Turns out the cost of fighting climate change will increase 40 percent for every decade of inaction.

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

  By Elaine Hsieh, Program Director & Senior Analyst – VERGE Turns out the cost of fighting climate change will increase 40 percent for every decade of inaction. That’s one of the eye-opening findings from a new White House report released yesterday, serving as an important reminder that action is …

Quarterly Update: Must reads from Q2, new research, and more

Jay OwenGreentech

A note from GTM Research The U.S. solar PV market is off to a strong start in 2014, with 1,330 megawatts installed in the first quarter alone. Despite concerns around the US-China trade case and rising polysilicon prices, we forecast another record-setting year for the PV installations with over 6 …

Power Forward 2.0: How American Companies Are Setting Clean Energy Targets and Capturing Greater Business Value

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

Report from Ceres, WWF, Calvert Investments and David Gardiner and Associates, 2014   Clean energy has entered the mainstream at the world’s largest corporations. In this report, the second in the Power Forward series, we expand upon the analysis of clean energy and climate targets from the U.S. Fortune 100 …

U.S. Residential PV Installations Surpassed Commercial Installations in Q1 [REPORT]

Jay OwenGreentech

U.S. SOLAR MARKET INSIGHT: 1st QUARTER 2014 NOW AVAILABLE! gtm Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) recently released the Q1, 2014 U.S. Solar Market Insight report. This report is part of an annual subscription that has become the industry’s definitive source for data and analysis on U.S. solar …

Alternative Energy ETFs and Mutual Funds Among Top Gainers in Entire Fund Universe

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News

Alternative Energy Companies A financial newsletter focusing on high quality stock picks Solar Wind Alternative Fuels Efficiency Environmental Smart Grid Alternative Energy ETFs and Mutual Funds Among Top Gainers in Entire Fund Universe Posted: 11/20/2013 by Harris Roen, Editor Roen Financial Report November 20, 2013   The Roen Financial Report …

Alternative Energy:British Support For Renewable Energy Continues To Grow

Jay OwenGreentech

Alternative Energy British Support For Renewable Energy Continues To Grow Discussing Climate Change in a Hot and Cold World Wales’ First Full-Scale Tidal Energy Generator Receives Funding 54% Of Spain’s Electricity Generation In April From Renewable     Value in concentrating solar power to add to electric grid calculated New mechanism …

Alternative Energy: UK Energy Secretary on Climate Change Deniers: “Dogmatic and Blinkered”

Jay OwenGreentech

  Alternative Energy UK Energy Secretary on Climate Change Deniers: “Dogmatic and Blinkered” Solar Power Cheaper Than Nuclear In Cloudy Old England EcoATM Raises £25m To Roll Out e-Waste Cashback Machines Compact Thermal Energy Storage Technologies (VIDEO) Exploring supercapacitors to improve their structure     Can 10,000 Charging Stations Make …

[Report] Transformer Monitoring Markets, 2013-2020: Technologies, Forecasts, and Leading Vendors

Jay OwenResource Efficiency

GTM Research publishes Transformer Monitoring Markets, 2013-2020: Technologies, Forecasts and Leading Vendors! This report is the first of its kind to take a strategic look at opportunities in transformer markets in the U.S. Learn more below! NEW REPORT: HOW WILL SMART GRID TRANSFORMER TECHNOLOGIES STABILIZE AN AGING U.S. ELECTRIC GRID? GTM Research forecasts …

Wind and solar power paired with storage could power grid 99.9 percent of the time

Ethical MarketsGreentech

Wind and solar power paired with storage could power grid 99.9 percent of the time Posted: 10 Dec 2012 10:35 AM PST Renewable energy could fully power a large electric grid 99.9 percent of the time by 2030 at costs comparable to today’s electricity expenses, according to new research. A …

Verizon, Intel, Opower tout major energy efficiency savings, EV battle in CA

Ethical MarketsGreentech

By Derek Top, Senior Editor, Program Director – VERGE Systems-thinking, an important concept in creating large-scale efficiencies and cost savings in the emerging VERGE ecosystem, is catching on. A report released yesterday from ACEEE discovers how system efficiency opportunities produce energy savings that dwarf component-based improvements in individual appliances or vehicles. The report …