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Canada's Hydro-Heavy Decarbonization Strategy in Jeopardy

Canada's Hydro-Heavy Decarbonization Strategy in Jeopardy

Drought has disrupted Canada's hydropower…

Alternative Energy

Hawaii About to Crack Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Roadblocks?

Dec 05, 2011 at 17:51 | John Daly

Hawaiian efforts to move towards renewable energy have a powerful ally in the form of Mark Glick, chief administrator of the State Energy Office, part of the Department of Business,…

U.S. Biofuel Camelina Production Set to Soar

Dec 05, 2011 at 07:35 | John Daly

The U.S. biofuel industry has long been stymied by the lack of USDA federal crop insurance, leaving only the most adventurous farmers willing to plant renewable energy crops. Biofuel…

Wind Energy Breakthrough: Japan Designs New Wind Turbine With Triple the Output of Traditional Models

Dec 05, 2011 at 07:32 | Energy Digital

In light of recent events, Japan has been urged to pay more attention to renewable energy sources. Coincidently, in the same month as one of the world's worst nuclear crises…

What Will Renewable Energy Really Cost?

Dec 04, 2011 at 21:52 | Gary Hunt

That is the question customers are asking as their utility rates go up to pay for the cumulative cost of the aspirations of politicians and regulators. But until now the…

Australia Going Solar - Gonna Cost Ya, Mate

Dec 03, 2011 at 10:31 | John Daly

Green activists, take note – for Australia fully to embrace solar power, Canberra would have to spend $100 billion, with photovoltaic cells to generate the electricity covering an area twice…

Latin America Strives to Become the Greenest Continent

Dec 01, 2011 at 17:10 | James Burgess

Latin America is one of the world’s largest continents, with abundant, untapped energy resources. It also boasts several countries with rapidly growing economies such as Brazil and Mexico. In fact…

Is Rossi's E-Cat Yesterday's News? Australian Company Claims to have a Working Fusion Reactor

Nov 30, 2011 at 17:34 | Brian Westenhaus

More Fantastic Than Rossi’s E-Cat Out of Cleantech via Al Fin Energy comes a hint of a nuclear fusion company more fantastic than the Rossi E-Cat.  While the…

Why Electric Vehicle's May Not be Such a Good Choice After All?

Nov 30, 2011 at 17:28 | Barry Stevens

The conclusions given at the end of this commentary are somewhat radical and show from a life cycle basis of overall efficiency and carbon dioxide emissions that natural gas fueled…

World's Largest Solar Storage Deal Could Herald a New Era For Solar Power

Nov 30, 2011 at 17:14 | Energy Digital

On Tuesday, BrightSource Energy and Southern California Edison added storage capabilities to three of their power purchase agreements, which collectively represent the largest solar storage deal in the world and…

China Solar Manufacturers Decry U.S. "Dumping"

Nov 29, 2011 at 17:41 | John Daly

The western press increasingly portrays China’s energy policies as omnivorous, circling the globe to acquire any and all energy assets to feed China’s booming economy. But this picture is overly…

What Keeps Solar Energy Executives Up at Night

Nov 29, 2011 at 17:21 | Gary Hunt

I found myself stumbling across a lot of discussion about solar energy the past few days. There is both good news and bad news. San Francisco where I live is…

The Windscraper - New Building Design Harvests the Environment for Energy

Nov 29, 2011 at 17:13 | Peter Sinclair

Designed by HollwichKushner (HWKN), the Windscraper is the winning entry for the Piraeus Tower competition (held in 2010) to complete and modernize the Piraeus Tower in Greece. Called the Sleeping…

Biofuel Advances: Obtaining More Energy From Switchgrass

Nov 28, 2011 at 17:24 | Brian Westenhaus

Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) a DOE Bioenergy Research Center led by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have made an…

European Union Wants Post-Soviet Members Nuclear Reactors Permanently Offline

Nov 28, 2011 at 08:08 | John Daly

In the wake of the March Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan and Germany’s subsequent decision in June to close all of its 18 nuclear power plants between 2015 and 2022,…

Google Reins in Spending on Renewable Energy Technology

Nov 26, 2011 at 10:50 | James Burgess

Back in July Larry Page became Google’s new chief executive and immediately began a campaign to reign in Google’s projects and focus their resources. This was due to the stiff…

Will we Ever See Solar Powered Cars on the Road?

Nov 24, 2011 at 17:13 | Tom Murphy

If you like the sun, and you like cars, then I’m guessing you’d love to have a solar-powered car, right? This trick works well for chocolate and peanut butter, but…

India and Bangladesh Spar Over Tipaimukh Dam

Nov 24, 2011 at 17:11 | John Daly

While renewable energy advocates see hydroelectric facilities as largely beneficial, things get complex when the rivers to be harnessed cross international borders. Bangladesh and India are now at loggerheads…

DOD Recognizes Biofuels Limitations and Steps up Energy Innovation

Nov 24, 2011 at 16:46 | Innovation Policy Blog

It’s worth noting a pair of recent developments on the Defence Department energy front. One is a useful reminder of what DOD can achieve now with the proper support, and…

Canada Increasing Renewable Energy Exports to U.S.

Nov 23, 2011 at 17:44 | John Daly

Most Americans are only dimly aware of Canada’s importance to U.S. energy imports. The typical American audience, if they are aware of Canadian energy exports to the U.S. at all,…

France and Russia Deepen Nuclear Cooperation

Nov 22, 2011 at 18:23 | John Daly

On 18 November, following a meeting of the Russian-France commission on issues of bilateral cooperation at the prime ministerial level, the two nations signed a declaration of cooperation in the…

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