RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY

Excerpt: The UN climate summit reached a weak outline of a global agreement last night in Copenhagen, falling far short of what Britain and many poor countries were seeking and leaving months of tough negotiations to come.

The development of renewable energy in Iceland means that by 2050 the country should be the world’s first zero-carbon economy?

by Mike Taylor, Director of Research and Education, SEPA I assume my utility isn’t happy about my PV system — I’m buying less electricity! What happens when 10% of their customers have PV? What about 25%? — Frank G., Zaza, Idaho

“It is extraordinary that a century into the age of oil, with the global economy dependent on $3 trillion worth of this black liquid each year, we don’t even know how much is left.” – David Manning, 2006