Four Arrested at Occupy Wall Street’s ‘Disrupt Dirty Power’ Protest
Last Tuesday, #Occupy protests took to the U.N. to protest the influence of the financial sector on polluting power.
Last Tuesday, #Occupy protests took to the U.N. to protest the influence of the financial sector on polluting power.
Top Six Reasons We Need a Better Definition of Clean Energy
United States Senator Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bingaman (D-NM) has just introduced his clean energy standard legislation, and yes, it has every energy source in it, except energy efficiency. Can a clean energy standard include all energy sources - and should it?
$4.7 Million to Advance Solar in Tanzania
Over 100 schools, health centers and businesses in rural Tanzania will be sporting solar panels in the very near future.
Please Ford, Bring the Fiesta ECOnetic (71 MPG US) to North-America
Once again, a carmaker is keeping its most fuel-efficient models for markets other than North-America, yet N-A is the place that needs a boost in fuel-economy the most.
Japan’s Second-to-Last Nuclear Plant Shuts Down – Nation Will Be Nuclear Free By May
TEPCO will not be restarting the final reactor of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant, leaving just one nuclear power plant operational in the entire nation.
Plans for an Asian Super Grid
Solar energy formed in Desert locations could be powering homes in Russia, Japan, and China under plans by Desertec and backed by the Japanese Renewable Energy Foundation (JREF). The two organisations have partnered to promote the creation of a new electricity supergrid to connect solar power from deserts in Mongolia and China, to cities across East Asia, including fast-growing markets like Vietnam.
“Technologies to harness solar and wind energy have improved dramatically in the last few years,” said Dr. Tomas Kåberger, JREF Executive Board Chair.
“Combined with modern power transmission technologies, renewable energy can support the long-term economic prosperity of the region.
The Gobi Desert is estimated to be the third largest potential source of solar energy in the world and also experiences steady, strong wind speeds making it ideal for both technologies.
“Establishing an Asian Super Grid will be challenging and require a high-level of international collaboration but its benefits make it worth the effort,” said Kåberger.
The grid would use special transmission lines that lose low levels of power allowing electricity to be distributed over thousands of kilometres.
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Asia Report: India’s Wind Potential 30 Times Greater Than Believed?
A recent reassessment of the India wind energy market blows the lid off of previous capacity estimates.
Nigerian Villages Take Shell to Court Over Oil Spills in Groundbreaking Case
Lawyers representing 35,000 villagers filed suit in London, alleging that Shell's slow response to a 560,000 barrel oil spill has destroyed their local economy.
