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Solar Power Creating Jobs, Boosting Tennessee’s Economy
Times remain hard across the country, but solar power is a bright spot in Tennessee’s economy. The Volunteer State is Hemlock Semiconductor and Wacker Chemie polysilicon and Sharp Solar plants, and solar power projects are cropping up around the Tennessee Valley despite the state’s lack of a Renewable Power Standards (RPS).
Sustainable Energy Trade Agreements: A Fresh, “Green” Twist on Free Trade
Putting a “green” twist on the concept of Free Trade Agreement, the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development is advocating the enactment of Sustainable Energy Trade Agreements to speed up the development and adoption of renewable energy and clean technology globally. By supplementing incentives such as feed-in tariffs and tax credits, SETAs could function as integral facets of pro-sustainable energy policy frameworks, the ICTSD says.
Smart Grids Deliver Touted Economic and Environmental Benefits
Smart grids are billed as the hub of a smarter, more sustainable and democratized electricity distribution system, a core element of making a transition from fossil fuel to cleaner, renewable energy sources. Investing in smart grids is also touted as an engine for creating relatively well-paying, clean tech jobs. A study released yesterday by the Silicon Valley Smart Grid Task Force found that these claims aren’t unfounded.
New Geothermal Drilling Project Opens Up in Chile
Ormat Nevada announced five awards to explore for geothermal resources in Chile while the 2011 GEA Expo taking place in San Diego this week highlights Southern California’s geothermal resources.
World’s Largest Investor Groups Call for End to Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Investors Urging Governments to Enact Comprehensive Climate Change, Clean Energy Policies Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from energy production reached the highest level ever recorded in 2010, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), yet investment and spending in low-carbon and clean energy systems are falling far short of what’s required to address climate change. [...]
IBM Joins EcoGrid EU Renewable Energy-Smart Grid Consortium
IBM’s signing on as a member of EcoGrid EU, a consortium of companies that is planning a European Union (EU) smart grid that will source at least 50% of its electrical power from renewable sources, such as wind, solar and biogas. Smart grids are central elements in making the transition from fossil fuel-based to clean, renewable energy systems. It will take massive investments in electrical power infrastructure and may take a decade or more to make the transition worldwide. The EcoGrid EU project is likely to speed up the process substantially.
North Carolina Solar Farm Leads a Building Wave
Community members, local leaders, solar power industry participants, state government officials and members of Congress gathered in Mount Airy, North Carolina Oct. 10 to dedicate next week’s commissioning of the Mayberry Solar Farm, the first of its kind in Surry County. The solar power farm project offers a prime example of how, with effective support and incentives, public-private sector partnerships collaborating on renewable energy projects can succeed in generating jobs and helping local businesses, as well as building community and improving the health and quality of the local environment.
Wastewater Treatment & Clean Energy: Turning Negatives into Positives
Investment in combining clean energy and wastewater treatment is on the rise in the US, as public and private sector industry and businesses take on the increasingly pressing challenges of making clean, sustainable use of increasingly valuable water and energy resources. Such initiatives offer Triple Bottom Line benefits to private businesses and public utilities, both over the short- and long-term.
EV Battery Staple to Be Produced at Geothermal Site
Using a “breakthrough, zero-waste” process that can be incorporated into geothermal power plants, the lithium carbonate, manganese and zinc produced from Simbol’s facility near the Salton Sea will be of of the highest purity available on the world market and help assure that US clean energy growth continues.
400 Megawatt Solar Plant Planned for Florida’s Panhandle
National Solar Power will invest $1.5 billion to build the Southeast’s largest solar power farm, a 400MW solar power farm in Florida’s Gadsden County capable of supplying clean, renewable power to some 32,000 homes. Around 400 construction phase and 120 permanent jobs are expected to be created.
Can Green Tech Save Us?
It’s easy to be cynical about “green tech.” Consider the snail’s pace of progress and the rapid pace of increasing C02 levels. I’ve heard there is a “green washing” film in the works, about corporate America’s pretense of concern. And was I just dreaming that Al Gore made a film that got everyone all excited? [...]
Europe Moves Towards Universal Cell Phone Charger – How Far Behind Is US?
Earlier this year, leading telecommunications companies, including Apple, Motorola and Samsung, made a commitment to start making cell phones that can be charged using a universal charger. In Europe, that change seems to be on the fast-track now that several of these manufacturers have agreed that, beginning in 2010, all their devices sold there will [...]
Bright Green Consumers and the Scourge of Greenwashing
A couple of news items I’ve come across lately regarding green consumers and the marketers that market to them: First is a recent Forrestor Research study entitled “In Search of Green Technology Consumers” that find an increase in consumers the profess an active concern for the environment and a willingness to spend extra for green products from an [...]
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