Our friend Thomas Schueneman recently shared a very interesting interactive infographic on his site, Global Warming Is Real. The infographic ranks the “greenness” of all 50 US states. It’s embedded below. I’m not sure of the exact assumptions used, and I’m a little skeptical about Florida ranking in the 2nd-best … [continued]
This article originally published on RenewEconomy by Sophie Vorrath The Californian city of Palo Alto has this week committed to using 100 per cent renewable electricity after its council voted in favour of making the move – effective immediately – on Monday With hydro-electric sources supplying 50 per cent of … [continued]
Here’s some more solar and wind energy news and commentary for your reading pleasure: Solar Solar Homes For The Elderly Come To Florida Australia’s Largest Concentrated Solar Power Plant Officially Launched SunPower Says Solar Market Rebounding, Solar Economics Work Rooftop Solar Takes Off In California As Costs Decline Why Is … [continued]
The Interior Department announced this week it will hold America’s second-ever competitive lease sale for offshore wind on 112,800 acres located 23.5 miles from Virginia Beach with 2,000 megawatts potential renewable energy capacity.
Spain’s feed-in tariff boom and bust story (especially the bust) has been very widely and shallowly discussed, even beyond the cleantech or energy arena. Unfortunately, a lot of important details are missed in most of these discussions. Craig Morris of Renewables International has a great piece getting into the Spanish … [continued]
Has a Carbondale, CO, company found the ‘holy grail’ of community renewable energy projects? In this podcast with with Paul Spencer, President and founder of the Clean Energy Collective (CEC) in Carbondale, CO, we explored how CEC is pioneering the process of delivering clean power-generation through medium-scale (mostly solar) facilities … [continued]
US society needs to make the right choices today in order to assure adequate, affordable supplies of both energy and water. Pursuing a strategic pathway centered on low-carbon renewable energy resources and energy efficiency gains can get us there, according to a comprehensive study undertaken by the “Energy and Water in a Warming World Initiative” (EW3).
The solar energy trade war between China and the US continues to grow — China will now be imposing anti-dumping import tariffs of up to 57% on solar-grade polysilicon from the US and South Korea, according to a recent announcement from China’s Ministry of Commerce. The import tariffs — which … [continued]
Two statements in the video were most interesting to me. For one, a spokesman for Newcom (the owner of the wind farm) remarked that Mongolia has enough wind resources in one Southern province (I assume he was talking about Ömnögovi (meaning “South Gobi”) to power all of China. That’s true. It … [continued]
California and Texas lead a new ranking of US smart grid implementation, and the common factors in the 15 most successful states could direct the future of American grid modernization.
