BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Funding green energy will become harder under EU rules published on Wednesday designed to replace subsidies with market-based schemes, just when the Ukraine crisis has heightened the need for […]
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Why buying a corporate jet pays for itself
Lots of American companies have private jets, and the government gives them a pretty good reason to buy one: They can pay for themselves in just a few years. The reason is […]
Sunlight generates hydrogen in new porous silicon
Philadelphia PA(SPX) Apr 11, 2014 Porous silicon manufactured in a bottom up procedure using solar energy can be used to generate hydrogen from water, according to a team of Penn State mechanical […]
Solar Energy Cheaper than LNG in Asia Regions, Bernstein Says
Solar power is cheaper in many parts of Asia than electricity from liquefied natural gas, meaning photovoltaics don’t need subsidies to compete with fossil fuels. via Solar Energy News – RenewableEnergyWorld.com http://ift.tt/1q0Oj6f
Recurrent CEO downplays threat of PV energy to utilities
Arno Harris, the chief executive officer of Recurrent Energy, the US-based PV manufacturing subdivision of Japanese electronics developer Sharp, has said the growing PV sector in the US will not cut into […]
The Method and Meaning of Minnesota’s New Value of Solar Policy
In March 2014, Minnesota became the first state to adopt a “value of solar” policy to set a fair, transparent price on solar energy. It may serve as a national precedent and […]
win-win situation: Growing crops on photovoltaic farms
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Opower prices IPO at high end at $19 per share
Energy software company Opower priced its IPO at the high end of its projected range at $19 per share on Thursday night. It plans to start trading on the New York Stock […]
Kazakhstan’s largest oilfield will be shut down for at least two years
In another crisis at a giant but star-crossed oilfield, Kazakhstan’s Kashagan will be shut for at least two years while specialty pipelines are made to resist the unforeseen impact of toxic gas, according […]
Oil Limits and the Economy: One Story, Not Two
(1) Our economic problems: The inability of economies to grow as rapidly as they would like, add as many jobs as they would like, and raise the standards of living of citizens […]
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