We are now in a time where renewable energy is becoming increasingly sophisticated, viable, and affordable. That is, if you're in the developed world. What if you are on the Caribbean coastal region of Nicaragua, the poorest in the country, Nicaragua itself being the second poorest in the western hemisphere, where 80% go without electricity?In a place of rough terrain, low population density, and lacking in income, it would seem an unlikely place to start a renewable energy company. And yet, blueEnergy have done just that. How? By designing hybrid solar/wind installations that are particularly...
The potential for renewable energy development in Africa is experiencing an increase in attention lately as investors and world leaders seek a new clean energy frontier.The continent could become a gold mine for renewable energy due to abundant solar...
Good news from Minnesota-based 3M Corporation (NYSE: MMM): It's diving into the cleantech sector. 3M's been inventing and manufacturing technologies that improve renewable energy for years but just announced that it's creating a new business unit sp...
photos: arbyreed (oil platform) and Phil Hollman (wind turbine)While renewable energy tax credits are withering away in the Senate, the Democrats have unveiled a compromise piece of legislation to the House of Representatives which aims to increase t...
