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RE Insider News
February 8, 2010
Renewable Energy Developers Ask If Not Here, Where?
by
George Passantino
While millions of families became lost in the visual effects of the blockbuster movie Avatar, to me it also offers an ironic similarity to the quest for renewable energy here in the United States. In the movie, humanity is seeking to...
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Technologies:
Solar Thermal Energy,
Wind Power
February 4, 2010
Energy Diversification: A National Security Imperative
by
T.J. Buonomo
According to the Energy Information Administration, the U.S. imports about 60% of its oil, with more than two-thirds of it used for transportation. Oil is essential to the basic functioning of the global economy, from the production of goods in factories...
Technologies:
Bioenergy,
Geothermal Energy,
Hydropower,
Ocean Energy,
Solar,
Solar Thermal Energy,
Wind Power,
Energy Efficiency
February 1, 2010
Silicon Valley & the Rust Belt – One Solution to Two Problems
by
Bob MacDonald
While the solar industry continues to grow, it has faced serious obstacles to large-scale adoption. Obviously, given the current economic climate, financing is still a major hurdle. Still, a lingering issue from before the economic collapse is scalability -- the U.S....
Technologies:
Solar
January 25, 2010
US Renewable Energy Industry Needs the Heat in Biomass
by
Charlie Niebling and Jon Strimling
The U.S. biomass thermal industry is poised to offer significant carbon and financial savings for consumers. Biomass for thermal energy is up to 90% efficient; in contrast, using biomass for the production of electricity is up to 40% efficient, and producing...
Technologies:
Bioenergy
January 20, 2010
How the Renewable Energy Community Can Help Haiti
by
Bob Freling
The tragedy of Haiti continues to unfold, painfully and inescapably, in front of us. The need couldn't be clearer, and there are two things we in the renewable energy community can do to help in the aftermath of last week's devastating...
January 19, 2010
To Put Solar Power on Federal Land, or Not
by
Robert Lahey
On December 21, 2009, Senator Dianne Feinstein of California introduced legislation that aims to prevent building massive solar power plants on certain federal lands. The news was not received well by the solar industry, but there remains reason for optimism. After...
Technologies:
Solar
