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Trends Impacting the Acceptance of Clean Energy Technology

Collection of news stories that reflect thematic movement in the world toward acceptance of clean, alternative, and even hitherto marginalized 'free energy' technologies.

1 Stories in 2010
2 Stories in 2009
3 Stories in 2008
4 Stories in 2006-2007
5 Stories in 2005
6 Stories in 2003-2004
- 6.1 Directories
7 See also

Stories in 2010

Fuel Efficiency / Alt Fuels / Trends >
Honda: Racing Against Time - In their Dream the Impossible promotional video series (advertised on our site), Honda talks about the "racing spirit" and how it brings out the best in people to accomplish phenomenal things. The ultimate race, they point out, is to find an alternative to oil for propelling our transportation -- long before we run out of oil. (Honda; July, 2010)

Conspiracy / Trends >
Upcoming False Flag? Put Options Placed On Energy Companies - Just as the three days befor 9/11 there was unusual amounts of trading going on with American Airlines (via Goldman Sachs), we are presently seeing similar action, this time with power companies. This as Obama suporters say an act of terrorism is the only thing that will save him. (PrisonPlanet; July 15, 2010)

Alt Fuels > Biofuel > Algae >
A New Bloom for Algae - A U.S. DOE roadmap marks a return to research on a source of fuel that was once thought too costly. "With a dedicated research and development program, we can bring the economics to a suitable place within a 10-year time frame". (MIT Technology Review; July 2, 2010)

Conventional Renewable Energy >
Ten PowerPoint Slides That Shook the Earth - If you attend enough cleantech events or are pitched by enough startups, you start to see the same few PowerPoint slides over and over again. Here is a collection of the best or at least the most notorious and historically significant slides in our industry. (GreenTechMedia; July 8, 2010)

Solar / Trends >
Solar's Great Leap Forward - Suntech CEO Zhengrong Shi made China a powerhouse in photovoltaic technology--and became a billionaire in the process. His next ambition: to make solar power as cheap as conventional electricity. (MIT Technology Review; July/Aug 2010)

Trends >
China Cleans Up - Last year China exceeded U.S. investment in clean energy, with a total of $34.6 billion, to reduce its pollution and increase its domestic capability. Not only is the country adding nuclear, hydroelectric, wind, and solar power at an unrivaled pace, but it's fast becoming a proving ground for next-generation energy technologies that have stalled elsewhere. (MIT Technology Review; Apr. 29, 2010)

Featured: Trends > Free Energy > Best Exotic / Conspiracy >
Trends researcher points to exotic free energy technology as a meltdown remedy - In an interview with Alex Jones, the famed Gerald Celente said that one of two remedies we need to avoid total economic collapse is the development of our productive capacity, and the most likely candidate to provide that is an exotic alternative energy technology. (PESN; April 15, 2009) (Comment)

Trends / Solar >
Utility-Scale Solar Soaring in U.S. - There are over 100 utility-scale solar projects in the U.S. totaling 17,000 MW now in the planning stage. 75 percent of Americans, across the political spectrum, support utility-scale solar on public lands. (GreenTechMedia; March 18, 2010)

Conventional RE / Trends >
China Leading Global Race to Make Clean Energy - These efforts to dominate renewable energy technologies raise the prospect that the West may someday trade its dependence on oil from the Mideast for a reliance on solar panels, wind turbines and other gear manufactured in China. But they also provide healthy competition to the West to ramp up their pace. (NYTimes; Jan. 31, 2010) (Also Murcury News)

Stories in 2009

EVs > Hybrids >
Americans Want More Fuel-Efficient Cars, US Hybrids Up 48% - Total US hybrid sales jumped 48.6% in August from last August, buoyed up by Cash for Clunkers. Americans did the patriotic thing with their clunker money, buying more American, and buying more hybrid cars. Ford was the big winner, making a big dent in Toyota’s hybrid sales. (Gas 2.0; September 8, 2009)

Solar >
Cheaper Solar Power's Time Has Come - Solar power manufacturers in the US are cutting prices to shift their stock, the government is chipping in with tax credits, and innovative leasing or financing arrangements spreading payments over up to 20 years are being introduced. All of which makes solar power much more affordable than before. (PhysOrg; Sept. 7, 2009)

EVs > Electric Bicycles >
E-China: The bicycle kingdom is going electric - Workers weary of crammed public transport or pedaling long distances to jobs are upgrading to battery-powered bikes and scooters. Even some who can afford cars are ditching them for electric two-wheelers to avoid traffic jams and expensive gasoline. (Yahoo News; July 25, 2009)

US energy use drops in 2008 - Americans used more solar, nuclear, biomass and wind energy in 2008 than they did in 2007; and the nation used less coal and petroleum during the same time frame and only slightly increased its natural gas consumption. Geothermal energy use remained the same. (LLNL; July 20, 2009)

Global Shift to Renewable Energies Happening - In 2008, for the first time, more renewable energy than conventional power capacity was added in both the European Union and United States, showing a fundamental transition of the world’s energy markets towards renewable energy. Solar tops the list of renewable energies, just beating wind power. At least 73 countries have renewable energy policy targets. (ISIS; June 3, 2009)

Stories in 2008

Featured: Trends / U.S. Government and Energy >
Barack Obama's Stance and Policies on Renewable Energy - Lists the items in the Comprehensive Energy Plan as proposed by the President-Elect with attention to both short term and long term objectives, including energy efficiency, promoting plug-in hybrids, and supporting renewable energy sources. (PESWiki; Nov. 6, 2008)

Solar >
The Amish go solar – in a simple way - Solar energy has been used by a few of the technology-eschewing Amish for decades now. But with soaring energy costs, more families are putting sunlight-collecting panels on their barns and outbuildings. Indeed, area dealers report sales of solar systems to the Amish are up 30 percent to 50 percent this year alone. (Christian Science Monitor; Oct 27, 2008)

New Energy Economy Emerging in the United States - The old energy economy, fueled by oil, coal, and natural gas, is being replaced by one powered by wind, solar, and geothermal energy. The transition is moving at a pace and on a scale that we could not have imagined even a year ago. (Earth Policy Institute; Oct 15, 2008)

10% of U.S. Domestic Energy Now Renewable - Renewables are simply best way to get energy domestically, and now with 10% of our energy (and rising) coming from these sources, the sun is looking that much brighter. (EcoGeek; Sept. 26, 2008)

A Foothold For Renewable Power? - The politics and economics of energy are shifting here in ways that foretell debates across the country as states create renewable-energy mandates and the federal government moves toward limiting carbon emissions. One advocate calls Colorado "ground zero" for the looming battle over energy. (CBS News; Aug, 18, 2008)

Trends
Indonesia to push renewable energy - The president of Indonesia said that stung by high oil prices, his country plans to tap more into renewable energies and change course from a "nation that splurges" to one that saves. (PhysOrg; Aug. 15, 2008)

Building > Beijing 2008 Green Olympics >
Beijing Leads in Race for Most Polluted Olympics - Among recent Olympics, Beijing looks to be the most polluted city. For comparison, take Atlanta, as measured by Georgia's air-monitoring authorities. During the 1996 Olympics, the daily concentration of PM10, the dominant pollutant in Beijing, was 31 micrograms per cubic meter of air. Beijing, even with the most optimistic spin on the data, is averaging 111 micrograms per cubic meter of air since July 20th, or more than three times Atlanta's level of pollution, according to the Chinese government. Independent sensors deployed by the BBC and AP have detected local levels reaching into the 300s. (Wired; August 7, 2008)

Alternative Energy Trends and Implications for Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries - "With the exception of biofuels, renewables are used for electricity and heat generation. For the foreseeable future, renewables are not in a position either to substitute oil as a transport fuel or replace oil and gas as feedstock for the petrochemical industry on a large scale in the form of bioplastic." (Lebanon Daily Star; August 4, 2008)

Investment > Only Greentech Can Save U.S. Economy, Says Über-Investor - Ultra-rich American, Michael Novogratz, president of the Fortress Investment Group, said we need another wealth-generating economic bubble. And that, must come -- can only come -- from new energy sources and green technology. (Wired; May 09, 2008)(Thanks Tedd St. Rain)

Data Centers Expected to Pollute More Than Airlines by 2020 - In the next dozen years, the carbon dioxide emissions attributable to the electricity consumed by fast-expanding data centers is projected to rise fourfold. Efficiency standards are recommended. (Slashdot; May 3, 2008)

Robotic Environmental Risk Assessment Rover by EcoArtTech - Solar powered and GPS-oriented, the ERAR analyzes data from its surroundings, including air quality, local traffic accidents, and current terrorist warning levels. The rover breaks its findings down into fourteen unique categories. (Inhabitat; May 3, 2008)

Truckers Protest, the Resistance Begins - On April 1, in a wave of defiance, truck drivers began taking the strongest form of action they can take – inaction. Faced with $4/gallon diesel fuel, they slowed down, shut down and started honking. (Barbara's Bog; April 7, 2008)

CEOs See Green Energy Policies Preserving US Jobs - It's not often you hear executives from the biggest US industries and a Republican governor clamoring for stronger regulations on climate change. But that's exactly what they want. (Environmental News Network; March 15, 2008)

Southern Baptist leaders urge climate change action - Influential Southern Baptist leaders are seeking to move the country's largest Protestant denomination - and one of its more conservative - beyond its skeptical stance on climate change to keep step with a growing 'green' awareness in the evangelical community. (Christian Science Monitor; March 12, 2008)

Thou Shalt Not Pollute - The Vatican has added seven modern sins, including: "You offend God ... by ruining the environment, carrying out morally debatable scientific experiments, or allowing genetic manipulations which alter DNA or compromise embryos." (New Scientist; March 10, 2008) (Reuters)

Scientist says clean energy is 'achievable' - Imagine a world where people can count on getting the energy they need to live well without trashing the environment and throwing the global climate out of balance. (SL Trib; March 8) (also BusinessWire)

Abu Dhabi Commits US$15 Billion to Clean Energy Technology - This is the largest single government commitment to "future energy", and it comes from a country that has been a leader in the field of hydrocarbons for nearly half a century. The initial investment targets include solar, wind and hydrogen power; carbon reduction and management; as well as sustainable development. (Masdar; Jan. 21, 2008)