Clean Energy Bank On Innovation Articles & Analysis
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In November last year, The Prime Minister announced his ambitious 10 Point Plan for a ‘green industrial revolution’, which will create and support up to 250,000 British jobs. Covering clean energy, transport, nature and innovative technologies, the plan will allow the UK to forge ahead with eliminating its contribution to climate change by 2050. The UK already generates more ...
The energy sector is technology-intensive, and it has passed through several innovation-led transformations in the last two centuries The last 200 years of the history of energy could be characterised, without too much exaggeration, as five or six long periods of disruption and uncertainty, punctuated by moments of stability. The energy sector is technology-intensive, and it has passed through ...
Ditching oil would hugely increase electricity demand. Here’s why that’s a good thing for the environment. The recent oil pipeline spill in Santa Barbara has been an unfortunate case of déjà vu, bringing back collective memories of oil-slicked seabirds and blackened beaches. It came not long after President Obama approved oil exploration in the Arctic. These offer stark ...
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Social entrepreneurs could be part of the solution—and a recent meeting revealed some insights that could help African communities get the clean power they need. Clean Energy Entrepreneurs in Africa Across sub-Saharan Africa, social entrepreneurs are starting to develop clean energy solutions like solar ...
Expanding clean energy access has been a big part of the conversations during this week’s Asian Clean Energy Forum, organized by the Asian Development Bank and USAID in partnership with WRI. ...
In the United States, there is a heated debate about how much government should support renewable energy innovation. While you won’t find anyone who says they don’t value ‘innovation’, the U.S. federal investment in energy innovation across both fossil and renewable technology is still anemic, badly trailing China and only about one third of the amount recommended by the ...
Is efficiency worth the bother if you save only $5-$10 per month on your energy bill? Many homeowners think not. One dad told us his family would rather save money by just skipping a pizza order once a month. That sentiment is not unusual. But it is hard to negate the economic value of efficiency if you spend $20 billion per year on energy, as does the US military, our ...