Prometheus Institute

At a Council on Foreign Relations shindig in New York on Monday the hot topic was the European Union and its lesser-of-two evils energy choice: Russia or fracking; but this paints a […]

Outgoing Shell CEO Peter Voser says his huge bet on US shale was a big regret of his time as chief executive of the company. via Renew Economy http://reneweconomy.com.au/2013/a-frack-in-the-bridge-from-coal-to-gas-35543?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-frack-in-the-bridge-from-coal-to-gas-35543

Managing the risks of complex systems, and increasing systemic robustness, is a challenging task. Systems can fail on multiple levels. While some of these potential failures are straightforward to identify and protect […]

Germany’s race to embrace renewable energy could dampen future economic growth, according to a new study. via Forbes – Energy http://www.forbes.com/sites/williampentland/2013/10/11/germanys-renewable-energy-subsidies-could-threaten-economic-growth/

The planet has a massive capacity to produce algae oil, which could one day be turned into fuel. And some areas are more fertile than others. via Cleantech http://gigaom.com/2013/10/10/this-is-how-much-and-where-algae-fuel-could-be-grown-on-the-planet/

via Bit Tooth Energy http://bittooth.blogspot.com/2013/10/tech-talk-life-gets-more-difficult-at.html

A new, more rigorous method for calculating the value of solar could give regulators the tools they need to resolve the growing tension between utilities and rooftop solar builders. “Calculated values will […]

Sooner or later, utility customers end up paying for the costs of smart grid deployments in the form of increases in their electricity rates. But how much return are they getting for […]

When the world wide web first came onto the scene, the dominant supplier of proprietary software, Microsoft, was forced to adopt the internet to stay relevant. Could there be a lesson here […]

Boulder, Colorado and Hamburg, Germany don’t seem to have too much in common. One is a small, green-minded city at the foothills of the Rockies, the other one is the second biggest […]