An innovative, solar-powered turnkey Computer-Lab-in-a-Box and a long-distance, solar-powered wireless internet connection were set up at a primary school on the island of Udot within Chuuk, one of the Federated States of Micronesia, in early August 2012. The system was installed by members of the Pacific Island Schools Connectivity, Education, and
Blog Read our latest posts on renewables and energy efficiency Authors Learn more about our passionate blog authors Xcel Energy Visit the Xcel Energy website Search : for Renewable Energy Wednesday August 29, 2012 by Tim Laughlin tags clean energy rare earth metals renewable energy solar energy solar panels solar power solar technology comments 0 Solar Flare Just a few short years ago , if you mentioned rare earth metals , most folks would assume you were talking about diamonds , rubies or . emeralds And while rare earth metals aren’t exactly a common dinner party topic conversation today , they are becoming a focal point for scientists and conservationists alike , particularly as they work together to find more sustainable and economical energy . solutions Recently , scientists attending
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Blog Read our latest posts on renewables and energy efficiency Authors Learn more about our passionate blog authors Xcel Energy Visit the Xcel Energy website Search : for Energy Efficiency Friday August 24, 2012 by Billy Draper tags BILLY DRAPER energy efficiency Lighting saving energy comments 5 What Motivates You or Not to Save Energy A few weeks back while gallivanting about on Twitter I spied a tweetversation” between Matt Kalil , the Minnesota Vikings first round draft pick of 2012, and a fan . She asked Matt where she could pick-up a Vikings costume for the upcoming season . Well being the guy that I am , I tweeted a photo of my six year-old self in a Viking outfit and asked , Is this the Viking outfit you were referring to If so , I might still have it . This proved to be an
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On August 15, 2012, at 8 a.m., Colorado’s Xcel utility opened up its registration for a new solar gardens/virtual net metering program. It took just 30 minutes to shut the doors on applications. The utility had received 13.5 MW in those 30 minutes, more than triple the 4.5 MW allowed. This excitement is one reason why I believe that community solar
Blog Read our latest posts on renewables and energy efficiency Authors Learn more about our passionate blog authors Xcel Energy Visit the Xcel Energy website Search : for Renewable Energy Friday August 17, 2012 by Mary LaLone tags clean energy community solar gardens renewable energy solar energy solar panels solar power Solar Rewards Community solar technology comments 1 Community Solar Get Renewable Energy without the Panels How would you support the growth of renewable energy on a community level Many environmental science and renewable energy organizations suggest generating renewable energy on-site at your home using geothermal heat pumps , biomass-fueled combined heat and power or , the most recommended method , solar energy in the form of rooftop , solar photovoltaic panels . The
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Blog Read our latest posts on renewables and energy efficiency Authors Learn more about our passionate blog authors Xcel Energy Visit the Xcel Energy website Search : for Renewable Energy Friday August 10, 2012 by Tim Laughlin tags clean energy national center for atmospheric research renewable energy wind energy wind power World Record xcel energy comments 0 A Broken Record Xcel Energy reaches 57 percent wind capacity for new world record One early morning this past April , as the sun was slowly making its way to the eastern horizon of Colorado , history was made . . Again For the second time in less than a year , Xcel Energy broke a world record for wind capacity on its system at 57 percent . The previous record of 55.6 percent was also set by Xcel Energy in October 2011. Right Time .
It's been two years since Kachan & Co. first published its definition of what industries and categories constitute cleantech. A lot happens in two years, so it's time to refresh our taxonomy. A clean technology taxonomy, a list of nested categories, is important. It shows where a clean technology “fits.” It helps vendors understand their competitiv: Home by Sector Biofuels Carbon Smart Grid Renewables Solar Storage Transport Water Cleantech News Submit Blog Press Release Advertise Jobs About About Cleantech Blog What is Cleantech Bloggers Bookshelf Contact Cleantech Blog Blog With Us The End of Nuclear Power Or Just the Beginning Corn Flakiness Two Years Later : Revisiting the Taxonomy of Cleantech On August 10, 2012, in Blog by Dallas Kachan It’s been two years since Kachan Co . first published its definition of what industries and categories constitute cleantech A lot happens in two years , so it’s time to refresh our . taxonomy A clean technology taxonomy , a list of nested categories , is important . It shows where a clean technology fits . It helps vendors understand their competitive sets . It defines and helps investors
Germany, a leader in renewable energy, recently set a world record when it produced 22 GW of power on May 26th, 2012. At that point in time, half of the country's electricity was generated from solar. Germany's current capacity for solar energy reaches about 28 GW and the country aims to reach 66GW by 2030. By the end of 2011, Germany had about 2
Home About Contact Advertise Consumer Energy Report Banking Energy Biodiversivist Choke Points Econbrowser Editors' Corner Power Policy R-Squared Energy By Robert Rapier on Aug 9, 2012 with 31 responses Climate Change and Developing Countries : Tags carbon emissions China climate change global warming India Tweet This post continues a theme I covered in my book Power Plays Part 1 covered the impact on oil price and supply in Petroleum Demand in Developing Countries Here I discuss some of the climate change . implications Climate Change Implications Regardless of one’s beliefs on climate change , it is a fact that the atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration has been increasing since coal began to be burned in large quantities during the Industrial Revolution around 1750. Since then ,
For those of you who may not know, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has developed a Solar Incentive Program (SIP) to support solar energy in Los Angeles. This Solar Incentive Program can help you with the cost of installing a new solar system. The Solar Feed-in Tariff Program, which allows owners of large-scale on-grid solar systems t
Almost every state in the country has net metering laws on the books. But only a few states allow a lesser-known policy that is critical for the expansion of distributed renewables, particularly community-scale solar — that’s aggregate, virtual, or group net metering. And there are a lot of good reasons to want to see its expansion. The basic prem
It’s that time of year again. For the last three years, I’ve consistently made a summer donation to The Vote Solar Initiative, the American Solar Energy Society (ASES), and Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). This year, I’ve also added SolarPAC, the political action committee set up by SEIA. The amount I donate to each is not so much an obl