Tag: Hydropower

My wife and I are with some friends in the Balkans just now, which, of course, positions me well to look for blog post material in this wondrous place, one I’d never visited.

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An article in GreenTech Media this morning asks why most of the countries in Southeast Asia are lagging behind the rest of the world in the deployment of renewable energy.  I skipped it.  The developing world doesn’t have the cash …

Renewable Energy News from Around the Globe–At Least a Couple of Parts of It Read More »

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I’m always on the lookout for good infographics on renewable energy.  I just came across the one I linked above, but it’s flawed for several reasons: • It treats as separate items things like “hydro” and “biomass” (sources of energy) with …

Renewable Energy Infographic Read More »

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As this article suggests, everywhere one looks in the new energy industry one finds references to disruptive technologies, not only in the various “flavors” of renewable energy, but in the basic ways in which electricity is delivered.  Take DG (distributed …

Rethinking the Sustainable Generation and Consumption of Electricity Read More »

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We speak often about ending the subsidies for Big Oil, in an effort to create a level playing field for renewable energy, and simply to stop transferring wealth from the U.S. tax-payer to the captains of the most profitable industry …

Ending Subsidies for Nuclear Power Read More »

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The National Hydropower Association (NHA) released a statement on July 13th 2010 praising introduction of a bipartisan bill by Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Patty Murray (D-WA), Mike Crapo )R-ID) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA).  The statement thanked the Senators who “…show great …

[The Vector] Hydropower Improvement Act of 2010 Read More »

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