Category: Renewables – Business

Green patents have been tracked since 2002 by the Cleantech Group of Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti. The 2009 annual report of the Clean Energy Patent Growth Index (CEPGI), published quarterly, confirms that it was a record year for green …

Green Energy Technology Patents Reach Record Highs in 2009 – By Guest Blogger Kathy Read More »

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As I’ve mentioned, I’ve been working on a new book on renewables, which is just about completed — it’s largely based upon interviews of some of the top 25 minds in the renewable energy industry. I plan the main title …

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One of my most important jobs here at 2GreenEnergy is speaking with the few dozen people who call or write each week looking for help with their clean energy projects. I conduct these interviews with an eye toward helping out …

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Here’s more about shale natural gas: Pundits in the US natural gas industry have revised supply estimates in last few years. In effect, some companies claim to be able to increase sustainable production over the long term. Exxon is a …

Shale Natural Gas vs. Renewable Energy — Continued — Guest Blogger Anil Read More »

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Whether it is head scratching politicians in Copenhagen or industry analysts predicting that peak oil has already happened in one of the past decades, the pointers aim towards a fundamental shift – the process of doing away with carbon-based fuels …

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I wrote not too long ago about the huge, long-term role that the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), as part of the Department of Energy, plays in supporting the development of clean energy technologies.  Their work with solar energy leader …

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If there is contract enforcement and money to do a Green Energy project in Turkey or Mali, it makes good financial sense to do it. Of course, as an American, it is more than embarrassing to have a government reluctant …

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I was on a conference call this morning with people in Los Angeles, New York, Dublin, London, and Istanbul, trying to raise money for a large run-of-river hydrokinetics project in Turkey.  I’d have to go back a long way to …

Financing Large Renewables Projects Read More »

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A couple of readers have criticized me for not being specific in my rants on nuclear energy. It’s true that I do not perform independent research — and I suppose I can be taken to task for that.  But I …

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I made another video using Windows Movie Maker just now, to promote our relationship with SustainableBusiness.com.   I take a certain joy in making this videos. I know I’m not Steven Spielberg in film-making, nor James Earl Jones in voice-overs — …

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