By John Farrell, Institute for Local Self-Reliance, March 2014 Energy storage promises to change the electricity system during the next decade, as fundamentally as distributed renewable energy has in the last decade. A new report from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, Energy Storage: The Next Charge for Distributed Energy, forecasts …
Tell Amazon: Stop powering the Internet with fossil fuels
Tell Amazon: Stop powering the Internet with fossil fuels Sign the petition: “Amazon is one of the three largest Internet companies in the world — and it’s the only one of the three that hasn’t committed to using 100% renewable energy to power its data centers. Tell Amazon to stop using …
UN LAUNCHES DECADE-LONG INITIATIVE TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FOR ALL
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Going With the Flow Battery
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, …
National Poll Finds American Homeowners Overwhelmingly Want Energy Choice
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New Experts Added to Session: Japan-U.S. Clean Tech Opportunities Webinar
research / reports / webinars / stock indexes / book / about January 27, 2014 Don’t Miss Next Week’s Webinar– Critical Insights on Japan-U.S. Clean Tech Opportunities Scheduled for 3:00 PM Pacific Feb. 4th / 8:00 AM Japan time Feb. 5th Opportunities for U.S. companies in Japan, and Japanese firms in the U.S., have never been greater. In the wake …
CLEAN EDGE: Critical Insights on Japan-U.S. Clean Tech Opportunities
research / reports / webinars / stock indexes / book / about January 27, 2014 Don’t Miss Next Week’s Webinar– Critical Insights on Japan-U.S. Clean Tech Opportunities Scheduled for 3:00 PM Pacific Feb. 4th / 8:00 AM Japan time Feb. 5th Opportunities for U.S. companies in Japan, and Japanese firms in the U.S., have never been greater. In the wake of the Fukushima disaster, japan …
CleanTech Future Conference, April 9
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New Report: 2’778 billion in 2013: The cost of not having a renewable energy infrastructure
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2014 National Green Energy Council Commitment
WASHINGTON January 2, 2014 My friends, 2013 was a very good year for the National Green Energy Council and our member companies. In 2013, GEC member companies thrived in a still questionable economy and our industry is growing in leaps and bounds. Here are the highlights of 2013: A GEC …