I blogged recently about the prioritization of energy efficiency in the EU, driven by the 20-20-20 energy efficiency objective as well as energy independence. Pike Research has projected that as a result of the recast […]
In 2010 the Digital Agenda for Europe (DAE) was the first thematic strategy launched under the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. The European Commission launched the Europe 2020 Strategy with a […]
One of the things that has transformed and is transforming many industries is the availability of high resolution digital satellite photography. This used to be a government preserve, primarily defence. Commercial Earth observation started […]
Every year about 150 billion litres of untreated sewage are dumped into Canadian surface waters. In 2010 I blogged about then Environment Minister JIm Prentice releasing a draft of proposed municipal wastewater systems effluent regulations, […]
Ontario has been in the forefront of North American initiatives relating to electric power. It started in 2004 when as part of Ontario’s Smart Metering Initiative, the Ontario Government legislated that all electric power customers […]
The German feed-in-tariff program has been the motivating force that has led to an installed capacity of 26.5 GW of solar PV power in Germany and has been widely emulated in other countries. Recently Germany […]
Estimates of the transmission buildout required in the US to reduce congestion and to bring renewable electric power to market have ranged from 19,000 to 50,000 miles of new transmission lines. The Brattle Group has […]
A ruling last week by the Federal Appeals Court for the D.C. Circuit upholds the change proposed by the FCC to the Universal Service Fund (USF) to refocus it on providing univeral broadband access in […]