At the American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) WINDPOWER 2011 conference in California this week, wind energy giant Vestas unveiled a new and improved design of its most popular wind turbine.
Vestas Launches New Version of Most Popular Wind Turbine, Energy Production 10-15% Higher
May 25, 2011 By 1 Comment
Top 10 Clean Energy States (& Bottom 10)
May 25, 2011 By 1 Comment
Any “top 10″ list is going to be a bit ambiguous, unless you’re ranking something that is very simply scored and ranked, like sports teams. Ranking states or countries on cleantech matters, especially cleantech or clean energy as a whole, is a little more difficult. So, I steer away from making such lists. However, if someone else makes one, it’s a fun thing to cover.
Clean Edge recently published its 2nd annual U.S. Clean Energy Leadership Index, which includes critical data and analysis on the nation’s clean energy landscape. Included in the index is a ranking of the states according to their clean energy leadership. Can you guess the top 10?
Offshore Wind Future Looks Bright but Challenges & Uncertainty Remain, New Report Finds
May 25, 2011 By 1 Comment
A report this month from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), Offshore Proof, delves into the challenges of offshore wind power, its shortcomings to date, and its potentially bright future. While the report finds that the “offshore wind power industry has some way to go to prove it can take its place as a sustainable part of the energy mix,” 75% of experts in the field project that it will be an important part of the mix in the next 20 years and about 60% believe that it will be economically competitive within 15 years.
3 States Stay in Northeast Cap & Trade Program (for Obvious Reasons) Despite Huge Republican/Tea Party Attack
May 24, 2011 By 8 Comments
I had been worried about two or three states pulling out of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI, pronounced “Reggie”), the nation’s first cap and trade program for greenhouse gases, for awhile. It seemed 99.9% sure that New Hampshire would pull out after its House of Representatives voted to pull out of the initiative and its Senate had a clear Republican majority likely to do the same. Even if the Governor tried to veto such a decision, he could be overridden.
Japan May Require Solar Panels on All New Buildings by 2030
May 23, 2011 By 7 Comments
Japan is expected to announce a requirement to have all new buildings include solar panels by 2030 at an upcoming G8 meeting in France on Thursday.
10 More Cleantech Stories of the Week
May 20, 2011 By 1 Comment
As always, there were many great cleantech stories that I wanted to cover this week but couldn’t get to. It is literally one of the most frustrating things about this job — too many good stories. Here are 10 more from this week that I was planning to write on but couldn’t….
British Town Wants to be 1st Completely Renewable-Powered Town in UK
May 20, 2011 By 1 Comment
As you can see in the videos on the next page, the town of Wadebridge in Cornwall wants to be the first UK town to go completely renewable. The short-term target is to be 30% renewable-energy-powered by 2015, relying especially on solar.
Solar Plane — Solar Impulse — Completes 1st International Flight
May 20, 2011 By 5 Comments
We’ve covered the birth and growth of this completely solar-powered plane from Switzerland, the Solar Impulse, here on CleanTechnica. The most recent news is that the plane had made its first international flight. “After a flight lasting 12 hours 59 minutes, using no fuel and propelled by solar energy alone, Solar Impulse HB-SIA landed safely in Brussels” last Firday evening, the plane’s website announced.
