.
This program, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), provides grants to eligible Mississippi businesses for energy-efficient retrofits and upgrades to their facilities with the goal that the resulting [...] [...]
JACKSON — SmartSynch Inc. has been selected by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) as the smart metering solution provider for Generation Partners, a distributed renewable generation program offered by participating local power companies that distribute TVA power.
Generation Partners incentivizes end-use customers, both residential and commercial, to purchase and install eligible renewable energy generation systems [...] [...]
JACKSON — SmartSynch Inc.’s new GridRouter smart grid product has been recognized as the No. 5 high-technology concept in the world for 2009 by leading green technology market research and analysis firm GreenTech Media of Cambridge, Mass.
Formally launched in early December, the GridRouter is the first universal smart grid communications solution enabling utilities to seamlessly [...] [...]
WASHINGTON — Rep. Gregg Harper (R-Miss.) made the following statement as a House Republican delegation prepares to attend the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.
“In today’s struggling economy, America cannot afford to gamble with a misguided energy policy. This is why I oppose the Democrats’ national energy tax and support an ‘all of the above’ [...] [...]
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Twenty-five companies have been awarded federal funding totaling more than $5 million for energy-efficiency projects, all in the name of job creation and retention.
Earlier this month, the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) announced the round-one awardees under the Mississippi Job Protection through Energy Economic Development Program. A part of the $40,4-million State Energy [...] [...]
PONTOTOC and FULTON — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have selected 19 integrated biorefinery projects to receive up to $564 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to accelerate the construction and operation of pilot, demonstration, and commercial scale facilities.
The projects – in 15 states – will [...] [...]
STARKVILLE — Collaboration between a Mississippi State University (MSU) research agronomist and Georgia’s self-proclaimed “sodfather” may offer a viable grassy feedstock to capitalize on sustainable bioenergy production.
A field of “Freedom” giant miscanthus on MSU’s South Farm towers over research agronomist Brian Baldwin. Baldwin’s 12-year study of grassy feedstocks indicates the plant is a viable resource [...] [...]
WASHINGTON — The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has released a study showing vast improvements in freight rail fuel efficiency over the last two decades, approximately 22 percent between 1990 and 2006.
The FRA said several factors point to the reasons for rail’s fuel efficiency, including the improvement in diesel-electric locomotives, the increased use of double stack [...] [...]
NORTH MISSISSIPPI — Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) programs to improve energy efficiency and reduce peak demand on the power system exceeded the 2009 goals, saving Tennessee Valley homes and businesses energy and money and reducing the need for TVA to use more costly power resources, according to the utility.
In a report to the TVA board [...] [...]
GREENVILLE — International Silica Technologies, LLC, (IST) produces a silica product that goes into everything from toothpaste to rubber. Producers Rice Mill is a farmer-owned cooperative that is a full-line processor of rice products. Now, these two very different companies are joining forces in a unique renewable energy project in Greenville.
Earlier this month, Jonesboro, Ark.-based [...] [...]
