Reposted from Lenz Blog: Paul Gipe just posted an article looking back at his three decades of renewable advocacy titled “100 Percent Renewable Vision Building.” In that article Gipe describes how reality has performed much better than what was expected decades ago. And now we are discussing 100 percent renewable. That … [continued]
Reposted from RenewEconomy: By Sophie Vorrath A carbon price of between $50 and $100 per tonne would make Australia’s coal- and gas-fired electricity less economical than renewable electricity, according to a new study out of the University of New South Wales. A peer-reviewed paper being published by a research group at the UNSW … [continued]
Bill Gates, the well known co-founder of Microsoft, has decided to provide a financial boost to renewable energy storage research and development (R&D). He is one member of a group of high-profile investors who are investing $35 million into Aquion Energy. The company is creating a water-based battery system intended … [continued]
Your first thought about microgrids might be that they’re only a tiny aspect of the overall energy system. But you’d be wrong – microgrids are an increasingly important factor for distributed generation, grid reliability, and the green economy.
Two new reports from Navigant Research reveal more than 400 microgrid projects are currently under development worldwide, and forecast the global microgrid market will pass $40 billion in annual revenue by 2020.
Below is my energy outlook for Germany 2025. But before delving into that, let’s take a quick look at where many forecasts go wrong. The Art Of Getting It Wrong Every year we are being bombarded with dozens of studies and reports that show how our energy supply will change … [continued]
Reposted from Lenz Blog with permission: On Friday, the Japanese Ministry of Economy and Industry decided to follow the recommendations of the expert committee I reported on earlier. It’s now official. Small rooftop solar will get 38 yen (around 40.3 cents U.S or 31.5 cents Euro at today’s rates), and everything over 10 … [continued]
19-year-old Boyan Slat’s impassioned and educated opinion reminds us that youth, with its promising vital force, often taps into genius. If he is correct, Slat has designated some flair for environmental cleanup. He believes with his idea, developed for a student project in Aerospace Engineering, that it is possible the dreadful … [continued]
Shala Carlson is the editor of Habitat World, the flagship print and online publication of Habitat for Humanity International. For Habitat for Humanity, sustainable — or “green” building — means creating healthy homes and communities that are less expensive to operate, more durable, and that conserve resources. It means doing everything … [continued]
It would be no surprise to the majority of CleanTechnica readers that I am a huge fan of crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo. They provide people and companies who have great ideas a platform on which to sell their ideas to the wider global market. Crowdfunding has been a real … [continued]
California’s clean energy economy is already America’s largest, but two bills making their way through the state legislature could open access to renewables for millions of utility customers – without any subsidies.
If passed, SB 43 and AB 104 would allow the 75% of California utility customers who can’t install their own on-site generation to subscribe to “shared” renewable energy projects of up to 20 megawatts (MW).
Advocates say a 500MW shared renewables pilot program within the state’s three largest utility service territories would create 7,000 green jobs, earn $60 million in state sales tax revenue, generate $2 billion in economic activity, and voluntarily surpass the state’s 33% renewable portfolio standard…
