Giving more attention to small and medium-sized enterprises

The International Institute for Sustainable Development reports on a new World Bank publication that quantifies the opportunities for SMEs in green industries. In most countries, SMEs are the backbone of the economy and this is a welcome report that needs to be given considerable attention. World Bank Identifies Clean-Tech Market Opportunities for SMEs The … Continue reading Giving more attention to small and medium-sized enterprises →

Renewables increasingly cost competitive

There are fundamental shifts in the US energy market, according to an article by Ed Crooks in the Financial Times. As the article reports, renewables are increasingly cost-competitive with natural gas-fired power, even without subsidies. US solar and wind start to outshine gas Large wind farms and solar plants are now cost-competitive with gas-fired … Continue reading Renewables increasingly cost competitive →

Geothermal power reaches new global heights

Renewable Energy Magazine writes about the strong growth in geothermal power capacity globally. The three big leaders are the United States, the Philippines, and Indonesia. The article refers to electricity produced from geothermal but not direct heating. Geothermal Power Approaches 12,000 Megawatts Worldwide In 2013, world geothermal electricity-generating capacity grew 3 percent to top … Continue reading Geothermal power reaches new global heights →

The benefits of a clean energy economy

Recently we are getting a lot of articles on the wide range of benefits from increased energy efficiency and renewable energy. This is a good development and hopefully this will lead to even more analysis on those benefits. Silvio Marcacci writes on the CleanTechnica website about many of the benefits of a clean energy economy. … Continue reading The benefits of a clean energy economy →

The benefits of an increased use of renewable energy

The wider use of renewable energy globally will have a wide range of benefits that will have a global impact but will also improve the quality of lives of billions of people. Chris Rose writes an excellent article on this on DESMOGBLOG.COM. Speeding Up Renewable Energy Access Critical for Climate, Health and Economy: Report … Continue reading The benefits of an increased use of renewable energy →

Renewables expected to play major role in India in upcoming years

The Economic Times of India writes that the Indian government expects a major investment in renewable energy over the next four years. The government is doing what it can to provide adequate incentives to support renewable energy development. $100 billion investment likely in renewable energy in 4 years: Piyush Goyal The government is expecting … Continue reading Renewables expected to play major role in India in upcoming years →

Can renewable energy provide a solution to the problem of decarbonising the economy?

There is a very good article from John Quiggin in The Guardian. It concerns the current situation in Australia where there is a fierce debate underway about the future of renewable energy. As Quiggin writes: “We know that renewable energy poses a real threat to the viability of fossil fuels, so why are its critics … Continue reading Can renewable energy provide a solution to the problem of decarbonising the economy? →

Turkey’s promoting renewable energy

The Daily Sabah website writes about the impressive increase in renewable energy capacity in Turkey in recent years. Turkey at Forefront of Europe’s Increase in Renewables TURKEY'S investments in renewable energy will account for 15 percent of the 141,000 megawatt capacity increase in Europe expected by 2020, according to a report by the International … Continue reading Turkey’s promoting renewable energy →

The age of the mass-market electric car will soon be here

Tesla, which builds electric cars for a niche market, is taking a new approach to now make the car affordable to a large market. As Kristine Owram writes in Canada’s National Post, this includes the construction of a new large-scale battery plant and plans for supercharger stations. Tesla moves closer to mass-market electric car … Continue reading The age of the mass-market electric car will soon be here →

Building a grid based primarily on renewable resources will not be easy

Elena Krier and Julia Trezona Peek provide a good article describing on The Hill website about the need for an alternative energy grid in the US to deal with the increased use of renewable energy. Krieger is the director of the Renewable Energy Program at Physicians, Scientists & Engineers for Healthy Energy, and Peek is … Continue reading Building a grid based primarily on renewable resources will not be easy →