China’s coal-powered economy may soon be coming up against the hard reality of limited resources — coal mining/processing uses up an incredible amount of water, and water is a resource that is becoming increasingly scarce throughout much of China. As climate change continues to intensify, water scarcity is predicted to … [continued]
The European Union and China have come to terms with regard to their recent trade dispute over solar panels — Chinese solar panel imports to the EU will now be subject to a minimum price limit somewhere around spot market prices. The deal should put to rest any potential worries … [continued]
This article first appeared on Solar Love. The Rocky Mountain Institute’s eLab has created a new report on solar power benefits and costs (distributed solar PV benefits and costs, to be specific). This is a critical effort, and a very useful report to help that effort along. Better valuation of distributed … [continued]
WASHINGTON –– The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week announced the release of an upgrade to its popular online energy management and tracking tool, Energy Star Portfolio Manager. The upgraded tool can help businesses achieve the President’s call to make commercial buildings at least 20 percent more energy efficient by … [continued]
This article was first published on CleanTechnica sister site Green Building Elements. The government of Thailand has announced plans to spur another 1,000 megawatts (MW) — or 1 gigawatt (GW) — of solar photovoltaic projects in the country. Feed-in Tariff (FiT) rates will be offered for 200 MW of rooftop … [continued]
A solar energy revolution is dawning in America, led by the “Dazzling Dozen” – twelve states whose progressive policies dominate the solar industry with 85% of all US solar capacity but just 28% of the total population.
Environment America’s “Lighting the Way” report outlines their successful policies and illuminate the path forward to a nationwide clean energy economy.
Alaska’s capital city of Juneau is now looking to become the EV charging capital of the US, according to a recent announcement from the city officials there. As of right now, there’s only one public electric vehicle charging station in the whole city, but by year end, it may have … [continued]
This article was first published on EV Obsession. The US Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced that about twice as many electric vehicles were sold in the first half of 2013 compared to the first half of 2012. The DOE noted the very low cost of fueling an electric car … [continued]
If Governor Martin O’Malley gets his way, Maryland may soon lead America in the fight against climate change and transition toward a clean energy future.
Today, O’Malley announced an aggressive plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions 25% and boost renewable energy 25% by 2020 – both up from current 20% targets.
Scotland could realistically generate nearly half of the electricity that it currently uses solely with the tidal energy available in Pentland Firth, according to new research from Oxford University. Tidal turbines stretched across the region could provide a maximum of somewhere around 1.9 GW of electricity, with a more practical … [continued]
