• Livestock producers join call to suspend RFS

    Updated: 2012-07-31 14:29:03
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  • Germany takes over Spanish imports of Argentine biodiesel

    Updated: 2012-07-31 14:29:03
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  • Businesses need to plan ahead to cut energy use

    Updated: 2012-07-31 01:00:00
    Research by OnePoll has revealed that many businesses are concerned that they are spending too much on energy bills, however, only a minority employ staff to monitor and track electricity use.

  • Time To Honor the Great Renewable Energy Projects

    Updated: 2012-07-30 19:53:44
    There is nothing more important than celebrating the victories of an emerging industry. The wind, solar, biomass, geothermal and hydropower industries have been putting projects online this year with gusto. Even though project development may slow down for some of those industries in 2013, now is a good time to honor some of the outstanding accompl

  • DECC issues new guidance on improving energy efficiency of homes

    Updated: 2012-07-30 01:00:00
    New guidance has been published by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to help local authorities to improve the energy efficiency of their residential housing.

  • National Radiator Day set for 1 October

    Updated: 2012-07-25 01:00:00
    National Radiator Day, created by Joulesave, the company behind HEATKEEPER energy saving radiator panels, takes place on 1 October this year.

  • Ploughcroft agrees partnership with Good Energy

    Updated: 2012-07-23 01:00:00
    Renewable energy installer, Ploughcroft, is joining forces with Good Energy, the 100% renewable electricity supplier, to offer customers a completely sustainable energy service.

  • Solar 101: Grid-Tied and Off-Grid Systems

    Updated: 2012-07-17 14:00:00
    Will I need batteries for my solar system?  How much does it cost to go completely off the grid?  These questions often come up as people start thinking about going solar.  So, what does it really mean to go "off-grid" with a PV system?  First, let's take a look at a traditional grid-tied system. Grid-tied Solar When most people install a solar ele

  • Renewables Still Need Support: An Interview with Arthourus Zervos

    Updated: 2012-07-11 01:57:00
    Professor Arthouros Zervos - a leading figure in the renewables sector whose advice is regularly sought by national governments and regional bodies - is confident that renewables are now within the 'mainstream', yet sees continued support through subsidies as well as technological developments and enhanced grid integration as essential for the sector's further growth.

  • Just Energy Independence or Clean Energy Self-Reliance?

    Updated: 2012-07-10 14:00:00
    In Thomas Friedman’s latest column, he praises Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts because he “took one for the country.”  Friedman sees that “America today is poised for a great renewal” if only it can get some “big, centrist, statesmanlike leadership.” Logically, there would be some renewable (energy) in America’s renewal, right? Wrong.  Her

  • Big Data Goes Green

    Updated: 2012-07-09 11:00:00
    Cloud computing, where software is delivered as a service to end users over the internet, is currently receiving a lot of attention. The term describes data-processing operations that are outsourced to server farms, instead of being powered on-site. These range from websites and remotely hosted networks, to digital storage space and individual documents.

  • Beware of the 'Greenwash'

    Updated: 2012-07-02 14:00:00
    Sustainability is increasingly in the news and on the minds of corporate decision makers – and it applies not only to a company's products, but to its entire manufacturing, supply and distribution chain. And customers and shareholders want reassurance that their investment is supporting environmentally friendly policies and practices – or, perhaps more importantly, that it isn't supporting destructive ones.

  • Overturning the '15 Percent Rule' Can Expand Distributed Generation

    Updated: 2012-07-02 14:00:00
    <img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/6/28/body-overturning-the-15-rule-can-expand-distributed-generation.jpg" / If you haven’t heard yet, there’s a “rule” that precludes distributed renewable energy projects from supplying more than 15 percent of the power to most “distribution circuits” (part of the low-voltage electric grid that brings power into homes and businesses).  With the rapidly falling cost of solar power, many places in the country are starting t

  • Energy Storage Solutions to be Piloted in Nova Scotia

    Updated: 2012-06-25 14:00:00
    When the Southwestern Municipality and Town of Digby in Nova Scotia started looking into developing a Combined Heat and Power Plant, it discovered a lack of grid capacity which has sent it in a bold new direction. “We engaged Lockheed Martin to give us a view on the feasibility of a CHP plant and one of the things that came out is the grid capacity

  • The Happy Meal of Solar Marketing: Advertising, Social Media, and PR

    Updated: 2012-06-22 15:00:00
    When your little angel tears open the box of mostly edible treats known as “The Happy Meal,” what she’ll find is a package: You get the cheeseburger, the fries, the chocolate milk, the apple slices, plus that toy. It’s a successful package, and it works. So too is solar marketing, but like the Happy Meal, it’s not often a balanced package. As much

  • UN Envoys Plan Sustainability Goals Without Impact in Draft

    Updated: 2012-06-19 14:53:16
    United Nations envoys endorsed the broadest steps yet to harmonize economic development with efforts to protect the environment, measures that pressure groups say lack the teeth needed to force change.

  • 5,000 Followers and 16,500 Tweets Later, 9 Solar Marketing Lessons from Twitter

    Updated: 2012-06-08 14:00:00
    Last weekend, I passed the 5,000 follower mark on Twitter. While that 5,000 number has never been a goal, it’s a great mile marker to look back and reflect on what I’ve learned about Twitter and solar marketing, and why over 5,000 people would ever waste their time following me. The short answer is that I worked hard to ensure that it wasn’t a wast

  • Nova Scotia Feed-in Tariff Progress Report

    Updated: 2012-06-05 14:56:32
    Last year, Nova Scotia caught the world’ attention with its Renewable Electricity Plan that set a goal of implementing 25 percent renewable energy sources by 2015 and 40 percent by 2025. The plan includes North America’ first ever Community Feed-in Tariff (COMFIT) which, since launching in September 2011, has contributed to just over

  • US Government Should Trust the Free Market for Green Energy Investment

    Updated: 2012-05-29 12:10:00
    The loan guarantee program should be retired permanently. The path to commercialization requires brains, discipline and grit. It is rarely aided, and often impeded, by government involvement. Our government should trust the free market forces that have made America great.

  • Utility Success: Interview with Thierry Vandal, President and CEO of Hydro-Quebec

    Updated: 2012-05-24 14:00:00
    Thierry Vandal, president and chief executive officer of Hydro-Quebec, discusses methods his company uses to provide energy to customers, the differences between operating in Canada vs the U.S. and the future of hydro and its integration into other energy strategies.

  • Are IT Data Centers Emerging as a 'Killer App' for Green Power? Part 2

    Updated: 2012-05-24 01:48:00
    IT companies are increasingly exploring a wide range of green power solutions in response to growing energy use at their data centers and increased scrutiny from industry watchdogs. In part one of this article, we described utility-provided and offsite green power options available to IT companies. In this post, we will discuss the onsi

  • Will SolarWorld's Brand be Helped or Harmed by the China Trade Dispute?

    Updated: 2012-05-21 14:00:00
    When one thinks of the solar trade dispute that has led to a 31 percent-plus tariff on Chinese solar manufacturers, the first brand that comes to mind is SolarWorld, who publicly led the CASM Coalition and filed the complaint. Now that the decision is in, will SolarWorld’ leadership benefit its brand relationship with installers or hurt it?

  • Maintaining Electric Heaters

    Updated: 2012-05-14 14:49:13
    Electric heaters provide an inexpensive way of heating your home but they can also present risks, mainly in the form of fire hazards. For that reason it is essential to give proper maintenance to your heater. 1- How old is your heater? With the passage of time, electric components can become damaged or dysfunctional, raising [...]Advertisement

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