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A new UNSW study says 100 per cent renewables offers a cheaper alternative in a climate constrained world than fossil fuels such as coal and gas. via Renew Economy http://reneweconomy.com.au/2013/unsw-study-says-coal-economic-future-australia-12795?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=unsw-study-says-coal-economic-future-australia-12795

Increased domestic oil and natural gas production is something “to celebrate,” as it helps pare the U.S. trade deficit and beef up the country’s economic output. Although that may sound like a […]

Developers and some tax equity players in solar financing structures have recently raised the specter of securitizing their power purchase agreements (PPAs) or lease receivables in order to free up funds for […]

Before AB 327 became the vehicle for a solution to California’s solar net metering impasse last week, it spent the summer as the target of attacks from the solar industry, as well […]

A swift build-up of renewables would help Germany save €54bn ($71bn) by 2030 due to the rapidly falling price of green power when compared to fossil sources, claims a new study. via […]

A team led by Vishal Shah at Deutsche Bank has predicted there will be nearly 50GW of installed solar capacity in the USA by 2017. via News – PV-Tech http://www.pv-tech.org/news/us_installed_capacity_to_total_50gw_by_the_end_of_2016_including_20gw_to_30?utm_source=pvtech-feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=news-rss-feed

Before the advent of the modern communication, humankind was limited to either word of mouth or protracted written communication sent over land or sea. It’s almost impossible to imagine in a digital […]

OTEC uses the temperature difference between cooler deep and warmer surface ocean waters to run a heat engine and produce electricity. Global warming needs to be put on a permanent hiatus at […]