In clean energy, the ‘growing’ outweighs the ‘pain’

The renewable energy industry might be suffering growing pains, but the key word there is "growing," not "pain." For all the challenges the clean-power sector has faced in the past year -- fast-dropping prices for solar panels, stiff competition from Chinese manufacturers and a number of high-profile bankruptcies -- renewables have not only proven themselves in…

ByThe Global ViewJanuary 31, 20120Comments

Energy

4 US firms honored for making it easier to buy green energy

Four US companies have been recognized by the Department of Energy (DOE) for their work in helping individuals and businesses to get more of their electricity from green, renewable sources. Now in their 11th year, the DOE's 2011 Green Power Leadership Awards went to: 3Degrees, a San Francisco-based company that partners with utilities, businesses and other organizations…

ByThe Global ViewNovember 18, 20110Comments

Policy

Small Danish island could help launch smart-grid revolution

A small Danish island in the Baltic Sea is becoming a living laboratory for technologies that could dramatically transform the energy world. Having already developed a substantial supply of renewable energy, Bornholm is now embarking on a test of smart-grid technologies designed to give residents greater insights into how they use electricity at home. The idea…

ByThe Global ViewOctober 13, 20110Comments

Smart Cities

More turbines, more wind, more rain boost UK clean energy

Over the past year, the UK has seen a significant increase in the amount of energy it gets from renewable sources, with one contributing factor being a return to higher, more normal wind speeds and rainfall. Nearly 10 percent of all Britain's power is now renewably generated. Low wind speeds and low rainfall in Scotland and…

ByThe Global ViewSeptember 29, 20110Comments

Smart Cities

Austin on track to be 30% renewably powered by 2012

Austin Energy expects to get 30 percent of the Texas city's energy supplies from renewable sources by the end of 2012 -- nearly 1000 megawatts (MW) in all. That puts the city well on track to meet its 35 percent renewable energy portfolio goal by 2020, officials say. The latest boost in the city's green power supplies…

ByThe Global ViewSeptember 20, 20110Comments

Smart Cities

Siemens creates new units for wind, solar/hydro power

As the demand for clean energy keeps growing, Siemens has decided it makes sense to split its renewables business into two independent units: one focused on wind, the other focused on solar and hydropower. "We want to continue our success story in wind power business and establish the basis for further growth," said Michael Suess, CEO…

ByThe Global ViewAugust 5, 20110Comments

Smart Cities

Smart-grid software firm wins $2m in stimulus funds

A Colorado-based smart-grid company has received $2 million in federal stimulus funds to help continue to develop and market its software platform for utilities. Green Energy Corp. received the loan through the Colorado Governor's Energy Office Revolving Loan Fund. The funding will provide working capital for Green Energy Corp to continue development and marketing of the GreenBus…

ByThe Global ViewAugust 2, 20110Comments

Cloud

Study aims to link wind & solar power, cloud computing

AMD is working with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), HP and Clarkson University in a research project that looks at the industry-wide challenge of channeling renewable energy directly to data centers. "The distributed computing model of the cloud parallels the distributed power-generation model of solar and wind energy," said Alan Lee,…

ByThe Global ViewAugust 1, 20110Comments

Cloud

5 more US veterans hospitals to go solar by 2012

The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) plans to install solar photovoltaic (PV) energy systems at five VA hospitals by next summer. The $56.7 million program is part of the agency's ongoing energy efficiency and renewable energy efforts. "The benefits of using solar power are profound, from reducing greenhouse gas emissions to improving the quality of the…

ByThe Global ViewJuly 28, 20110Comments

Smart Cities

New Mexico project eyes smarter energy for Japan

A smart-grid demonstration project in New Mexico aims to find better ways to conserve energy and make wider use of renewable energy sources. The initiative is a collaborative effort between the New Mexico state government, the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities, a national research center run under the umbrella of the US Department…

ByThe Global ViewJuly 12, 20110Comments

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In clean energy, the ‘growing’ outweighs the ‘pain’

4 US firms honored for making it easier to buy green energy

Small Danish island could help launch smart-grid revolution

More turbines, more wind, more rain boost UK clean energy

Austin on track to be 30% renewably powered by 2012

Siemens creates new units for wind, solar/hydro power

Smart-grid software firm wins $2m in stimulus funds

Study aims to link wind & solar power, cloud computing

5 more US veterans hospitals to go solar by 2012

New Mexico project eyes smarter energy for Japan

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