I received the following news release just yesterday from the Alliance for Energy Independence in the Czech Republic. It covers a shocking policy change in the Czech solar industry that seems like it should be illegal (if it’s not), has almost no public support, and yet might hold. This is … [continued]
Vestas is to supply 39.6-MW of wind turbines, service and maintenance for Alba de Nicaragua’s Alba Rivas wind farm in Hacienda La Fe. Latin American wind energy markets are growing in importance as Europe struggles with its debt woes and the key US wind energy production tax credit is unlikely to be renewed by the end of the year.
Here’s another slightly belated repost for you all to enjoy. Here’s AWEA’s own wrap-up of its recent WINDPOWER 2012 conference, which we posted on a couple times. For anyone who’s been following wind industry news, there’s not a whole lot of new information in here, but some important news … [continued]
I’m a little late reposting this, but the following is CASE’s most recent statement on the US-China solar trade dispute: WASHINGTON, DC – June 6, 2012 – The Coalition for Affordable Solar Energy (CASE) today joined other leading American solar industry associations and suppliers in calling for the US and … [continued]
A group of European economists and scientists have put forward a plan to address the Euro zone’s debt and energy crises: a debt-for-renewables swap.
I was recently invited (twice) by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to enter an article in the 2012 IUCN-Thomson Reuters Environmental Media Award competition. The winner will go to South Korea to attend the 2012 IUCN World Conservation Congress (6-15 September), the world’s most important conservation event,… with … [continued]
Oakland, 7 June 2012 — Campaigning organizations from around the world will join forces on June 18 for a 24-hour ‘Twitter storm’ in which tens of thousands of messages will be posted on the social networking site demanding that world leaders use Rio+20 to agree to end fossil fuel … [continued]
Here’s a fun video in support of clean energy and a healthy planet that I ran across on NewEnergyNews recently: Thought that made for a good Friday share. 😀 Also, if you haven’t seen this gem, you have to watch this Colbert segment on climate change: The Colbert Report Get … [continued]
One of the ways the US federal government subsidizes the fossil fuel industry is by allowing natural gas, oil and coal investors to form Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs). These special purpose investment vehicles exempt companies forming them from corporate income taxes. Legislation from Delaware Sen. Christopher Coons seeks to level the playing field by opening MLPs up to renewable energy investors. […]
I’ve got a ton more cleantech stories for you from around the cleantech interwebs this week. I’m going to try a simpler and quicker approach this time by just placing the titles and links alone without any excerpt or summary. Let me know how you like this? Like it … [continued]
