Tanzania is planning to have 100 MW of geothermal power operating by 2016. Geothermal tends to be more stable, so developing it there can counteract the erratic output from hydroelectric dams. Due to a lack of rain, there have been power shortages in the country, so seeking a more balance … [continued]
It looks like the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) gets bragging rights to one of the most energy-efficient office buildings in the entire country. The USACE Seattle District has just moved into its new headquarters, formerly the site of a 1940’s-era warehouse. Originally host to a nondescript, one-story sprawling box … [continued]
This is a good guest post one of our regular readers passed along to me. Good explanation of how geothermal heat pumps work (briefly) and how to go about getting one. Full repost below: (NAPSI)—Homeowners who are planning to replace a worn-out, inefficient heating and cooling system may want … [continued]
In 2010, more water – 583 billion cubic metres – than is discharged each year by the mighty Ganges River in India was used to meet the world’s growing energy needs. It’s an interesting statistic, but why should that matter? Well, if the world continues on its merry way, power capacity – particularly with water-hungry energy technologies such as coal and nuclear – and water-dependent extractive techniques such as coal, shale gas and tar sands, are going to grow quickly, and, according to the International Energy Agency, the world’s demand for water will grow at twice the pace, putting pressure on increasingly scarce water resources. […]
The South African Energy Department is seeking well over 3,700 MW of renewable energy project bids through tits Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme. Recently, an American solar company, SolarReserve LLC, obtained $586 million in financing for the construction of two 75 MW solar farms in South Africa. … [continued]
The HVDC transmission breakthrough holds the potential to significantly lower the cost of transporting and distributing clean, renewable power locally, as well as from remote wind and solar power installations. […]
Kenya has set an ambitious goal of 5,000 MW of geothermal by 2030. First up along the path is achieving 560 MW by 2016, which is just about three years away. The Great Rift Valley is the intended location and the cost of this portion of the overall effort … [continued]
I wish we had time to write up endorsements for each race in the US. But, of course, that would have been impossible and impractical, especially given our focus on cleantech. However, before all is said and done, I wanted to make sure to get three endorsements for Senate … [continued]
Following up on my own examination of Obama’s and Romney’s stances on clean energy and other cleantech, as well as NRDC’s comparison of Obama and Romney on energy issues, here’s a good guest post from a friend of the site (originally published on Examiner.com): The Presidential candidates’ views on energy issues differ … [continued]
Following up on my “On Romney” post from earlier today, here is my take on President Obama, especially in regards to cleantech issues we focus on here on CleanTechnica. In the case of an Obama evaluation, we have the benefit of looking at what Obama has actually done in … [continued]
