]> http://www.greenedia.com/latest Renewable Energy Sector - Latest Blog Articles at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/eere-investing/189592?rsstype=latest&cid=52 A new bill being considered in the Colorado legislature would create Solar Gardens. Solar Gardens allow people to participate financially in owning part of a solar array even if they do not have a suitable site on their own property. My reading of ... Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:46:39 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/eere-investing/189592?rsstype=latest&cid=52 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/the-green-skeptic/189658?rsstype=latest&cid=52 When Duke Energy and ENN Group announced their partnership to accelerate development of low-carbon and clean energy technologies at the Clinton Global Initiative last September, Duke CEO Jim Rogers explained that We must move at 'China speed' to com... Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:29:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/the-green-skeptic/189658?rsstype=latest&cid=52 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/189496?rsstype=latest&cid=52 In Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization, I have presented a plan to dramatically reduce carbon emissions by increasing energy efficiency and replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy. In the push to reduce emissions, all eyes are on China, ... Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:10:43 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/189496?rsstype=latest&cid=52 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/the-green-skeptic/189659?rsstype=latest&cid=52 The message from industry leaders attending the MIT Energy Conference this weekend is clear: Give us a clear price on carbon. John Rowe, CEO of Exelon, has long been a proponent of cap-and-trade. He reiterated this support this morning in his openi... Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:18:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/the-green-skeptic/189659?rsstype=latest&cid=52 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/eere-investing/189593?rsstype=latest&cid=52 This article was written before the HB10-1001 passed the Senate on March 5, and so focuses on the arguments for and against. Read on, and you'll see why I think the passage was a good idea. I'm publishing now without updating what follows because it ... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:25:39 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/eere-investing/189593?rsstype=latest&cid=52 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/189525?rsstype=latest&cid=52 The Magtenlight is a lighting system for your bike that uses a contact-less dynamo to generate the energy to illuminate your way at night. The system works by mounting a ring of 28 magnets on the spokes of your bike, which move past the dynamo genera... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:00:56 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/189525?rsstype=latest&cid=52 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/189540?rsstype=latest&cid=52 Despite some recent U.S. press reports to the contrary, China is not sitting still when it comes to addressing climate change. A number of high-level statements and reports released in China over the last week have sent this message loud and clear.To... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:21:37 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/189540?rsstype=latest&cid=52 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/189528?rsstype=latest&cid=52 Peas are tasty, sure, but they might also play an important role in our energy future. Researchers from Tel Aviv University's Department of Biochemistry have discovered that tiny crystals found in peas could one day be used as battery chargers or eve... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:45:24 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/189528?rsstype=latest&cid=52 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/189545?rsstype=latest&cid=52 NRDC has been working in China for over twelve years on such issues as energy efficiency, green buildings, clean energy technologies, environmental governance and public participation, and green supply chain issues. This China Environmental News Aler... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:38:03 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/189545?rsstype=latest&cid=52 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/189250?rsstype=latest&cid=52 Algonquin Power and Utilities (AQUNF.PK) is a small-cap Canadian electric generation company focused on renewable, clean power and water utilities. The company manages a billion dollars in utility assets in the US and Canada. AQN in the process of t... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:14:43 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/189250?rsstype=latest&cid=52 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/r-squared-energy-blog/189440?rsstype=latest&cid=52 I usually scan the energy headlines each morning, but had somehow missed the stories on the recently introduced bills to electrify the U.S. Postal Service fleet:U.S. Postal Service to test a repurposed electric vehicle fleetRep. Gerald E. Connolly (D... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:55:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/r-squared-energy-blog/189440?rsstype=latest&cid=52 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/189561?rsstype=latest&cid=52 While the focus continues to be on expanding means and methods for generating electricity from renewable sources, the limits of the existing grid to handle that generated power and distribute it to where it is needed are beginning to show.Last weeken... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:52:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/189561?rsstype=latest&cid=52 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/189563?rsstype=latest&cid=52 In case you thought that after all the setbacks, T. Boone Pickens was giving up, he's reminding us that he's still around and he still has a plan (albeit a different one) to free the country of its dependence on oil.In a recent interview with the Hou... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:23:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/189563?rsstype=latest&cid=52 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/189254?rsstype=latest&cid=52 Harry de Gorter and David R. Just Abstract The efficacy of alternative biofuel policies in achieving energy, environmental and agricultural policy goals is assessed ... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:06:02 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/189254?rsstype=latest&cid=52 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-outlook/189228?rsstype=latest&cid=52 An article in today's Financial Times (registration required) raises a worrying possibility concerning the plans of the US and other oil-consuming countries to rely on biofuels for an increasing fraction of future fuel needs. What if oil-producing co... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:25:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-outlook/189228?rsstype=latest&cid=52 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/189565?rsstype=latest&cid=52 Sweden's energy minister, Maud Olofsson, announced yesterday that the country would install 2,000 wind turbines over the next decade that would add to 10 terawatt hours of clean energy per year.The country is also aiming to have 50 percent of its ele... Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:28:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/189565?rsstype=latest&cid=52 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/189257?rsstype=latest&cid=52 A poll of North Carolina adults shows most support the construction of wind and solar projects in the state but aren't thrilled about using wood or leaves to generate energy.The Elon University Poll released today calculated support for wind energy f... Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:55:32 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/189257?rsstype=latest&cid=52 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/r-squared-energy-blog/189441?rsstype=latest&cid=52 The following is a guest post written by Dan Harding. Dan has written numerous articles on the solar industry, and is a regular contributing author to CalFinder.----------------------------------Will Solar Prices Fall into Grid Parity? By Dan Hardin... Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:07:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/r-squared-energy-blog/189441?rsstype=latest&cid=52 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-priorities/189590?rsstype=latest&cid=52 Imagine a building so energy efficient that it can generate what power it needs with the solar modules on its own roof -- a net zero energy building. It's not a pipe dream. We've been building them in the United States for a decade. The U.S. Departme... Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:59:23 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-priorities/189590?rsstype=latest&cid=52 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/189133?rsstype=latest&cid=52 I reported Tuesday that Bosch Solar, a subsidiary of German conglomerate Bosch Group, had signed a deal with Calgary-based solar inverter maker Sustainable Energy Technologies that will see the firms integrate their respective products to create a ki... Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:59:24 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/189133?rsstype=latest&cid=52