Nov. 13/08 Issue 17 IN THIS ISSUE… What to Expect: Energy Efficiency, the New Administration, and the New Congress Energy Efficiency Policies Recommended for Virginia at Major Energy Conference ACEEE “Rates the States”: The 2008 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard ACEEE Launches State Energy Efficiency Policy Database Legislative Update: Extension and …
Ocean grids around Europe
Nov. 11/08 by Frederik Groeman, Natalia Moldovan & Peter Vaessen, KEMA Several European countries have a policy to encourage the development of renewable en-ergy sources. This is identified in e.g. the European green paper Energy strategy for a sus-tainable, competitive and secure energy supply (March 2006). In the transition towards …
REN21 News and Update – Sep-Nov 2008
DAIDALOS COLUMN by DAVID R. JONES Hedging your bets As renewable energy has moved from the margins to the mainstream of power production, the arguments over its value are becoming increasingly familiar. These are both pro (low-carbon or carbon-neutral electricity production from home-grown resources, free fuel from wind, solar, geothermal …
CHINA STIMULUS EXPECTED TO INCLUDE WIND
Nov. 11/08 posted by Herman K. Trabish Chinese wind energy leaders at a recent Beijing conference used “tsunami” to describe the current financial crisis. And they were confident the government would move to counteract the crash, creating from the crisis an opportunity – including an opportunity for wind energy.
US venture capital investment in cleantech companies reaches record $1.6 billion
US venture capital investment in cleantech companies reaches record $1.6 billion in Q3 2008 with a surge in later stage financings Oct. 31/08 posted by investorideas.com
Federal Government Endorses Small Wind Turbines with Tax Credit
Nov. 5/08 posted by World-Wire
The Solar Stocks that Will Rise Above the Market Madness
Nov. 7/08 by Nick Hodge A record was set this week for the creation of the most efficient solar panel ever. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have successfully transformed 40.8% of the light that goes through their cell into energy.
ToYou From NewEnergyNews Nov. 7/08
MANY A FACTION ‘TWIXT THE SPEECH AND THE ACTION (POLITICAL INFIGHTING OVER ENERGY ALREADY) STILL ROCKIN’ THE ELECTRIC CAR GOOD STORIES THERE WASN’T TIME TO GET TO THIS WEEK
NBuzz: November 3, 2008
Asheville, NC, USA: North Carolina to Get Solar Farm Three Carolinas companies have partnered to bring the first large-scale solar energy project to Western North Carolina. Progress Energy Carolinas has signed an agreement with FLS Energy to purchase the output from a 1-megawatt solar power plant on the site of …
Cramer Doesn't Know Jack About Wind Energy
By Nick Hodge | Friday, October 31st, 2008 Jim Cramer doesn’t know jack about renewable energy. He may be sharp on other sectors of the market, have close friends in high offices of public companies, and master the odd TV sound buttons like nobody’s business. But what about solar, wind, …