Tag: solar energy

The US government’s stimulus package will double the country’s renewable energy capacity by 2012 (from 28.8 GW from renewable energy in 2008 to 57.6 GW) , according to a White House progress report launched by Vice President Joe Biden towards …

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Americans used 4.5% less energy during 2009 than they did in 2008, while wind power generation jumped a dramatic 37.25% last year, according to a recent report released by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Natural gas use declined, while solar, hydro …

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It is with great sadness that I announce the passing of Hermann Scheer, a man who will always be remembered for his incredible vision — and effectiveness — with respect to the deployment of renewables.  Through his tireless work over 30 …

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Bill Gates gave the concept of Feed-in tariffs a bit of a battering during his recent publicity drive to promote energy R&D funding. Feed-in tariffs have given renewable energy companies a major boost in countries such as Germany and Spain. …

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Traipsing around the Solar Power International show just now, I was struck by the overwhelming scale of the event itself. I was one of a swarm of people – tens of thousands of them from countries all over the world …

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The Bell Group announced at the end of August that they have built the largest solary array in New Mexico at their company headquarters. The five-acre installation uses more than 5,000 solar modules and will generate in excess of 1,600,000 …

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A guy called me yesterday hoping to meet me at the Solar Power International show and ask me about the industry.  I really don’t mind creating appointments to meet people; I have several lined up, as this is a major …

Lots of Renewable Energy Industry Expertise at Solar Power International Read More »

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In 2009, for the second year in a row, both the US and Europe added more power capacity from renewable sources such as wind and solar than conventional sources like coal, gas and nuclear, according to reports by the United …

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Maybe it just comes with the territory, but I run across a couple of people per week who rattle off calculations that suggest that renewable energy makes no sense in terms of its basic physics and mathematics. The website http://renewable.50webs.com/ …

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I was keeping a tally sheet at last week’s Renewable Energy Finance Forum, so I could let readers know the issue that was brought up most often and granted the most overall prominence. The clear winner: China is eating our …

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