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Recycled Energy Development captures energy that’s normally wasted and turns it into clean electricity and heat. RED profitably reduces greenhouse gas emissions, helping manufacturers and other large institutions save money and cut pollution at the same time.

The Other Green Energy: Recycled energy is often overlooked, but has huge potential

July 8th, 2010

Fox News shines a light on recycled energy as a clean and low-cost source of power that could make an enormous difference in our country, yet is often overshadowed by “sexier” and more expensive forms of clean energy. Fox reports that policy makers have overlooked “a power source boasting far greater reliability and intensity than both solar and wind power.”

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How to get more bang for your energy buck

July 7th, 2010

In my recent editorial in the Electricity Journal, I argue that many people miss the big picture when looking for the best ways to get more bang for their energy buck. Switching to CFLs or putting more insulation in our homes are hot ticket items that make environmentally-minded consumers feel like they’re making a difference. But the reality is we could do far more to cut global warming emissions if we paid attention to something much more consequential: the way power is actually generated.

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Energy experts agree: Efficiency is the fuel of the future

June 29th, 2010

Energy mogul T. Boone Pickens, X Prize Foundation chairman Peter Diamandis and RED chairman Tom Casten joined MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan to discuss solutions to our national energy crisis. The consensus? Efficiency in how we generate power is key…

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Gulf oil disaster is grave reminder: U.S. must transition to new clean energy economy

June 29th, 2010

RED Chairman Tom Casten has a new piece in the Chicago Tribune about the need for a sensible energy policy that rewards efficient, clean power generation like energy recycling. Tom notes that the dramatic images of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico serve as a stark reminder that America needs to transition to a new clean energy economy.

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Biomass venture is a Honey of a deal

June 9th, 2010

RED has acquired the Honey Lake biomass power plant in Wendel, California. Built in 1989, the 30-megawatt plant leverages nearby geothermal energy to help generate electricity from a biomass feedstock of forest thinnings, logging residue, mill wastes and other waste wood. Honey Lake’s giving us a new way to do what we do best: take energy that would otherwise be wasted and convert it into clean power.

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