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I just got off the phone with an extremely professional company in Portugal with which 2GreenEnergy will be partnering to deliver renewables consulting and EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) projects for our clients. You’ll travel a long way to find …

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REN21 (Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century) has released its annual global report card on renewable energy, covering highlights and facts for 2009 and a cumulative overview.  The report comments that renewables are making headway into global energy …

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Xcel Energy, a Midwestern electric and natural gas company, released its preliminary test results in early August 2010 on its wind-to-battery storage technology. After one and a half years of testing, the preliminary results are a success, it says. Luverne, MN, serves …

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But the Politicians don’t trust Science to believe it is Reasonable. Please read it all don’t stop without the entire picture! There is a SOLUTION to “Global Warming” The efforts of Humans to control carbon-dioxide emissions and thereby reduce global …

From Guest Blogger Dennis Miles: We CAN end Global Warming. Read More »

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This is rather long but maybe your assistants can screen this. I’m writing because you showed some interest in urban transport costs (skimming down, you will be able to see this thread). Recently the bike people have gained access to …

From Guest-blogger Ron: Save Money, Pollution, Time, Environment Read More »

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From today’s Wall Street Journal: At 6-foot-2 and 240 pounds, Steven Kemp had to move his size 14 shoes to avoid tripping toddlers at his pediatrician’s office in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. “It’s kind of awkward, but we’re good friends,” says …

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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 »

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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 »

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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 …

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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 »

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