Tag: alternative energy

I’m at a loss to understand something, and I’m wondering if I could appeal to readers to help explain it. Last year, Areva, the French energy giant, best known (at least in the US) as a nuclear energy company, bought …

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As I’ve mentioned, I’m in New York City for the Renewable Energy Finance Forum.  The buzz of the first day here, which comes as no surprise, is the uncertainty that pervades the industry.  Though the world market for clean energy …

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The Association of Energy Engineers (AEE), which is an association of more than 14,000 members, recently issued a survey to its members regarding Green Jobs. The Center for American Progress indicated in a March 2010 report that by 2020, clean …

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A reader from Colorado writes in: I have argued for a number of years that the fundamental problem with the conversion is the large amount of capital that everyone has to invest, and with considerable uncertainty.  Some examples: For a …

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In April 2011 report, a new report was released by NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory).  It takes a look at American awareness, attitudes, knowledge and usage of renewable energy and the study further breaks down these views regionally. Some surprising …

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For years, Portland, Oregon has been maintaining – and heightening – its commitment to leading the migration to clean energy and electric transportation. Here’s what they’re doing in solar chargers for EVs in public parking lots. Not to quibble over …

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I spent most of the day with a couple of my partners from our recently minted Bermuda corporation “Island Green.”  This is a start-up dedicated to bringing electric transportation to the tony island nation — then to the Caribbean and …

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Apparently, the Fox News article “Four Dirty Secrets about Clean Energy” is going viral, as I just got it from a friend who is normally not too closely connected to the subject.  I have to hand it to these guys; …

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Today’s clean energy webinar with Dr. David Doty went very well. David spoke on “The World Energy Scene by the Year 2050,” presented his solution (“WindFuels,” synthetic fuels made from off-peak wind energy and CO2), and fielded a number of …

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