Friday, April 30, 2010

Shocking but not surprising jump in PV installed in Germany

1.34 gigawatts of photovoltaic installed in just the month of December 2009 in Germany...Germany!...and do you know what the installed base is in the U.S.? 450 MEGAwatts, total (as of 2008). It's not that sunny in Germany, as you know, but as I hope you know, the government requires utilities to pay an above-market payment for all PV-generated electricity, so, yes, govt. policy works...
News - Clean Edge - The Clean-Tech Market Authority

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Wind farm off Cape Cod finally gets U.S. go-ahead

Although opposition will likely continue, experts interviewed say further protests are unlikely to be able to do more than add another year or two of delays to a project that has already survived 9 years of obstructionism.

The Green Blog - A Boston Globe blog on living Green in Boston