I think that, based on the evidence presented yesterday, if you’re voting for president based on energy or environmental matters, Obama’s the clear option. But if you like to base your vote on matters beyond this realm, you might find the facts below to be a convincing case for … [continued]
Researchers at the University of Michigan have been experimenting with cooking green marine micro-algae and found that one minute is all it took to get 65% of their source material transformed into biocrude. They also used a wet algae, rather than having to dry it in the manner that … [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]
As a top (or the top) clean tech site in the US and the world, and given the great importance government policy has in the energy sector, we here at CleanTechnica believe it’s our duty to chime in on US and global politics and policy fairly regularly. As I’m … [continued]
Critics of solar and wind power often point out they are intermittent power sources, and they are correct about that. Cloudy and still days mean low or no energy and that is the major drawback of solar and wind power. However, new hybrid solar and wind power systems in … [continued]
By Hemant Taneja (@htaneja) Sandy has moved on and many people are coping with its effects, but the debate over what it should mean has just begun. Recently my Advanced Energy Economy co-founder Tom Steyer found himself in a dust-up on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” over whether Sandy proves that extreme weather – brought … [continued]
Via Renew Economy, republished with full permission. In the decade between 2010 and 2020, Australian homeowners are expected to invest more than $20 billion in rooftop solar installations. Some private forecasts suggest it could be as much as double that. But should these homeowners be limited to a rate of … [continued]
During the last few days of the election, when politicians scramble to make promises about jobs and the economy, only a fool would ignore this statistic: employment in the solar industry has grown 13.2 percent over the last year. […]
Shares in Australian LED technology developer BluGlass jumped sharply last week after the company announced what it called a “world first” reduction in impurities in its gallium nitrade films. […]
E.ON Climate & Renewables (EC&R) North America announced yesterday that it had secured institutional equity financing of around $167.7 million dollars and a commitment to fund the expected capital contributions of nearly $55.9 million dollars for its 203MW wind farm project in Texas. The financing was raised of from … [continued]
