By George Alger   |   March 18, 2011 Re-printed from – http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/partner/2greenenergy-com/news/article/2011/03/best-selling-book-on-clean-energy-yours-free Los Angeles “Even the constant drumbeat of energy-related tragedies does very little to stimulate engagement in clean energy,” fumes Craig Shields, author of RENEWABLE ENERGY – FACTS AND FANTASIES, #1 best selling energy book on Amazon.com. “Fishermen in the gulf are ruined. Northern Africa is in flames due to the tyranny of oil money. And the world is in tears about Japan. But what’s the US doing about its energy policy? Essentially nothing.” The issue, Shields believes, is that people generally don’t understand clean energy; they think it’s a utopian dream for left-leaning...
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By Dana Blankenhorn March 14, 2011    Re-printed from: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2011/03/solar-wind-and-biomass-worth-188-billion-in-2010?cmpid=SolarNL-Tuesday-March15-2011 The main renewable energy industries grew 35% last year, and revenues should double again this decade, according to the Clean Energy Trends 2011 report issued today by Clean Edge Inc., the Portland-based research company. This boom has been going on for a decade and shows no signs of stopping, the report said. Since 2000 the market for solar photovoltaics (PV) and wind has grown 20-fold, with the price to install solar panels falling by nearly half, and the percentage of the country’s venture capital invested in the space growing from less than 1% to last...
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By Reid Smith   |   January 14, 2011    Re-printed from – http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2011/01/electric-vehicles-a-win-for-detroit-and-ee1 At this week’s Detroit Auto Show, electric vehicles are on top. Two of the year’s highest-rated cars are electric. The plug-in hybrid electric Chevy Volt was awarded this year’s “Car of the Year,” just beating out the all-electric Nissan LEAF. But regardless of which car wins, the message is clear: electric cars are generating a lot of excitement. It’s not just the auto industry that will benefit. The EV industry offers growth to other industries as well, including the energy efficiency sector. Utilities win because a growing electric auto fleet means more use...
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By Ucilia Wang, Contributor   |   January 13, 2011 Re-printed from – http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2011/01/buy-american-policy-for-solar-who-cares?cmpid=WNL-Friday-January14-2011 California, USA — A lot of energy has been devoted to the “Buy American” clause in a bill signed by President Obama last week that requires the Defense Department to buy U.S.- made solar panels. It’s a sexy subject because it stirs passionate debates about fair trade and protectionism and how China’s growing political and economic clout is scaring a lot of people. But what really is the impact of this new law? Here is what Paula Mints, director of energy at Navigant Consulting, said during a webinar yesterday: “The military isn’t...
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By Elisa Wood   |   January 7, 2011 Re-printed from – http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2011/01/energy-efficiency-the-unsung-hero-of-our-times As our economy continues to sputter, one little-noticed industry has been booming for a while now: energy efficiency. The sector is hiring like crazy — a fact that speaks volumes about the close relationship between clean energy and the economic recovery that we’re all waiting for. Energy efficiency could save us all. My firm works with utilities, government agencies, housing authorities, and other groups to help increase energy efficiency. We started in 1984 with three employees and one office. Today, we have nearly two dozen offices nationwide and employ 700 staffers from coast...
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From: Andy Soos, ENN Published January 6, 2011 11:24 AM Re-printed from – http://www.enn.com/pollution/article/42200 The European Union (EU)27 will exceed its target of meeting 20 % of its gross final energy consumption from renewable sources by 2020. Today the European Wind Energy Association published its analysis of the 27 National Renewable Energy Action Plans, submitted by the EU Member States to the European Commission. “Taken together the Action Plans show that the EU-27 will meet 20.7 % of its 2020 energy consumption from renewables”, said Justin Wilkes, Policy Director of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). The countries of the European Union are currently...
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By Elisa Wood, Contributor   |   December 29, 2010 Re-printed from – http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2010/12/china-the-us Virginia, USA — China now stands alone as the most attractive market for renewable energy investment in the world, a position it had previously jointly held with the US, according to Ernst & Young’s most recent Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Indices report. The news became political fodder in a US mid-term election year and has been highlighted as an example of the nation’s failings. With US jobs at stake people are worried, and for good reason. That’s one way to look at it. Another is that China’s rise offers a new and...
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By Renewable Energy World Network Editors   |   December 28, 2010    Re-printed from – http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2010/12/the-big-list-2010s-biggest-renewable-energy-projects New Hampshire and Oklahoma, USA — Renewable energy development continued at a good pace this year, with record-breaking projects announced almost as often as once per week. The editors of the renewable energy world network put our heads together to compile a list of the biggest renewable energy projects installed or completed this year as our year-end wrap-up report. Hydro The editors of Hydroworld.com offered the following project reports for 2010.  The largest project that began operation in 2010 also holds the record as Southeast Asia’s largest hydroelectric power station....
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By POET   |   December 22, 2010 Re-printed from – http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/partner/poet-7042/news/article/2010/12/poet-helps-4th-graders-study-alternative-energy SIOUX FALLS, S.D. The history of alternative fuel is deeply rooted in the Midwest, and POET is helping to bring that proud history to light for about 5,000 South Dakota fourth graders. Alternative energy lessons tackling subjects such as ethanol, wind and hydroelectricity as well as conservation and other green practices have been added to the 2011 “South Dakota Road Trip,” a 13-week virtual tour of South Dakota used in fourth grade classrooms to learn about the state’s history. “South Dakota and entire Midwest has had a profound impact on our nation’s energy supply,...
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By Lindsay Morris, Associate Editor, Power Engineering   Reprinted from (http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2010/12/2011-solar-outlook) Solar CEOs gathered at Solar Power International in October were resolute on one matter: the industry will thrive when a National Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard is in place, combined with an extension of the federal tax credit program and federal loan guarantees for the solar industry. According to an October 25 report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, policy measures such as tax credits, capital expenditure grants, incentives and renewable electricity credits will be key drivers of U.S. solar for at least the next three years. “Policy, rather than sunshine, will remain the U.S.’s greatest...
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