Renewable Power for Business

How is General Motors benefiting from solar power? [Webinar slides]
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15 Feb. — added by Lucinda Broad, 2degrees
Last autumn, the Solar Energy Industries Association ranked General Motors (GM) as one of the top corporate generators of solar power in the United States. In this webinar, …
Glossary of Terms: Investment & Renewables
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3 Jan. — added by Hayley Johnson, CO2Sense
If you’re new to renewable energy or investment, then it can be a minefield of newlanguage and terminology. What seems totally normal to a finance expert can be entirely …
Infographic: How the UK media treats renewables
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29 Nov. 2012 — added by Charlotte Webster, CCgroup
New Study: Extent of renewables bad press confirmed Our new study has found that more than half of all articles written about renewables by the UK's mainstream media portray …
The 2degrees Debate: Is fracking the answer to the energy crisis? [Webinar slides]
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27 Sept. 2012 — added by Lucinda Broad, 2degrees
Hydraulic fracturing, or 'fracking', has provoked debate around the world in recent months. While opponents have expressed concern over its potential environmental impacts, …
Sunny outlook for US solar
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21 Aug. 2012 — added by Lucinda Broad, 2degrees
Solar markets are booming in the United States, according to a new report by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council. Thanks to falling photovoltaic prices, strong consumer …
Shale Gas Extraction in the UK: A review of hydraulic fracturing
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29 June 2012 — added by Vanessa Delgado, 2degrees
From the Royal Society and the Royal Academy of Engineering report: The health, safety and environmental risks associated with hydraulic fracturing as a means to extract …
The Future of Nuclear Energy in the UK
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3 July 2012 — added by Vanessa Delgado, 2degrees
From the report: The Birmingham Policy Commissions mandate [is] to critically examine the present circumstances and prospects in the UK in the light of current government …
Locked-in: The financial risks of new coal-fired power plants
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28 June 2012 — added by Vanessa Delgado, 2degrees
From the report: Coal “lock-in,” rather than rational investments in coal power, is one of the largest global threats today. This lock-in results from high capital costs and …
Poisoning the Great Lakes
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21 June 2012 — added by Vanessa Delgado, 2degrees
This document, Poisoning the Great Lakes: Mercury Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants In the Great Lakes Region, by the National Resources Defense Council (NDRC) …
How Do Key Countries Stack Up in Renewable Energy?
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12 June 2012 — added by Vanessa Delgado, 2degrees
This NDRC report asks "Who has the most wind, solar, geothermal, tidal, and wave electricity in the G20?" Answering this, the top 5 countries for clean energy investments for …