clean energy innovation

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The idea of an “artificial leaf” sounds simple enough: Take a small, cheap, light-collecting device the size of a typical leaf, dunk it in a quart of water, and use solar energy to generate enough hydrogen gas for powering a small fuel cell.[read more]

new DOE Secretary Moniz

The budget proposal for FY2014 would give Moniz a solid start in advancing the low-carbon economy, by increasing funding for renewable energy, advanced vehicle research and development, and energy efficiency programs.[read more]

DOE and manufacturing

Originally enacted in 2007 and reauthorized in 2010, this legislation directly supports science and technology institutions that underpin U.S. innovation, particularly in clean energy.[read more]

what of future energy needs?

 

If carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are to stop increasing, then nearly all of oue future energy consumption must come from technologies that produce zero emissions.[read more]

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The average amount of energy the ocean absorbed each year over the period 1993 to 2008 was enough to power nearly 500 100-watt light bulbs for each of the roughly 6.7 billion people on the planet.[read more]

DOE Asst. Secretary of EERE David Danielson

Buried in the President’s FY2014 budget proposal is an interesting reform that could impact energy innovation without relying on Congress for any new – and hard to come by – federal investments.[read more]

solar-powered flight

At each stop Solar Impulse will be on display for the public to see the groundbreaking airplane as it kicks off the Clean Generation initiative to raise awareness of the potential of clean and renewable sources of energy.[read more]

GE's Brilliant wind turbine

After premiering its 2.5-megawatt, 120-meter rotor Brilliant wind turbine in February, GE is now announcing the commercial installation of the first three models that will integrate energy storage capability.[read more]

G20 ministers/IMF

Will countries take climate change action in 2015? While there is reason for cynicism, there are at least five reasons that countries CAN agree to more global action in 2015.[read more]

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Let's look at an “Innovation Carbon Price” that ties 20 percent of carbon tax revenue to public energy innovation investments and 80 percent to strengthening corporate tax incentives for training, research, and equipment investments.[read more]

is climate change policy lost?/shutterstock

 

Addressing climate change means reformulating stale approaches of the past twenty years to drive innovation. A number of policies are beginning to emerge, but they need more attention and support. The climate won’t wait any longer.[read more]

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We need all three: Innovation, Deployment and a Price on Carbon. The right answer isn't one or two of these policy areas. Appropriate and comprehensive clean energy policy is a three-legged stool.[read more]

energy investment/shutterstock

Financial innovations for Smart Grid investments have not kept pace with technologies or even regulatory policies, which move slower than a pre-global warming glacier.[read more]

Ernest Moniz, DOE to be?

If Dr. Moniz’s comments during his confirmation hearing are any indication of what would come from a department under his leadership, clean energy innovation will likely remain a top priority for the DOE.[read more]

new PV materials

Historically photovoltaic production has required the use of rare earth metals. However scientists have just broken the global record for solar energy conversion with “earth-abundant” materials.[read more]