Energy Self-Reliant States: Bypassing the Power Grid

Jay OwenGreentech

I spent most of last week on the West Coast with the family (and even went for a ride in the redwoods on an early 20th century steam train), but I came across a terrific video from EnergyShouldBe on why baseload power sources like coal and nuclear are incompatible with a largely …

ILSR’s Energy Self-Reliant States: New Report! City Power Play: 8 Practical Local Energy Policies to Boost the Economy

Jay OwenGreentech

It’s out! Check out our latest report featuring 8 Practical Local Energy Policies to Boost the Economy, with examples illustrating the policies in action and links right to the ordinances that made them work.  Also, I just posted a panel presentation I gave to the Society of Environmental Journalists last Friday, …

Why Solar Stocks

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Resource Efficiency, Earth Systems Science

Why Solar Stocks Regardless of what solar stocks are currently doing the most important thing to remember is that we are just at the very beginning of the growth of the solar industry – the growth curve worldwide is just starting to climb the steepest part of its growth curve …

Is SEI’s Online Campus Really That Good?

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Sustainability News

  Is SEI’s Online Campus Really That Good?   Starting tomorrow, SEI is offering the following online sessions: PVOL101: Solar Electric Design and Installation (Grid-Direct) PVOL202: Advanced PV System Design and the NEC (Grid-Direct) Call SEI’s Student Services at (970) 963-8855 x1 Online Learning for Technical Training? One of the questions Solar Energy …

Cleantech News from CleanTechnica : Atlantic Wind Connection Chooses New Jersey for Phase I Offshore Transmission Backbone

Jay OwenGreentech

Cleantech News from CleanTechnica Atlantic Wind Connection Chooses New Jersey for Phase I Offshore Transmission Backbone China Targeting 10 GW of New Solar Capacity In 2013 Solar-Powered Water Treatment Plant Developed Africa Set To Necessary Renewable Energy Growth Suntech Launches Massive Saudi Arabian Solar System PV Cell Manufacturing Breakthrough, New …

Announcing SSX ONTARIO: Solar Summit & eXpo 2012 Advancing The Renewable Energy Future At Canada’s New Leading Solar Event

Ethical MarketsGreentech

SSX Ontario: Solar Summit & eXpo 2012 www.ssxontario.com Summit schedule: http://www.ssx2012.com/summit-program.html The Event for All Stakeholders in Ontario’s Solar PV Market Metropolitan Toronto Convention Centre 222 Bremner Blvd. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 25-26, 2012 Toronto, Ontario, Canada May 15, 2012, Solar Network International is pleased to announce its fourth B2B Ontario …

Colombia promotes geothermal energy with IDB support

kristyResource Efficiency

July 7, 2011 – News Releases Colombia promotes geothermal energy with IDB support A $2.7 million GEF grant to help spur investment in non-conventional renewable energy source Colombia will promote investment in non-conventional renewable energy sources and lay the groundwork for its first geothermal project with a $2.7 million grant …

ACORE Releases Updated State-by-State Report on Renewable Energy for 2011

kristyGreentech

A publication from American Council on Renewable Energy Contact: Turner Houston [email protected] (202)393-0001 x7552 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 8, 2011 ACORE Releases Updated State-by-State Report on Renewable Energy for 2011 Report an Executive Summary of Information on State Renewable Energy Policies, Markets, Projects and Finance March 8, 2011 — The …