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 →
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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 →
Ceramic electric thermal storage (ETS) heaters are the perfect way to use cheap off-peak electricity which goes begging for customers at night. Some 25 Terawatt-hours of wind energy went to waste in 2010 because there’s just not enough of us burning the midnight oil. People use electricity during the day. Wind blows at night. Smart Continue reading →
President Barack Obama reaffirmed the nation’s need for a Clean Energy Standard (CES) during a speech at Georgetown University Wednesday, once again raising questions about how smart grid technology will fit into that future. Implicit in bringing on a wide range of clean energy sources is the need for a more efficient and modernized grid Continue reading →
An escalating crisis at nuclear power plants in Japan following a massive earthquake and tsunami has not changed the investing thesis about clean technology, according to a number of leading venture capitalists and researchers. via Everyone but investors can now safely panic about Japan’s nuclear crisis | Reuters.
US President Barack Obama proposed on Valentine’s Day to boost funds for clean energy research and deployment in his 2012 budget by slashing subsidies for fossil fuels such as oil, gas and coal. The announcement comes at a time of great sensitivity on issues related to government support for clean energy, following the US launching Continue reading →
It’s not easy being green but it’s worth it, a panel of West Coast mayors told municipal leaders from across Canada gathered in Victoria this week. “China’s plan is to spend $8 trillion over the next 10 years on clean energy, on smart grid energy efficiency. That’s $800 billion a year -try wrapping your head Continue reading →
While President Obama was in Washington speaking to the the joint session of Congress on Wednesday night, I had a chance to hear former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich speak before a similar sized but decidedly less “A list” crowd at St. Mary’s College in California. Both expressed concerns over the economy, oil dependence, and Continue reading →
We reported on how the United States and China were using President Hu Jintao’s visit to Washington as a platform to demonstrate cooperation between the two countries on clean-energy issues. Here’s another example of that playing out: Duke Energy said it would work with China-based ENN Group to help build China’s first smart energy “eco-city” in Continue reading →
The world invested a record-high $243 billion in clean energy last year, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. This amounts to an annual increase of nearly one-third over the total amount invested in clean energy in 2009 ($186.5 billion) – and nearly five times the total amount invested in 2004 ($51.7 billion). via Clean Energy Continue reading →
Among the many difficult issues Presidents Obama and Hu Jintao will confront when they meet this week stands one possible bright spot: collaboration on clean energy technology. It represents a critical, urgent need, an enormous market opportunity for both nations and an area of potential common interest – if we can just avoid being our Continue reading →
A series of proposals to build coal-export terminals in a number of Washington’s deepwater ports raises an important question: What kind of future do we want for Washington? The choice is stark. We can either harness our greatest natural resource — Washington’s know-how and ingenuity — to develop a strong local clean-energy economy and export Continue reading →
Offshore wind energy has great potential to help America forge a clean, independent energy future. There are currently almost 1,000 offshore wind turbines spinning in Europe but not a single one can be found along the Atlantic coast despite the immense potential for clean energy generation right off our shores. National Wildlife Federation is working Continue reading →
A ceremony was conducted three years ago in the Hawaiian Governor’s Executive Chamber to mark the occasion of Hawaii’s de-addiction to imported oil. Both the Federal and the State Governments had an insubstantial proposal for developing a clean renewable energy future. Specifics were absent and the deal did not seem to proceed any further for Continue reading →
While the Chevy Volt is making the headlines as an American-made clean energy car, Chevrolet has announced that it will be going further in its green efforts, investing $40 million in various clean energy projects throughout the country with the goal of eliminating 8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions. via Chevy Investing $40M In Clean Energy Continue reading →
In November 2010, Exelon Corporation (Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) announced that it will invest nearly USD$5 billion over the next year in clean energy projects, including energy efficiency and smart grid programs and renewable energy development, as part of its Exelon 2020 strategy to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Through the program, the utility will initiate Continue reading →
