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By Kevin Grandia on May 26, 2009
Tags: Oslo, Aircraft Ascent Solar Technologies, Siemens, America, Japan, Norway, USD, Neal Springs Plant, 10 hot blogs renewable energy blogs, renewable energy, renewable energy blogs, energy, Neal Springs, U.S. Department of Energy
Here's 10 great renewable energy stories hot right now in the blogosphere. Do you blog on renewable energy? Drop me a line and tell me about it, or leave a link in the comment section.
By Mitchell Anderson on May 26, 2009
Tags: Copenhagen, Australia, China, India, USD, brightsource energy, california solar power, concentrated solar power report, solar energy, solar power, solar power report, solar thermal energy, Brightsource, California, electricity, energy, eSolar, Greenpeace, Nevada, Nevada Solar One, North Africa, pdf, Skyfuel, Soalr Reserve, Solar Millennium, United Nations
A new report states that concentrating solar power (CSP) technology could supply 7% of the world’s energy by 2030 [pdf] and 25% by 2050.
By Mitchell Anderson on May 25, 2009
Tags: Geodymanics, Origin Energy Geothermal Pty Ltd, USD, Enhanced Geothermal Systems, geothermal energy, goethermal power setback, California, electricity, energy, Geodymanics, MIT, Nevada, oil, Origin Energy Geothermal
The promising technology of enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) had a major setback in the Outback this month. Geodynamics, an Australian company leading the world’s leading pilot project
By Mitchell Anderson on May 25, 2009
Tags: Shenzhen, HSBC, International Finance Corporation, China, Germany, South Korea, Spain, USD, Person Career, Quotation, Three Gorges Dam, China renewable energy, Stimulus package, wind energy, wind power, Chinese government, electricity, energy, Gamesa, Goldwind, Hao, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Jiang Kejun, Vestas
China likes to do things big: The Great Wall. The Three Gorges Dam. And now renewable energy.
By Leslie Berliant on May 25, 2009
Tags: The Guardian, pence, USD, Environmental Issue, Person Career, Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound, Cape Cod, Cape Wind, Nantucket SOund, Ted Kennedy, Cape Wind project one step closer to reality, Deval Patrick, energy, Jason Jones, Jon Stewart, Ken Salazar, Massachusetts, Ted Kennedy
Opponents to Cape Wind, the 130-turbine offshore wind energy project first proposed for Nantucket Sound in 2001, have long been accused of NIMBYism.
By Nathanael Baker on May 22, 2009
Tags: Zenn Motor Co, Scotland, USD, electric car, geothermal energy, geothermal power, government, hybrid, military, offshore wind, solar energy, solar power, SunPower Corporation, wind energy, wind power, ZENN Motor Co., Congress, Department of Energy, electricity, energy, Kevin Grandia, oil, Richard Newall
Welcome to EnergyBoom.
By Leslie Berliant on May 22, 2009
Tags: America, Americas, Iraq, United States, USD, Environmental Issue, Person Career, Quotation, Nellis Air Force Base, Center for Naval Analyses, hybrid, Iraq, military, national security, Navy, Air Force, Central Intelligence Agency, Commandant, DENNIS V. MCGINN, electricity, energy, George Schultz, High-ranking retired military call for move away from fossil fuels, James Woolsey, Jane Harman, Navy, oil, Orrin Hatch, Pentagon, ROBERT MAGNUS, United States Army, United States Marine Corps, Utah
Last year, former CIA Director James Woolsey told me that he became a fan of electric vehicles years ago when running a war game for Congresswoman Jane Harman.
By Brendan Demelle on May 22, 2009
Tags: Austin, Toronto, EEStor Inc, Zenn Motor Co, USD, Company Location, Person Career, barium-titanate powders, battery technology, EEStor Inc, electric vehicles, energy storage, parallel plate ultracapacitor, ZENN Motor Company, battery technology, chemical, EEStor Inc, electric vehicles, electronics, energy, Globe and Mail, Ian Clifford, Texas, Zenn Motor Co
Toronto-based Zenn Motor Co announced positive test results on its U.S. partner EEStor Inc’s potentially ground-breaking battery technology for electric vehicles.
By Mitchell Anderson on May 21, 2009
Tags: Dallas, Credit Suisse, United States, cent, USD, Person Career, Quotation, geothermal energy, geothermal power, California, David Blackwell, Department of Energy, electricity, energy, geothermal, investment bank, Jefferson Tester, Louisiana, MIT, Nevada, oil, oil and gas, Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas
Industry experts are hopeful aggressive support from the Obama Administration for geothermal energy will help push the sector into explosive growth.
By Brendan Demelle on May 21, 2009
Tags: Cleantech Group, Africa, Australia, United States, USD, carbon-free energy, emerging technologies, ocean energy, venture capital, wave energy, wave power, electricity, energy, Northwest, ocean energy, U.S. Department of Energy, venture capital, wave power, west coast
Anyone who has ever been pummeled by a wave at the beach understands the immense power released by ocean waves. Although difficult to capture, wave power might be one of our best investments in a carbon-free world.
