Clean Energy

Clean energy includes renewable energy sources that have minimal impact on the environment such as solar and wind power which do not emit greenhouse gases (GHGs). They also are referred to as green energy because they do not deplete fossil fuels and other natural resources.

Wind Towers Are Next Front in Trade War

Wind Towers Are Next Front in Trade WarFour U.S. manufacturers of wind turbine towers have filed a trade complaint against China and Vietnam, opening a new front in an ongoing trade ...

January 3, 2012

Most Read Sustainable Business Stories of 2011

Most Read Sustainable Business Stories of 2011 Every day this week we've been looking at a different aspect of environmental and sustainability management and counting down the top stories that grabbed ...

December 30, 2011

Ithaca Goes 100% Renewable

Ithaca Goes 100% RenewableThe City of Ithaca, N.Y., is to purchase 100 percent of its electricity consumption from renewable energy sources through a contract signed with Integrys Energy ...

December 30, 2011

Green Mountain Uses Coffee to Brew Up Energy

Green Mountain Uses Coffee to Brew Up EnergyGreen Mountain Coffee Roasters - the firm behind the Keurig brand single-serving coffee brewers - is working with University of North Dakota researchers and bioenergy ...

December 30, 2011

Renewables Briefing: Big Win for Cape Wind, Tata-BP Buyout, Bluewater Ends PPA

Renewables Briefing: Big Win for Cape Wind, Tata-BP Buyout, Bluewater Ends PPAThe Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has unanimously upheld the long term power purchase agreement between offshore wind farm Cape Wind and National Grid in two decisions. The Court reviewed the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities ...

December 29, 2011

EL Pro SC Johnson Details Scope 3 Emissions, Hits Renewables Goal

SC Johnson Details Scope 3 Emissions, Hits Renewables GoalThe greatest part of SC Johnson's Scope 3 emissions, 38 percent, comes from customer use of its products, according to the company’s ...

December 29, 2011

Fort Hood Gets SunMaxx Solar Thermal System

Fort Hood Gets SunMaxx Solar Thermal SystemSunMaxx Solar, Johnson Controls and Intelligent Green Solutions have installed a solar thermal system at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas. The solar thermal system was installed ...

December 28, 2011

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: RFS2 2012, Keystone XL, SolarWorld, Aviation Carbon Tax

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: RFS2 2012, Keystone XL, SolarWorld, Aviation Carbon TaxThe EPA finalized the Renewable Fuel Standard program (RFS2) 2012 percentage standards for four fuel categories as part of the annual renewable fuel volume ...

December 28, 2011

Apple Files Patent for Laptop Fuel Cell

Apple Files Patent for Laptop Fuel CellApple has filed a number of patents for fuel cells that can be inserted into portable devices, such as laptops, without adding much weight. One patent ...

December 27, 2011

Geothermal Industry Plans 5,745 MW, Billions in Investments

Geothermal Industry Plans 5,745 MW, Billions in InvestmentsThe U.S. geothermal industry will start 2012 with billions in planned investments, according to Leslie Blodgett of the Geothermal Energy Association. Writing for Renewable ...

December 23, 2011

EL Pro Rockcastle Regional Hospital Installs Green Earth Solar Array

Rockcastle Regional Hospital Installs Green Earth Solar ArrayRockcastle Regional hospital in Kentucky and Green Earth Solar have installed a 60.9 kW solar array on the roof of the hospital's Outpatients Services Center. The ...

December 23, 2011

Chicken-Manure Biodigester to Power Md. Prison, Wisconsin at Work on $255m Biomass Plant

Chicken-Manure Biodigester to Power Md. Prison, Wisconsin at Work on $255m Biomass PlantMaryland's state Board of Public Works has approved a biomass project at an Eastern Shore prison. The project gives Virginia company EcoCorp a 30-year lease ...

December 23, 2011

EPA Issues Power Plant Mercury Rules

EPA Issues Power Plant Mercury RulesThe EPA has issued requirements to control mercury and other toxic air emissions from coal- and oil-fired power plants - what it calls the largest ...

December 22, 2011

Google, KKR Invest in 88 MW of Solar PV Facilities in Sacramento District

Google, KKR Invest in 88 MW of Solar PV Facilities in Sacramento DistrictGoogle and global investment firm KKR have made a significant investment into a portfolio of solar ...

December 21, 2011

California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard Rattles Drivers Association

California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard Rattles Drivers AssociationDemand-side implications related to changes approved by the California Air Resources Board to the Low Carbon Fuel Standard may drive up the price of diesel ...

December 21, 2011

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: EU ETS, Keystone XL, China Seeks Environmental Investment, MATS

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: EU ETS, Keystone XL, China Seeks Environmental Investment, MATSEuropean Union lawmakers backed a proposal to allow the EU Commission to  support low carbon investments by withholding 1.4 billion permits from the third phase of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme. The vote is the ...

December 21, 2011

Predictions for Cleantech in 2012, Part II

Predictions for Cleantech in 2012, Part IIIn yesterday's article, Predictions for Cleantech 2012, I discussed what we expect to contribute to growth in cleantech investment in ...

December 20, 2011

Green House Data Doubles Renewables Purchase

Green House Data Doubles Renewables PurchaseCloud data hosting firm Green House Data doubled the amount of renewable energy credits it purchases. The company has purchased 1.8M kWh in 2011 - twice ...

December 20, 2011

IBM Backs ‘People Power’ as Next Renewable

IBM Backs ‘People Power’ as Next RenewableAnything that moves or produces heat has the potential to create energy that can be captured, and such human activities as walking, jogging and bicycling ...

December 20, 2011

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Lightbulb Ban Delayed; EU Carbon Market; Hydropower Bill

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Lightbulb Ban Delayed; EU Carbon Market; Hydropower BillThe House has voted to delay enforcement of new light bulb efficiency standards until at least Oct. 1 as part of a last-minute budget deal to ...

December 19, 2011