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]
This is a great post from a Facebook friend of mine that I thought was worth a full repost. It was originally published on examiner.com and has been reposted with permission: Why do Americans continue pursuing hazardous deepwater oil and fracked gas, when the Middle Eastern members of the Organization … [continued]
Indonesia has set the ambitious goal of adding 4,000 to 5,000 MW of new geothermal energy capacity by about 2015. It is currently operating about 1,200 MW. Its total potential is much higher at 29,000 MW. This number has been estimated to be about forty percent of the world’s total … [continued]
Scotland’s government has just announced the start of a new multi-million-pound fund that will target private renewable energy investments. Alex Salmond, Scotland’s First Minister, speaking at the Scottish Low Carbon Investment conference, said the Renewable Energy Investment Fund (REIF) will be another channel for investors who are looking to use … [continued]
I received a tweet this week from Francis Rousseau who asked that I check out his website on renewables. What an incredible find! This treasure trove of information on renewables features a remarkable video library of technical and scientific demos addressing a wide range of subject matter. Rousseau’s cache presently houses more … [continued]
US green jobs growth exceeds that for the overall economy, and economies in states where commerce and industry are greener have been doing better than others. The transition to a cleaner, greener US economy is also helping address a longstanding, and worsening, economic malaise: the decline of US manufacturing and growing inequality of wealth and income. […]
To promote the development of green energy projects in developing countries, British firms are looking for investment opportunities in the renewable energy sector of Kenya. Around 20 British companies are looking to invest and develop in Kenya’s nascent renewable energy sector. A meeting was held in Nairobi this week … [continued]
