Rete Rinnovabile, Italy’s largest solar power generation company, was acquired in October by private equity group Terra Firma for €670 million ($930 million, according to a report in the Financial Times. The deal gives Terra Firma a 10% stake in …
[The Vector] Italian Solar Developers Reshape and Change Gear Read More »
Global renewable energy – and the clean energy race for technology, manufacturing, sales and implementation – may be one of the defining global economic issues of our century. Where does the U.S. stack up? We know that other countries are …
[The Vector] Innovation, Growth and Competitiveness: China and the U.S. Read More »
Perhaps a number of you recall Mr. Shields’s blog posts regarding ammonia fuel from a few months ago. I believe there is also a reference to ammonia in “Renewable Energy: Facts and Fantasies” during the interview with Matt Simmons. I …
Liquid Ammonia Fuel and Model Sustainable Cities Read More »
From “CLIMATE ACTION 2009” for the UN Conference in Copenhagen In this talk, Hermann Scheer debunks the myth of renewables being too expensive and explains why we must keep developing clean tech, describing how each affected industry can make the …
As I prepare for what I hope to be a huge spate of radio and television interviews on my book, I keep in mind that there is little I can do from my end to control the questioning and thus …
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), which is under the Department of Energy, announced selection of nineteen national leaders for its 2010 Executive Energy Leadership Program. Now in its fourth year, the 5 month program gives executive decision-makers at local …
[The Vector] NREL Chooses 19 Leaders for Program Read More »
I just got off the phone with Christopher Barry, a fascinating naval engineer who comes from decades of work in nautical science. Chris was good enough to take me through scads of examples all of which illustrated a very important …
Ocean Renewable Energy Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers Read More »
