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China to Invest $373 Billion in Energy Saving Projects by 2016

Aug 24, 2012 at 14:55 | Environmental Finance

China has said it will invest ¥2.37 trillion ($373 billion) in energy-saving projects and pollution control by the end of 2015, boosting share prices of environmental technology companies in the…

New Retrofit Kit can Turn Any Car into a Plug-In Hybrid

Aug 17, 2012 at 17:44 | Brian Westenhaus

Dr. Charles Perry at Middle Tennessee State University continues driving toward success in the development of the plug-in hybrid retrofit kit for any car.  Dr. Perry, his collaborators, and…

What Clean Energy Innovation can Learn from the Curiosity Mars Rover

Aug 14, 2012 at 17:24 | Innovation Policy Blog

This week, the land rover Curiosity finished an incredible journey of more than 350 million miles and safely touched down on the surface of Mars. The mission carried significant…

Wireless Charging Technology will Give EV's Infinite Range

Aug 13, 2012 at 16:55 | Climate Progress

San Diego-based Qualcomm Inc. recently announced that it has partnered with the automaker Renault for a field trial of its new wireless electric vehicle charging system later this…

Microgrids and Solar Power, the Answer to India's Power Crisis

Aug 08, 2012 at 17:11 | Charles Kennedy

As India experienced its worst power failure ever last week, leaving 600 million people without electricity, disrupting the operation of hospitals and public services and shutting down transportation in key…

Investment in Clean Energy Technology is Only Going in One Direction - Up

Aug 07, 2012 at 16:50 | Tyler Hamilton

There was a clever headline in the satirical newspaper The Onion earlier this week that wouldn’t be so humorous if it wasn’t true.“300 Million Without Electricity In India…

Cheap New Battery Creates Energy from Rusting Iron

Aug 07, 2012 at 16:46 | Climate Progress

A new low-cost, “air-breathing” battery has the capacity to store between eight and 24 hours’ worth of energy.The rechargeable and eco-friendly battery uses the chemical energy generated by…

Five Reasons Eco-Investments are Smart Investments

Jul 30, 2012 at 17:59 | Charles Kennedy

The ups and downs of renewable energy projects like solar, wind and electric cars have shell-shocked investors, but this is not the death knell for eco-investment, and the smart investor…

Peak Minerals: Shortage of Rare Earth Metals Threatens Renewable Energy

Jul 30, 2012 at 17:24 | Professor Chris Rhodes

Not only are supplies of oil and natural gas under imminent threat of failing to meet demand for them, but so is a whole range of precious metals, along with…

Renewable Energy and the Race Against Peak Oil

Jul 20, 2012 at 17:34 | Post Carbon

Few would argue with the proposition that within the next 20 or 30 years our current sources of fossil fuels and other somewhat substitutable liquids will be only a fraction…

Obama's Electric Cars vs Romney's Economic Erosion

Jul 19, 2012 at 18:08 | Charles Kennedy

In a nutshell, Republican presidential candidate Mit Romney has received a serious campaign lashing over his corporate, American-job-outsourcing past, and his response to that is to take the Obama administration…

Study Finds Renewable Energy Sources are more Efficient than Traditional Ones

Jul 17, 2012 at 17:13 | Climate Progress

Wind energy opponents who say that producing electricity using the power of the wind is not efficient would do well to take a look at a new graphic published on…

UK Embraces Renewable Energy, Albeit Reluctantly - As Long As it Pays for Itself

Jul 11, 2012 at 17:17 | John Daly

According to Britain’s Oil & Gas lobby group, while Britain’s oil and gas industry is in sharp decline, it remains fundamental for jobs and the UK economy.Last year…

Denmark to Lead EU in Going Green

Jul 09, 2012 at 17:02 | John Daly

Amidst the on-going roiling European Union debate over the organization’s crisis, politicians in Brussels have been scrambling to construct a fiscal policy that will shore up the organization’s common currency,…

Afghanistan's Landscape is Perfect for Renewable Energy

Jul 06, 2012 at 16:52 | Green Futures

Say the word ‘Afghanistan’ and you’ll conjure up a number of associations in your listener’s mind. It’s a safe bet that none of them will include ‘promising haven of renewable…

Five Interesting Facts about Electric Vehicles

Jul 03, 2012 at 17:31 | Saltanat Berdikeeva

1.    Electric cars have arrived, but the pace of adoption will be slow.2.    There are several different types of cars that plug in, and their electric ranges vary.3.   …

Waste to Watts: How Today's Garbage Can Be Tomorrow's Electricity

Jul 03, 2012 at 17:25 | Devon Bass

Burning garbage was something we once did to get rid of garbage that we didn’t know what else to do with.  But old incinerators built a few decades ago were…

NREL Say 80% of US Electricity can be Created from Renewable Sources by 2050

Jun 28, 2012 at 17:03 | Climate Progress

Americans have always prided themselves on thinking big. When it comes to energy, the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) has given big-thinkers everywhere a shot in the arm with a…

Net-Zero Living, A Few Decades Shy of Affordable

Jun 26, 2012 at 16:11 | Charles Kennedy

Net zero energy buildings produce as much energy as they consume via on-site renewable energy, but it will be about three decades before they become something more than a luxury…

Renewable Energy Investors Flock to Latin America

Jun 22, 2012 at 17:18 | Environmental Finance

Investors are rushing to finance renewable energy projects in Latin America, as many countries in the region now have attractive incentives and investment-grade ratings.“If you're not in a…

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