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Modular Renewables for the Military

CTNews — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 09:44:55 +0000

The military spends a lot of money and manpower getting fossil energies to combat troops. Over the last 4 years, there have been more calls to get modular wind and solar units deployed in places like Iraq and Afghanistan.

Oettinger backs EU-wide renewables feed-in tariff

CTNews — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:45:09 +0000

Speaking in Brussels yesterday (8 July), European Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger said the EU would need a harmonised feed-in tariff to boost investment in solar power and other renewable energies. His comments came as the parliament in his native Germany was voting to approve cuts to the national feed-in tariff.

Wrangling Renewables and the Smart Grid: How Can the Federal Government Change the Future of Electricity?

CTNews — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 01:45:14 +0000

Offshore wind turbines will line the Atlantic coast; vast solar arrays will cover swaths of the southwestern desert; transmission towers will cradle high-voltage direct current lines and take electricity from the windy Great Plains to the populated coasts. That is the renewable future for the U.S. that the Obama administration seems to envision and, certainly, what Jon Wellinghoff forecasts. And …

Investors shun renewables

CTNews — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:50:10 +0000

Uncertainty surrounding emissions trading and the drop in value of renewable energy certificates has seen investment in renewables fall more in Australasia than anywhere else in the world.

Element Markets Recognized as Leader in US Greenhouse Gas, Emissions & Renewables Markets by Energy Risk Magazine

CTNews — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:49:11 +0000

HOUSTON — Element Markets, LLC, a Houston-based greenhouse gas and renewable energy developer and supplier of environmental credits, today announced that it has been recognized in the 2009 Energy Risk Environmental Rankings for its exemplary performance in the US environmental credit markets.

Smart grids to enable renewables at ‘moderate’ cost

CTNews — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:16:12 +0000

The report, published yesterday (4 February), argues that with the right political framework, existing grid infrastructure can be upgraded to handle a green energy supply system where 90% of electricity comes from renewable sources by 2050. The EU could be powered almost entirely by renewable energies in 2050 without power disruptions by adding intelligence to its existing grids and building new …

Record Number of Clean Tech Startups Sign Up to Compete for Over $1 Million in Prizes in 2009 Clean Tech Open

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:11:07 +0000

The Clean Tech Open, the non-profit organization that helps great ideas become viable clean tech businesses, today announced that a record number of early stage clean tech startups have registered to compete in its fourth annual competition. Compared to 2008, 150 more startups are competing in this year’s competition…