CleanTechnica » oil prices http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 22:55:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Use Drop In Oil Prices To Put A Price On Carbon, Says IEA Director http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/15/use-drop-oil-prices-put-price-carbon-says-iea-director/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/15/use-drop-oil-prices-put-price-carbon-says-iea-director/#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2014 20:30:26 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76388 Originally published on EnergyPost. By Maria van der Hoeven With the drop in oil prices “delivering a shot of economic stimulus to consumers around the world”, policymakers have a “once-in-a-generation” chance to take actions to cut our reliance on fossil fuels, writes Maria van der Hoeven, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA). She urges

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/15/use-drop-oil-prices-put-price-carbon-says-iea-director/feed/ 10 Renewables Benefit Island Tourism, Says New IRENA Report http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/01/renewables-benefit-island-tourism-says-new-irena-report/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/01/renewables-benefit-island-tourism-says-new-irena-report/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2014 12:12:44 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71362 With the local tourist season ending this Labor Day, it’s time for a look at how renewables can benefit island  tourism, which stays open year-round. Island policy makers, private sector investors, international financial institutions, renewable energy companies, power utilities, operators of hotel chains, and tourism businesses all have something to gain from a new report on

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/01/renewables-benefit-island-tourism-says-new-irena-report/feed/ 2 Sweden’s Quest To Be The First Oil-Free Nation http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/15/swedens-quest-to-be-the-first-oil-free-nation/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/15/swedens-quest-to-be-the-first-oil-free-nation/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:00:25 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=50737 This post first appeared on Fuel Freedom By Zana Nesheiwat Famous for Volvo, Ikea and Absolut Vodka, Sweden is now on a new pursuit to become the first completely oil-free economy in the world by 2020. The oil crisis in the early 1970s forced Sweden to embark on a quest for alternative energy sources. Its

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/15/swedens-quest-to-be-the-first-oil-free-nation/feed/ 12 Oil Price Swings Don’t Touch EVs (Graph) http://cleantechnica.com/2012/06/18/oil-prices-swings-dont-touch-evs-graph/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/06/18/oil-prices-swings-dont-touch-evs-graph/#comments Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:11:52 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=39182   Here’s a pretty awesome graphic on an issue we don’t actually touch on much when discussing EVs. Clearly, the price of oil is very volatile, due to a variety of factors (“the whims of OPEC, hurricanes, and instability in the Middle East,” as Max Baumhefner of NRDC writes). Fortunately for anyone who decides to

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/06/18/oil-prices-swings-dont-touch-evs-graph/feed/ 30 Cleantech News: Solar Energy Financing on Brink of Transformation; Obama Iowa Wind Power Speech; Clean Coal Not a Thing; Greenpeace & Apple Continue to Dance… http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/25/solar-energy-financing-obama-iowa-wind-power-clean-coal-apple-greenpeace/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/25/solar-energy-financing-obama-iowa-wind-power-clean-coal-apple-greenpeace/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 18:11:38 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=38529   More cleantech news from around: Solar Energy US Solar Financing on Brink of Transformation: “Financing of US solar projects is in the midst of a transformation, with new business models, new investors, and new financing vehicles gaining sway, according to new research by specialist research firm Bloomberg New Energy Finance commissioned by Reznick Group.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/25/solar-energy-financing-obama-iowa-wind-power-clean-coal-apple-greenpeace/feed/ 0 Without Competition, Oil Companies to Suck Money Out of Our Wallets http://cleantechnica.com/2012/02/23/without-competition-oil-companies-to-suck-money-out-of-our-wallets/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/02/23/without-competition-oil-companies-to-suck-money-out-of-our-wallets/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:54:25 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=35224   Below are some things to consider if you’re watching, listening to, or reading about Obama’s speech on energy in Miami today. They came to me from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) by email a few hours ago. Before sharing those insightful comments though, I’ll share a quick comment I sometimes mention when discussing oil

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/02/23/without-competition-oil-companies-to-suck-money-out-of-our-wallets/feed/ 10 Taking a Closer Look at the Economic Benefits of Solar http://cleantechnica.com/2011/12/27/taking-a-closer-look-at-the-economic-benefits-of-solar/ http://cleantechnica.com/2011/12/27/taking-a-closer-look-at-the-economic-benefits-of-solar/#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 12:39:09 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=33329 The following is a great post by Tuan Pham of PowerFin Partners on the often discounted economic benefits of solar. I ran across it on Greentech Media, where it was a featured guest post. Several points echo the benefits of solar that utility company CEOs mentioned in a round-table discussion on the matter I posted

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2011/12/27/taking-a-closer-look-at-the-economic-benefits-of-solar/feed/ 3 Think New Clean Energy Costs too Much? Oil Cost $500 a Barrel at Startup http://cleantechnica.com/2011/11/01/think-new-clean-energy-costs-too-much-oil-cost-500-a-barrel-at-startup/ http://cleantechnica.com/2011/11/01/think-new-clean-energy-costs-too-much-oil-cost-500-a-barrel-at-startup/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 22:31:25 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=31609 It should be obvious that it costs more to develop ANY new energy sources, than to keep using the energy sources supplied by capital investments in energy infrastructure that has been already paid off, long ago. We are only hearing one side of this story, as conservatives bemoan the “cost” of investing in new sources

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2011/11/01/think-new-clean-energy-costs-too-much-oil-cost-500-a-barrel-at-startup/feed/ 5 Oil Prices Will Continue to Rise, IEA Reports http://cleantechnica.com/2011/05/08/oil-prices-will-continue-to-rise-iea-reports/ http://cleantechnica.com/2011/05/08/oil-prices-will-continue-to-rise-iea-reports/#comments Sun, 08 May 2011 14:00:23 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=26934 The International Energy Agency (IEA) was established in the wake of the 1973-74 oil crisis to ensure the uninterupted supply of oil to industrialized nations. This autonomous agency now predicts oil prices will rise an additional 30% over the next three years

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