• Tropical Forests Store More Carbon Than Previously Believed, Study Says

    Updated: 2012-01-31 17:31:00
    Yale Environment 360: Woods Hole Research Center Biomass in the Democratic Republic of the Congo data -- including cloud-penetrating LiDAR -- and field observations from forests, woodlands and savannas across Africa, Asia, and South America, researchers say they were able to create the first “wall-to-wall” map depicting carbon density. According to their results, Brazilian rainforests store about 53.2 billion tons of carbon, followed by the Democratic Republic of the Congo (22 billion) and Indonesia (18.6). “For the first...

  • In the Little Ice Age, Lessons for Today

    Updated: 2012-01-31 16:46:00
    New York Times: Gifford Miller, a professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder, collecting plant samples from beneath the ice on Baffin Island. In the winter of 1780, New Yorkers could walk the five miles from Manhattan to Staten Island on ice as thick as eight feet. This is just one example of what happened during the Little Ice Age, a sudden cooling of global temperatures by one degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit) that began toward the end of the 13th century and lasted well into the 19th century....

  • Revised Offshore Installations Ordinance (SeeAnlV) Enters Into Force

    Updated: 2012-01-31 15:37:22
    The revised Offshore Installations Ordinance (Seeanlagenverordnung – SeeAnlV) entered into force today after having been promulgated yesterday. The revision shall speed up permitting procedures, in particular for offshore wind farms. The revised version of the SeeAnlV was promulgated yesterday. Minister Peter Ramsauer pointed out that the new SeeAnlV helps to accelerate the construction of wind farms and the transmission [...]

  • BWE: Wind Power Growth Rebounds in 2011

    Updated: 2012-01-31 14:44:36
    Wind power rebounded in Germany in 2011 after a weaker 2010, confirming forecasts, the German Wind Energy Association (BWE) and the German Engineering (VDMA) said. According to figures compiled by the German Wind Energy Institute (DEWI), in 2011 895 wind turbines (2010: 754) with a capacity of 2,007 MW (2010: 1,551 MW) were installed. The increase of 456 MW [...]

  • NASA Releases Updated Video Showing Warming Temperatures Since 1880

    Updated: 2012-01-31 14:06:59
    Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org JAN 31 Recent Comment I am all about understanding our contributions to Climate Change , but View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it NASA Releases Updated Video Showing Warming Temperatures Since 1880 Written by Megan Treacy on 31 01 12 Last year was the ninth warmest year on record since 1880 Global average surface temperatures has continually risen since 1950, when the average global temperature was 0.92 degrees F 0.51 C cooler than in 2011. An updated video compiled by NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies illustrates this warming trend in colorful detail . Red in the video represents temperatures higher than the average during the 1950 1981 baseline period while blue represents temperatures lower than

  • Climate balancing: sea-level rise vs. surface temperature change rates

    Updated: 2012-01-31 10:15:03

  • Movers and Shakers in Wind Power: Wu Gang, Goldwind

    Updated: 2012-01-31 00:55:26

  • Wind Power Development in Northern Ireland

    Updated: 2012-01-31 00:16:18

  • 6/15/12: World Clean Coal Week, India Focus 2012 | Delhi, India

    Updated: 2012-01-30 20:17:57
    World Clean Coal Week, India Focus 2012 Following on the success of last two years’ conference in Beijing, we are proud to announce 2012 World Clean Coal Week, India Focus will be held from June 14 to15, 2012 in Delhi, India. With coal will continue playing a key role in India’s energy mix, low emissions [...]

  • Kyocera to Launch Solar With Li-Ion Battery Storage for Homes in Japan

    Updated: 2012-01-30 18:13:29
    A big energy-related disaster doesn't just leave horrible marks on people's lives; it also can propel better and quicker policy and technology adoption. Kyocera on Monday said it plans to start selling a system that pairs solar panels with lithium-ion batteries for the residential market in Japan starting this summer.

  • U.S. Could Get 15% of Energy from Wave and Tidal Sources by 2030

    Updated: 2012-01-30 14:27:31
    . Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org JAN 30 Recent Comment I definitely think so . I hope so . I'm kind of banking on it as I've be . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it U.S . Could Get 15 of Energy from Wave and Tidal Sources by 2030 Written by Megan Treacy on 30 01 12 Two recent studies done by the Department of Energy found that wave , tidal and other water power sources could provide 15 percent of U.S . energy needs by 2030. The reports called the Mapping and Assessment of the United States Ocean Wave Energy Resource PDF and Assessment of Energy Production Potential from Tidal Streams in the United States PDF calculated the maximum kinetic energy in waves and tides that could be used for energy production . Our country currently uses

  • GOP aims to force Obama into Keystone decision all over again

    Updated: 2012-01-30 11:52:00
    Business Green: History has a habit of repeating itself, and as a result President Obama is unlikely to be surprised if he is forced to make yet another controversial decision on the future of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline in the next few months. Republican House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner yesterday provided fresh details on how the GOP aims to keep the debate on the future of the $7bn pipeline a live election-year issue, despite the President's decision earlier this month to reject the plans....

  • Power paradox: Clean might not be green forever

    Updated: 2012-01-30 11:18:00
    New Scientist: As energy demand grows, even alternative energy sources such as wind, solar and nuclear fusion could begin to affect the climate "A better, richer and happier life for all our citizens." That's the American dream. In practice, it means living in a spacious, air-conditioned house, owning a car or three and maybe a boat or a holiday home, not to mention flying off to exotic destinations. The trouble with this lifestyle is that it consumes a lot of power. If everyone in the world started living like...

  • Q+A: When will the EU raise its green ambitions?

    Updated: 2012-01-30 11:01:00
    Reuters: The European Commission's latest analysis on moving beyond its existing set of 2020 green goals, to be published on Monday, finds raising its environmental ambitions would be cheaper than originally thought. Details have already emerged in a draft of the working paper seen by Reuters earlier this month. It found, however, the cost of raising the current target of a 20 percent cut in carbon emissions to 30 percent would be more expensive for newer EU member states such as Poland, which relies...

  • Japan emissions rising after atomic crisis: report

    Updated: 2012-01-30 09:00:00
    Agence France-Presse: Japanese manufacturer's greenhouse gas emissions are rising after the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster, hurting the country's carbon reduction goals, a report said Sunday. The trend will deal a blow to Japan's target of reducing emissions by six percent from 1990 levels between 2008 and 2012 under the Kyoto Protocol, the Nikkei business daily reported. Emissions by 399 leading manufacturers are projected to rise 0.2 percent year-on-year to about 388 million tonnes in the year to March 2012,...

  • Renewable Energy Deals Buck Uncertainty to Rise 40%, PWC Says

    Updated: 2012-01-30 09:00:00
    Bloomberg: Renewable energy mergers and acquisitions rose 40 percent in value last year, bucking the uncertainty caused by the European Union debt crisis, the global consultant PwC said today. About $53.5 billion of wind, solar, biofuels, energy efficiency, geothermal, biomass and hydro deals were completed, up from $38.2 billion in 2010, PwC said in an e-mailed report. It's the highest in the four years that PwC has conducted the survey. The overall number of deals dropped to 570 from 606. The uptick...

  • Malaysian opposition says would scrap rare earths plant

    Updated: 2012-01-30 08:11:00
    Reuters: Malaysia's political opposition has vowed to scrap a controversial $200 million rare-earths processing plant being built by Australia's Lynas Corp if it wins national elections expected to be called within months. The plant, in Malaysia's east, aims to weaken China's monopoly on the global supply of the metals, which are used in a range of products from flat screens to iPhones and energy-efficient light bulbs. It is also backed by Japanese investors keen to see the development of alternative supplies....

  • Japan finds water leaks at stricken nuclear plant

    Updated: 2012-01-29 22:35:00
    Reuters: Japan's stricken nuclear power plant has leaked more than 600 liters of water, forcing it to briefly suspend cooling operations at a spent-fuel pond at the weekend, but none is thought to have escaped into the ocean, the plant's operator and domestic media said. The Fukushima plant, on the coast north of Tokyo, was wrecked by a huge earthquake and tsunami in March last year, triggering the evacuation of around 80,000 people in the world's worst nuclear crisis in 25 years. The operator of the...

  • Keystone to be linked to U.S. highway bill: Boehner

    Updated: 2012-01-29 17:43:00
    Reuters: Republican lawmakers will try to force the Obama administration to approve the Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL pipeline by attaching it to a highway bill that Congress will consider next month, House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Sunday. President Barack Obama earlier this month denied TransCanada's application for the oil sands pipeline, citing lack of time to review an alternative route within a 60-day window for action set by Congress. Republicans have since been looking for...

  • City cuts its greenhouse gas emissions

    Updated: 2012-01-29 14:00:00
    North Shore News: THE City of North Vancouver's efforts to grapple with climate change are starting to pay off, achieving real reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. "I have some very good news this evening, and I also have some sobering news to share," Caroline Jackson, the city's community energy manager, told council Monday night. "We are gaining some traction and starting to see some considerable reductions, both in terms of our city operations but also as a community. "The other news is that there is...

  • Extreme heat hurts wheat yields as world warms: study

    Updated: 2012-01-29 06:03:00
    Reuters: Extreme heat can cause wheat crops to age faster and reduce yields, a U.S.-led study shows, underscoring the challenge of feeding a rapidly growing population as the world warms. Scientists and farmers have long known that high heat can hurt some crops and the Stanford University-led study, released on Monday, revealed how the damage is done by tracking rates of wheat ageing, or senescence. Depending on the sowing date, the grain losses from rapid senescence could reach up to 20 percent, the...

  • EU energy policy may bring 500,000 jobs

    Updated: 2012-01-28 14:18:00
    Reuters: The European Union may pass a triple whammy environment policy in the first half of this year that would bring a rapid jobs boost, cut energy bills and improve the environment by one simple measure: keeping Europe's buildings in good repair. Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard said the EU Energy Efficiency Directive includes a commitment to retrofit a certain number of public buildings each year, improving insulation and stopping leaks. "We have proposed a percentage of 3 percent a year,...

  • New York's Fracking Deliberations Inch Along

    Updated: 2012-01-27 22:57:00
    New York Times: In yet another sign that New York has slowed efforts to green-light fracking of natural gas, officials at the state Department of Environmental Conservation canceled a meeting of a drilling advisory panel this week for a second time. Officials said they were delaying the meeting, which had been scheduled for Thursday, because the department`s staff was concentrating on sorting through more than 40,000 comments received on proposed state regulations and an environmental impact statement on high-volume...

  • Palm oil does not meet U.S. renewable fuels standard, rules EPA

    Updated: 2012-01-27 21:52:00
    Mongabay: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ruled on Friday that palm oil-based biofuels will not meet the renewable fuels standard due to carbon emissions associated with deforestation, reports The Hill. According to a notice published Friday in the Federal Register, palm oil-based biodiesel fails to meet a requirement that renewable fuels offer a 20 percent reduction in emissions relative to conventional gasoline: Biodiesel and renewable diesel produced from palm oil have estimated lifecycle...

  • Tesla Model X Will Be Unveiled February 9

    Updated: 2012-01-27 21:25:44
    Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org JAN 27 Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Tesla Model X Will Be Unveiled February 9 Written by Megan Treacy on 27 01 12 Tesla won't be producing its all-electric SUV until 2014, but luckily we'll get a look at the design far sooner than that , though later than originally announced Tesla is set to unveil the Model X prototype on February 9 at its design studio in California , just a few short days . away In a filing with the SEC , Tesla said that it was designing the Model X to incorporate the functionality of a minivan with the consumer appeal of a sports-utility vehicle . This leaves quite a bit of room to imagine its design . With both the Roadster and the soon-to-be-launched Model S the carmaker pulled right from the

  • The world's biggest and most vulnerable trees – in pictures Environment guardian.co.uk

    Updated: 2012-01-27 20:13:05
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  • 5/11/12: CleanEdison Lead RRP Certification Course | Phoenix, AZ

    Updated: 2012-01-27 20:12:57
    Our Lead RRP course gives an in-depth explanation of EPA Regulations regarding on-site activity, proper containment of lead dust, and safe practices during the work. The 2-hour hands-on portion will test 11 essential work skills to ensure understanding of practical applications. With CleanEdison’s versatile Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) course, you can enjoy the [...]

  • California OKs new rules to cut tailpipe emissions

    Updated: 2012-01-27 20:05:00
    Reuters: California approved aggressive new rules on Friday to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by requiring automakers to put many more electric and hybrid vehicles on the Golden State's roads by 2025. The regulations were approved unanimously by nine members of the state's powerful air-quality regulator, the California Air Resources Board, at a meeting in Los Angeles. They are expected to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 34 percent and smog and soot pollutants by 75 percent by 2025, in part by putting...

  • Why Biodiversity Loss Deserves as Much Attention as Climate Change

    Updated: 2012-01-27 19:01:00
    Triple Pundit: Biodiversity loss is probably a challenge that is often ignored as climate change looms. Currently the world is losing species at a rate that is 100 to 1000 times faster than the natural extinction rate, further, it is currently seeing the sixth mass extinction. The previous mass extinction occured 65 million years ago, and was caused by ecosystem changes, changes in atmospheric chemistry, impacts of asteroids and volcanoes. For the first time in history, the current extinction is called by the...

  • Solar Feed-in Tariff Cut in April?

    Updated: 2012-01-27 17:06:50
    Federal Environment Minister Norbert Röttgen (CDU) wants an extra solar feed-in tariff cut to become effective on 1 April 2012, Reuters reported after a meeting of the parliamentary party leaders of the ruling CDU/CSU and FDP coalition on Wednesday. Details of the cut still remain unclear. Minister Röttgen again dismissed proposals by his colleague Economics [...]

  • Reaping a Bonus From Cap-and-Trade

    Updated: 2012-01-27 17:01:00
    New York Times: Criticism of cap-and-trade programs often centers on the costs they impose on electric power companies and their consumers. But as I report in Friday`s Times, New York and other Northeastern and mid-Atlantic states that are trying out such a system have found that those costs can be offset by energy efficiency measures paid for by the cap-and-trade program itself. A study by the Boston consulting firm Analysis Group that was commissioned by four nonprofit foundations last year noted that states...

  • Wide Variety of Threats Wiping Out World’s Big Trees, Expert Says

    Updated: 2012-01-27 16:30:00
    Yale Environment 360: A litany of environmental threats, from forest fragmentation and logging to climate change and disease, are wiping out the world’s biggest trees, according to a published report. In forest ecosystems worldwide, research shows that giant trees have become particularly vulnerable to a changing environment, ecologist and tropical forest expert William Laurance writes in New Scientist magazine. Increased fragmentation has left big trees exposed to stronger winds, while dry conditions and warming temperatures...

  • Insight: grassland invasion in California transfers carbon to atmosphere

    Updated: 2012-01-27 14:20:59
    Invasive species contribute to climate change by reducing carbon accumulation in soil and increasing microbial respiration

  • Is Spent Nuclear Fuel Really Waste?

    Updated: 2012-01-27 13:01:00
    New York Times: When the Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future was established two years ago, after the Obama administration killed a proposed repository for nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain in Nevada, one of the items on its agenda was to determine whether spent nuclear fuel was in fact waste. Among advocates of nuclear power, considerable disagreement exists about whether the spent fuel can be considered waste, given that it contains unused uranium as well as plutonium, which is created in nuclear...

  • Scotland assesses climate change threats

    Updated: 2012-01-27 12:13:00
    United Press International: British government climate change reports suggest Scotland's fisheries sector and other vital assets could be under threat, the government said. The British government in its Climate Change Risk Assessment determined that changes in water temperatures could result in a relocation of some fish stocks, a key source of revenue for Scotland. The Scottish government said the report means its "essential" for Edinburgh to fully consider the threats posed by climate change. Steps taken by the Scottish...

  • The solar industry needs to know the UK government can be trusted Caroline Lucas Environment guardia

    Updated: 2012-01-27 12:08:36
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  • US wind installations grew 31 per cent in 2011

    Updated: 2012-01-27 11:34:00
    Business Green: The US installed nearly 7GW of new wind energy capacity in 2011, a 31 per cent increase on the previous year, according to industry figures. New figures from the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) show the US installed 6,810MW of new capacity last year, 3,444MW of which came in the fourth quarter as developers scrambled to qualify for a federal tax grant that expired at the end of the year. California led the way for new installations, adding 921MW of capacity in 2011, followed by Illinois,...

  • The solar industry needs to see the UK government can be trusted

    Updated: 2012-01-27 10:35:00
    Guardian: This week, the government lost its appeal against a judge's ruling that its move to change the rates for solar feed-in tariffs before the official consultation has ended was "legally flawed". The high court ruling is a real victory for the solar industry and for those households, businesses and community projects in my constituency who would have been left high and dry by the Department of Energy and Climate Change's attempts to apply a retrospective change to the rate. There has always been...

  • Wind power: Clean energy, dirty business?

    Updated: 2012-01-27 09:00:00
    Christian Science Monitor: Like the oil drilling rig that became an icon of the Industrial Age, the giant, spinning wind turbine has become a global image of clean power. No longer a futuristic dream of environmentalists, wind power has become a big business: Since the signing of the Kyoto Protocol on climate change in 1998, wind-generated electricity has grown 20-fold: from only enough to power the equivalent of two New York Cities, to 200,000 megawatts today – enough to power six Britains. (In an address today about "American...

  • The 'wind rush': Green energy blows trouble into Mexico

    Updated: 2012-01-27 08:59:00
    Christian Science Monitor: The Isthmus of Tehuantapec, Mexico's narrowest point, is a powerful wind tunnel of air currents whipping through the mountains that separate the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Here, on the Pacific side, the wind shapes everything from the miles-long sandspits of Laguna Superior to the landscapes of the indigenous people's hearts. Howling constantly through thatched roofs, the wind is powerful enough at times to support a grown man leaning back as if in a chair. Gales average 19 miles per hour, slapping...

  • Clean Energy Projects Face Waning Subsidies

    Updated: 2012-01-27 04:15:00
    New York Times: Assisted by technological innovation and years of subsidies, the cost of wind and solar power has fallen sharply — so much so that the two industries say that they can sometimes deliver cleaner electricity at prices competitive with power made from fossil fuels. At the same time, wind and solar companies are telling Congress that they cannot be truly competitive and keep creating jobs without a few more years of government support. Their efforts received a boost on Thursday from President Obama,...

  • UK Installing "Wind Farm Friendly" Radar

    Updated: 2012-01-27 03:55:39
    Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org JAN 27 Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it UK Installing Wind Farm Friendly Radar Written by Philip Proefrock on 27 01 12 New radar facilities are being installed in Great Britain in order to unlock large sections of potential wind farm area for development . Because of potential interference , dozens of wind farm projects have been blocked by the Ministry of Defence MOD But now , the MOD has tested these new radar systems , and is satisfied that they will not suffer adverse effects from wind . turbines One recent installation of a new Lockheed Martin air defense radar has let to the Ministry withdrawing its objection to five offshore wind farms that had been stalled over the issue . Wind farm developers are underwriting the

  • Japanese Solar Panel Owners Sold $1.2 Billion Worth of Surplus Power Back to Grid Last Year

    Updated: 2012-01-27 00:46:37
    Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org JAN 27 Recent Comment Now look at a map . See that really big land-mass across the pacific fr . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Japanese Solar Panel Owners Sold 1.2 Billion Worth of Surplus Power Back to Grid Last Year Written by Megan Treacy on 27 01 12 Japanese home and business owners with solar power installations sold 2,150 GWh of electricity back to their power utilities last year , a huge 50 percent increase over the amount sold back to the grid in 2010.  The sellers collectively made a nice 1.2 billion off their surplus . electricity The Japanese government has a feed-in-tariff scheme that requires the utilities to purchase the extra power which was small beans compared to the average 884,000 GWh

  • President Obama’s Blueprint to Make The Most of America’s Energy Resources

    Updated: 2012-01-26 19:04:15
     http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/01/26/fact-sheet-president-obama-s-blueprint-make-most-america-s-energy-resour FACT SHEET: In his State of the Union Address, President Obama laid out a Blueprint for an America Built to Last, underscoring his commitment to an all-of-the-above approach that develops every available source of American energy. This commitment includes the safe and responsible production of our oil and natural gas resources. Today, American oil [...]

  • Meeting of Central Eastern European Electricity Forums Deals with Loop Flows Following German Energy Strategy Shift

    Updated: 2012-01-26 18:01:39
    A meeting of the Central Eastern European Electricity Forum (CEEE Forum) at the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) yesterday dealt with the cooperation between transmission system operators regarding the implementation of the necessary measures to reach an internal EU electricity market by 2014, impediments for the electricity trade and also unscheduled loop flows [...]

  • Innovative London Array Design Approved

    Updated: 2012-01-26 11:51:26

  • R-Squared Energy TV: Episode 9 – Energy Tradeoffs with Palm Oil & Fracking

    Updated: 2012-01-26 07:58:52
    Join the forum discussion on this post In this week’s episode of R-Squared Energy TV, I answer questions on palm oil and hydraulic fracturing (fracking). Some of the topics discussed are: The EPA decision to exclude palm oil from qualifying as renewable biomass under RFS2 The Chinese influence over the palm oil trade The issue of trade-offs in our [...]

  • Global JOJOBAWORLD 2012

    Updated: 2012-01-26 00:00:00
    Workshop: 25 May 2012 - 26 May 2012, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Organized by Centre for Jatropha promotion & biodiesel (CJP).

  • Weighing Both Sides of the China-U.S. Solar Panel Manufacturers Trade Dispute

    Updated: 2012-01-25 20:06:00
    In recent years, the price for solar PV panels has plummeted, falling 30% in 2011 alone. The drop in prices can be attributed in part to cheap, imported panels produced by Chinese manufacturers who benefit from billions of dollars of cheap credit from the Chinese government. But while solar installers benefited from inexpensive panels, manufacturers [...]

  • City of South Bend to test high energy efficiency street lights with grant from Wells Fargo

    Updated: 2012-01-25 18:54:50
    South Bend to test high-efficiency street lights Grant paying for pilot program. By KEVIN ALLEN South Bend Tribune 5:29 PM EST, January 19, 2012 SOUTH BEND — The city is testing an idea that could lighten its electric bills. Thanks to an $18,750 grant from Wells Fargo, city officials are going to see if a [...]

  • Rhineland-Palatinate: Wind Power Given Priority in State Development Programme for Expansion of Renewables

    Updated: 2012-01-25 10:03:17
    The state government of Rhineland-Palatinate in a first reading approved an update of the State Development Programme (LEP IV) for the Expansion of Renewable Energy. The programme intends to increase the share of renewable energy sources to 100% by 2030. Wind power shall play a key role. Thus a number of LEP IV amendments aim at facilitating in particular [...]

  • 3/22/12: E-Bikes Forum 2012 (FREE SEMINAR) – Europe: Barcelona | Barcelona, Spain

    Updated: 2012-01-25 03:08:30
    The FREE one-day seminar, E-Bikes Forum will take place in parallel to EV Battery Forum and EV Charging Forum in Barcelona, Spain on 22 March 2012. 3 conferences 1 shared exhibition. Endorsed by The Barcelona City Council and The Spanish Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade, the conference and exhibition is bringing a combination of [...]

  • Study: Decrease in Sun's Output Won't Curb Global Warming

    Updated: 2012-01-25 00:00:00
    : Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org JAN 25 Recent Comment The earth hasn't warmed at all over the last decade and that's a fact View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Study : Decrease in Sun's Output Won't Curb Global Warming Written by Megan Treacy on 25 01 12 A new study done by the University of Reading and the Met Office looked at the likely changes in solar activity over the next 90 years and whether a decrease would offset global warming by any significant measure . The answer : . no The study found that the sun's output is likely to decrease until 2100, but that decrease will only lead to a global temperature reduction of 0.08 C . Compared to the forecasted warming of at least 2.5 C over the same period from greenhouse gases a solar

  • GE Gives London's Tower Bridge the LED Treatment

    Updated: 2012-01-24 19:42:44
    Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org JAN 24 Recent Comment Happy I don't care which company does it . Who knows maybe that way View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it GE Gives London's Tower Bridge the LED Treatment Written by Megan Treacy on 24 01 12 We love seeing the world's architectural icons retrofitted to become more energy efficient , especially when they're major energy hogs like skyscrapers and huge bridges . Now we have another icon to add to that list . As part of GE's Ecomagination initiative and in time for this summer's Olympic games , London's Tower Bridge will be given a green lighting makeover , switching out the street and artistic lighting for more efficient . LEDs GE is teaming up with London's City Hall , City of London

  • F.A.Z.: BMWi Draft Ordinance on Electricity Demand Side Management

    Updated: 2012-01-24 19:41:30
    The Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) is preparing a new ordinance regulating demand side management and allowing network operators to shed large loads to avoid grid overload, the newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) reports. The measure shall increase network stability in Germany that suffered after last year’s energy policy shift when eight nuclear power [...]

  • Developing Renewable Energy Resources of Landfill Gas

    Updated: 2012-01-24 18:00:39
    Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org JAN 24 Recent Comment What makes sense is for more communities to have better recycling prog . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Developing Renewable Energy Resources of Landfill Gas Written by Philip Proefrock on 24 01 12 Landfills are a necessary component of contemporary life . According to the US EPA , the average person in the U.S . produces nearly 1,130 pounds 513 kilograms of waste per year and the vast majority of that ends up in landfills . Much of that trash decomposes , and releases methane and CO2, both of which are greenhouse gasses . However , methane is also a gas which can be used as a fuel , and increasingly , landfills are beginning to realize this is an energy resource and are making use

  • Extended Range EV Trucks from VIA Motors

    Updated: 2012-01-24 16:53:25
    Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org JAN 24 Recent Comment I'm skeptical that anyone can take the existing engine and turn it int . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Extended Range EV Trucks from VIA Motors Written by Philip Proefrock on 24 01 12 Although the overall tone of this year's North American International Auto Show had a far lower emphasis on green vehicles than we've seen in recent years , we were nonetheless surprised to see three different niche companies with electric vehicles present on the main floor . Two of these compaines , Tesla and Coda had all-battery EVs the third , VIA Motors has pickups and vans with electric drive and onboard generator for extended range driving , much like the Chevy . Volt In fact , former GM

  • Sol Systems Announces 10 Year Fixed-Price SREC Offer for Massachusetts

    Updated: 2012-01-24 15:13:31
    Sol Systems, the oldest and largest solar renewable energy credit (SREC) aggregator in the nation, is pleased to announce Sol Annuity 10, a new product for Massachusetts solar photovoltaic (PV) projects. Sol Annuity 10 provides a price of $200 per SREC guaranteed for 10 years for any PV system located in Massachusetts.  Customers that lock in [...]

  • Viewpoints from the Board Room: Interview with Voith Hydro CEO and President Kevin Frank

    Updated: 2012-01-24 14:00:00
    Kevin Frank was named chief executive officer and president of Voith Hydro Inc. in November 2010. Frank discusses technology, policy and the factors driving the hydropower market.

  • Wind Power: Focus On Hawaii

    Updated: 2012-01-23 22:52:25

  • New Monthly or Quarterly Solar Feed-in Tariff Cuts?

    Updated: 2012-01-23 20:48:49
    Initial information after a meeting of Federal Environment Minister Norbert Röttgen with representatives of the solar industry suggests that the 2011 solar boom might lead to monthly or at least quarterly solar feed-in tariff cuts but not result in a higher reduction than the maximum reduction of 24%. The 2011 capacity addition of another 7,500 [...]

  • Apple iBooks 2 Sells 350,000 e-Textbooks in Three Days

    Updated: 2012-01-23 19:42:48
    Home Contact About Jobs EcoGeek.org JAN 23 Recent Comment Accepting the reusabilty of physical books I like the space saving and . View all Comments Share Email it Print it Digg it Reddit it Del.icio.us Stumble it Apple iBooks 2 Sells 350,000 e-Textbooks in Three Days Written by Megan Treacy on 23 01 12 Last week , Apple officially unveiled its iBooks 2 textbook platform where iPad users can download electronic versions of textbooks that are not only interactive , but cheaper too . Apparently , it was just what educators and students were waiting for because early reports are saying that in just its first three days the iBooks store saw 350,000 downloads of . e-textbooks Apple has partnered with the three textbook publishers Pearson , McGraw Hill , and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt , who

  • Are President Obama’s Policies Causing U.S. Oil Production to Rise?

    Updated: 2012-01-23 07:10:58
    Join the forum discussion on this post Question: What do President Barack Obama and ex-President Jimmy Carter have in common? Answer: Both presided over strong increases in domestic oil production that were a result of decisions made before they took office, as I explain in this post. In my recent post The Oilman in the White House, [...]

  • New Funding for Micro CHP Plants

    Updated: 2012-01-21 10:45:37
    The Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) published a new guideline on the promotion of micro combined heat and power plants (micro CHP) with an installed capacity of up to 20 kW. The support programme will be managed by the Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (Bundesamt für Wirtschaft [...]

  • Sol Systems Welcomes New Solar Analyst Interns

    Updated: 2012-01-20 17:15:08
    Sol Systems is proud to announce the arrival of our new, talented Solar Analyst Interns. Welcome to the team, William and Jessica. William Graves – Solar Analyst Intern: William Graves joins Sol Systems during his third year at American University, where he studies Business Administration and International Relations with a specialization in International Environmental Policy. Before [...]

  • 2/2/12: UT Energy Forum 2012 | Austin, TX

    Updated: 2012-01-20 12:08:32
    An event bringing together industry leaders, professionals, University researchers and professors, policymakers, entrepreneurs and students to explore today’s most pressing energy challenges. Keynote addresses from: Dr. Steven E. Koonin, Former Undersecretary of Science, U.S. Dept. of Energy; Stephan Dolezalek, Managing Director and Group Leader, Vantage Point Clean Tech Group; Michael S. Bahorich, Executive Vice President [...]

  • Solar Feed-in Tariffs Under Review

    Updated: 2012-01-19 19:49:10
    He wanted to maintain the feed-in tariff promotion scheme under the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG), but discuss further cuts of solar feed-in tariffs with industry, Federal Minister of the Environment Norbert Röttgen (CDU) said at an annual energy industry conference in Berlin. His comments came as a reaction to calls by his colleague Economics [...]

  • Inside Indiana Business Report: Abound Solar Still Committed to Indiana

    Updated: 2012-01-19 19:12:06
    updated: 1/19/2012 1:11:55 PM InsideINdianaBusiness.com Report Colorado-based Abound Solar says it remains on track to hire at least 850 people by 2014. Marketing Communications Manager Becky Ellzey tells Inside INdiana Business crews continue to work on turning an empty Tipton County building into a usable facility. Ellzey says the company plans to begin hiring workers [...]

  • Environment blog Environment The Guardian

    Updated: 2012-01-19 04:32:36
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  • Renewable Energy Law News - Week of January 16, 2012

    Updated: 2012-01-18 20:42:00
    : Wednesday , January 18, 2012 Renewable Energy Law News Week of January 16, 2012 Photo via Flickr Vermont Statehouse 2012 : A legislative preview On Tuesday , 180 lawmakers will converge on the Statehouse after a seven month hiatus for Round 2 of the 2011-2012 biennium . Judging from interviews with committee chairs , the upcoming session will be fast and furious . Lawmakers have an impressive array of complicated issues to address in four short months , and there is little expectation that the session will drag past the first week in May this is an election year after all Long-term recovery plans post-Irene will figure prominently on the docket . Expect to see lively debate on proposals for the new state psychiatric hospital , the state office complex , a reordering of transportation

  • 3/26/12: Advanced Pressure Equipment Maintenance | Bangkok, Thailand

    Updated: 2012-01-18 20:30:27
    This three day intensive master class is based on the rules for pressure vessel design and construction, and is a comprehensive introduction to the requirements of the ASME Code Section, Section VIII, Division 1, DP5500, AS/NZS, ISO, and Pressure Vessels. For more information, do email me with the title “APE-CT“ at percilla.l@unistrategic.com and indicate the [...]

  • R-Squared Energy TV: Episode 8 – Biomass Pros and Cons

    Updated: 2012-01-18 18:15:54
    Join the forum discussion on this post In this week’s episode of R-Squared Energy TV, I give a short presentation on the pros and cons of using biomass for energy. People tend to have strong feelings on this topic in one way or another, and I will explore a bit of the reason for the [...]

  • EEG Clearing Agency Starts Consultation Regarding PV Installations Near Motorways and Railways

    Updated: 2012-01-18 14:19:55
    Clearingstelle EEG (EEG Clearing Agency), which serves interested parties with regard to the interpretation and disputes relating to the EEG, has started a consultation in a new advice procedure (Hinweisverfahren) concerning PV systems that are installed within a distance of up to 110 metres to motorways and railways. The amended Renewable Energy Sources Act that [...]

  • 1/30/12: CleanEdison BPI Certification — Building Analyst Course | Kent, WA

    Updated: 2012-01-18 03:18:44
    CleanEdison specializes in Energy Audit Training, offering a nationally-recognized BPI Certification from the Building Performance Institute (BPI). CleanEdison understands that building professionals need to get in and out of BPI Training courses as quickly and efficiently as possible so trainees can achieve BPI Certification without delay! Which is why we’ve design our BPI Classes with [...]

  • Environment blog Environment The Guardian

    Updated: 2012-01-17 09:08:41
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  • 5/23/12: The 4th Deepwater Asia Congress 2012 | Bali Island, Indonesia

    Updated: 2012-01-16 21:49:47
    At present, offshore oil accounts for about 33 percent of the world total output, and the number will reach 35 in ten years, in which, deepwater oil has shown rapid growth, from 3 percent in 2002 to 6 percent in 2007, and will increase to 10 percent in 2012. According to forecasts, after 2015, deepwater [...]

  • When We Struggle, We Learn

    Updated: 2012-01-16 15:42:49
    If there was one key takeaway from the most recent RenewableEnergyWorld.com and Solar Power-gen webcast it was that the year ahead will be difficult for large-scale solar power development due to poor access to capital, an uncertain policy landscape, the pending trade case against China and module prices that are too low to support a healthy indust

  • Solar Fred Solar Marketing Tip: What If We Sold Residential Solar Like Cars?

    Updated: 2012-01-16 14:00:00
    While solar is making steady progress towards the main stream, it ain’ there yet. Many consumers are still suspicious of solar because it’ unfamiliar. They’e seen panels and solar homes in pictures, but it’ not like buying or selling a car… or is it? Making analogies to something familiar can be very helpful fo

  • From Cleanenergyauthority.com: Northern Indiana utility wins with solar feed-in tariff

    Updated: 2012-01-16 13:26:37
    Original article: http://www.cleanenergyauthority.com/solar-energy-news/nipsco-wins-with-solar-feed-in-tariff-010612/ Written by Amanda H. Miller Jan 06, 2012 Since the Northern Indiana Public Service Company launched its Feed-in-tariff pilot program last year, solar power installations in the area have skyrocketed. Nick Meyer, spokesman for NIPSCO, said that a new project proposed by Lincoln Solar to install 6,800 solar panels in Merrillville, Ind., [...]

  • 2/13/12: Industrial Energy Management in the 21st Century | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Updated: 2012-01-16 02:58:01
    This workshop will improve delegates’ knowledge about various aspects of industrial energy management. These include fundamental principles of thermodynamics, cogeneration, equipment for processes and utilities, and heat integration. Energy efficiency programs will also be discussed. For more information, do email me with the title “IE-CT“ at percilla.l@unistrategic.com and indicate the website name.

  • 4/6/12: CleanEdison Lead RRP Certification Course | Phoenix, AZ

    Updated: 2012-01-15 09:07:16
    | Our Lead RRP course gives an in-depth explanation of EPA Regulations regarding on-site activity, proper containment of lead dust, and safe practices during the work. The 2-hour hands-on portion will test 11 essential work skills to ensure understanding of practical applications. With CleanEdison’s versatile Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) course, you can enjoy [...]

  • 1/3/12: GreenStep Professional Project Experience | Virtual

    Updated: 2012-01-13 23:07:07
    This program is designed for the professional who is looking to go beyond the basics of LEED to gain a deeper understanding of the unique processes involved with managing a LEED project. Through this hands-on program working on a LEED Registered Project, aspiring LEED APs will not only develop a thorough understanding of the various [...]

  • Governor Christie Releases the New Jersey 2012 Energy Master Plan

    Updated: 2012-01-13 16:17:09
    The New Jersey market experienced a knee-jerk reaction following the release of Governor Christie’s latest Energy Master Plan (EMP) report.  Spot prices immediately experienced a double digit rally but the type of stimulus outlined in the white paper appears to be more of a market stabilizer than a solid catalyst that will push prices higher for years [...]

  • Weird weather around the world sees in 2012 John Vidal Environment guardian.co.uk

    Updated: 2012-01-13 06:07:21
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  • Weird weather around the world sees in 2012 John Vidal Environment guardian.co.uk

    Updated: 2012-01-13 06:07:20
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  • Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee Discusses the PA Solar Jobs Bill

    Updated: 2012-01-12 21:59:26
    The Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee held a public hearing yesterday, Wednesday, January 11, 2012, for the Pennsylvania Solar Jobs Bill (HB 1580).  The members of the Pennsylvania House primarily focused their questioning and discussion on any potential costs to ratepayers. Representative Todd Stephens (R-151st District) also noted, “The business community is ardently opposed to [...]

  • NJ Solar Bill Fails to Reach Vote

    Updated: 2012-01-12 14:50:44
    Legislation to resuscitate the New Jersey SREC market failed to make it to a vote in the last legislative session on Monday, January 9. The bill (2-2371) would have modified the NJ renewable portfolio standard, increasing the amount of electricity that must be derived from solar. If passed, this bill would have increased SREC values [...]

  • Share offer for UK's first reservoir power' community turbine UK news guardian.co.uk

    Updated: 2012-01-11 19:57:30
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  • Share offer for UK's first reservoir power' community turbine UK news guardian.co.uk

    Updated: 2012-01-11 19:57:30
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  • R-Squared Energy TV: Episode 7 – The Carbon Emissions Quandary

    Updated: 2012-01-11 18:58:11
    Join the forum discussion on this post In the first episode of R-Squared Energy TV for 2012, I give a short presentation on global warming. I believe there are a number of misconceptions around the U.S. contribution to greenhouse gas emissions, and I provide some graphics that may surprise some viewers. Some of the topics discussed [...]

  • PA Releases New Registration Requirements for Solar Systems

    Updated: 2012-01-10 20:03:23
    Pennsylvania recently released new registration requirements effective as of January 1, 2012. Under these new requirements: 1) All applications must include a photo clearly depicting the facility’s system size and scale. These photos must show the PV modules from the front. Multiple photos may be submitted if one picture cannot encompass the entire solar system. 2) [...]

  • Lucid Energy wants out of city lease for hydroelectric test site in Goshen, IN

    Updated: 2012-01-10 14:58:35
    Lucid wants out of city lease. Posted: 01/10/2012 at 1:15 am by: Justin Leighty jleighty@etruth.com GOSHEN — Lucid Energy will ask the Goshen Redevelopment Commission this afternoon to be allowed to back out of a lease for the powerhouse at the north end of the Millrace Canal. Lucid planned to use the site as a [...]

  • Tackling the Renewable Energy Transmission Tiger - Is There Hope? Is There Help?

    Updated: 2012-01-10 11:36:00
    Sign-In or Create a Free Account World's 1 Renewable Energy Network for News Information News Blogs Video Finance Companies Products Jobs Calendar Magazines Events Awards Renewable Energy Solar Energy Wind Energy Geothermal Energy Bioenergy Hydropower Tackling the Renewable Energy Transmission Tiger Is There Hope Is There Help By Russel E . Smith , Texas Renewable Energy Industries Association 2012-01-10 06:36:00.0 Post Your Comment Do you like this opinion commentary Email Bookmark Print Feed Share Tweet Share Texas , USA Building transmission to accommodate utility-scale renewable energy generation in the U.S . is seen as essential by much of the renewable energy industry . But can it be justified Doing so will necessarily involve constructing some of the longest stretches of wire ever

  • Public Hearing on Pennsylvania Solar Jobs Bill Delayed Yet Again

    Updated: 2012-01-09 22:12:58
    The Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee delayed the public hearing for the Pennsylvania Solar Jobs Bill (HB 1580) for the second time after a death in Committee Chair Representative Godshall’s family.  The hearing was originally scheduled for November 17, 2011 and is now on the calendar for Wednesday, January 11, 2012 (click this link for [...]

  • Are wind turbines increasing carbon emissions Leo Hickman Environment guardian.co.uk

    Updated: 2012-01-09 17:07:35
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  • Are wind turbines increasing carbon emissions Leo Hickman Environment guardian.co.uk

    Updated: 2012-01-09 17:07:35
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  • Movers & Shakers In Wind Power:Tulsi Tanti

    Updated: 2012-01-05 16:17:41

  • Indy Star: Gov. Daniels lifts strict security measures at Statehouse; Law to regulate “indoor noise pollution”?

    Updated: 2012-01-04 16:44:16
    Dear Readers: Although I do applaud Governor Daniels move to lift the strict security measures at the State House, I do believe there is a need to enforce noise levels. I could be wrong but at times I felt that the decibel level generated by rallies and protests exceeded reasonable indoor decibel levels. The excessive [...]

  • Massachusetts Announces 10 Year Forward ACP Schedule

    Updated: 2012-01-04 15:13:16
    On December 29, the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) announced a rolling 10 year Alternative Compliance Payment (ACP) Rate Schedule for the RPS Solar Carve-out.  The schedule maintains the ACP Rate at its current level through Compliance Year 2013, and then reduces the Rate at 5% per year. This change to the Solar Carve-out [...]

  • Indy Star Columnist Tully: Statehouse restrictions will hurt more than union rallies

    Updated: 2012-01-04 14:57:09
    by Matthew Tully, Indianapolis Star, Jan. 4, 2012 We all understand the need for tight security at the Statehouse. For years, in fact, I questioned why visitors could walk into the state’s most notable government building without having to go through even the most basic security check. It seemed as if Indiana officials, in their [...]

  • Environment blog Environment The Guardian

    Updated: 2012-01-03 21:55:46
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