[Climate Bonds] Solar eligibility criteria under Climate Bond Standard released for comment: all PV yes; CSP yes, but only if FF back-up is less than 15%; supply chain criteria still to come

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

Climate Bonds has posted a new item, ‘Solar eligibility criteria under Climate Bond Standard released for comment: all PV yes; CSP yes, but only if FF back-up is less than 15%; supply chain criteria still to come’ The Solar Technical Working Group under the Climate Bond Standard and Certification Scheme …

GreentechSolar: How To Make Money From Land as a Solar Developer

Jay OwenGreentech

LATEST NEWS: Arizona Solar Strikes Back  Herman K. Trabish – August 2, 2013 A new video and social media campaign defends rooftop solar and net energy metering. Solar Rumor Watch: Sunrun for Sale? Eric Wesoff – August 1, 2013 Goldman Sachs hired to perform a “strategic evaluation” SunPower Posts a …

Alternative Energy: Bicyclean — Pedal-Powered Means Of Recycling E-Waste In Developing Nations

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Resource Efficiency

Alternative Energy Bicyclean — Pedal-Powered Means Of Recycling E-Waste In Developing Nations Renewable Energy Status Update 2013 Interactive Infographic Reveals How Green Your State is Solar PV To Hit Grid Parity, $134 Billion Annual Revenue By 2020 Green Initiatives Being Actively Taken in Cities Large Companies to be Forced to …

Global Atlas for Solar and Wind: IRENA Update June 2013

Jay OwenResource Efficiency, Greentech

provided by IRENA, the International Renewable Energy Agency   What is the Global Atlas for Solar & Wind?   The Global Atlas is the comprehensive information platform on the potential of renewable energy. It provides resource maps from leading technical institutes worldwide and tools for evaluating the technical potential of …

Energy Self-Reliant States: Positive Policy Changes for Distributed Renewable Energy

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Community Development Solutions

The previous week I covered the one thing Obama’s climate policy can’t leave out, and you can judge the President’s climate plan for yourself.  Also, while I’m on “vacation” (moving) you can read (and link to) a web version of the fourth segment of our Rooftop Revolution report. Sincerely, John Positive Policy Changes for …

Alternative Energy: EV Early Adopter

Jay OwenGreentech

Alternative Energy EV Early Adopter 100 Percent Renewable Energy And Beyond Responding To Obama’s Action Plan, SolarCity Unveils Energy Explorer Cree Releases Highest Efficacy Color LEDs & Ceramic LEDs 9 New Cleantech Market Research Reports Breakthroughs Could Solve Renewable Energy-Electrical Grid Integration Getting the carbon out of emissions Solar power …

Greentech Media’s Solar Newsletter: Washington, DC Signs Its First Major PACE Deal for Efficiency and Solar

Jay OwenGreentech

LATEST NEWS: Washington, DC Signs Its First Major PACE Deal for Efficiency and Solar  Adam James – June 24, 2013 The use of PACE financing is alive and well in the commercial sector. Podcast: Solar Manufacturing Costs, How Low Can They Go?  Shyam Mehta, Scott Clavenna – June 24, 2013 …

Alternative Energy: Wind Farm Energy Innovation in the UK

Jay OwenGreentech

Alternative Energy Wind Farm Energy Innovation in the UK Forecast: Cost Of PV Panels To Drop To $0.36/Watt By 2017 Wind industry declares it’s had enough of anti-wind nonsense Lifesaving Solar Power For Army’s “Firefly” Sniper Detection System Germany Opens Another Hybrid Wind Power Plant MIT’s Mapdwell Project Tracks Sustainable …

TheCrowdCafe Weekly: Own Your Neighborhood | Slate

Jay OwenCrowdfunding

TheCrowdCafe weekly • Issue #11 – June 10, 2013 • • Share on Twitter! •  Aloha! Hope you all had a fantastic week. Here’s our curated summary of this week’s happenings in the crowdfund investing ecosystem. Give me a shout at j@thecrowdcafe.com if you have any questions or updates! Selected Articles Own Your Neighborhood | Slate I disagree …

CSRwire News Alert – Social Entrepreneurship: Reach vs. Scale … And, Don’t Let Them Tax Wall Street?

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

Daily News Alert   How To Make A Million Dollars An Hour, Step 11: Don’t Let Them Tax Wall Street! “Who would have thought that kindly, caring nurses could stand in the way of you making it into the million an hour club?” You want to make a million dollars …