Posts filed under ‘Renewable Energy’
Read ExtremeTech.com articleEuropean Investment Bank Cuts Lending to Fossil Plants, Supports Renewables
The European Investment Bank (EIB), the world’s largest public financial institution, has announced that, effective immediately, it will no longer finance most coal-, lignite- and oil-fired power stations in an effort to help Europe meet its climate targets.
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L.A. launches nation’s largest solar rooftop program
L.A.’s Department of Water and Power is rolling out the country’s biggest urban rooftop program, which will pay residents for solar energy they produce in excess of their own needs. The goal is to generate 150 megawatts of solar electricity, or enough to power about 30,000 homes.
Public Utilities Commission sends strong signal to Hawaiian Electric: More renewables, less waste, lower rates
In a stern decision on May 31, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) sent a clear message to Maui Electric Company (MECO) to change their operations to accept more renewable energy, reduce costs, and retire fossil fuel generating units.
Lab Develops Breakthrough ‘Superclean’ Hydrogen Fuel
Scientists at Livermore Lab have developed a process that fixes sea water that’s messed up by climate change and is killing reefs while producing hydrogen fuel at the same time.
Turning soda cans into solar heating panels
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Jim Meany has designed a solar space heater that uses old soda cans to increase the surface area for heat transfer inside of it, and in its most basic design, uses no external power to move the air.
Building a Solar Economy: 4 Lessons from Hawaii
Electric companies and solar developers throughout the nation are watching Hawaii, which derives a larger fraction of its electricity from the sun than any other state.
New alliance could make cable a catalyst for cleaner power
Dean Kamen, developer of the Segway, got the Coca-Cola company to invest in water purification systems for sites in Ghana and other regions. The prolific inventor has developed a Stirling Engine to generate alternative energy, which is always available, multi-purpose, and able to run on multiple fuels from hydrogen, to methane, to beer.
Newsweek and The Daily Beast’s annual ranking of US and Global companies and politicians by how green, or not green, they are.
South Maui Sustainability 