Able UK has announced that the UK Government has approved plans to create the Able Marine Energy Park, a “world-class centre for the renewable energy industries on the south bank of the Humber [River]”. The Able Marine Energy Park (AMEP) will provide 1,389 metres of new heavy duty deep water quays … [continued]
This article originally appeared on RenewEconomy US solar giant SunPower intends to use Australia as a beach-head for developing and perfecting a new “energy services” business model, which it then plans to export to other markets around the world. SunPower will use the Australian renewable-based “gentailer” Diamond Energy as the … [continued]
Elkanah Odembo is Kenya’s ambassador to the United States. (Before taking on this role he worked in philanthropy and social responsibility). On April 11 in New York City at the U.S. and International Geothermal Energy Finance Forum he will be giving a speech about the importance of geothermal development in … [continued]
Full service solar solutions provider ecoSolargy has released three new solar module lines: the Lotus, Apollo, and Zeus series. The new series have been designed in order to improve the efficiency and reduce the investment payback time by up to five years. “An increasing number of businesses have begun … [continued]
Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a new logic circuit family that takes advantage of the magnetic properties associated with electron spin, and could, within the next decade, result in a computer 1 million times more power efficient than those currently being sold on the market today. Modern-day computers … [continued]
The integration of solar photovoltaics (PV) into remote microgrids will drive rapid growth in the market for such distributed, renewable energy-powered off-grid systems, according to a new market research report. The 80% of world population that resides in developing countries consumes only 30% of global energy supplies, but that’s growing as these countries’ economies develop. Able to be built and installed cheaply and in short order, solar PV-powered remote microgrids have the potential to literally and figuratively empower millions and protect the environment by providing them reliable, affordable access to clean, renewable electricity.
LEED, the building standard that has lightened the footprint of tens of thousands of structures, announced a new standard yesterday that amplifies the idea to neighborhood scale. The standard has been in the works for years and more than 200 test sites are already built or underway, including the Olympic … [continued]
Asia is investing hundreds of billions of dollars more than the US in clean technology, according to a new report by two research institutions. In the future, the US may be importing trillions of dollars of needed clean technology (and losing countless jobs to Asia) as a result. [social_buttons] In … [continued]
As the Senate version of pending climate legislations, Kerry-Boxer’s CEJAPA, heads for mark-up on Tuesday, voices calling for $15 billion annually for clean energy research and development are starting to gain traction. Earlier this week, Google’s Director of Climate Change and Energy, Dan Reicher joined the ranks of think tanks … [continued]
… for production of renewable energy and maybe carbon sequestration. Carbon neutral is gaining popularity these days, but Mantria Corporation is taking it a step further. “We pledge Mantria Place will be the first carbon negative community in the nation by 2011,” states Troy Wragg, Mantria Corporation Chairman and CEO. … [continued]
