Here’s a well-written article that contains a great deal of truth. Many environmentalists take knee-jerk positions, often rooted in an incomplete and self-serving view of the relevant science, and these positions can ultimately do more harm to the environment than …
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Building Energy Policy on Facts, Not Dollars
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Generating a Renewable Australia
Australia has terrific solar and wind resources, and, if this report is to be believed, expects to exploit them to the max over the coming years. One has to like the title: “The Critical Decade: Generating a Renewable Australia,” as …
From Guest Blogger Tara Gould: Solar Champions UK – Business, Community, Industry Pioneers
According to the DECC (Department for Energy and Climate Change) the UK is committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050. This emissions target, outlined in the Climate Change Act 2008, is legally binding. But judging from …
Ozzie Zehner's Book "Green Illusions"
Here’s a lecture by Ozzie Zehner, whose popular book “Green Illusions” is making the rounds. Indeed, there is a great deal of truth here. In particular, we’re seduced by the sexiness of renewable energy, and in some cases make extremely …
Predictions on Nuclear Energy
On my post on the costs of nuclear energy, frequent commenter Larry Lemmert writes: Nuclear may go away for the next 50 years or so, not because of renewables beating them on price but because gas from fracking has become …
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Solar PV Takes Room — But Is That the Gating Factor?
Readers may want to check out Christopher Willis’ excellent comment on my post yesterday on nuclear and solar energy, in which he points out that a complete replacement for the energy Americans consume would require enough solar PV to cover …
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From Guest Blogger Mathias: Germany`s Solar Capacity Up 50% Since 2011
Even though Germany has recently cut their national feed-in tariff scheme between 20-30 percent from April this year, the solar industry has flourished in the first nine months of 2012. The nation`s utilities say the capacity of solar power has …
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Tagged with: Bundesnetzagentur, Germany, Germany feed-in tariff, Germany solar energy, green energy, PV, solar, solar energy, solar power
ABB's Breakthrough Could Be Critical to Smart-grid
When I was a marketing consultant to the Fortune-sized IT and industrial giants, I was proud to count Switzerland-based ABB on my client list. Having said that, the company was founded in the 19th Century, and had a reputation as a stodgy, …
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The Tough Realities of Wind and Solar
Frequent commenter Steven Andrews writes: Wind and solar have the best characteristics plus on top of that use no water resources. Why are these systems so under attack by fossil fuel burners? Gandhi said: first they don´t pay attention, then …
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From Guest Blogger Carlos de la Fuente: Sydney Invests $4.3 Million in Solar Energy
The Climate Group “C40 City” of Sydney, Australia has announced a project that will create the largest solar project in their country, installing in over 30 sites around this city, starting with the Sydney Park Pavilion. This project will have …
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