How Much Renewable Energy Will Be Installed In 2030? 2040? 2050?

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Ren21 — a global renewable energy policy multi-stakeholder network that connects governmental bodies, nonprofit organizations, industry associations, research institutes and universities, and members of civil society — recently conducted a massive, 75-page report on a large variety of potential renewable energy scenarios for the coming decades. The report, “REN21 Renewables Global … Continue reading

Endorsement For Obama — Focused On Cleantech, Climate, And Jobs Support

  As I just noted on Facebook, I don’t see how anyone could vote for Romney other than selfish millionaires and billionaires. Here are just some of the reasons why Obama is a much better option: On Obama: CleanTechnica’s Evaluation & Endorsement (via Clean Technica)   Following up on my … Continue reading

$200 Million for Your Smart Grid Ideas: GE Ecomagination Challenge

Have a good idea for energy creation and distribution? GE and 4 prominent venture capital firms are offering up $200 million for winners of its Ecomagination Challenge in an effort to quicken development of a national smart grid. Perhaps you could be the winner? Read the rest of this entry »

Smart Grid Technology Helps New York City

An old Cleantechnica writer (actually, our previous editor), Ariel Schwartz, wrote a great article this week on how a nascent smart grid helped to prevent brownouts and blackouts in New York during a record-breaking heat wave earlier this month. Although our nation’s electricity grid has a ways to go before we … Continue reading