EV Obsession. The UK government and the non-departmental public body Innovate UK are partnering to put up about £15 million ($24 million) for the country’s latest low-emissions vehicles competition. Of that £15 million, £11 million ($18 million) will be provided by the UK’s Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV), with the … [continued]
The South Korean government has recently announced that it will be requiring businesses to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by double this year’s target next year, in preparation for carbon trading beginning in 2015. The government’s Ministry of Knowledge Economy said that industrial and power sector businesses will have … [continued]
Local governments are taking actions to spur low-carbon green economy development that falls right in line and reinforces initiatives at the regional, national, and international levels, an encouraging sign that real progress can and is being made. Announcements this week from cities and local governments as geographically and culturally separated and diverse as Kolkata and Westport testify to the actions taking place. […]
Having boosted Seagen’s energy output 2 GWh since January, the Siemens MCT project team is looking forward to additional deployments in the UK, as well as orders from other tidal power project developers. […]
Iron ore mines in Brazil, a chromium mine in South Africa, and an open-cast coal mine in Germany’s Rhennish mining area — they’re all making use of, or preparing to make use of, renewable energy systems, an emerging trend that could benefit mining companies and local communities in several substantial respects. […]
Intense lobbying from the state’s three largest utilities effectively squashed the bill, which would have enabled renters and others to subscribe and receive solar and other renewable power from project developers in return for credits to their utility bills. […]
Wind and solar energy are being harnessed and integrated with electric vehicle chargers, heralding the coming end of the “Fossil Fuel Era” and the onset of a new age of sustainable, renewable power and fuel for transport. Two news items this past week– one regarding the Sanya Skypump and another regarding Envision Solar Trees– foreshadow what’s to come.
EADS Astrium will use the latest instruments from Picarro in a pilot test that aims to realize big improvements in carbon emissions measurements at the mega-city, national, and worldwide scales. Picarro’s CRDS technology is being deployed in stationary, mobile, and airborne platforms to analyze carbon emissions city-wide during the 2012 Olympic Games. […]
SunEdison’s asset sales and service agreements raise cash and secure an income stream as it looks to weather tough market conditions and continue expanding. […]
Europe’s led worldwide growth in solar PV but a confluence of factors threatens ongoing progress. Solar PV potential is tremendous in the US and emerging markets around the world, and the right policy mix can assure grid parity for solar PV, according to the European Photovoltaics Industry Association’s market analysis and forecast.
