While the challenges of passing comprehensive energy and climate change legislation gets most of the attention and generates even more of the national agita, the simple and effective practice of leading by example gets far too little. Case in point
Sustainability and venture capital investing – which way is up?
Investors, policy makers and interested observers can be forgiven if they’re having a hard time determining whether they should be optimistic or pessimistic about the future of emerging companies in sustainability based on what’s going in venture capital. The best
Largest wind power installation to date in Massachusetts
Massachusetts’ largest wind power installation to date began operating in Princeton in December 2009. Two 1.5 MW Fuhrlander wind turbines were installed by the municipal utility in Princeton, MA, the Princeton Municipal Light Department in a partnership with the Massachusetts
1.65 MW Turbine installed at Falmouth Wastewater Treatment Facility
A 1.65 MW Vestas V-82 wind turbine installed at the Falmouth Wastewater Treatment Plant was dedicated on January 16, 2010. The installation is part of a Massachusetts energy management pilot program for wastewater and drinking water treatment and pumping facilities.
Buy the product to move the market
The proliferation of mechanisms and incentives in the renewable power market can obscure a fundamental fact – customers buying the product will accelerate the growth of the market by moving the industry down the learning curve to produce better products