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Core77.com (blog)
Its been almost 10 years since McDonough and Braungart's ground-breaking book Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things set the standard for sustainable design: toxic-free closed loop material cycles, use of renewable energy in manufacturing,
PhysOrg.com (press release)
The new photovoltaic system will represent a dramatic increase in NIST's commitment to implementing renewable energy sources. When complete, the new solar energy system will feed directly into the existing electrical grid, generating more than 700 MWh
Viridian Energy Completes Inaugural “7 Continents in 7 Years” Sustainability ...
“The retreat reaffirmed our mission, successfully demonstrating how global sustainability issues can be directly connected to local efforts and to the impact of consumer demand for renewable energy. We were all inspired by this experience.
3M mirror film boosts tenKsolar solar PV array
"The tenKsolar innovative module design is well suited for additional solar flux, as well as partial shading," said 3M's business development manager for renewable energy, Dr. Daniel Chen. 3M's Cool Mirror Film 330 increases power production from a low
Bangkok Post
At Seattle City Light, for example, 100% of new load growth has been met by utility programmes to help consumers save energy, and by renewable energy such as wind power. Costly? On the contrary. Electricity tariffs have increased little since the WPPSS
Public Anger Against Nuclear Power Mounts In Japan
On the campaign trail, the DPJ promised deep cuts in carbon emissions, feed-in tariffs to support renewable energy sources, and an end to vested interests' chokehold on policymaking. But none of these have materialized. Vested interests, says Taro Kono
Energy Matters
A recent forecast predicted that billions will be diverted from nuclear power investment into renewable energy technologies such as wind and solar as a direct result of the nuclear crisis in Fukushima, Japan. However, more investment could also go into
What a clean-energy standard is, and why we're talking about it
Then there was a renewable energy standard, where the government would simply tell energy utilities that they had to generate most of their power using renewables. But that was abandoned because “clean coal” isn't renewable, but it is politically
An employee's guide to catabolic collapse
Expertise in renewable energy systems, especially smaller scale systems will be in great demand, particularly in areas that are on the peripheries of the current grid system. The ability to repair all sorts of items, many of which are currently
Program may unearth new solar technology
The program will encourage startup companies and entrepreneurs to license patents developed at national laboratories, like the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), and bring the technologies to market. The available patents include technologies
Leaders turn campaign focus to child care, green jobs, hydro power
He said he wanted to cancel some $2 billion in subsidies to oil producers and to invest that money into renewable energy projects and green jobs. "Under Stephen Harper, every single Quebecer is sending roughly $75 a year to subsidize dirty fossil fuel
Global clean energy investment hit new highs
"Countries like China, Germany and India were attractive to financiers because they have national policies that support renewable energy standards, carbon reduction targets and/or incentives for investment and production and that create long-term
Axion Power Reports Year-End Results for 2010
If we want to increase the share of solar, wind, tidal and other forms of renewable energy, we will need a distributed power grid that can supply and accept power from a wide variety of sources. One of the enabling technologies for such a grid will be
