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The Greenest Colleges in the U.S
For the fourth year, the Princeton Review has released a guidebook that profiles the greenest colleges in the US. “The Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges: 2013 Edition” is produced in collaboration with the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Schools included in the guide scored high on Princeton Review’s “green rating” system, which [...]
The Potential of Alternative Energy in the Midwest
A new study called Sustainable bioenergy production from marginal lands in the US Midwest shows how marginal lands deemed unsuitable for food crops can be used to grow grassy and non-woody plants as biomass for alternative energy fuels. According to a Phys report, faculty members and a Ph.D. student from the Department of Geographical Sciences [...]
REPORT: Canadian Cleantech Companies Only 1% of $1 Trillion Global Industry
A new report released by the Pembina Institute says that despite a “go slow” approach to clean-energy development, Canada remains relatively competitive globally, but risks falling behind. The report, “Competing in Clean Energy” highlights the findings of previous studies, but also included information gathered by interviews with leading entrepreneurs and academics across Canada. The “go [...]
STUDY: Gen Y Wants Fuel Efficiency
According to The Detroit News, a recent study finds that young drivers are interested in fuel efficiency and green vehicles. The study, conducted by management consultants McKinsey & Co, has found that a car is no longer a status symbol (as it was two to three decades ago) and now symbolizes independence. The survey also found that [...]
Printed Solar: Falling Out Of Favor?
Printed solar photovoltaic technology is on its way down, according to a report from Lux Research. Some high-profile failures, like the collapse of Konarka last year and the near-collapse of U.K.-based G-4, have turned investors off of printed solar. Private investment in the technology fell from $105 million in 2008 to $20 million in 2012, [...]
IEA: Coal Will Dominate The Next Decade
A new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) says that coal will be the leading energy source in the world by 2022 due to the demand from India and China. “Coal’s share of the global energy mix continues to grow each year,” says IEA executive director Maria Van der Hoeven to BBC News. “If no [...]
Silevo Solar: One to Watch
Silevo Solar, a module manufacturer, was named as one of the top 10 most innovative technology companies to watch in 2013 by technology research and analysis firm Lux Research. “This company certainly stands out,” said Fatima Toor, a Lux analyst who primarily focuses on the solar industry. The Chinese company has an office in California, [...]
STUDY: Renewables Can Supply 99.9% Power by 2030
Renewable energy could supply power to an entire large electric grid, according to a new research by the University of Delaware and Delaware Technical Community College. “These results break the conventional wisdom that renewable energy is too unreliable and expensive,” said co-author Willett Kempton, professor in the School of Marine Science and Policy in U.D.’s [...]
DOE’s LBNL Study: PV Prices Continue to Fall
In it’s fifth annual “Tracking the Sun” report, the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory determined that the price of installed solar has continued to fall, largely because of price drops in the cost of photovoltaics. While the report also found falling prices in the soft costs of solar they were not nearly as [...]