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
Four U.S. manufacturers of wind turbine towers have filed a trade complaint against China and Vietnam, opening a new front in an ongoing trade ...
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 ...
Ithaca Goes 100% Renewable
The 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 ...
Green Mountain Uses Coffee to Brew Up Energy
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters - the firm behind the Keurig brand single-serving coffee brewers - is working with University of North Dakota researchers and bioenergy ...
Renewables Briefing: Big Win for Cape Wind, Tata-BP Buyout, Bluewater Ends PPA
The 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 ...
SC Johnson Details Scope 3 Emissions, Hits Renewables Goal
The greatest part of SC Johnson's Scope 3 emissions, 38 percent, comes from customer use of its products, according to the company’s ...
Fort Hood Gets SunMaxx Solar Thermal System
SunMaxx 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 ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: RFS2 2012, Keystone XL, SolarWorld, Aviation Carbon Tax
The EPA finalized the Renewable Fuel Standard program (RFS2) 2012 percentage standards for four fuel categories as part of the annual renewable fuel volume ...
Apple Files Patent for Laptop Fuel Cell
Apple 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 ...
Geothermal Industry Plans 5,745 MW, Billions in Investments
The U.S. geothermal industry will start 2012 with billions in planned investments, according to Leslie Blodgett of the Geothermal Energy Association.
Writing for Renewable ...
Rockcastle Regional Hospital Installs Green Earth Solar Array
Rockcastle 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 ...
Chicken-Manure Biodigester to Power Md. Prison, Wisconsin at Work on $255m Biomass Plant
Maryland'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 ...
EPA Issues Power Plant Mercury Rules
The EPA has issued requirements to control mercury and other toxic air emissions from coal- and oil-fired power plants - what it calls the largest ...
Google, KKR Invest in 88 MW of Solar PV Facilities in Sacramento District
Google and global investment firm KKR have made a significant investment into a portfolio of solar ...
California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard Rattles Drivers Association
Demand-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 ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: EU ETS, Keystone XL, China Seeks Environmental Investment, MATS
European 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 ...
Predictions for Cleantech in 2012, Part II
In yesterday's article, Predictions for Cleantech 2012, I discussed what we expect to contribute to growth in cleantech investment in ...
Green House Data Doubles Renewables Purchase
Cloud 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 ...
IBM Backs ‘People Power’ as Next Renewable
Anything that moves or produces heat has the potential to create energy that can be captured, and such human activities as walking, jogging and bicycling ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Lightbulb Ban Delayed; EU Carbon Market; Hydropower Bill
The 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 ...
