Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) introduced controversial legislation on March 3, 2010 that could affect renewable energy and specifically wind. He says that stimulus money is going abroad and wants to suspend the program; his legislation wants the law fixed so …
Is Senator Schumer Killing Jobs and Renewable Energy Momentum? Read More »
Whether it is head scratching politicians in Copenhagen or industry analysts predicting that peak oil has already happened in one of the past decades, the pointers aim towards a fundamental shift – the process of doing away with carbon-based fuels …
Shale Natural Gas vs. Renewable Energy — Guest Blogger Anil Read More »
To continue the discussion on biofuels, there have been a number of oil companies who invested in algae fuel. The major ones are: Exxon The big oil firm was looking for projects with high returns to exploit its industry knowledge …
Making bio-fuel from Algae – by Guest Blogger Anil – Continued Read More »
I wrote not too long ago about the huge, long-term role that the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), as part of the Department of Energy, plays in supporting the development of clean energy technologies. Their work with solar energy leader …
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In recent times, there has been a lot of attention being given to usage of green and clean energy. The governments of different nations are bent upon adoption of green and less polluting energy options. The International Energy Agency (IEA), …
Is Wind Energy the Real Answer? – Guest Blogger Anil Read More »
Guest blogger Garth Barker writes: … wind developers are finding it harder to finance projects due to curtailment potential of that variable renewable. I just completed the last interview for my book on renewables with Dr. Peter Lilienthal, CEO of …
Water covers about 70 percent of our planet, majorly composed of the oceans with endless waves and perpetual tides. Water is a source that lays the foundation for many forms of renewable energies like Hydro energy, Ocean energy, Tidal energy …
It’s fast becoming apparent that large clean energy storage is needed for variable renewable energy integration into the grid, not only to stabilize that resource but to avoid inevitable curtailment due to transmission constraints. The resulting VERS (variable energy resources) …
Energy Storage Regulation Needed – Guest Blogger Garth Read More »
I made another video using Windows Movie Maker just now, to promote our relationship with SustainableBusiness.com. I take a certain joy in making this videos. I know I’m not Steven Spielberg in film-making, nor James Earl Jones in voice-overs — …
