Vermont Aiming for 90% Renewable Energy by 2050
Vermont is known for its lush Green Mountains, idyllic farm landscapes, and progressive politics. What many people may not realize is that Vermont has a pretty active secessionist movement too. […]
Clean Power
Clean Tech Week in Review: 10 Headline News Stories
Google made a big news splash this week, announcing it was partnering with KKR to invest in four California solar power projects, but that was only one of many newsworthy stories that broke. Among them are plans to develop an East Coast grid to carry power from offshore wind farms, BP Solar quitting the business after 40 years, a second German solar power industry player filing for insolvency and a second solar investment by Warren Buffet and Berkshire Hathaway’s Mid-American Energy.
EU Will Tighten Cap to Fix Carbon Price Collapse
The EU now has ten times the solar power of the US, twice the wind, and it dominates the global offshore wind industry. As a result, and as a mark of the ease in meeting its Kyoto goal and already lowering its carbon emissions 8% below 1990 levels for its first deadline, the price on carbon has plummeted.
80% of Contracts in Latest Brazil Power Auction Are for Wind Power
In Brazil’s latest power auction earlier this week — a process in which developers bid for contracts with the country’s national electricity agency — more than 80% of contracts were for wind projects. This follows an auction in August that brought in power contracts for wind that were below the bidding price of natural gas plants.
New Wind Energy Projects (7 More Big Ones)
Just finished my new solar energy project roundup of the week, so on to wind…. Here are the 7 … [continued]
New Solar Energy Projects (10 More Big Ones)
There has been a LOT of solar project news in the past week or so. The bottom line: solar … [continued]
Obama Administration Approves 2 Huge Renewable Energy Projects
Other than the tremendously needed toxic pollution standards announced yesterday, the Obama administration has made three more big announcements … [continued]
Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction for Dummies: Or, Laziness Will Kill Us All
The European Cyclist Federation (ECF) published a study this week evaluating how well bicycles can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Specifically, the ECF’s report deals with greenhouse gas emissions directly or indirectly caused by traffic and transportation. The ECF determined that […]
Charging for Charging: Saitama, Japan Tests EV Infrastructure
In order for EV usage to become widespread, a proper charging infrastructure is paramount. Saitama is testing a model infrastructure for user convenience second, and for how to […]
Rent an Electric Car? No Problem!
The largest car rental agency in Europe, Europcar, has recently made a few EVs available in Vienna, and this week they announced 5 rentable electric Citroen C-Zeros in […]
