This article first appeared on The Community Power Report by Manny Pasqualini Community Power Reporter – Oceania Oceania is a region as diverse as any, dotted with tropical Pacific Island nations, the mountainous lands of New Zealand, and the world’s largest island and smallest continent, Australia. Amongst Oceania’s relatively few … [continued]
This article first appeared on RenewEconomy. Call it an act of the greatest folly, or simply one of greed. But it seems that the world’s energy companies are hell-bent on spending up to $6 trillion of shareholder funds and bank debt in the next decade on fossil fuel investments – … [continued]
A new poll reveals energy issue voters overwhelmingly support Barack Obama over Mitt Romney. […]
Between the Leaf and the e-NV200 and the assorted paraphernalia, Nissan has been showing up in various cities around the world to show […]
Today, Mercedes’ reputation is now a little bit greener, as its S250 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY is named 2012 World Green Car, the second […]
Adam Jones, Special Assistant for Energy Policy at American Progress, wrote a great post on Climate Progress this week on 6 things you really need to know about the value of renewable energy. They are all things that we have covered many, many times here on CleanTechnica, but they are … [continued]
Renewable energy in the United States – most notably, wind energy – currently benefits from a production tax credit (PTC). Wind energy is eligible for $0.022 in tax credits per kWh. It might not sound like much, but considering how much energy wind turbines can generate, it can add up … [continued]
Already having made waves with the popular Leaf, automaker Nissan Motor Co announced plans to launch a hybrid vehicle in 2015 as part of a new 5 year environmental plan. All research and development will be conducted in-house, according to Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn.
Big oil gets big money from the government – as CleanTechnica readers may remember, $4 billion was awarded to big oil in the form of tax breaks in 2011 alone. Given that subsidies worldwide rose to at least $470 billion worldwide in 2010 – according to International Energy Agency analysts – that is perhaps more surprising than it should be.
2010 saw a growth increase of 141% over the previous year, more than doubling the amount of new solar installations from 7.2 GW to 17.5 GW! This is excellent news for the future of solar power, but where is all of this growth occurring? Read on to learn more.
