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June 19, 2013
The Origins of Solar Energy Reliability
Solar Energy Origins
As the solar industry wrestles with issues of quality and reliability that may be its biggest challenges, an engineer looked back to the first reliability standards and discovered a crucial lesson the industry still has not learned.[read more]
June 19, 2013
Climate Change Deniers Using Big Tobacco's Playbook?
Climate Change Denial
A stunning expose by 100 reporters and Environmental Health News underscores how far some companies will go to squelch a scientific review of the impact of their products.[read more]
June 19, 2013
Energy Risks: Sex, Murder, Public Utility Capital Ratios
What do sex, murder, and public utility capital ratios have in common? They all carry a certain level of risk. Let’s start with the most exciting one; capital ratios for public utilities.[read more]
Power Matrix: Raising Awareness About New Energy Through Gaming
With the company's dedication to sustainable energy in mind, it comes as no surprise that Siemens is raising awareness and teaching people about new forms of energy through a new, fun game called Power Matrix. It's free, it's beautiful, and it requires a bit more brainpower than FarmVille. [read more]
Study: Energy Efficiency Can Be Found in the Cloud
U.S. government researchers tested the energy cost of running common business applications using centralized data centers. Turned out the cloud’s energy efficiency advantages on a nationwide basis were huge.[read more]
Energy Risk: The Forgotten Half of America's Carbon Cuts
America's Carbon Cuts
US carbon emissions are down 12% since 2005. According to many an editorial the reason is simple. The fracking boom has driven out coal. But that isn’t what the data says.[read more]
Smart Grid Revenue To Hit 73 Billion Annually By 2020
Smart Grid Revenue
If you’re placing bets on which sector of the clean energy industry is primed for the strongest growth in the future, you may want to slide a few more chips toward the smart grid.[read more]
Wind Farm Energy Innovation in the UK
Wind Energy Challenges
I recently visited Cumbria in the scenic northwest of England as part of my wind power in the landscape project. Community wind initiatives are facing challenges in the UK even though they are supported by the UK government.[read more]
New Mexico Oil and Gas Sites Fail Safety Inspections, Highlighting Energy Risks
In New Mexico, about 85 percent of 276 oil and gas well sites inspected over the past six weeks failed electrical safety inspections. The good news is that the state carried out the inspections, although they were overdue.[read more]
Indian Nuclear Power Plant Gets Green Light Amid Regulatory Risks
Indian Nuclear Power
The Kudankulam nuclear power plant in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu has finally begun operations following a landmark Supreme Court of India ruling approving the project.[read more]
Getting the Smart Grid Started
How can vendors overcome inertia? The way workforce management vendors succeeded was through persistent education of prospective buyers that identified an array of benefits that covered tangible bottom line impacts.[read more]
Indian Coal Plant Standards Weaker on Pollution Than China
India does not yet have the economic might that China does, but the country prides itself on being a vibrant democracy, where diverse and discordant political opinions are not only welcome but even encouraged.[read more]
Fugitive Methane Emissions: The Achilles’ Heel of the Natural Gas Push?
Buoyed by low prices, environmental benefits and thousands of newly created jobs, the push to produce more natural gas in the U.S. is reaching its stride thanks largely to horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing. But do we understand the implications, some of which might negate the environmental gains? The answer to many objective analysts is: not yet.[read more]
"All of the Above" Energy Policy Must Be Weighted by Common Sense
Last month, Real Clear Politics and API hosted an energy summit in Washington, DC entitled, “Fueling America’s Future”. It was intended to provide a quick overview of an all-of-the-above energy strategy for the United States.[read more]
New Thermostat for Auto Demand Response
Despite having technology in 150 million homes, Honeywell is often left out of the conversation about next-generation residential energy management offerings.[read more]
Is Wind Energy Tornado Proof?
Wind Energy Risks
I have a lot of love for the wind turbine and always have. Driving around the southern coast of Victoria, here in Australia, you’ll come across wind turbines spinning majestically within view of the crashing waves that make up our beautiful coastline.[read more]
Spain In Trouble For Solar Energy Cuts
Firms Upset With Spain
The Spanish government has stepped on a few toes with its recent retroactive solar power incentive cuts. Now those toes are stepping back.[read more]
Climate Change: China, U.S. Not Doing Enough
In 2012 energy-related, global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions reached their highest levels ever at 31.6 gigatons, a data point to go along with the fact that last month CO2 surpassed the 400 parts-per-million mark for the first time in perhaps several million years. What’s to be done?[read more]
Green Business Opportunities For American Economy
Green Small Business
As the US economy recovers from recession, America’s small businesses need to remember that going green often means making green.[read more]
Climate Change and the Energy World Map
Climate Change Map
The International Energy Agency is well known for its annual World Energy Outlook, released towards the end of each year. In concert with the WEO come one or more special publications and this year is no exception.[read more]
Energy Innovation: Winery Will Turn Water Into Wine Into Chalk
Sustainable Wineries
The newly opened Jess S. Jackson Sustainable Winery Building at the University of California, Davis includes a full lineup of futuristic green tech bells and whistles.[read more]
Climate Change Bond issues Showing Strong Growth
Energy Efficient Trains
Sean Kidney has just released the “2013 review of Bonds and Climate Change” report in collaboration with HSBC Climate Change Centre of Excellence. In a nutshell, the report highlights some encouraging trends:[read more]
Reevaluating Electric Vehicles
Electric Car Cost
Just this week I noted a new tool from the US Department of Energy showing that fueling an electric car is about 3 times cheaper than fueling a gasmobile. Well, those fuel savings add up, resulting in more money in your pocket.[read more]
The Next Stage in Energy Efficiency
Energy Efficient Lighting
Back in the 90's, the only place where you would see and LED would be on the on/off buttons of your electrical devices, and only came in red, yellow, green, and more red.[read more]
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“One real question, is how much energy did this "investment" produce?Another, related question, is what was the external cost of this investment.The answer to the first question can be found on the web page of the California Energy Commission.http://energyalmanac.ca.gov/electricity/electric_generation_capacity.html1533 Gigawatt-hr as of 2012.The second question, will be, as always, obscured ...”
“This reflects some of the Vehement/viceral/ One track minded attitude that I think I've noticed with some Renewables/GW enthusisats. I will use some humour to exaggeratingly illustrate the point. In a Top Secrete, High level SPANISH Government debate.."The Economy is bad, what tough choices do / MUST we, COURAGEOUSLY make to recover?"........Fund Solar Power, or Feed the ...”