The 23rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference will take place September 1 – 5, 2008 at the Feria Valencia, Spain . The 5-day program includes plenary lectures focusing on the state-of-the-art of photovoltaics [PV], oral and poster presentations, exhibitions of PV products and services [Sept 1-4 only] and scientific tours and, of course, a social [...]
Aug 14, 2008 – VeraSun Energy Corp [VSE], one of the US’ largest ethanol producers announced the startup of its 13th facility, a 110 million gallon/year biorefinery near Hartley, Iowa. It will process 39 million bushels of corn, produce ~350,000 tons of distillers grains for livestock feed & employ about 55 workers. Iowa now produces [...]
Aug 14, 2008 – SunPower Corporation , OptiSolar & PG&E announced today that PG&E entered into agreements with subsidiaries of SunPower and OptiSolar to for photovoltaic solar power contracts for a total of 800 megawatts of renewable energy, equivalent to serve approximately 239,000 residential homes each year. PG&E’s COO said that these agreements signaled that [...]
Earnings Reports for 2Q 2008 are being announced by a number of alternative energy companies. 4 recent ones are here, We will post selected other reports as they are filed. Inclusion or omission from our reports should not be used as the basis for any investment advice. Thorium Powe r [ THPW], a developer [...]
GM has taken out full page newspaper ads promoting its efforts with “green” cars. GM notes that they are offering 8 hybrid models in 2008 and will release an average of one new hybrid every 3 months over the next 4 years. They claim that they have more cars “capable” of running on E85 ethanol/gas [...]
Aug 12, 2008 – Jeremy Pearce, The New York Times, “Geoffrey Ballard, 75, Fuel-Cell Pioneer Who Created Bus Powered by Hydrogen.” Dr. Ballard, who died on Aug. 2, was the founder of Ballard Power Systems of Burnaby, BC, Canada, which produced a small bus in 1993 that was powered completely by hydrogen and only produced water [...]
June 30, 2008 – California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger & State Treasurer Bill Lockyer & Tesla Motors, Inc. announced that Tesla would locate its new manufacturing facility for its 2nd generation Model S in California. Tesla made the decision to build in California instead of New Mexico after the state waived sales tax on investments in manufacturing [...]
Aug 11, 2008 – Stephanie Rosenbloom , The New York Times , “Giant Retailers Look to the Sun for Energy Savings .” Retail department and food stores, especially large chains, are in the process of installing solar panels on their large flat roofs around the country, especially in states that have their own incentives in [...]
Cadillac is introducing its 2009 Escalade SUV Hybrid in Fall 2008. It will have a 2-Mode Hybrid system that will have a 50% improvement in city fuel economy. That is only 20 mpg in city and 21 mpg on the highway. That is far from the mileage for a Prius or a Mini, but this [...]
Aug 9, 2008 – David Fischer, The Associated Press , in the Sun-Sentinel , “Renewable energy may soon be a must “. Renewable power makes up less than 3% of the power in the Sunshine State, Florida. Gov. Crist has proposed boosting the total to 20% by 2020. FPL, Florida’s largest electric utility, is suggesting [...]
ExxonMobil has been “energy efficiency series” ads. The lastest is “drive $marter”. In it ExxonMobil states: Keep your tires properly inflated [improves mileage 3%, about 20 gallons/yr]; Use the recommended oil [improves mileage 1 to 2%]; Reduce your miles traveled [carpool, walk, public transportation, savings varies]; Avoid aggressive driving [speeding and rapid braking can reduce mileage [...]
Aug 7, 2008 – Gail Collins , Op-Ed, The New York Times , “The Energy Drill .” “This is energy week on the campaign trail.” “Both McCain and Barack Obama have spent the last few days wandering around the country, scowling at gas pumps and talking up their energy plans. McCain dubbed his The Lexington [...]
Aug 8, 2008 – Matthew L. Ward , The New York Times , “E.P.A. Declines to Reduce the Quota for Ethanol in Cars. ” The EPA rejected a request to lower the quota for US ethanol use in cars. It said that the national goal of decreasing oil use was more important than the rule’s [...]
Aug 7, 2008 – William Pentland, Forbes , "The Answer to the Energy Problem ." Denmark is using "distributed energy" to achieve energy independence. In 2006 its energy imports decreased 8% while the European Union increased 2.4%. Key features are having power generated near its use [such as solar panels and ultra-efficient natural gas turbines] [...]
Aug 7, 2008 – Lisa Belkin, The New York Times, “Your Raise Will Be in Gallons“. Employers are seeking innovative means of helping their employees with the increased costs of energy. Microsoft has leased facilities away from the main campus to shorten the commutes of 7,000 employees. Other energy saving ideas: telecommuting by working from [...]
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