Spanish electric utility company Iberdrola has signed a €200 million loan with the European Investment Bank. Iberdrola announced the signing of the loan at the beginning of the month, saying that it intends to use the funds to finance research, development, and innovation projects in two of its strategic business areas … [continued]
Originally published on ilsr.org. Last week I asked why rural electric cooperatives haven’t been leaders on renewable energy. This week, I explain a $6 billion opportunity they can seize to take leadership. One of the biggest barriers to making investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy is the upfront cost. … [continued]
The European Investment Bank announced Tuesday that it was providing electric car networks company Better Place with a €40 million loan, continuing the institution’s support for innovation and sustainable transportation. Approximately €30 million of the proceeds will be used to finalize network deployments throughout and fund operators in Denmark, with the … [continued]
[social_buttons] It was just a few hours ago when I wrote that I thought I’d be delving into the topic of nuclear energy a little more soon. Well, soon is now. This post is about two nuclear reactors that are an urgent matter to some (in the nuclear industry and … [continued]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/v/SSw1KNbIEtM&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] . I think it’s commonly known now that Obama is quite supportive of nuclear power. He mentioned it prominently in his State of the Union speech as a form of clean energy (“to create more of these clean energy jobs, we need more production, more efficiency, more incentives. And … [continued]
Carbon Trust is a British non-profit aimed at accelerating Britain’s move to a low carbon economy. As one part of the broad work it does, Carbon Trust offers 0% interest loans to businesses for energy saving equipment. [social_buttons] The organization just awarded its first £500,000 ($788,384) interest-free loan to a … [continued]
