Hydro-Electric Energy
Iceland Attracts New Business with Clean Energy
Submitted by Earth News on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 06:00
ShareThisFishing has long been a vital industry in Iceland. It's so imprinted on the national psyche that it's hard to find anyone untouched by it among the tiny population of 320,000. Even Foreign Minister Össur Skarpherdinsson likes to say, "I consider myself to be an old fisherman."
US Re-takes Lead in Clean Energy Race from China — But Not for Long
Submitted by Earth News on Fri, 04/20/2012 - 09:16
ShareThisAccording to the just-released report "Who's Winning the Clean Energy Race?" from the Pew Charitable Trusts, the United States invested the most in clean energy of any country in 2011, retaking the lead from China, which had held the top sport for the last two years. But the U.S. resurgence is more likely to be a blip than a trend.
Normalize Renewable Energy Credits Now
Submitted by Earth News on Fri, 04/20/2012 - 06:00
ShareThisSeveral renewable energy incentives are on the congressional chopping block this year, and every year, it seems. There are plenty of persuasive arguments on either side regarding whether or not to keep renewable incentives. We believe a long-term energy policy is needed at the federal level to allow the domestic renewable energy industry to grow and ultimately prosper.
The Pending Subsidy Cliff, And the Way Out
Submitted by Earth News on Thu, 04/19/2012 - 06:27
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It's a daunting reality, yet one that's been years in the making. And it's a scenario that's shaping up from the wind-swept coasts of California to the solar rooftops of New Jersey. The renewables industries — all of them — are not only approaching a subsidy cliff. They already have one foot dangling over the edge.
Interconnectivity and the Grid: More Power to Clean Energies
Submitted by Earth News on Wed, 04/18/2012 - 06:19
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As the nation looks to the sun for alternatives to conventional fossil fuels for generating power, the electrical grid is being seen by policymakers in a significant new light. Improving interconnectivity of the electrical grid infrastructure has the potential to accelerate the advancement of renewable energies – solar, wind and geothermal – into the nation's mainstream power supply. Read more >>
Customers Fund Operations and Maintenance at Reclamation Hydro Plants
Submitted by Earth News on Tue, 04/17/2012 - 06:00
ShareThisAbout $253 million in operations and maintenance funding has been provided over 13 years by power customers in the Bureau of Reclamation's Mid-Pacific Region. This money has allowed significant improvements that likely would not have been accomplished otherwise.
Asia Report: Are China's Sinovel, Goldwind Seeking Vestas Takeover?
Submitted by Earth News on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 10:47
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Vestas, an iconic name in the wind industry and beyond, is a possible target of takeover bids from two of its chief Chinese rivals, according to a report published by Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten.
Race for Renewables' Game-changers Heats Up
Submitted by Earth News on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 06:00
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First comes invention then comes prosperity. That's the theory of 'innovation economics,' a relatively new doctrine that underlies today's worldwide race to discover energy's next game changer and is triggering some intriguing tinkering in renewable energy. Will one of these new technologies lead us out of our economic malaise?
