…continued from an earlier post… Trends in Caring About Renewable Energy Since the question was first asked in 2002, NMI has been tracking answers to the question, “I care about the use of renewable energy sources.” Those that completely agree …
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[The Vector] NREL: Consumer Attitudes About Renewable Energy: Trends and Regional Differences
In April 2011 report, a new report was released by NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory). It takes a look at American awareness, attitudes, knowledge and usage of renewable energy and the study further breaks down these views regionally. Some surprising …
[The Vector] Clean Energy Trends 2011 Report – Continued
(Continued from an earlier post…) U.S. Venture Capital U.S. Venture Capital investments increased in 2010, too, from $3.5 billion in 2009 to $5.1 billion in 2010 (a 45.7% increase). The number did fall short of the record-breaking $6.1 billion invested …
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[The Vector] Clean Energy Trends 2011 Report
Clean Energy Trends 2011, the annual report from Clean Edge, Inc., was recently published. This is the 10th annual report the company has written on green energy, with now a full decade of accumulated information of the industry. The authors, …
[The Vector] World Future Energy Summit January 17-20th, 2011
The exciting World Future Energy Summit (WFES) opens January 17th and continues through January 20th in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates. WFES is one of the few international events that brings together policy makers, government leaders, private industry, the …
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[The Vector] Progress in Solar Thermal / CSP (Concentrating Solar Power)
The Vector is pleased to see progress made in the solar thermal / CSP (concentrating solar power) space. We have always believed that solar thermal is the heavy betting favorite to be the ultimate winner in the race for a …
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[The Vector] Super Offshore Turbines in Development – Despite Difficulties
A consortium of companies in Spain are planning to build a 15 MW turbine. The turbine manufacturer Gamesa will lead the €25 million ‘Azimut’ project to build the 15 MW giant together with 11 other wind and engineering companies and …
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[The Vector] 200MW Solar Updraft Power Plant at Application Stage
The groundworks for the construction of the world’s first commercial solar updraft tower may be little more than two years away. Solar updraft towers use the power that lifts hot air balloons into the air to generate electricity. The Australian …
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[The Vector] Nanotechnology – A Disappointment? (Part Two)
(continued from an earlier article) Down in the Quantum World Nano particles are less than 100 nanomicrons in width, meaning that a human hair is approximately 80,000nm wide. Down at the molecular level, materials behave differently to the way they …
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Nanotechnology – A Sandwich Without the Beef? (Part One)
The ability of nanotechnologies to deliver cost-effective renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions has come under attack in a recently released report by the environmental campaigning organisation Friends of the Earth. The nano technology industry has over-promised and under-delivered, according …
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