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British Columbia May Have a “Trillion Dollar Opportunity” with Geothermal Power

Roy L Hales — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 22:36:50 +0000

British Columbia may have a "Trillion Dollar Opportunity": over 150 known hot springs, and more than enough geothermal energy to power the province's grid

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3D Solar Panel Printing, Integrating Solar Into Grid Not So Hard… (Solar News)

Zachary Shahan — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 06:00:44 +0000

Time for another solar energy news roundup. Enjoy! 3D printing of solar panels may soon be coming to a home near you. (Solar Love) Duke Energy is investing $500 million into solar power in North Carolina. (Solar Love) Goldman Sachs is offering solar PV financing for lower than banks in Japan. (Planetsave) We focus a lot on

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Geothermal Power Experiencing Quiet, But Solid, Growth

Important Media Cross-Post — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 21:00:05 +0000

While it still lags better-known technologies, geothermal power development has global potential, and is seeing its best growth since the '07-08 downturn

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EV Market Share of European Countries (Charts)

Zachary Shahan — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 17:05:50 +0000

I recently figured out electric vehicle market share for 17 European countries, the US, and Japan for an ABB Conversations article I wrote (full disclosure: I am compensated by ABB for articles written on that site). The results are very interesting, in my opinion, so I figured I’d drop the charts in here as well.

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100% Renewable Energy Primer + COP 19 100% Renewable Energy Side Event

Zachary Shahan — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 06:00:47 +0000

Originally published on Planetsave. At the United Nations’ upcoming COP 19 event in Warsaw, the REN Alliance is scheduled to “introduce the theme of a 100% renewable energy future, and introduce case studies on how to attain this vision.” The side event is supposed to touch on technical integration of renewable energy resources, policies, financing, and

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Our Energy Transition, Away From Fossil Fuels

Guest Contributor — Sat, 05 Oct 2013 14:00:06 +0000

Originally published on Mosaic. By Aven Satre-Meloy. In the 21st century, many countries are moving away from dependence on fossil fuels for their energy needs. A number of smaller countries have already reached 100% renewable energy, and many others are close to complete independence from fossil fuels. Some of the more notable achievements in our

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Iceland Bullish On Hydrogen (VIDEO)

Zachary Shahan — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 15:47:29 +0000

Personally, I wouldn’t put my money on hydrogen for transportation fuel. I’d put my money on battery-electric vehicles. But numerous companies, researchers, and governments are still putting a lot into hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, and no one knows for sure what the future holds. Iceland has also been a clear clean energy leader and aims

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PlanetSolar the Solar Boat Explores North Atlantic

Amber Archangel — Sat, 06 Jul 2013 09:15:56 +0000

There has been a slight adjustment in PlanetSolar’s “DeepWater” expedition itinerary. The sun isn’t cooperating as much as the ship’s captain Gérard d’Aboville anticipated, so he and the scientific committee have decided to concentrate on the ocean eddies located between Boston and St. John’s, Canada. An additional stopover has been added at Halifax, Canada, which they will reach

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PlanetSolar — World’s Largest Solar Boat — Arrives in Boston!

Amber Archangel — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 06:26:10 +0000

This article first appeared on 1sun4all. MS Tûranor PlanetSolar, the world’s largest solar-powered boat, with her crew and scientists onboard, arrived in Boston to continue her 2013 “PlanetSolar DeepWater” expedition. Education days are planned for the stopover in Boston. The Gulf Stream tracking will continue as her next voyage takes her to the Far North, where she will

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PlanetSolar, World’s Largest Solar Boat Arrives in New York

Amber Archangel — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:48:50 +0000

Planetsolar, the world’s largest solar-powered boat, arrived safely in New York on June 17, 2013. She has been transformed into a scientific platform as part of the “PlanetSolar DeepWater” expedition, and has joined by a team of researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), led by Professor Martin Beniston, climatologist and director of the Institute of

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$500 Million For Geothermal Development (World Bank Project)

Jake Richardson — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 20:43:59 +0000

The World Bank just announced they are creating a new fund for international geothermal development. Their goal is to raise $500 million for new geothermal projects in a variety of countries. This initiative was spoken about at the Iceland Geothermal Conference in Iceland by Managing Director Sri Mulyani Indrawati. “Geothermal energy could be a triple

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24 Countries To Be Represented At Iceland Geothermal Conference

Jake Richardson — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 21:53:12 +0000

The Iceland Geothermal Conference will be taking place between the 5th and 8th of March 2013, with over 300 participants from 24 countries. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Jeffery Tester, a Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Cornell University. He is the co-author of ten books

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Harnessing Volcanoes Themselves for Energy?

Susan Kraemer — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 21:12:32 +0000

A derailed 2009 project in search of improved geothermal resources has been found to have uncovered a new way to harness energy from volcanic magma itself, according to a paper just published at Geology: Origin of a rhyolite that intruded a geothermal well while drilling at the Krafla volcano, Iceland by Wilfred Elders, a professor emeritus of geology in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of California, Riverside

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Iceland to Unlock Huge New Geothermal Source?

Important Media Cross-Post — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 23:55:08 +0000

Energy from the Earth’s core as a clean energy alternative? Maybe. Scientists at the University of California-Davis are working on developing such an option after they discovered a rich seam of the molten rock relatively close to the earth’s surface in Iceland. The scientists now believe that this bit of magma could be a new source of clean

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Move Over Gore: Bjork Becomes Newest Cleantech Celebrity VC

Jennifer Kho — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:40:12 +0000

Think of Björk and the Icelandic musician’s bizarre videos, eccentric clothing and eclectic music might spring to mind. Now she’s bringing a new theme to her persona: money. Reykjavik, Iceland-based Audur Capital is raising money for its second venture-capital fund, named Björk, focused on greentech startups (via Earth2Tech and The New York Times). The singer

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