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With the news today that Solyndra executives plan to plead the fifth and stay silent during hearing on the company’s fall to bankruptcy, speculations ran wild on what exactly they might be hiding.
In a move intended perhaps to subdue the uproar, Solyndra issued an official statement this afternoon. Keep reading →
We have to make ordinary people understand that [climate change] is not an economic problem but an economic opportunity. – Bill Clinton
By Shifra MincerToday: “We have to make ordinary people understand that [climate change] is not an economic problem but an economic opportunity.” – Bill Clinton @ConservationOrg
World energy consumption is only going up and China and India may be leading the way.
According to an Energy Information Administration (EIA) report released on Monday, worldwide energy consumption will grow 53% from 2008 to 2035, with about half of that demand coming from rapidly-developing economies in China and India that were both barely touched by the recent worldwide recession. The global outlook, International Energy Outlook 2011, estimates that by 2035, China will be using 68% more energy than the US. Keep reading →
Solyndra says needs more time to find buyers — http://reut.rs/oNQ5x5 — #Solyndra #solar @nicholagroom
What to do when the wind stops blowing at Western Wind Energy’s newest Arizona power plant? Hope the sun is shining.
On Friday, the Vancouver-based renewable energy company began operating its newest 10.5 MW combined wind/solar project in Kingman, Arizona. Though various wind-firming gas plants already exist in the United States, this plant is the first wind-solar plant on the continent that does not use any gas. Keep reading →
US energy companies are converting rigs and trucks to run on natural gas, building fuelling stations and launching educational campaigns to increase demand for the domestic fuel that has flooded the market on the back of the shale boom.
With technological advances enabling gas production from shale rock, estimates of US supplies of natural gas have risen from 30 to 100 years’ worth, at current usage rates, with the US market now oversupplied. Keep reading →
On Tuesday, the American Energy Innovation Council (AEIC) — composed of industry titans like Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, Bank of America Chairman Chad Holliday and leading venture capitalist John Doerr — released a follow-up to their 2010 report “A Business Plan for America’s Energy Future.” The new report, “Catalyzing American Ingenuity: The Role of Government in Energy Innovation,” doubles down on the Council’s earlier calls for increased and sustained public investment in clean energy technology, and offers new ideas about how greater energy innovation investment can be paid for in a new era of fiscal austerity.
In the wake of the high-profile bankruptcy of California solar company Solyndra, government critics are attacking federal investment in clean energy innovation, arguing that such decisions should be left to the “free market.” But in their new report, these business leaders and entrepreneurs argue that government investment in energy innovation is key to realizing a clean energy future. Keep reading →
Led by Katherine Hammack, assistant secretary of the Army for installations, energy and environment, the US Army has been revamping its energy policy over the last few months.
So when funds ran dry, the army realized it had the choice to either hold off its efforts or look elsewhere for help. On Thursday, Hammack told an Energy Initiatives Task Force Roundtable that the army would be choosing the latter: it is now seeking $7.1 million in private sector investment to develop utility-scale renewable projects that will feed the army 2.1 million MWh of electricity.
“We are all aware of budget challenges we are facing today,” Hammack said. Renewable energy, though, she explained, is a critical piece of army security and cannot simply be abandoned because of budget difficulties.
Keep reading →
The fall season is in full swing in the energy industry with only a few mishaps to darken the mood.
To usher in a new academic year, Breaking Energy is highlighting some of the Top Fives across the industry, from law firms and regulators to unique project financing and innovative technologies.
Each day, a gallery will feature one new category. Keep reading →
