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By Emily Gertz on June 10, 2009
Tags: Europe, China, Germany, India, United Kingdom, USD, Environmental Issue, Person Career, eu wind energy, eu wind power, europe wind energy, europe wind power, Angela Merkel, electricity, energy, Europe, European Union, http://www.ewea.org/", Olympus IS-5 Film Camera, Spanish government
The numbers demonstrate the European Union's commitment to wind power:
- Around 60% of the world's wind power generating capacity is in Europe
- Europe's installed wind capacity is around 64,949 MW, equivalent to just over 4% of Europe's demand.
By Kevin Grandia on June 10, 2009
Tags: Houston, Greenhunter Energy Inc., New York Stock Exchange, United States, USD, Company Ticker, Wall Street, greenhunter energy inc., nyse-alt:GRH, renewable energy company, California, energy, Montana, New Mexico, Texas
An unprecedented spike in the stock price of a renewable energy company called Greenhunter Energy Inc. (NYSE-ALT:GRH) is raising eyebrows on Wall Street today.
By Mitchell Anderson on June 9, 2009
Tags: Honolulu, Palo Alto, America, United States, USD, Person Career, Hawaii renewable energy, high clean energy, California, Department of Energy, electricity, energy, Hawaii, Jeff Mikulina, oil, Theodore Liu
Hawaii has big plans to become a model for renewable energy in America. The Aloha State recently signed an agreement with the federal Department of Energy committing to 70% renewable energy by 2030 – the most ambitious of any state in the Union.
By Mitchell Anderson on June 8, 2009
Tags: ACE Hardware, Honeywell, Wind Energy Corp, United States, USD, small wind turbine, wind energy, wind power, Congress, electricity, Mariah Power, Michigan
Government incentives and emerging technologies are starting to make the small wind turbine market look much bigger.
By Mitchell Anderson on June 8, 2009
Tags: Fresno, Los Angeles, 200MW, PG&E, Solaren Corp, Space Energy, United States, cent, USD, Acquisition, Person Career, SBSP, solar power space station, California, Department of Energy, electricity, energy, Frederick H. Pickel, microwave, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, oil, Peter Sage, Solaren, venture capital
California has never been shy about embracing the latest technology and on April 10, 2009, California quietly made history again.
By Leslie Berliant on June 8, 2009
Tags: China, USD, Global Trends report, REN21, renewable energy investment, UNEP, United Nations, 2008 global investment in renewables by technology sector, banking, biofuels, energy, finance, food, United Nations, United Nations Environment Program, venture capital
2008 saw some significant developments in terms of renewable energy investment according to the United Nations Environment Program Global Trends Report and as pr
By Harry Tournemille on June 8, 2009
Tags: Austin, Houston, Austin Energy, United States, USD, Person Career, Quotation, Austin Texas, Emerging tech, Energy, solar, Solar power facility, Air Force, energy, facilities in U.S., Nevada, Roger Duncan, Solar incentives, solar power, Sylvester Turner, Texas, Troy Fraser, U.S., Voting Down Bill in Texas
The latest news out of Texas has its legislature killing a $500 million solar incentives bill.
By Mitchell Anderson on June 5, 2009
Tags: Copenhagen, Europe, China, Japan, South Korea, USD, Person Career, Quotation, green economy, renewable technology, stimulus spending, UNEP, Alberta, Commission of European Communities, electricity, electronics, energy, European Union, oil, Taro Aso, United Nations
Like many markets, the renewable sector has been hit hard by collapsing access to credit and newly skittish investors.
The silver lining however has been an unprecedented outpouring of public money into the marketplace, much of it earmarked towards building a greener global economy.
By Emily Gertz on June 5, 2009
Tags: Gainesville, Washington, Renewable Energy Vermont, North America, USD, Person Career, Quotation, vermont green energy, vermont renwable energy, Andrew Perchlik, California, energy, Florida, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ontario, Oregon, Vermont, Washington
A new Vermont law will mandate fixed, favorable, long-term rates for power from small-scale solar, wind and other renewable energy generators.
By Nathanael Baker on June 5, 2009
Tags: Energy Act, Streskel, Washington, Propel Geothermal Energy Technologies, Europe, North America, Brazil, China, India, The Netherlands, United States, USD, Environmental Issue, biofuel, Department of Energy, EcoWatercraft, Fisker, geothermal energy, geothermal power, Green Energy Act, Iowa, Kevin Grandia, Minnesota, Ontario, PVT, solar cogeneration, solar energy, solar power, Texas, the Karma, United States, Vermont, Washington, Alex van der Beek, California, Department of Energy, electricity, energy, Iowa, Kevin Grandia, Leslie Berliant, Minnesota, Mitchell Anderson, oil, Ontario, Texas, United Nations, Vermont
It seems as though every week is marked by a large renewable energy announcement from a government; this week was no different.
