What $10 Oil Does to Solar

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Trendspotting

Forward to a Friend Having trouble viewing this issue? Click here. Refer a Friend to Energy and Capital.   What $10 Oil Does to Solar By Jeff Siegel | Wednesday, March 11th, 2015 In Dubai, solar is now cheaper than oil at $10 a barrel. Yes, you read that correctly. …

Plug-in Electric Vehicles

Jay OwenGreentech

Plug-in Electric Vehicles   TABLE OF CONTENTS Popular Models  Plugging into the Grid   Battery Outlook  PEV Incentives   Download this fact sheet in PDF format   View this fact sheet online     Plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) use electricity from the energy grid to charge large battery packs, then …

NEWS RELEASE: New EIA Forecasts Continue to Underestimate Renewable Energy Sources

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News, Trendspotting

We at Ethical Markets agree  !  EIA  is still downplaying the  global renewable energy revolution now underway as we track in our GREEN TRANSITION SCOREBOARD® ,Hazel Henderson, Editor   SUN DAY CAMPAIGN 6930 Carroll Avenue, Suite #340; Takoma Park, MD 20912 301-270-6477 x.11 [email protected]     Media Statement   U.S. …

Electrifying Africa–But at What Cost to Africans?

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News

Electrifying Africa–But at What Cost to Africans? Two U.S. initiatives to provide Africans with electricity seem likely to lead to large, climate-polluting projects rather than the locally sourced renewable energy rural Africa needs. By Elizabeth Bast, Emira Woods and Janet Redman, September 16, 2013. A liquefied natural gas carrier near Sea Point, South Africa. (Derek …

The Energy Collective: Paying For Climate Change Adaptations And Grid Resiliency

Jay OwenTrendspotting

Paying For Climate Change Adaptations And Grid Resiliency | The Energy Collective Daily

Alternative Energy: Innovation: New CO2-Based Plastics

Jay OwenGreentech

  Alternative Energy Innovation: New CO2-Based Plastics Bulk Solar Electricity Production (VIDEO) Giant Solar Farm Capacity Doubling Inside 12 Months, Breaking 12 GW Information Request 5 Focus Areas of the President’s Clean Energy and Climate Agenda Energy Interview: How Michael Levi Gets His News Essential Innovations Technology (OTCBB: ESIV) Corporate …

Cleantech News from CleanTechnica: Wind Energy Hits Over 30% Of Denmark’s Electricity Consumption At End Of 2012

Jay OwenTrendspotting

Cleantech News from CleanTechnica Wind Energy Hits Over 30% Of Denmark’s Electricity Consumption At End Of 2012 Official: US Wind Power Accounted For 42% Of New Power Capacity In 2012, Beat Natural Gas Big Gas & Big Solar Are Big Friends, + More From Sustainable Energy In America 2013 Factbook …

Commissioner Piebalgs announces EU support for building the largest solar power plant in West Africa

Ethical MarketsGreen Prosperity

European Commission Press release Brussels, 14 November 2012 Commissioner Piebalgs announces EU support for building the largest solar power plant in West Africa, ahead of energy ministerial meeting in Addis Ababa Today, EU Development Commissioner Piebalgs announced that the EU will support the construction of what will be the largest …

Awesome Graphs Today’s Relevance of Solar and Wind Power in Germany

kristyGreentech

Awesome Graphs ? Today?s Relevance of Solar and Wind Power in Germany Posted: 12 Jun 2012 09:46 AM PDT I found these awesome graphs and charts that illustrate the electricity production patterns of solar and wind power in Germany in 2012. They are being published by the Fraunhofer ISE and …

Wind Tops 10 Percent Share of Electricity in Five U.S. States

kristyGreen Prosperity

Wind Tops 10 Percent Share of Electricity in Five U.S. States J. Matthew Roney www.earth-policy.org/data_highlights/2012/highlights27 Earth Policy Release Data Highlight April 14, 2012 A new picture is emerging in the U.S. power sector. In 2007, electricity generation from coal peaked, dropping by close to 4 percent annually between 2007 and …