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What is Really Happening at Abound Solar?
What is Really Happening at Abound Solar? Two high-profile executive defections send a negative signal at the thin-film startup and DOE loan guarantee recipient. Accelerating Wind Power and Wind Power Jobs DOE’s man in wind talks about how big turbines can get, where they will be built, and what the economic benefits will be. GTM [...]
Smart phones power consumption cut by more than 70 percent
Smart phones power consumption cut by more than 70 percent Posted: 25 Nov 2011 09:00 PM PST Filed under: Energy News Eco Island: Isle of Wight Developing England’s Largest Sustainable Community Posted: 25 Nov 2011 03:00 PM PST Filed under: Energy News Solar Homes Popular in Southern California Posted: 25 Nov 2011 12:00 PM [...]
Time to Tackle Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Time to Tackle Fossil Fuel Subsidies By Daniel Kammen It is sadly no secret that progress has been slow to vanishing on reaching a meaningful deal on climate protection, which many had hoped would emerge from the 2009 Climate Convention in Copenhagen, or the 2010 meeting in Cancun, Mexico. As we approach Durban and the 2011 version there is [...]
Overcoming Hurdles to Clean Energy Commercialization
Overcoming Hurdles to Clean Energy Commercialization Posted: 20 Nov 2011 04:32 PM PST by David L. Levy In the absence of a global framework for regulating emissions, the future of the planet largely rests on choices by private firms and investors regarding which technologies to pursue and commercialize. Despite the mounting evidence of [...]
BYD Testing The EV Market In China
BYD Testing The EV Market In China Posted: 18 Nov 2011 08:38 AM PST Clean Energy Intel BYD at the Central China High-Tech Fair, Shenzhen, November 2009. Source: Wikipedia / Brucke-Osteuropa. Over the course of the past few weeks we have seen a couple of noteworthy developments at Chinese auto maker BYD (BYDDF.PK). I have previously [...]
DOE’s Steve Chu Speaks Today on Solyndra
A Magnesium Battery? Khosla, ARPA-E Explore Lithium Alternative Pellion Technologies is using computational screens to identify a suitable cathode for magnesium-ion batteries. Wind, National Defense, and Radar Make Peace Aveillant’s holographic radar and the DoD’s clearinghouse are freeing up thousands of new megawatts. Free Webinar [...]
Today’s Study: Sun In Texas
NewEnergyNews Daily Headlines click here for main page: http://www.NewEnergyNews.net/ Today At Newenergynews, November 17: * Today’s Study: Sun In Texas * Quick News, November 17: World Record For Wind; New Energy Saves Billions; Duke Buys Sun Yesterday * The Study: World Energy Outlook * Quick News, November 16: U.S. Still Hooked On [...]
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DRC youth power up for change
DRC youth power up for change Friends of the Congo is working to build local capacity for change through an innovative Youth Project that trains young Congolese on the use of ICT tools and provides them with the equipment and access needed to raise their voices on the global stage. Read more » ITU taps universal charger to reduce [...]
IPCC: Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation
1. Introduction The Working Group III Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation (SRREN) presents an assessment of the literature on the scientific, technological, environmental, economic and social aspects of the contribution of six renewable energy (RE) sources to the mitigation of climate [...]
