The beginning of the year has been slow for news of Australia’s environmental and energy policies. With Parliament currently on a break, there has been very little news regarding negotiations over the country’s Renewable Energy Target, and therefore the propaganda and infighting has been quiet. However, a report from Green … [continued]
Stanford researchers jack up solar cell efficiency with the help of a “temporary tattoo,” in a new tandem solar cell made from silicon and perovskite.
Wefficiency, in partnership with the Blue Planet Foundation, has created an engaging and innovative way to support nonprofits in their move toward energy efficiency. Seeing that so many community groups and nonprofits could not afford the upfront costs of energy upgrades and retrofits, Wefficiency created a unique solution that is … [continued]
The Chinese government — through the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology — is now pushing even harder than before for a “major” consolidation of the country’s solar PV manufacturing industry, as per recent reports. The calls for consolidation are accompanied by new government guidelines regarding industry consolidation — at … [continued]
Louisville, Kentucky; the land of bourbon whiskey and bluegrass; the Gateway to the South; the site of the Great Flood of 1937; and the founding city of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. The Derby City; the River City; one of the oldest European-founded cities west of the Appalachians; and a … [continued]
A detailed and comprehensive “roadmap” for the adoption of new grid-connected energy storage technology in the state of California was recently unveiled by the California Independent System Operator, the California Public Utilities Commission, and the California Energy Commission. The new roadmap — which was based on input from over 400 … [continued]
Originally published on EnergyPost. By Karel Beckman Eon, Germany’s largest energy company, has decided to sell its Italian coal and gas generation assets to Czech energy company Energetický a Průmyslový Holding (EPH). In a press release, Eon says that “the activities that will be sold have a total generation capacity … [continued]
Originally published on RMI. By Matt Lehrman This past fall Pandora announced that locational listening data would now be available to bands. Pandora reasoned that bands could see where they were—and weren’t—popular, and thus schedule more strategic tours accordingly. Bands can use anonymized listener data to plan big arena shows … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. The conservative press – the Murdoch media in particular – has hallelujahed the fall in gas prices as a great gift to the people, in the form of cheaper electricity. Except, this hasn’t happened. As this graph from Deutsche Bank shows, while natural gas prices in … [continued]
Confluence Energy, based in Kremmling, Colorado, is manufacturing a line of effective bioremediation products, such as EcoSponge, used in and around oil fields to absorb spills. The material contains micro-organisms that neutralize the hazardous material, so it doesn’t have to be collected and removed once the drilling operation ends. As … [continued]
