I love the Zayed Future Energy Prize (as any regular CleanTechnica readers know). It’s wonderful to see the great work being done by cleantech leaders in the corporate world, startup and small business world, and nonprofit world. Zayed Future Energy Prize finalists and winners are indeed the cream of the crop, and … [continued]
The Cornwall-based company Geothermal Engineering is pushing forward with its very interesting idea to ‘recycle’ used and exhausted fracking (hydraulic fracturing) wells from the oil and gas industries as geothermal power sources, according to recent reports. To be specific, Geothermal Engineering will be using old wells drilled by the fracking … [continued]
Mexico has been in the news for being the first developing country to submit an emissions reduction target for 2030… but it also watered down its short-term renewable energy target. The Mexican government targets 5% electricity from renewable energy sources by 2018. This is substantially lower than the 8.2% target proposed … [continued]
Originally published on ilsr.org The US electricity system is undergoing the biggest change in its 130-year history, undermining the rationale for monopoly ownership and control. Until recently, electricity service was similar to water or roads, where a natural monopoly was most efficient. Only a single, standardized electric grid was needed to … [continued]
A partnership between the state of Hawaii and several corporate entities will invest up to $100 million in new solar photovoltaic systems for the islands.
This morning the United Nations Environment Program released its 9th annual report on Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment. The news is very good: 2014 was the best year ever for newly installed renewable capacity. The Frankfurt School–UNEP Collaborating Centre and Bloomberg New Energy Finance prepared the report. In spite of the 50+% collapse in … [continued]
Renewable energy sources contributed about 80% to the total electricity generated in New Zealand in 2014, latest figures released by the government show. According to Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, the share of electricity generated from renewable energy sources, like geothermal, hydro, wind, and biogas technology, was 79.9% in … [continued]
Over the past 15 years, many organizations have offered national and global predictions about the future of renewable energy. We’ve seen renewable forecasts from all of these groups: International Energy Agency, Global Energy Assessment Scenario Database, US Energy Information Administration, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, ExxonMobil, and Many others. All have … [continued]
Since the days when we humans learned to use fire and developed six simple machines, we have progressed a lot in our ability to harness external sources of energy. In fact, we have defined and redefined its use. But what is energy? Scientists define it as “the ability to do … [continued]
Get your clean electricity fixin’s here (after scrolling through our own clean electricity stories): Solar Energy Rooftop/Small-Scale Solar Make Cities Solar Hubs, Says Stanford Study New Homes Must Be Ready For Solar Panels Says San Diego SolarCity Hits Record 4GWh/Day Energy Generation SolarCity To Offer Integrated Microgrid System Bringing Solar … [continued]
