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The Future of Eco Building Materials
Designing and building an eco house, or renovating your property to make it more energy efficient is a great way to cut down on bills, and not to mention great fun! More and more people are looking to build their own property today, and the number renovating in an effort to save in the long term is [...]
Japan Eyes Geothermal Energy
Now that Japan has committed to shutting down nuclear power plants that supplied 30 percent of the country’s power prior to the Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011, the government has supported more clean energy development through generous subsidy programs. This has attracted an unprecedented level of renewable energy investment in the last two months alone: over [...]
40% of U.S Pipeline is “Small Solar”
Favorable incentives and financing models continue to fuel interest in small solar projects, with installations at schools, municipal buildings, hospitals and retail stores now accounting for 40% of the US pipeline, reports NPD Solarbuzz. More than 1,300 projects under way are between 50 kilowatts (kW) and 500 kW in capacity with a cumulative PV generation [...]
Viridity Raises $15M for Virtual Power Plants
Viridity Energy, the startup that’s been building “virtual power plants” for customers in the United States, has just raised $15 million from Japanese conglomerate and big green investor Mitsui & Co. It looks like a trans-Pacific partnership that could open up markets to both companies. The Series C round comes on top of a $14 [...]
Japan: 1 Year After Fukishima
On the one year anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami, Japan held solemn memorials. The end of Japanese nuclear energy is one of the corollaries of the Fukushima disaster. After the explosion at the Fukushima nuclear power plant on March 11, 2011, Japan closed almost all of their nuclear facilities to conduct safety checks. It [...]
Termination of Cash Grant Program Could Spell Disaster for Renewable Energy Finance
Project finance is the key to clean energy growth and many in theindustry are worried about the ramifications on financing if theRecovery Act section 1603 cash grants AKA the “cash-in-lieu of taxcredit” grants expire at the end of 2010, as they are set to do. Thesuccess of 1603 has been undeniable as it allowed a [...]
The Worst Energy Related Disasters of 2011
Feeding the globe’s insatiable energy appetite is a highly dangerous business. And, unfortunately, events like the BP oil spill are not once-in-a-generation freak accidents. Here, we take a look at the biggest energy-related accidents in 2011. Note: I’ve ranked the disasters in terms of importance. If you disagree with my rankings, or have other events [...]