Bechtel, Labor Unions Agree To Build Concentrated Solar in California
Hurdle cleared for BrightSource Energy's Ivanpah facility.
LIPA Approves Largest Solar Project in New York State
PPAs approved for 50 MW of PV solar on Long Island.
Copenhagen Update: Final Hours
Negotiations have moved behind closed doors, with very little news coming out.
Solar Industry Presents 15% Plan by 2020; Solar Bill of Rights at Copenhagen
Solar Energy Industries Association gave a presentation at Copenhagen outlining a plan for 15% of US energy to be supplied by solar.
Danotek Raises $13M From Khosla, GE, Others
Company's permanent magnet generators are said to be simpler and more efficient for wind turbines.
Moving Beyond Copenhagen – the Ball is in Motion
By Rona Fried After two years of negotiations leading up to the Copenhagen finale, few of us are waiting with baited breath for the outcome. Maybe it’s too much to ask for hundreds of countries to successfully negotiate complex issues – even with such high stakes, the challenge is just too great. If we add up all the commitments made at Copenhagen, the sum total is about half of what’s necessary to stave off climate change. This graph from the Climate Action Tracker shows that countries’ reduction proposals leave us with a temperature increase of 3.9°C, equivalent to 770 ppm of carbon dioxide (CO2). Science tells us catastrophic climate change will occur if we exceed 1.5°C – 350 ppm of CO2. Unfortunately, the US continues to hold the world back. Under President Obama’s leadership, we’re finally moving ahead with serious commitments to energy efficiency, green manufacturing and renewable energy. But our specific GHG emission reduction targets are pathetic – and an embarrassment. As the world’s leading polluter for the past century (and the creator of climate change), the US should take a strong leadership position on emission cuts – 40% by 2020, not a measly 3% by 2020 below 1990 […]
Weekly Investor Roundup
CSP in MENA; Renewable jet fuel at Seattle-Tacoma; First Solar expansion plans; and more.
Copenhagen Update: Final Day
Obama's appearance disappoints; leaders are in closed-door sessions during lunch break.
Green Week in Review podcast – December 18, 2009
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The Green Week in Review is a podcast, hosted by SustainableBusiness.com News Editor Bart King. It’s posted every Friday morning and is about 15 minutes long. You can listen to it through your browser or download it to a portable MP3 player. Sign up for our General News RSS Feed and it will be automatically downloaded to your computer’s media player each week. In this week’s show… Copenhagen Week 2 Coverage: Copenhagen Summary: Signs of Hope? Copenhagen Summary: Two Days Left US Announces $350M Initiative for Clean Energy in Developing Nations Copenhagen Summary: Day 8 Copenhagen Summary: Halfway Mark Copenhagen Summary: Day 5 Editorial: Copenhagen is About More Than Climate Change Plus, a summary of the week’s top cleantech headlines. ++++ Email comments or questions to bart@sustainablebusiness.com
Excerpts from John Kerry's Copenhagen Speech
Senator Kerry gave a rousing, important speech at Copenhagen today.