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Oil Prices and Renewable Energy
The long-term prospects of solar, wind and other clean sources of energy are tied to the cost of fossil fuels. The artificially low price of oil makes it harder for renewable sources of energy to compete. Subsidies drive down the price of petrochemicals, but the true costs are not reflected in crude oil prices. Investors are [...]
Big Business: Embracing Clean Energy
Power Forward, a report commissioned by Calvert Investments, Ceres, and WWF, claims that 59% of the Fortune 100 and nearly 2/3rds of the Global 100 have invested in setting GHG reduction commitments, renewable commitments, or both. And of those companies, two-dozen have set open renewable energy commitments to be critically watched and accounted for by [...]
In Focus: Off Grid Solar Power Billboard Lighting
The biggest challenge associated with lighting the scores of billboards located along remote stretches of highways and byways throughout the US is the accessibility of AC power. When AC power is not readily available or too costly to access, SEPCO’s ultra reliable grid-free solar power systems—combined with energy efficient, high performance LED flood light fixtures [...]
Suntech Update: Still Alive, but Badly Injured
Suntech, once the globe’s solar panel leader, recently declared insolvency. Yingli has replaced Suntech as the global solar panel leader. We are watching Suntech’s “ambiguous bankruptcy” as the company struggles to survive or transform. China’s Suntech is looking for more time to restate its full-year 2012 financials while revealing that its 2012 revenue halved to [...]
Staples Global HQ Goes Solar
Staples has quietly been adding solar across it locations without much fanfare. Today, they announced they have impressive 14 megawatts (MW) in total, including the 685 kilowatt (kW) system that just turned on at its global headquarters campus in Framingham, Massachusetts. This is Staples’ 37th solar array, ranking the company #7 among Fortune 500 companies in the US for renewable energy consumption, according to the Environmental Protection [...]
NREL Gets 2nd Solar Canopy
The U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) now has a second Envision Solar International Solar Tree array at its Vehicle Testing and Integration Facility. Envision completed the installation of the solar EV charging canopy at NREL’s Golden, Colo. facility in mid-April. “I’m proud that we have been chosen again by NREL. They are delighted the [...]
Kiva: Microfinancing Solar
Imagine this: You’re in a developing nation with little access to electricity. In fact, you don’t have access to a grid, or enough electricity to keep a refrigerator and a light on and water filtered in your home. Or, if you have a generator, you barely afford to pay for the expensive diesel that keeps [...]
How The Music Industry is Shifting to Renewables
Can an industry in an extreme state of change really go green? For years, the music industry has been fighting a battle to continue generating revenue. Unlike no other industry, the growth in online activity has presented endless challenges and the need to change. With many people no longer buying records and instead choosing to [...]
Eco-Friendly Tech: Making the Case for Businesses
Installing environmentally friendly products around the office is more than just a trend in businesses across the globe. It is a business tactic. The boom in Eco-friendly technology is occurring because business owners are seeing the potential savings in the overhead costs that are associated with running their business each day. From the light bulbs [...]