Demand for PV inverters continues to boom, according to a report from IMS Research. IMS calculates that 8.3 GW of inverters – worth $2.8 billion – were shipped during 2009. That is a 35% increase in GW terms and 17.9% …
[The Vector] PV Inverter Demand Booming – For Now Read More »
I’d be lying if I said I spend more than a few minutes a week with the New York Times, but I do try to keep track of the columnists whose opinions I respect. Last week, next to an op-ed …
Bifurcation of Resources, Renewable Energy, and the Chickens Coming Home to Roost Read More »
Sorry to have been absent from the blogosphere for a bit here. Thursday I was standing in a dairy in Northern Virginia surrounded by hundreds of cows — checking out a methane digester, talking about waste-to-energy, and how feed-in tariffs …
2GreenEnergy – Checking Out Sustainability-Related Businesses on the East Coast Read More »
Spain is world leader in utility-scale solar power generation with a capacity of more than 430 MW, following commissioning of their latest plant in the North West of the country. The United States’ utility scale solar generation is a little …
[The Vector] Solar Thermal – Getting Competitive Read More »
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_TzbiitLao&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1] I believe it won’t be long until the EMCycle, a unique E-bike design, is offered onto the market. In this recent episode of the 2GreenEnergy Report, company’s CEO Michael Scholey explains the market and the business model.
It’s hardly news that the lithium ion battery industry is poised for huge growth. Lithium ion batteries account for about 20 percent of $50 billion battery sales worldwide and they are expected to play a major part in electrical and …
[The Vector] Lithium – Squalls Before the Promised Land Read More »
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUxzOJstlYs&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1] On a recent episode of the 2GreenEnergy Report, EMCycle CEO Michael Scholey explained to me why he believes the unique design of his company’s E-bike has features customers will really like. I have to agree; this is a …
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCgYI5YPjx0&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1] For better or worse, I’ve advertised my willingness to review business plans in the renewables and electric transportation space — and to provide a comment without cost or obbligation. This, as you can only imagine, as landed some …
According to the publication Energy Intelligence Finance, $150 billion per year is being spent globally on renewable power. That’s a stunning figure and it shows that, even with last year’s cap-and-trade capitulation in Washington, green energy is thriving. Of course, …
Guess How Much $$ Is Being Spent on Renewable Power Read More »
I always try to keep my fingers on the pulse of concentrating solar power as the clean energy technology that will get us through the next century. Right this minute, 10,836MW of CSP are under development, but only 423MW in …
Getting Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Off the Ground Read More »
