Clean technology investors shift focus to drilling
As profits from wind, solar, biofuels and other alternatives have fallen short of expectations — and as the fossil fuel business boomed — venture capitalists have stretched the definition of clean technology to fuel clean technology investment funds. More »
City bonds boosting solar energy projects
Solar-energy installations are set to receive record loans this year through a U.S. municipal finance tool modeled after one that backed $17 billion of sewers and sidewalks in the past decade. More »
Death of a Battery
This is a guest post by Tom Murphy. The original can be found at Do the Math.
Four golf-cart batteries used in my off-grid home PV system. Each is 12 V, 150 A-h, thus 1.8 kWh of storage.
All the metrics looked great. The 2.7-year-old lead acid batterie… More »
Death of a Battery
This is a guest post by Tom Murphy. The original can be found at Do the Math.
Four golf-cart batteries used in my off-grid home PV system. Each is 12 V, 150 A-h, thus 1.8 kWh of storage.
All the metrics looked great. The 2.7-year-old lead acid batterie… More »
China may cut subsidy for large solar projects
Should the Chinese government confirm the move, incentives would shrink just as China calls on developers to install more photovoltaic devices than any other country. More »
Energy storage technology to surge worldwide
The market services required to store electricity is expected to grow tenfold in the next ten years, as energy storage technology starts to become available around the globe, a market research report said Friday morning. More »
Exxon exec blasts opponents of gas exports
A top Exxon Mobil Corp. executive on Friday blasted opponents of exporting natural gas from the United States, where booming production has led to surpluses and weak demand. More »
Amid oil boom, Saudi Aramco urges resilience
The chief executive of the world’s largest oil giant said Tuesday at the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston that he planned to invest heavily in renewable energy technology, even during a renaissance of fossil fuel production. More »
Survey: Majority support focus on alternative energy
A survey conducted by the Pew Research Center found that a majority of Americans say the priority for addressing the nation’s energy supply should be developing alternative energy sources rather than increased production of oil, natural gas and coal. More »
Google grants $2.6M to influence energy policy
Expanding its footprint in the energy world, Google announced it will grant $2.65 million to influence policy changes that “will lead to more intelligent energy use.” Google has invested more than $1 billion in companies and projects that promote “a clean energy future.” More »
High-tech energy attracts $1.12 trillion in global revenue
Revenue from advanced energies, from biogas to microgrids, surged an estimated 19 percent in 2012, according to a report from the Advanced Energy Economy Institute. More »
Environmentalists criticize federally backed Texas offshore wind project
Austin-based Baryonyx, which won a $4 million federal grant, said the three-turbine demonstration project is part of a larger 300-turbine plan near South Padre Island. More »
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