With two years of the Obama administration, almost four times as much clean energy has been put on the grid on public lands as in all the previous 40 years.
All the renewable energy ever permitted on public lands totaled 1,800 MW by the end of 2008. In the last two years, the Department of the Interior has approved 6,600 MW of new projects.
Here’s one last year-end round-up, a good one on U.S. climate policy from the World Resources Institute that I figured I had to share: by Kevin Kennedy As the year winds down, it’s a good time to take stock of climate policy in the United States. Here’s a quick round … [continued]
I know we’ve got a lot of long-term readers here on CleanTechnica. Can any of you guess some of our top 10 most-viewed pieces of 2011? I’ll give you a few clues — 5 were in the Solar Energy category, 2 were in the Wind Energy category, 2 were … [continued]
Nothing says “Happy New Year!” quite like the sight of the ball drop in Times Square. Later tonight, close to the strike of midnight, as the countdown begins to ring in the new year, millions of eyes will be on a glowing ball descending from amidst the bright lights of … [continued]
China, India, Ghana, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and South Africa may be eliminated as eligible countries for Clean Mechanism Development (CDM) funding for Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CSS) projects in new negotiations following the Durban climate talks.
The Finnish physicist Matti Nurmia has patented a different type of CO2 sequestration with real commercial potential, using very little energy in the conversion process and creating byproducts with high commercial value. His firm, Cuyha Innovation Oy (Oy means company) converts acidic CO2 into harmless bicarbonates.
Nurmia’s process differs from carbonization, where CO2 is neutralized with carbonate minerals such as limestone, the way that companies like California’s Calera are making cement with sequestered CO2.
Trade frictions between China and the US continue to intensify as a group of four US wind tower manufacturers filed a complaint with the US Commerce Dept. and International Trade Commission that calls on them to investigate the group’s claim that their Chinese competitors, operating in both China and Vietnam, are benefiting from a raft of improper government subsidies that enable them to engage in predatory pricing here in the US.
OK, I’m doing my top 10 list now. Following up on AWEA’s top 10 wind energy stories and SEIA’s top 10 solar energy stories, I decided I may as well give my own opinion on the top 10 clean energy stories and energy efficiency stories of 2011 (plus one … [continued]
Several experts have recently made it clear that they think nuclear power isn’t going to be growing any time soon, and will continue to experience popular criticism and fear, especially in light of the recent damage taken by the Fukushima nuclear reactor in Japan. In a heavy-handed opening to a … [continued]
Danish manufacturer, seller, installer, and servicer of wind turbines Vestas has received “a firm and unconditional order” for 127 wind turbines, which would tally up to a total of 254 Megawatts. The wind farm is expected to produce approximately 1,100 gigawatt hours each year, enough electricity to cover the average … [continued]
