Oct 28, 2008 – Michael Helft of The New York Times wrote “Idealists and a Green Agenda” detailing environmental investments being made by Google as well as its philanthropic unit, google.org. In 2007 Google started a program called “RE<C” meaning Renewable Energy cheaper than coal. Google.org has made investments of about $45 million in solar, [...]
It’s nice for a change to see technology sales going from the USA to Asia rather than vice versa. Please comment with other examples. Oct. 28, 2008 – Spire Corporation (Nasdaq: SPIR), a solar company providing turnkey production lines and capital equipment to manufacture photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules, announced that Spire has been [...]
Oct 28, 2008 – Tom Djokovich, CEO of XsunX, Inc. (OTC BB:XSNX.OB) said, XsunX is executing a phased plan to build and install its amorphous silicon thin film solar module manufacturing facility. Djokovich states, “Thin films really do have a pricing advantage in the marketplace. The bottom line is you are starting with lower material [...]
Oct 27, 2008 – The Dow Jones was up over 200 points mid-day today even though Asian markets dropped drastically before the US markets even opened and US futures were way down. Then the Dow finally closed down 203 points [minus 2.42%] and the Nasdaq ended down even further at minus 2.97%. First Solar [Nasdaq: [...]
Check out the Clean Action Summit at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Kissimmee, FL Dec 12-15, 2008 sponsored by CleanAction.org. The latest hybrid and alternative-fuel vehicles will be highlighted at the Green Auto Show where you can learn about the latest models and engines as well as educational demonstrations on taking care [...]
Oct 24, 2008 – Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: OPTT) announced that it has received a Nasdaq Staff Deficiency Letter dated October 21, 2008 indicating that the Company does not currently comply with Marketplace Rule 4350 (d) (2). This Rule provides that the audit committee of a Nasdaq-listed company have at least three members, each [...]
PURAC started to make biobased products through fermentation over 75 years ago & is the world’s leading producer of natural lactic acid and lactic acid derivatives, which have been used in numerous products and processes for many years. A few examples leading to the reduction or replacement of petrochemicals in various products: replacement of phosphoric [...]
Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman and Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer released the National Biofuels Action Plan (NBAP). The Plan, developed by an interagency board co-chaired by DOE and USDA, outlines specific action areas and goals toward achieving renewable fuels production targets. Bodman also announced additional steps the US Department of Energy (DOE) is [...]
Oct 24, 2008 – United Technologies [NYSE: UTX] corporate advertising is touting their being green in an institutional ad with a light blue background [go figure]. Some of their divisions [& their most famous products] are Carrier [air conditioning], Otis [elevators], Pratt & Whitney [jet engines], Sikorsky [helicopters. They state that “the fastest and most [...]
Geothermal energy is widely used in Iceland for generating electricity, directly heating homes and other buildings with steam and for hot water. It is an inexpensive source of energy when geothermal sources are located close to the surface. In the United States 1/3 of one percent of energy is geothermal. By 2050, we could generate [...]
Siemens AG reports that sustainable buildings can be a major saver of electricity. Buildings are responsible for 40% of energy consumption worldwide & 21% of greenhouse gas emissions. Intelligent sustainable buildings can reduce energy use by 30%. Siemens is active in installing electronic monitoring systems to help achieve these savings.
Oct 22, 2008 – Covanta Holding Corporation (NYSE: CVA) reported financial results for the 3 months ended Sep 30, 2008. Diluted earnings per share rose by 28% to $0.32 in the 3Q of 2008, up from $0.25 in the 3Q of 2007. 3Q consolidated operating revenues grew 25% to $439 million, up from $352 million [...]
Oct. 23, 2008 – China Sunergy Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: CSUN), a solar cell manufacturer announced that it has entered into a multi-year agreement for a supply of 8 inch single crystal silicon ingot with the Japanese Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation [HHT]. Under the agreement, HHT will supply 1,472 tons of silicon ingot from September 2008 through [...]
Julie Zimmerman et al., Yale University researchers, report [Environ. Sci. Technol.] that the use of CFLs may increase atmospheric emission of mercury in certain geographic regions. A CFL may release 5 mg of mercury if disposed incorrectly or broken. Of course, mercury is also released from the burning of coal used to produce electricity to [...]
October 6, 2008 ATLANTIC CITY – Governor Jon S. Corzine today underscored his commitment to the development of windpower technology by announcing his plan to triple the State’s offshore wind goal. The Governor made the announcement while highlighting the selection of Garden State Offshore Energy (GSOE) as the recipient of a grant incentive to build [...]
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