Energy Efficiency Resource Standards: A New Progress Report on State Experience

Jay OwenResource Efficiency, Reports You Need

ACEEE  Authors: Annie Downs and Celia Cui   In the absence of federal requirements for energy savings, states are leading the way with effective, forward-looking energy efficiency policies. More than half of them have adopted energy efficiency resource standards (EERS), policies that set long-term mandatory energy savings targets for utilities and …

Ocean Power Technologies Riding The Waves : AltEnergyStocks.com

Jay OwenGreentech

  Ocean Power Technologies Riding The Waves : AltEnergyStocks.com Ocean Power Technologies Riding The Waves Posted: 04 Apr 2014 07:41 AM PDT by Debra Fiakas CFA Shares of Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT:  Nasdaq) have traded off over the past two weeks, after setting a new 52-week high in early March 2013.  Investors …

New Report Finds Energy Efficiency is America’s Cheapest Energy Resource

Jay OwenResource Efficiency

  NEWS RELEASE    For Immediate Release Media Contact: Patrick Kiker 202.507.4043, [email protected]    New Report Finds Energy Efficiency   is America’s Cheapest Energy Resource   Energy Efficiency Costs Utilities 2 to 3 Times Less Than Traditional Power Sources; Average of 2.8 Cents per Kilowatt Hour   Washington, D.C. (March 26, …

Going With the Flow Battery

Jay OwenGreentech

New flow batteries provide just the right energy storage for intermittent renewables such as solar and wind to guarantee constant supply throughout the grid Prof Peter Saunders A fully referenced and illustrated version of this article is posted on ISIS members website and is otherwise available for download here Please circulate widely and repost, …

FUTURIST UPDATE: Unemployed Teens May Have Better Things to Do Than Work

Jay OwenTrendspotting

March 2014 • Volume 15, No. 3 In this issue: Sharks and Stingrays Are in Hot Water Unemployed Teens May Have Better Things to Do Than Work Harnessing the Power of Humidity WorldFuture 2014 Speakers Bookshelf What’s Hot in The Futurist magazine Sharks and Stingrays Are in Hot Water Rare …

More Wisdom from David Cay Johnston on Flawed Economic Theory

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

   Some More Wisdom from David Cay Johnston  on  Flawed Economic Theory :             Not every opportunity to profit because of above-market prices is filled by a competitor. Indeed, in my books I have shown how rules discourage this in many markets. In some markets, notably electricity, the rules tend to …

Alternative Energy: China Confirms 14 Gigawatts of Solar Energy Incentives for 2014

Jay OwenGreentech

Alternative Energy China Confirms 14 Gigawatts of Solar Energy Incentives for 2014 Posted: 19 Feb 2014 02:00 AM PST Filed under: Energy News World’s most powerful terahertz laser chip Posted: 19 Feb 2014 12:00 AM PST Filed under: Energy News Controlling magnetism with an electric field Posted: 19 Feb 2014 12:00 AM …

Clean Tech Comes of Age; CELS Stock Index Up 81%; Top Ten Stories of 2013; and much more

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

research / reports / webinars / stock indexes / book / about Cleanwatch The e-Letter on Clean Technology from Clean Edge Welcome to Cleanwatch. Each issue offers the latest news, events, and other resources on clean energy, transportation, water, and materials. 2014: The Maturation of Clean Tech By Clint WIlder “First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they …

Seedbombing: Applying the Principles of Permaculture to Finance

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

Seedbombing: Applying the Principles of Permaculture to Finance I originally wrote this article for Transition Free Press Edition 4. It’s published under a Creative Commons licence (see side panel for details) Finance, even in its most high-tech formulations, is rooted in ecological systems. A high-frequency trading hedge fund, for example, relies …