clean energy

Electricity and power are so expensive, you can usually only flip on the light switch to read your electricity bill. But that may all be changing. There have been doings afoot and things a transpiring on the clean energy front.

Finding energy that can meet mankind's present needs, while not jeopardizing the energy needs of future generations has been a veritable ballet for more than a decade. The current energy needs of the planet and the future energy needs of the planet have played against each other in a delicate symphony. Literally thousands of the best minds in the world have been working on this dilemma.

Several ideas have surfaced as far as clean, sustainable energy sources. Biofuels, wood pellets, manure, ethanol, etc.) solar power, wind power, wave power, and tidal power have all been paraded across the world stage, each with varying degrees of acceptance. As this issue pushes more and more towards the forefront of our collective consciousness, these clean energy solutions will become more accepted.

Bloggers speaking about clean energy can be found at sites like environmentalleader and solveclimate.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “clean energy”

• in Cloud Computing
  Google #1 Against All Other IT Companies in Greenpeace Leaderboard Rankings
  Greenpeace Cool IT Leaderboard Shows Google #1
  by goldensylph / on Feb 8, 2012
• in Green
  The Role of Legislation in Clean Energy
  High hopes at the face of even higher pressure
  by yihyeewong / on Jul 22, 2011
• in Politics
  Japan Fukushima Nuclear Accident may not Sabotage the World Energy Needs
  The world should not exit nuclear energy but draw lessons from Fukushima Daiich disaster and strengthen nuclear safety
  by chicksmore / on Jul 8, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “clean energy”

 

• New Graphene Solar Cell Efficiency Record

  
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    Woops, another day, another two solar records (not just the MiaSole solar record just announced). Researchers in the University of Florida’s physics department have reportedly set a new record for graphene solar cell efficiency. Here’s more from the University of Florida: Graphene solar cells are ...
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• MiaSolé Sets New World Record for Flexible PV Module Efficiency

  
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    Another day, another solar world record set. I think I need to start a page of solar world records — would be a useful resource, I imagine. The latest is from MiaSolé, which has set a new world record of 15.5% area efficiency for flexible PV solar modules. Here’s more info from MiaSolé: “MiaSolé, the ...
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• Eco Wave Successfully Test Two Wave Energy Devices

  
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    Eco Wave Power has successfully completed its April test of a medium-scale wave energy power plant in the Black Sea made up of two different floater shapes, the “Wave Clapper” and the “Power Wing”. “The Black Sea provided Eco Wave Power with real-life conditions necessary for the testing of EWP’s ...
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• In Iowa, Obama touts clean energy, hits Republicans and Romney on economic agenda

  
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  DES MOINES — President Obama struck back Thursday against criticism from rival Mitt Romney over the spiraling national debt, arguing that his administration has allowed federal spending to grow at the slowest rate in six decades and charging that Romney’s tax policies would run up the tab far faster. Read full ...
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• Global CO2 Emissions Reach Record-High, Driven by Fossil Fuel Use in Rapidly Industrializing Nations

  
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  Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions continue to rise despite best efforts to date to curtail them. CO2 emissions reached a record-high 31.6 gigatonnes (Gt) in 2011, according to preliminary estimates from the International Energy Agency, a 1 Gt, 3.2% year-over-year increase. Increasing fossil fuel use, driven by ...
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• Bill Gates invest in the future of electricity storage – Liquid Metal Batteries

  
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  Liquid Metal Battery Corporation, an MIT spin out that’s developing new technologies for electricity storage, has raised $15 million in funding from Khosla Ventures, Total and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. The technology behind the company was developed by Dr. Donald Sadoway (his famous TED Talk ), a professor ...
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• In Iowa, Obama touts clean energy, hits Republicans and Romney on economic agenda

  
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  DES MOINES — President Obama struck back Thursday against criticism from rival Mitt Romney over the spiraling national debt, arguing that his administration has allowed federal spending to grow at the slowest rate in six decades and charging that Romney’s tax policies would run up the tab far faster. Read full ...
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• In Iowa, Obama touts clean energy, hits Republicans and Romney on economic agenda

  
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  DES MOINES — President Obama struck back Thursday against criticism from rival Mitt Romney over the spiraling national debt, arguing that his administration has allowed federal spending to grow at the slowest rate in six decades and charging that Romney’s tax policies would run up the tab far faster. Read full ...
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• Hundreds Pack EPA Hearings to Support Limits on Carbon Pollution

  
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  On May 24, hundreds of environmental activists, health professionals, labor and faith leaders, and other concerned citizens packed two EPA public hearings in Washington, D.C., above, and Chicago, below, to demonstrate their support of the agencys proposed protections from carbon pollution produced by new ...
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• California Public Utilities Commission Does Right by Solar (Net Metering Decision a Win)

  
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    The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today voted 5-0 in favor of clarifying California net metering policies in favor of the solar industry, homeowners, and California jobs. The decision clarifies calculation of the state’s five-percent net metering cap, which allows customers to earn credit ...
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• Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Installs Solar System

  
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    A 250-kilowatt solar photovoltaic power installation has been inaugurated at Taliesin West in Scottsdale, Arizona . This site is the international headquarters of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. The solar array’s installation is the first phase of an overall plan to make Taliesin West a net-zero ...
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• Obama Goes to Bat for Clean Energy

  
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  The president talks up clean energy on the campaign trail. Read more from the original source: Obama Goes to Bat for Clean Energy
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• China Finds 6 US Solar Programs in Violation of Global Trade Rules, & SEIA Responds

  
  CleanTechnica — Authority: 647
    As just about everyone expected, following the Dept. of Commerce preliminary ruling that Chinese solar companies were “dumping” solar panels in the US market and unfairly subsidizing them, the Chinese government has shot back (retaliated) by charging that six state-level renewable energy programs in the US ...
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• China Says U.S. Subsidies Violate Trade Rules

  
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  In the latest missive in an ongoing trade dispute between the U.S. and China over renewable energy issues, China has filed a complaint with the WTO over U.S. subsidies to clean energy projects. From Bloomberg : The ministry identified programs supporting renewable power, including wind and solar, in California, ...
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• U.S. Public: “Yes” to Alternative Energy; “No” to Fracking

  
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  Listening to the “debate” among politicians and media pundits, one might get the impression that the American public is sharply divided over whether the U.S. should invest in clean, alternative energy. Yet, a survey released yesterday reveals a public that is remarkably in agreement — and strongly in favor of ...
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• Solar Cogeneration Start-up Adds Cooling Capability to its Heat and Electricity Portfolio

  
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  The Silicon Valley start-up is now on the path to commercializing its solar CPV-thermal co-generation system that provides cooling as well as electricity and heating. Along the way, its further improved the economics and efficiency of its technology and realizing the goal of offering customers a firm, consistent ...
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• Goldman Sachs Plans $40B Investment in Clean Energy

  
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  Goldman Sachs Plans $40B Investment in Clean EnergyIn a major sign of confidence during a period of “rolling uncertainty”in the global renewable energy market, Goldman Sachs says it will invest $40 billion in the sector over the next decade. The investment bank is already a major financier of renewable energy and ...
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• Smith Electric moves closer to IPO…

  
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  Given the whole fiasco with Facebook’s (FB) IPO last week (Felix Salmon over at Reuters has a great recap of the many problems here ), you’d think that might diminish the hopes of smaller, or at least less meteoric, companies looking to plunge into the IPO pool. But that doesn’t seem to have happened at Smith ...
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• Americans Say ‘Yes’ to Clean Energy, ‘No’ To Fracking Without Safeguards

  
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  by Daniel J. Weiss Fossil fuel companies and their political allies have spent millions of dollars on advertising to persuade Americans that drilling and mining are the best solutions to our energy problems. Despite their spending, these polluters haven’t convinced most Americans – including many Republicans — ...
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• Breakthrough Institute Misses the Beat on Climate Economics (Again)

  
  CleanTechnica — Authority: 647
    Frank Ackerman of the Climate Economics Group, writing on Grist , recently had a great post on the errors of the Breakthrough Institute’s attack on carbon pricing (and other things), as well as the errors of those (or at least one person) focusing on carbon pricing too heavily. Worth a read. Check it out : ...
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