renewable energy

tidal energy for Northern Ireland?

Global energy demand continues to grow and tidal wave energy generation devices can provide a significant source of renewable energy.[read more]

going off-grid

 

There are some cases where decentralisation is the best option, especially in isolated communities, but in a city or dense urban environment there are so many reasons why decentralised systems don’t make sense.[read more]

building with solar cells

See-through glass solar cells would provide a pathway for transforming the nation’s stock of older, inefficient buildings from an energy-sucking liability into a major source of clean, renewable energy.[read more]

urban ecosystems

Cutting-edge designers and policymakers explained how some cities can use a systems-based approach to become more sustainable.[read more]

 It appears that the recession affecting most of the world just now has not done anything to adversely affect investment in renewable energy technology. Last year investments reached an all time high despite the poor economic conditions. However the experts are growing concerned as the growth has not continued into this year and...[read more]

I've returned from a sobering United Nations-led tour of six tsunami-damaged communities and two radiation-impacted cities in Northern Japan. The obvious conclusion: the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident is forcing Japan to go green, including the launch of a new renewable energy national feed-in tariff that starts in July. ...[read more]

This Big City: I wondered if you could talk a little about the creative process you went through before you came up with this piece. Daniel Popper: Well I was approached to build some kind of structure that would be a symbol of sustainability and would raise awareness. I worked with the Creative Directors of the event and we came up with...[read more]

I have written about One Block Off the Grid before.  I am a big fan of this group.  I was thrilled to get this email yesterday: "I’m so thrilled to let you know that One Block Off the Grid has launched 2,170 new solar group discounts in 34 new states. Check out the map: http://1bog.org/nation The way it works is that whenever...[read more]

If you are in the process of putting together a Renewable Energy Project congratulations… you are doing good, and you should do well. You are however ahead of the curve. Much of the finance community doesn’t understand how these projects work, consequently they either don’t lend on them, or it takes too long to convert lenders to the...[read more]

Recently I visited an old friend of mine, and at one point our discussion turned to climate change and renewable energy.  He made the comment that renewables certainly make a lot of sense, but it's "up to the market" to determine their viability.  My initial response was that the fossil fuels we have depended on for so long...[read more]

  You’ve hard about the cloud, right? This blog comes to you from the cloud. The cloud is where the bank keeps your money. YouTube, Gmail, Twitter and iTunes live in the cloud. So does a record of all my runs in 2011. The cloud, in essence, is the millions of data centers where information and software are stored and can be accessed...[read more]

In last week's State of the Union address, Obama challenged America to embrace a "Sputnik Moment": So tonight, I challenge you to join me in setting a new goal: by 2035, 80% of America's electricity will come from clean energy sources. Some folks want wind and solar. Others want nuclear, clean coal, and natural gas. To meet this goal, we...[read more]