Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Denmark prides itself of some small contribution to life after peak oil. The year 2001 brought an end to this, however. But with the November 2007 election, environmental policy has once again been put in forward gear.
Google hopes to undercut coal with cheap, renewable energy
Roadside solar panels new theft target
As oil soars, many turn to renewables
Interview: head of Wind Association
Al Gore, Bill Joy see green economy powered by Silicon Valley
Prospectors claim stretches of ocean, hoping to harness wave energy
Geothermia revisited
US wind power installations to rise 63% in 07
Bill McKibben: What rhymes with waste-heat recovery?
Kenyan slum saves trees, cleans streets with big trash oven
How to build a local energy economy
Mammoth wind farm slated for S. Dakota
Viability of Antarctic windfarm
‘Wall of money’ set to flow into Asian renewable energy
Photovoltaics: From waste to energy-maker
Interview: Ethanol fuel expert David Blume
Washington state a leader in new energy sources
Huge wind farm for Mad Max country
Alarm bells ring about North Sea output
Tories call for new industrial revolution to tackle climate change
Britain near bottom for energy efficiency
World’s largest offshore wind farm approved for Kent
Poverty of vision
California’s renewable energy future
Utility will use batteries to store wind power
Cape Wind commentary: spitting into the wind
Jeremy Leggett: Solar technology and alternatives ready to replace fossil fuels
Bubble energy? (limits of renewables)
State-level initiative to expand clean energy
Iraq far from U.S. goals for energy
Deep sea drilling in the Gulf is chancy, but has big payoff
Denmark, Texas swap their wind and oil knowledge
Beyond wind and solar, a new generation of clean energy
Forbes on solar: the sunshine economy
Harnessing the energy of crowds
Algeria to tap vast sunbelt for solar energy
Wind turbine whining unwarranted
Big Oil’s impact on research is debated
World’s largest solar energy farm
Solar power wins enthusiasts but not money
Turbine shortage to leave some Scottish communities in the dark
Saudi Arabia invests in renewables
Reducing one’s energy overhead costs relatively little and produces a revenue stream that appreciates over time. Replacing one’s energy infrastructure with on-site renewable systems, in contrast, will require a sizable up-front financial commitment relative to what it will produce over time.
