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China has committed to long-term development of green energy, as is evidenced by all. As the world’s largest user of energy – and also it’s largest polluter – it needs energy to power its growth. China’s latest five-year strategy is quite …

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I’ve added a hot new business plan to the list I’m now featuring. I spoke yesterday with Joe Speace, CEO of “Project Renewable Energy” near Kansas City, whose doing a capital raise for a wind farm that will feature compressed …

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As reported by The Vector on January 17th, the World Future Energy Summit recently drew together world policy makers, international business leaders, energy providers, and educators into a fast-paced conference in Abu Dhabi. The Zayed Future Energy Prize for innovation …

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Follow-up by John F Robbins CEM/CSDP I guess the main diff between your book’s perspective and mine is where we are in the picture.  I’m at what I tell students is “the bottom” where the actual clients, aspirations and small-scale …

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by John F Robbins  CEM / CSDP Design, Analysis, Consulting & Education since 1983 to Improve Ecological Performance 859-363-0376 johnfrobbins@insightbb.com www.johnfrobbins.com Just read your book, referred to me by a green-leaning architect I know.  Below are my comments. Your presentation is mostly …

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China has committed to long-term development of green energy, as we all can see.  As the world’s largest user of energy – and also its largest polluter – it needs energy to power its growth. China’s latest five-year strategy is quite …

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DESERTEC, a $496 billion project to generate solar electricity in the Sahara Desert could be exporting electricity to Europe in five years, according to European Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger, following a meeting with energy ministers from Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia, …

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On Feb. 14, U.S. Pres. Barack Obama made a proposal to Congress to raise 2012 budget funds for renewable energy research. He proposed paying for this budget increase by cutting subsidies for fossil fuels including gas and oil. This budget …

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I just had a very interesting conversation on one of my favorite topics: solar thermal, or concentrating solar power (CSP).  I came across Ahura Energy of Campbell, CA on the fantastic online resource OnGreen.com, and spoke with Dr. Fareed Sfard, …

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Plans for cuts to Germany’s solar incentive scheme provoked a stand-off earlier this month when Germany’s upper house, the Bundesrat, voted against the reductions. The government proposed cutting domestic installation incentives by 11 percent, while reducing feed-in tariffs for roof …

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