Originally published on San Diego Loves Green By Roy L Hales. After two and half years of debate, the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has finalized a decision that the state’s investor-owned utilities must begin buying a combined 200 megawatts of energy storage technology by 2014 and reaching 1.3 gigawatts … [continued]
The Solar Energy Industries Association recently hosted a Google+ Hangout, its “Solar Means Business 2013” Hangout. Much of what was presented has been covered thoroughly on CleanTechnica, so I’m just going to skip that part (but you can watch it all from the beginning here.) But a few parts towards … [continued]
Fast-changing economics mean renewables worldwide will represent 34% of all installed capacity by 2030, according to a new report from the World Energy Council and Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
There is just something about brevity. A recent episode of David Biello’s Scientific American podcast Sixty Second Earth cuts to the chase of how change manifests, and how to most effectively tackle the global warming crisis: by local action. Here’s a transcript of part of the Sixty Second Earth podcast: It’s obvious. Global … [continued]
Originally published on the Lenz Blog Yesterday’s announcement of a 6.24 cent surcharge in Germany came with a lot of interesting reports attached. One assumption behind this number is that the renewable electricity generation from all sources will be 149.2 TWh next year, see this report (page 6). Electricity use is estimated as around … [continued]
Legislature developments (or rather paralysis) this month are retching. So let’s talk positive in this post. The way American citizens think about energy is in historical transition. We are finally “getting it.” Sane, renewable, commonsense measures to energy are not beyond our grasp anymore. The “maybe in 5 years” complacency … [continued]
A poll conducted on behalf of The Mail On Sunday by Survation has found that the public supports the idea of green levies, no matter that those same levies are being blamed for higher energy bills. The survey, released on Sunday, covered a wide ranging list of issues being faced … [continued]
A new report published by analyst firm GlobalData has predicted that global cumulative hydropower installed capacity is expected to increase from 1,064 GW last year to 1,407 GW in 2020, and reach total investment of $75 billion. Published earlier this week, the report — Hydropower (Large Hydro, Small Hydro and … [continued]
Originally published on the Lenz Blog. At the occasion of the announcement of a moderate rise in feed-in costs in Germany today (they will be 6.24 cents Euro per kWh next year) here is a reprint from a post published last October, when the feed-in tariff was announced last year. The only thing … [continued]
Originally published on Future 500 by Bill Shireman, President and CEO of Future 500 Former Secretary of State George Shultz proposed that the U.S. adopt a “Climate Insurance Policy” to simultaneously bolster the economy and reduce the risk of global warming. In a recent interview with reporters, Shultz suggested that Republican … [continued]
