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Renewables Give Us More Power Than Nuclear

By Tyler Caine on August 17, 2011 7 Comments alternative energy, coal, electric grid, Energy Information Administration, First Solar, fossil energy, GE wind turbine, grid, hydro, hydroelectric, hydroelectric power, Monthly Energy Review, National Solar Power, natural gas, nuclear, nuclear power, power generation, renewable power, renewables, renwable energy, Shepards Flat, solar energy, solar power, solar;, Tyler Caine, wind, wind energy, wind power

Discusses the recent news that renewable energy (including hydro as well) now supplies more electricity to the US grid than does nuclear power. The post then goes on to list some large solar and wind projects in advanced stages of the development pipeline as a reason for being optimistic that the solar and wind side of the renewables is rapidly growing in scale.

Why Can’t Cleantech Companies Get Funded When There is Plenty of Capital for Them

By Javier Herrero on November 23, 2010 1 Comment advisory firm, broker-dealer operations, clean energy sector, cleantech projects, development portfolios, Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst Outlook 2010, electric transmission, Energy Capital Partners, Energy Capital Partners II, financial challenge, financial intermediaries, Goodwin Procter, Great Depression, Hovey Kemp, investment market, Lehman levels, M&A firms, management team, middle market businesses, New York Times, power generation, private equity, Private Equity Is Bullish on Clean Energy, renewable energy, renewable energy sectors, renewable energy transactions, specialized roadmap, specialty finance companies, The Wall Street’s Journal Private Equity Beat, Trends and insight from Dow Jones LBO Wire and Private Equity Analyst

Find out why it is so difficult then for renewable developers and cleantech companies to access capital and how to overcome the obstacles.

Cisco Tops The Greenpeace Cool IT Leaders List

By Tracey de Morsella on May 6, 2010 1 Comment carbon footprint, Casey Harrell, cisco, clean energy economy, Climate Change, Climate Control, climate legislation;emissions, climate solutions, cloud computing, Cool IT, Cool IT Leaderboard, Copenhagen Climate Summit, Data Center, data centers, Embedded Energy, emission reduction targets and because it does not release or disclose its own emissions, energy consumption, energy efficiency, Energy Management, energy use, EnergyWise, Ericsson, Fujitsu, GHG emissions, Google, Greenpeace, Hewlett-Packard, HP, IBM, IT climate solutions, IT companies, LCAs, Life Cycle Assessments, Make IT Green: Cloud Computing and its Contribution to Climate Change, Mediator, power consumption.greenhouse gas emissions, power generation, smart grid technology, smart meters

Cisco, Ericcson and Fujitsu topped Greenpeace’s third annual ranking of global IT companies on their efforts to address climate change.

The Best Climate Change Consulting Firms – Who are They?

By Tracey de Morsella on July 23, 2009 4 Comments audit firms, BCG, Blu Skye, Booz & Company, Boston Consulting Group, CH2M Hill, change agenda, change programs, chemicals, cleantech, Climate Change, climate change policy, climate change strategy, consulting market, cost reduction, David Metcalfe, Deloitte, energy demands, energy efficiency, ENVIRON, ERM, Ernst & Young, financial performance, gas, green programs, Green Quadrant, GreenOrder, ICF International, IT advisors, KPMG, market demand, McKinsey & Company, metals, mining, Notably Bain & Company, Obama, opportunity identification, PA Consulting Group and PwC, power generation, professional services, Shaw Group, sustainability, sustainability credentials, US climate change consulting market, Verdantix

In the US market demand for advice on climate change and sustainability is growing due to a dramatic shift in US climate change policy, the cost reduction potential of “green” programs and competitive pressure to implement a climate change strategy. Consulting firms that fail to establish their climate change expertise during 2009 will miss out on the biggest opportunity in the consulting market for 20 years, according to independent research conducted by Verdantix. The ground-breaking analysis of the US climate change consulting market applies 56 evaluation criteria to assess 19 consulting and professional services firms including BCG, Booz & Company, CH2M Hill, ENVIRON, ERM, Ernst & Young, ICF International, McKinsey & Company, PA Consulting Group and PwC.