Posts tagged Green Energy
China tries to make nice after Copenhagen, passes green energy law
Dec 28th
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Little over a week since Copenhagen’s spectacular failure to battle global warming, China — one of the lead culprits — is trying to boost its image with a new law upping the use of renewable sources of energy. But, as many suspect, it may be too little too late.
The regulations will require government-owned [...]
China makes nice after Copenhagen, passes green energy law
Dec 28th
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Little over a week since Copenhagen’s spectacular failure to battle global warming, China — one of the lead culprits — is trying to boost its image with a new law upping the use of renewable sources of energy. But, as many suspect, it seems to be too little too late.
The regulations will require [...]
Dept. of Energy unveils plans to jumpstart clean energy in the developing world
Dec 14th
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By far, the most controversial issue at the U.N.’s climate talks in Copenhagen is how the developed world will help industrializing nations reduce greenhouse gas emissions while not sacrificing growth. Most believe this can’t be done, causing countries like China and India to balk at a binding international treaty. Today, the U.S. used [...]
Clean energy initiatives get $63M from DOE with wind in the lead
Nov 25th
Before the U.S. Department of Energy announced its $620 million in grants for Smart Grid demonstration projects today, it rolled out $63 million for clean energy innovations, with $45 million in stimulus money going exclusively toward the development of new wind turbine designs.
The government has unofficially anointed wind as the most promising of the renewable [...]
At the International Level, it’s about Engagement (and Standardization)
Nov 19th
In the International break-out panel, the prevalent theme was of consumer engagement: in a regulated environment such as the U.K. might become, how do you engage the consumer? How do you get them to change their behavior?According to Ray Bell of Grid Net, it’s really about services. Green Energy, he claims, will become a marketable [...]
