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A delegation of German government officials, scientists, economists, and private business will meet with a like mix of Nevada government officials, researchers and businesses, Tuesday, Oct. 7 and Wednesday, Oct. 8 in Reno to discuss renewable energy technology. The 28-person delegation is led by Frank Kupfer, the Saxony State Minister of Environment and Agriculture. “It’s the second visit for a renewable energy German delegation this year,” said Al DiStefano, director of global trade and investment for the Nevada Commission on Economic Development (NCED). “They made a preliminary visit in the spring to talk about renewable energy technology in general.” For this visit the German delegation “is specifically interested in geothermal technology, and municipal waste management,” DiStefano noted. Read full story:

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Bently Biofuel is pumping biodiesel and ethanol to the masses through a full-service public fueling station in Minden.

The station is located on Buckeye Road, off U.S. 395. Gas vehicles can use the ethanol mix and any diesel vehicle can run on the various mixes of biodiesel to be sold at the pump. Normal business hours will be 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. The green service station was a dream of Minden business owner Don Bently, whose philosophy is to protect the environment by recycling and reusing materials, said Bently Biofuels general manager Carlo Luri last December. The station will be built “green” and sell healthy and environmentally conscious items, Luri said. “It’s been going well,” Luri said of the preparations to open. Bently Biofuels Company produces and sells biodiesel after recycling used restaurant oil at its plant off Buckeye Road. The fuel is nearly non-toxic and non-hazardous.

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Sierra Pacific Resources’ utility subsidiaries Nevada Power Co. of Las Vegas and Sierra Pacific Power Co. of Reno are changing their names, but questions are being raised over the effectiveness of the name change.

The company is also proposing a statewide rate plan, but Chief Executive Michael Yackira said it was unclear what effect that would have on rates in Southern Nevada.

Effective Monday, both electric utilities will be called NV Energy, except on some legal documents.

The holding company needs shareholder approval to change its name to NV Energy Inc., change its corporate charter and replace SRP with a stock symbol that sounds more like the new corporate name. Sierra Pacific Resources intends to send out a proxy to shareholders this week, calling for a vote to make the holding company changes. Read full story:

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Nevada residents and business owners who want to make their homes more energy efficient, or want to install a solar, wind or hydroelectric system at home, in their business or on a farm, can take advantage of financial incentives to help offset part of the up-front cost.

Applications are currently being accepted for rebates for installing a renewable energy system through the RenewableGenerations program. This program is administered by Nevada Power and Sierra Pacific on behalf of the Nevada Task Force on Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy. Read more:

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Nevada could be a major supplier of oil through biofuels, says Tom Gallagher, one of three partners in G3 Op LLC, a Reno-based company that expects to produce commercial grade oil from algae and other growth.

Gallagher is also co-founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Summit Engineering Corp, a civil engineering firm that’s operated from headquarters in Reno for 30 years. (Don McHarg is co-founder and executive vice president.)

The company is no stranger to striking out in new directions. Since its founding in 1978 as a civil engineering firm of four, Summit has brought most construction-related functions in house rather than rely on subcontractors, says Gallagher. It’s even diversified into hydrology. Read full story:

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