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D.C. clean energy investor calls biomass secure solution

February 2, 2012 News 1 Comment
Wood products and bioenergy from forests can play a major role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Wood products and bioenergy from forests can play a major role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

By Luke Geiver – The Washington D.C.-based clean energy investment team at Leaf Clean Energy Company has been around since 2007, and according to Peter O’Keefe, director of the company, his team has seen the ups and downs of the market. For 2012, O’Keefe believes the woody biomass market is looking up. … Continue Reading

Saudi oil minister praises renewable energy

February 1, 2012 News No Comments
Solar Array potential in Saudi desert

Solar Array potential in Saudi desert

By Rik Myslewski in San Francisco – A call to acknowledge concerns over global warming (aka climate change aka climate disruption aka pseudoscientific fraud) has come from a most unlikely source: Saudi Arabia’s oil minister.

“Greenhouse gas emissions and global warming are among humanity’s most pressing concerns,” said Ali Al-Naimi in a speech at the Middle East and North Africa Energy 2012 conference in London on Monday. … Continue Reading

Fund to back clean tech firms investing in Russia

January 31, 2012 News No Comments
In recent years, Russia has shown little interest in developing renewable energy

In recent years, Russia has shown little interest in developing renewable energy

MOSCOW, – Russia-focused Wermuth Asset Management has launched a 200 million euro ($263 million) fund for investing in clean energy technology projects, a move it hopes will attract foreign companies to a fledgling sector of the Russian economy. … Continue Reading

Florida Homeowners and businesses Aim for Tax Break for Renewable Energy Investments

January 31, 2012 News 2 Comments
World's First Hybrid Natural Gas Solar Power Plant in Florida

World's First Hybrid Natural Gas Solar Power Plant in Florida

TALLAHASSEE — A Senate committee revived the stalled debate over renewable energy in Florida on Monday and moved forward with a bill to give $16 million a year in tax incentives to businesses and homeowners, beginning next year. … Continue Reading

Renewables From Vestas to Suntech Plan Profit Without Subsidy

January 27, 2012 News 1 Comment
Parts of a Vestas Wind Systems A/S turbine wait to be assembled at the Sacramento Municipal Utility District Wind Power Plant in Rio Vista, California, on Nov. 17, 2011. Vestas, the world’s biggest maker of turbines, said earlier this month it would reduce its workforce if lawmakers don't extend a tax credit for wind energy. Photo: Ken James/Bloomberg

Parts of a Vestas Wind Systems A/S turbine wait to be assembled at the Sacramento Municipal Utility District Wind Power Plant in Rio Vista, California, on Nov. 17, 2011. Vestas, the world’s biggest maker of turbines, said earlier this month it would reduce its workforce if lawmakers don't extend a tax credit for wind energy. Photo: Ken James/Bloomberg

(Bloomberg) — Renewable energy companies are approaching the point where they can generate electricity at a price competitive with fossil-fuels without subsidies, the biggest wind and solar manufacturers said. … Continue Reading

Waning Support for Wind and Solar

January 27, 2012 News 1 Comment
Solar Wind - Bridge that Harnesses Wind and Solar Energy

Solar Wind - Bridge that Harnesses Wind and Solar Energy

Assisted by technological innovation and years of subsidies, the cost of wind and solar power has fallen sharply — so much so that the two industries say that they can sometimes deliver cleaner electricity at prices competitive with power made from fossil fuels. … Continue Reading

Renewable energy – Harvesting sunshine

January 26, 2012 News No Comments

 

PHOTO by Robbie Tshabalala | Paschal Phelan

PHOTO by Robbie Tshabalala | Paschal Phelan

Lise Pretorius - Irish entrepreneur Paschal Phelan moved to Cape Town 12 years ago. He had dreams of owning a vineyard in the Western Cape, but instead acquired one of Cape Town’s best-performing hotels, the Cape Royale .

Phelan also owns Solar Capital, a company he is determined should become the largest and lowest-cost producer of solar energy in SA’s market. … Continue Reading

United Arab Emirates Promotes Alternative Energy

January 26, 2012 News 1 Comment
Construction on the sustainable headquarters for the City of Masdar in Abu Dubai

Construction on the sustainable headquarters for the City of Masdar in Abu Dubai

DUBAI — Masdar, a renewable energy company based in Abu Dhabi, plans to spend millions of dirhams in clean energy projects in Scotland after signing an agreement with the Scottish government. … Continue Reading


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Is Solar Power Really too Expensive or Is that Just What Opponents Want You to Think

16 Apr 2012

A distributed solar model - even in snowy weather the sun still shines and the panels will collect much needed energy.

Recently I visited the west coast of the U.S. and being a resident of Florida for the past twenty-plus years I must say that I was totally exhilarated by what I saw in California, and totally disappointed with what I know to be the case in Florida. Over and over, I saw the rooftops of …

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Most Energy Efficient Place on Earth?

9 Apr 2012

A biodiesel tractor on Samso

Denmark’s Samso Island is a sort of paradise for renewable energy enthusiasts. The residents have created, in just over a decade, a 100 percent carbon neutral, self-sufficient community.The local Samso Energy Academy is an example for other areas around the globe who might want to create an economic environment that is good for the ecological …

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Nice Effort to Stem the Rising Price of Gas – $5 on the Horizon

4 Apr 2012

Gas Pump Colored Mean look

Here is a brief but possibly, substantial effort to assist in America’s benefit in the price of gas. An overt appeal for a serious effort NOT TO BUY GAS FROM THOSE COMPANIES WHO BUY FROM THE MIDDLE EAST.  Are you interested in stopping $5/gallon Gas?

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Turning Commercial Engines into Hybrids

3 Apr 2012

HPEV

 by Dana Blankenhorn – HPEV  is among the many companies trying to transform transport by making it more efficient. CEO Tim Hassett said his Hybrid Plugin Electric Vehicle has patents on a technique for using heat pipes to turn engine waste heat into electricity, which can then help power the vehicle. The electric motor acts …

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Walmart publishes 2012 global responsibility report

19 Apr 2012

Photo: Walmart

by Melissa Hincha-Ownby (MNN.com) On Monday, Walmart released its 2012 Global Responsibility Report (GRR). The 2012 report covers sustainability issues at the retail giant during fiscal year 2011, which began on February 1, 2011 and ended on January 30, 2012. Walmart is a large company with a strong global presence and that means that it …

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Coalition seeks to protect public lands, launches “Energy Democracy” sign-up

10 Apr 2012

ocotillo cactus parking

 By Ariele Johannson – (San Diego’s East County)–Driving through the southwestern deserts, I’ve long been impressed by the ocotillo, a cactus-like tree with straight branches angling upwards to the sun, ablaze with red blooms. This thorny desert tree is an apt metaphor for the ways different people view energy issues– especially proposed industrial solar and …

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Clean energy becoming a needed reality for the Great Lakes

6 Apr 2012

If the U.S. wants wind power, The Great Lakes are definitely windy.

Illinois and four other states came a step closer to offshore wind farms in the Great Lakes (New, April 1), and that is welcome news. Wind farms, once mocked by climate skeptics and opponents of renewable energy, are now a profitable way to generate clean electricity for our homes and businesses.

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Green Jobs In Kansas City: Profiling The People Who Make Up America’s 3.1 Million Green Jobs

29 Mar 2012

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There were 3.1 million green jobs around the U.S. in 2010, according to new figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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