2011 was outwardly a tumultuous year for clean energy, but economic uncertainty and the air of scandal were in actuality just red herrings. Global investment surged to record levels, and the United States led the pack. The industry’s challenges were many: falling stock prices, bankruptcy, slim profit margins, trade disputes, disappearing energy subsidies, and excess Continue reading →
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Massachusetts-based A123 Systems for the second time in a month announced plans to provide its advanced nanophosphate lithium ion batteries to help stabilize Maui’s power grid as fluctuating clean energy sources – and expensive renewable energy experiments and projects – become more common. via Battery system aims to offer stable clean energy – Mauinews.com | Continue reading →
Hawaii has a lot going for it; near-perfect weather, postcard views, not to mention the Aloha spirit. Hawaii also boasts of some of the most aggressive clean energy goals in the world, and with at least 66 renewable energy projects in various stages of development, this state is fast becoming a major player in the Continue reading →
These are interesting times for Brewster McCracken. As executive director of the clean energy research consortium Pecan Street Inc., McCracken is helping drive research into how consumer smart grids and smart grid-enabled systems should interact. via Pecan Street’s McCracken keeps up drumbeat for clean energy, smart grids.
There’s a huge opportunity before us: a global clean-energy market that’s already worth an estimated $240 billion a year and growing rapidly. In fact, a very reasonable estimate, perhaps even conservative, is that solar photovoltaic systems alone represent a global market today of more than $80 billion a year. Eighty billion dollars is a lot Continue reading →
Oracle Utilities has published its Future of Energy report, which looks at critical energy areas such as smart tech, energy security, electric mobility and how smart grids are going to have a key role in meeting 2050 CO2 targets set by the EU. Ireland’s Bord Gáis CEO, John Mullins, was one of the contributors to Continue reading →
In his speech to the Washington Post Live Smart Energy Conference today, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu highlighted the choice America faces on whether or not to take advantage of the huge economic opportunity and compete with countries like China in the clean energy race. Excerpts and full text of remarks are below: “Once again, Continue reading →
The World Wildlife Foundation in Canada performed a study of renewable energy that reported that 100% of our energy needs could be met with renewable energy sources by the year 2050. If you’re a little on the younger side, like in your 20?s or 30?s, that means that we could live to see the day Continue reading →
If there’s one thing the Department of Energy and the Obama administration can do to push clean energy, it’s make sure the necessary transmission lines get built. Miles of transmission lines needed to connect solar and wind farms in the desert can often take years to decades to get built and are one of the Continue reading →
A new report issued by the Western Grid Group (WGG), with support from the Western Clean Energy Advocates (WCEA), finds that with intentional policy-making and planning today, the western U.S. can successfully transition to a clean energy economy that will deliver job, environmental and public health benefits for decades to come. via Renew Grid: Content Continue reading →
Western states could generate big economic and public health dividends by more aggressively pursuing a low-carbon, clean-energy strategy that relies on renewable energy, conservation and smart grid technologies, according to a new report from the Grid West Group. The report looks out 40 years and compares the economic, environmental and public health outcomes in 2050 Continue reading →
Crazy weather we’re having, right? It’s been a stormy summer, and one full of reminders about the need to invest in our electric grid. It’s also a sign of things to come, according to climate scientists, who for years have been predicting stronger storms and more intense rainfall events for Illinois due to rising pollution Continue reading →
Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS) welcomed members, partners and local officials to an on-site celebration of the organization’s first wind development—the Horse Butte Wind Project—in Bonneville County, Idaho. Located about 15 miles east of Idaho Falls, Horse Butte spans more than 17,600 acres, and will produce clean energy for municipal power customers in five Continue reading →
Google, a leader of innovation in the digital economy, says that without a private and public focus on innovation in renewables, storage, and electric vehicles, the cost of delaying the clean energy economy could be in the trillions of dollars to the U.S. economy. via Google says delaying clean energy will cost the U.S. trillions Continue reading →
The India and United states announced financial support for research & development in the clean energy and low-carbon technologies. Together, India and United States will contribute $50 million and other $50 million are expected to be privately matched for R&D on potential breakthrough technologies. via US, India Pledge $100 million for Clean Energy Research – Continue reading →
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District has long been seen as a clean technology pioneer. After all, this is a utility that shuttered a nuclear reactor after a public vote in 1989 and has since blazed trails on wind, solar and energy efficiency. The company’s corporate headquarters will soon show off a new technology – a Continue reading →
The catalyst behind Chicago’s growing clean-energy movement was not a breakthrough discovery by a local scientist or a hot local company with a market-transforming technology. It was a new car. via Chicago’s clean-energy innovators and investors aim to catch up with the coasts | Focus | Crain’s Chicago Business.
Research and Markets has announced the addition of GlobalData ‘s new report “Clean Technology Policies and Standards to Drive the Energy Storage Market” to their offering. Clean Technology Policies and Standards to Drive the Energy Storage Market Energy storage systems have gained the attention of corporations and policy makers across the world due to their Continue reading →
Last week, Governor John Lynch joined U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu and University of New Hampshire President Mark W. Huddleston in announcing the six businesses selected to participate in the second round of the Green Launching Pad. Governor Lynch spearheaded an effort to create the Green Launching Pad, a partnership between the state and Continue reading →
Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) says it is selling its U.S. oil and gas IT services business line, as well as its oil and gas subsidiaries located in the U.K., France, India and the Middle East, to Wipro Ltd. SAIC notes that the transaction will allow the company to concentrate on clean energy solutions. via Continue reading →
