A common statement we hear in discussions about solar energy evolution and solar energy incentives in the U.S. is that the solar industry just needs a few more years of government incentives and it can be broadly cost-competitive without any government support. While this is likely to be true, … [continued]
The world’s first 6-MW offshore wind turbine went up in the North Sea this week. Wind company REpower and C- Power NV, a Belgian offshore development company, installed the wind turbine, the first of 48 for the Thornton Bank II wind farm, which is being constructed approximately 28 kilometers off the … [continued]
As you probably know from my post yesterday, Zipcar has added a handful of Chevy Volts to its Chicago fleet. I-GO, Chicago’s nonprofit car-sharing organization, also announced yesterday that it was adding 3 new EVs to its fleet, all-electric EVs. I-GO has added the Mitsubishi i MiEV to two locations … [continued]
I think I saw dozens of news releases come in yesterday about utilities’ or other companies’ participation in the new Green Button program. The reason was there was a big “Powering the People 2.0” event at the White House. I’m not going to run down how each of these companies is … [continued]
OK, here’s one more quickie for World Water Day that I’ve been meaning to write about but just haven’t gotten to. It’s a novel Swedish invention that could helping developing countries in a whole host of ways. http://youtu.be/Dp5_ySFsH9E In many developing countries, as you probably know, people still don’t … [continued]
India is known for having a ton of solar energy potential, but a new study from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBL) shows that it also has a ton of wind energy potential, much more than previously thought.
It’s World Water Day today, the 19th annual UN World Water Day. Last year, I posted a roundup of 60 of our water-related posts over the years for World Water Day (still worth a look). About half a year before that, for a Blog Action Day on the topic of … [continued]
From this: To this: There were a number of good comments on John’s “German Policy Could Make Solar in America ‘Wunderbar’” post this week, but one comment stood out to me as a great comment for a reader guest post. So, I’m posting that below (with some minor edits). … [continued]
Tanzania probably doesn’t come to mind when you think about solar power leaders. But it’s actually working on a solar power project worthy of global notice, I think. The solar project will put solar power on “45 secondary schools, 10 health centres, 120 dispensaries, municipal buildings and businesses across … [continued]
Zipcar, as far as I know, is the largest car sharing company in the world. I was a member for years when I lived in Chapel Hill, NC, when it was still a young and largely unknown company, and I found it very useful for the few times when … [continued]
