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Jordan Announces Feed-in-Tariff (FiT)
While North American regulators continue debating the merits of feed-in tariffs, another developing country has adopted the policy renowned for rapidly developing renewable energy in the developed world. This week Jordan’s Electricity Regulatory Commission introduced tariffs that will be paid for generation from various renewable technologies. The move is in response to the Renewable Energy and [...]
Walmart Announces Additional Sustainability Index Initiatives
Last month we reported that Walmart would evaluate its buyers on the sustainable products they purchase as part of their annual performance review, in an effort to get more of those products to store shelves. Now, Walmart has kicked that up a notch. At an event in Beijing, the company announced more initiatives that will green its supply chain [...]
Saudi Arabia: Future Solar Leader?
Saudi Arabia has launched one of the world’s most ambitious solar-energy programs today. At the Saudi Solar Energy Forum in Riyadh on May 8, officials from the responsible government entity King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (KA-CARE) announced long-term development goals as well as a policy framework. By 2032, the oil-rich country plans [...]
DOD Announces 3GW of Renewables by 2025 Initiative
The Obama administration announced initiatives today designed to improve U.S. energy security by reducing reliance on fossil fuels. The Department of Defense (DOD) made one of the largest commitments to clean energy in history – it set a goal of deploying 3 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy by 2025, enough to power 750,000 homes. The Army, Navy and [...]
How LG Electronics Keeps it Green
To be a leader in sustainability engagement requires work and companies like LG Electronics are showing real leadership. LG Electronics USA plans to cut its carbon footprint in half by 2020. As reviewed in an April 3, 2012 PR Newswire release, LG intends to help achieve this ambitious objective by purchasing clean power for its [...]
China’s Green Initiatives
Recently, during the Kyoto talks in Durban, China raised the need for developed countries to potentially fund $500 billion a year plus utilization of technology to developing nations, which I thought was very interesting and an excellent suggestion providing that the Chinese are among those who will do it and not seek to be seen [...]
In Focus: The Sunshot Initiative
Only a few decades ago, solar power was held up as an example of the problems inherent in government subsidies. Politicians would look at attempts to adopt early versions of the technology, which inevitably proved economically unfeasible once government supports were removed, and assumed solar power was nothing more than wishful thinking. The explosion in [...]
The CleanTech BusinessClub Initiative
The CleanTech BusinessClub (CTBC) is an initiative run by entrepreneurs offering other entrepreneurs, companies, and researchers a strong network to specific services to move themselves and the cleantech industry forward. Launched in January 2010, CTBC members include growth-stage cleantech companies, large and innovative organizations, and knowledge centers from across the Netherlands. The BusinessClub offers entrepreneurs, [...]
Green Energy Corp. Joins Clinton Global Initiative for Ambitious Project
Even before this year’s devastating earthquake destroyed much ofHaiti’s infrastructure, the country was plagued with energy problems. Only 25% of the country had access to the meager energy resources, and nearly half of that electricity was being stolen. Those citizens that were able to afford it paid a hefty premium: Onaverage, Haiti pays about four [...]
Concentrix Solar Joins Transgreen Initiative
Soitec says its Concentrix Solar division, which focuses on concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) systems, has joined the Transgreen Initiative. Transgreen was recently created within the context of the Mediterranean Solar Plan to stimulate the development of a Trans-Mediterranean electric powertransmission network to respond to the significant expected needs forelectricity exchange between the two sides of the [...]
State Dep’t Briefing on Global Shale Gas Initiative
David L. Goldwyn Coordinator for International Energy Affairs Washington, DC August 24, 2010 MR. CROWLEY: Good afternoon, and welcome to the Department of State.To start off today, we have our State Department Coordinator for International Energy Affairs David Goldwyn. He’s here to brief you on the Global Shale Gas Initiative Conference that is still ongoing [...]
California Solar Initiative Making Good Progress Thus Far
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) last week issuedits annual assessment of the California Solar Initiative, a $2.2 billion effort to install 1,940 megawatts(MW) of solar capacity across the state by 2016. On balance, thecommission’s findings are positive: Three years into the state’s 10-year solar program, California isalready 42 percent of the way towards its [...]