Despite the current economic malaise and the stalemate over “capping” carbon, the global wind power industry will grow 160% between now and 2014, according to a just-released forecast from the Global Wind Energy Council. China and the US will lead …
Global Wind Power Industry Forecasts 5-Year Growth of 160% Read More »
“…Because energy has become a focus for innovation, things will start to move faster…The most important thing we did is make energy an interesting area for Ph.D. students over the last five years,” said Vinod Khosla at the inaugural ARPA-E …
Suzlon Wind Energy Corp. announced on March 5th, 2010 that they plan to develop nine wind energy projects in the U.S., totaling 728 megawatts, including 351 installed wind turbines in Arizona, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Oregon and Washington. Suzlon helped …
Foreign Investment in U.S. Renewables and Job Creation – By Guest Blogger Kathy Read More »
As noted yesterday, the annual report of the Clean Energy Patent Growth Index (CEPGI), published quarterly, confirms that 2009 was a record year for green tech. Automobile companies dominated the top clean energy patent holders; big auto holds five of …
Green patents have been tracked since 2002 by the Cleantech Group of Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti. The 2009 annual report of the Clean Energy Patent Growth Index (CEPGI), published quarterly, confirms that it was a record year for green …
Green Energy Technology Patents Reach Record Highs in 2009 – By Guest Blogger Kathy Read More »
In a surprising announcement in March 2010, Dr. Ibrahim Nashawi of Kuwait University and colleagues released a study that suggests that world conventional crude oil will peak as early as 2014 — a decade or three earlier than other parties …
“China missed the first industrial revolution, missed the computer revolution, and the biology revolution – they want to be a leader in the green revolution,” said Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy. (Scientific American, “Is ARPA-E Enough to Keep the U.S. …
Powerhouse China and The Renewable Energy Race — By Guest Blogger Kathy Read More »
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 »
