Archive for 2012
How Do We Bring Solar Installation Costs Down in Florida?
When we ask people why they don't have solar installed on their properties, we receive any number of reasons, ranging from inefficiency to reliability to storage (all of which we've debunked in previous posts). But the number one reason we receive is "cost." Or rather, perceived cost. Read more...
Harmony in the Holy Land – join us in co-creating it
I'm writing with an exciting invitation to you to participate in creating an historic event to build peace, healing and harmony in the Middle East as part of the global events that are activating on Dec. 21st and 22nd this year. It's the perfect time for such an event with the uneasy truce in Gaza and a recognition that deeper healing is [...]
Doha Climate Change Conference – November 2012 – Issue #7
On Saturday, delegates met in contact groups, informal consultations and other meetings of the Convention and Protocol bodies throughout the day. In the evening, the closing plenaries of the SBs convened. SBI ELECTION OF OFFICERS: SBI Chair Chruszczow reported that consultations on nominations for the Vice-Chair and Rapporteur are still [...]
Amtrak Accelerating Its High-Speed Rail Service
Amtrak Accelerating Its High-Speed Rail Service Posted: 01 Dec 2012 06:00 PM PST Filed under: Energy News Hail, Caesar! New JCESR Projects Aims For Revolution In EV Battery Research Posted: 01 Dec 2012 05:00 PM PST Filed under: Energy News Green Jobs & Solar Power At Night: Abengoa?s 280 MW [...]
Long-term research reveals how climate change is playing out in real ecosystems
Long-term research reveals how climate change is playing out in real ecosystems Posted: 01 Dec 2012 05:59 AM PST Around the world, the effects of global climate change are increasingly evident and difficult to ignore. However, evaluations of the local effects of climate change are often confounded by natural and human induced factors that [...]
How, in the animal world, a daughter avoids mating with her father: Paternal ‘voice’ recognition
How, in the animal world, a daughter avoids mating with her father: Paternal 'voice' recognition Posted: 29 Nov 2012 08:26 PM PST Paternal recognition - being able to identify males from your father's line - is important for the avoidance of inbreeding, and one way that mammals can do this is through recognizing the calls of paternal kin. [...]
Capital Dynamics buys US PV portfolio from EDF
Deal News Capital Dynamics buys US PV portfolio from EDF ChargePoint and Service Solutions enter reseller agreement for EV charging JLM Energy, Lake Wind partner for sales deal Bord Gais receives €155m loan from EIB Cable-Sense secures North West Energy Fund for Energy Itron, Teplocom join for smart metering project in [...]
Renewable News: MHI and SSE Partner to Bring Cargo Container Battery Storage to Orkney Islands Power Grid
Renewable Energy Executive Roundtable by Lindsay Morris, Associate Editor, Power Engineering | November 27, 2012 | Power Engineering's Lindsay Morris hosted this year's Renewable Energy Executive Roundtable with five executives in the clean energy sector: Matt Burkhart, vice president of electric and fuel procurement, San Diego Gas [...]
Costa Rica’s 1st Solar Power Park Completed
Costa Rica's 1st Solar Power Park Completed Posted: 29 Nov 2012 08:00 AM PST Given Costa Rica's green cred, I'm quite surprised that this is its first solar park. Nonetheless, it's good news to see that the solar power park is completed and generating clean electricity. More from sister site Ecopreneurist: Costa Rica Launches First [...]
Doha Climate Change Conference – November 2012 – Issue #5
On Thursday, delegates convened in contact groups, informal consultations and other meetings of the Convention and Protocol bodies throughout the day. Contact groups and informal CONSULTATIONS COP: CONTA CT GROUP ON FINANCE: This meeting was co-chaired by Kamel Djemouai (Algeria) and Gregory Andrews (Australia). Co-Chair Djemouai explained that [...]
