And while some provinces are already powered almost
entirely by clean energy, others have a lot more work to do to clean up their grids.
Topics include being a green energy entrepreneur in this economy, jobs
created by clean energy, financing green energy projects, and incentives for implementing a smart energy plan.
Across sub-Saharan Africa, social entrepreneurs are starting to develop clean energy solutions like solar lanterns — which replace dirty kerosene lamps — and mini-grids powered
by clean energy sources.
commissioned
by Clean Energy Canada last fall found that most respondents support or somewhat support the idea of putting a price on carbon emissions (59 %).
The Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator (ORER; since replaced
by the Clean Energy Regulator) released a spread - sheet recording the amount of solar take - up for the whole of Australia by postcode.
Harwood says the company has no plans to buy additional renewable generation from independent, third - party developers, which has drawn criticism
by some clean energy advocates.
And weâ $ ™ re not going to suddenly turn off a switch and suddenly weâ $ ™ re no longer using fossil fuels, but we have to use this time wisely, so that you have a tapering off of fossil fuels
replaced by clean energy sources that are not releasing carbon.
The awards,
driven by the Clean Energy Standard mandate to obtain 50 percent of New York's electricity from renewable energy sources by 2030, are expected to generate enough clean, renewable energy to power more than 430,000 homes and create over 3,000 short - and long - term well - paying jobs, the statement said.
Later, after the launch of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's Reforming the Energy Vision, and to fulfill the 2015 New York State Energy Plan, the State set its sights on 50 percent of New York's electricity coming from renewable energy by 2030, established officially
by the Clean Energy Standard.
In a recent poll conducted by Nanos Research and
commissioned by Clean Energy Canada, 82 % of respondents said the federal government should help provinces use more clean power.
Fuel cell cars have been brought into the marketplace by companies like Toyota, Honda, and Hyundai, who continue to back vehicles powered
by clean energy technologies.
To advance the clean energy future, buildings in New England must be powered and
heated by cleaner energy sources while at the same time becoming more efficient.
Researchers at Indiana University have developed a new method for identifying communities that may be negatively affected
by clean energy policies designed to hasten the move from fossil fuels to more environmentally friendly...
As California strives to increase the amount of renewable electricity on the grid, vehicles that can be powered
by this clean energy by way of batteries and hydrogen must be built to realize this zero emission vehicle future.
He expressed the sentiment in a media briefing organized
by clean energy group RE-AMP, arguing against a proposed coal plant in Marshalltown, Iowa.
But these electric vehicles plug into the grid with no guarantee that they are being
fueled by clean energy sources.
The health and climate gains
made by clean energy are often lowest in the windiest and sunniest places
The first piece of news was
welcomed by clean energy advocates and consumer groups who've been fighting FirstEnergy's attempts to bail out its generator business.
Alternative energy sources have a couple of limitations: However, some of these limitations are offset by the huge economic impacts
brought by the clean energy plants installation:
«How to Adopt a Winning Carbon Price, Top Ten Takeaways from Interviews with the Architects of British Columbia's Carbon Tax,»
published by Clean Energy Canada, draws on extensive interviews with senior government officials, elected representatives and a broad range of experts who helped shape or respond to this groundbreaking policy.
In the reply dated 10 April,
seen by the Clean Energy Wire, the ministry writes that the commission itself will develop the «measures to reduce and end coal - fired power generation».
Boulder's community solar garden,
run by Clean Energy Collective, has the capacity to produce just under 1 megawatt of energy.
«Experiences gained by Switzerland in India on guidelines for energy - efficient residential buildings for different climatic zones or in India and Latin America for low carbon cement could be
replicated by the Clean Energy Transition Programme e.g. for building codes.»
When NRDC talks, for example, about the number of jobs created
by clean energy companies — a number that swamps the number of Keystone XL positions — we're talking about the number of jobs directly created by those companies.
A record US$ 367 billion was invested in renewable energy in 2015, according to a new report out
today by the Clean Energy Canada initiative of the Centre for Dialogue at Simon Fraser University.
A key policy behind the growth of North Carolina's clean energy economy, the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (REPS) has been singled out time and time
again by clean energy opponents.
Eighteen percent of credits in 2012 will go to the 19 coolant plants, compared with 12 percent to 2,372 wind power plants and 0.2 percent for 312 solar projects for the carbon dioxide emissions
avoided by the clean energy they produce.
**** Remember all that huff and puff put out over the last few
months by the Clean Energy Council and near - bankrupt wind power outfit, Infigen about wind power becoming so cheap as to be competitive with coal and gas fired generators?
The National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has been working to highlight the benefits
offered by clean energy resources to vulnerable communities.
ALEC, which brings companies together with state lawmakers to forge a wish list of corporate state laws behind closed doors, is coordinating this year's assault on state laws that require a gradual increase of electricity
generated by clean energy sources.
The video references some of the things that were recently highlighted by Greenpeace, such as Apple's use of 100 % renewable energy for its data - centers, and I believe it also shows Apple's new sapphire facility in Arizona, which has been powered
by clean energy from day one, as well as a new data center + solar farm that they're building in Nevada.
Energy Department Secretary Steven Chu modeled ARPA - E after a similar program at the Department of Defense to support
breakthroughs by clean energy entrepreneurs.