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Green Energy’s Big Challenge: The Daunting Task of Scaling Up

By Yale Environment 360 on March 9, 2011 2 Comments 60-Second Earth, ACEEE, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, biofuels, carbon capture and storage, carbon sequestration, Climate Change, coal, combustion, David Biello, David MacKay, electric cars, electricity generation, Energy at the Crossroads, energy efficiency, energy security, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC, fossil fuel extraction, fossil fuels, Geothermal, geothermal power plants, green jobs, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, hydropower, International Energy Agency, Jon Laitner, Jon Wellinghoff, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, natural gas, nuclear, nuclear power plants, oil, onshore wind turbines, Other Lab, Photovoltaics, renewable energy, renewables, Saul Griffith, Scientific American, smart grid, solar installations, solar-thermal power plants, solar;, transportation, United Nations Environment Program, University of Cambridge, University of Manitoba, Vaclav Smil, Water, wind, wind farms, wind turbines, Yale Environment 360

To shift the global economy from fossil fuels to renewable energy will require the construction of wind, solar, nuclear, and other installations on a vast scale, significantly altering the face of the planet. Can these new forms of energy approach the scale needed to meet the world’s energy demands?

Bounce-back in Global Clean Energy Investment Continues

By Naimish Upadhyay on May 7, 2010 4 Comments Alta Wind Energy Center, Better Place, biofuel, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, Brazil, China, clean energy, clean tech investment, Clipper Windpower, Energimp, Europe, IPO, Michael Liebreich, Pew Charitable Trusts, private equity, solar parks, United States, UTC Corporation, venture capital, wind farms

Data from the first quarter of 2010 show a solid growth in global clean energy investment. While China maintained its global lead with clean energy investments of $6.5bn, the wind energy sector saw a global investment of $14.1bn, making it the biggest renewable energy sector. In spite of some lingering concerns, a record overall new investment in clean energy worldwide is forecast for the year 2010.

Community Wind Power Benefits: Local Communities Get a Piece of The Action

By Jeremy Gross on March 3, 2010 1 Comment American Wind Energy Association, AWEA, community wind, energy independence, Global Wind Energy Council, green power, GWEC, Horizon-EDPR, Iberdrola Renewables, Invenergy, MidAmerican Energy, NextEra Energy Resources, wind energy, wind farms, wind jobs, wind power, wind turbines, Windustry

Community wind power provides local ownership with economic, social, and environmental benefits to strengthen local communities. Learn about why you should bring wind into your community.

The 3 Green Job Conversations

By Mark_Gragg on October 27, 2009 3 Comments blue collar, building sustainability, carbon sector, energy, energy-efficient, entrepreneurial, environmental engineering, environmental justice, green collar job, green economy, green jobs, hype, job seekers, light green collar, managerial, manufacturing sectors, retrofitting, sales, solar panels, solar;, supply chains, sustainable careers, water technologies, wind, wind farms

I see three green job conversations going on right now in the country, which causes confusion for most job seekers. I first must caution to watch out for all of the hype.

Clean Energy Investment Languishes in The US While Bouncing Back Strongly in Europe

By Tracey de Morsella on August 11, 2009 Comments Off on Clean Energy Investment Languishes in The US While Bouncing Back Strongly in Europe African, asset finance, banking crisis, biofuel plants, carbon dioxide emissions, clean energy, economic downturn, equity issuances, Europe, green stimulus, immature technologies, investment, New Energy Finance, offshore wind, PE, private equity investment, project transactions, renewable energy, solar parks, solar thermal electricity generation, solar;, SunPower, Suntech, The Middle East, VC, venture capital, Vestas, wind farms

New Investment in clean energy worldwide rallied in the second quarter of 2009, reaching $24.4 billion, according to figures published recently by New Energy Finance. The data, which is based in actual deal and project transactions, show that during the second quarter, there was a big improvement on the first quart of 2009, when investment was just $13.3 billion. Despite this dramatic increase in investment, the investments of the second quarter were 37% below the investment amount from the same quarter last year, when the figure was $36.2 billion.