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 …
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 …
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 …
Golden Rules for a Golden Age of Gas?
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30 May 2012 — added by Vanessa Delgado, 2degrees
This special report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) has caused an uproar with its viewpoint on promoting shale gas extraction as a viable renewable energy source …
Clean Energy Attractiveness Rankings
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29 May 2012 — added by Vanessa Delgado, 2degrees
This Ernst & Young quarterly report gives an overview of clean energy attractiveness by country. Facts of note: Investment in clean energy in Q1 2012 was the weakest since …
The Potential of Biofuels and Bioenergy in the UK
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14 May 2012 — added by Vanessa Delgado, 2degrees
This report by NNFCC identifies the ways in which the UK could secure a position in large scale cultivation of algae for biofuels, bioenergy and commodity chemicals …