2013 was a classic good news-bad news year for renewable energy with surging solar, green building, and EVs counterbalanced by slowing wind and investment
2013: Renewable Energy’s Best of Times, Worst of Times was originally published on CleanTechnica.
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Originally published on EnergyPost.eu. By Sonja van Renssen Decisions on a new European climate and energy policy for 2030 are relegated to autumn as heads of state are caught up in the Ukraine crisis. At their spring summit in Brussels, EU leaders gave centre stage to energy dependence. First climate change, then competitiveness, now security of
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The UK’s reigning green energy company, Ecotricity, recently announced that it will be extending its energy price freeze for all customers yet again (following one announced in October). This new price freeze goes until October 1st, making for a total of 21 months with no changes in pricing — impressively, that’s the longest such period
Ecotricity Extending Energy Price Freeze Until October — Longest Period Of Price Stability In Entire Energy Industry was originally published on CleanTechnica.
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Originally published on RenewEconomy. As Germany chancellor Angela Merkel said last month, if Germany can succeed with its ambitious energy transition then other countries could too. “If we succeed, then she (the Energiewende) – and I’m convinced of it – will become another German export hit,” she said. “The world looks with a mixture of a
Germany Fossil Fuel Production Drops, Electricity Exports Soar was originally published on CleanTechnica.
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Google CEO and co-founder Larry Page recently shared his strong appreciation of Tesla CEO & Chief Product Architect, SolarCity Chairman, & SpaceX founder & CEO Elon Musk. The two seem to be kindred spirits, and are of course billionaires. They have also reportedly been friends for many years. Page’s statements in a recent interview acknowledged
Google CEO Larry Page On Why He Would Leave His Billions To Tesla CEO Elon Musk was originally published on CleanTechnica.
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One of the persistent myths of wind energy is that vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) are better than the iconic three-bladed horizontal axis wind turbine (HAWTs). A wrinkle on this myth has surfaced over the past couple of years, that the balance of engineering compromises favours VAWTs for offshore applications. It’s true that offshore applications
Offshore Vertical Axis Wind Turbines Are Sinking Not Swimming was originally published on CleanTechnica.
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Lisanne Boling, EnergyTrends.org Vermont, Pennsylvania and California ranked as the most friendly to renewable energy according to new rankings from EnergyTrends.org. EnergyTrends.org’s ranking system takes not only state policies into account but also energy consumption and generation data. Other factors considered include growth of renewable energy, state programs for renewable energy, and other factors. Bonus
EnergyTrends.org Ranks Renewable Energy Leaders was originally published on CleanTechnica.
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Every year on this day since 1993, the community of nations has focused on the importance of fresh water and advocated for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. Severe droughts experienced recently in places like the American West, the Horn of Africa, Russia, China, and Australia have highlighted the fact that humans are rapidly using
Solar Power Is A Huge Water Saver (World Water Day Infographic) was originally published on CleanTechnica.
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The wind energy industry has seen a lot of growth over the past decade, and has become a dominant force in the renewable energy industry, up against traditional heavyweights like solar. Public support for wind is growing with each year, and leading wind companies like Vestas are developing more efficient and taller turbines. Now, a
Wind Farms Can Provide Clean Energy Surplus was originally published on CleanTechnica.
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