Archive for November, 2008

LARGEST PURCHASER OF GREEN POWER IN THE U.S.

INTEL BECOMES LARGEST PURCHASER OF GREEN POWER IN THE U.S. Courtesy of www.intel.com For additional information: www.epa.gov/greenpower Santa Clara, California  -  January 28, 2008 Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) is the world leader in silicon innovation.  They also develop technologies, products and initiatives to help people continue to advance where they work and live.  As part [...]

Around the World in a Solar Powered Car

A Swiss Educator will be the first person to drive around the world in a solar powered car. In July, the Swiss schoolteacher and world traveler Louis Palmer rolled into UC Merced with his Solar Taxi. The 36-year-old Palmer is five months away from circling the globe in his solar powered car — a trip that [...]

Steve Forbes on Barack Obama’s Alternative Energy Plan

Steve Forbes, Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Magazine and two-time former presidential candidate, writes in his “Fact and Comment” editorial on president-elect Barack Obama’s $150 billion alternative energy program.  During the campaign Obama stated that he would propose that the US government spend $15 billion per year for 10 years.  Forbes posits that Obama’s big initiative will [...]

Wacker Chemie Expands Polysilicon Capacity Despite Oil Price Decrease

Oct 17, 2008 – Wacker Chemie AG [Berlin: WCH.BE] of Munich, Germany, the world’s second largest polysilicon producer, plans to construct a new polysilicon production plant at its Nünchritz site (Saxony, Germany) with a nominal annual capacity of 10,000 metric tons.  The first batch of polysilicon from this new capacity is scheduled for 1Q 2011. [...]

Sustainability & Energy EXP09: Building a Better Community – March 6-7, 2009 in Tucson, Arizona

The growing interest in this hot topic was apparent at Pima Association of Government’s first Alternative Energy EXPO in September 2007. The sold-out show, which attracted over 4,000 people, is coming back, bigger and better. In fall 2007, Pima Association of Governments’ Alternative Energy EXPO gave visitors a taste of alternative energy, from solar heating [...]

Forbes Take on Lithium Batteries

Nov 15, 2008 – OK. Which alternative energy source is featured in the lead article in the Nov 24, 2008 Forbes special issue on energy? Solar, wind, hydroelectric, nuclear power, or natural gas? Remember that final comfortable answer from your high school multiple choice exams: None of the above. The article is titled “The Saudi [...]

Forbes Special Issue: Energy & Genius

Forbes Magazine’s newest issue [November 24, 2008; don’t let the date fool you; all magazines predate their issues so even two weeks later when it is still on the newsstand you will think it is fresh] is a special one on Energy & Genius. If you don’t have a subscription, check it out online or [...]

Ideas for Barack Obama on the Environment and Business

Ian Bowles, Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs in Massachusetts, spoke about ideas for Barack Obama pertaining to the environment and business. President-elect Obama has said he can start moving the nation, and the world, toward the clean energy economy of the future – capitalizing on opportunities to reduce energy costs, increase energy independence, and [...]

Green Company Pangea Organics Holiday Sale

Pangea Organics is known for its green, ecocentric body care products. The company maintains the Pangea Institute, a nonprofit organization dedicated to researching and teaching aspects of sustainable living and business practices. Pangea Organic’s entire facility (both factories and offices), which borders the University of Colorado campus in Boulder, became 100% wind-powered in 2006. Initially, [...]

RETECH 2009 – Renewable Energy Technology Conference and Exhibition in Las Vegas

Renewable Energy Technology Conference and Exhibition – February 27-29 in Las Vegas RETECH. The largest trade gathering of the all-renewable energy industry in the United States. RETECH is an unparalleled opportunity to network with industry leaders and forward-thinking, focused organizations with a global view. Packed with a full-scale Trade Show with press conferences and product [...]

Book Highlights Urgent Need for Progress on Energy Efficiency

Financing Energy Efficiency: Lessons from Brazil, China, India, and Beyond, says that without significant gains from energy efficiency efforts, China, India and Brazil will more than double their energy use and greenhouse gas emissions within a single generation.   China, India, and Brazil are 3 of the world’s top 10 energy consumers.  Together these countries [...]

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ALL-STAR WEEK EVENTS GO GREEN

2008 MLB All-Star Game, State Farm Home Run Derby and DHL All-Star FanFest Powered by Wind Press Release -  July 15, 2008 Courtesy of : www.NewWindEnergy.com 2008 MLB All-Star Game, State Farm Home Run Derby and DHL All-Star FanFest Powered by Wind To provide renewable energy for the All-Star Week events, including Yankee Stadium, Major [...]

Green Energy Business Events in Early December

Prepare yourself for the Obama era as alternative energy plays a greater role in the economy. We will continue to list events that may help prepare you for the Obama era. Dec 2 2008 – Dec 3 2008 Washington, D.C., US Green Computing Summit Dec 2 2008 – Dec 2 2008 Chicago, Illinois, US Managing Climate Change: [...]

Akeena Solar’s Andalay Flat Roof System Being Used in San Francisco Bay Area

Nov 12, 2008 – Akeena Solar [Nasdaq: AKNS]had a record 3Q 2008 with rapid growth in the commercial sector.  This is good news for any company.  Most reports one sees on CNBC are negative or even if they are not, the companies are making dire forecasts going forward.  Apparently, Akeena doesn’t’ have a subsidiary in [...]

Cleantech Forum XX in Shanghai, December 3-5, 2008

The Cleantech Forum XX in Shanghai on December 3-5, 2008 at the Grand Hyatt Shanghai.  Leading companies, investment firms and government agencies participating at the event include Deloitte China, China Energy Recovery, China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection, Climate Change Capital, Evershed’s China, Shell Asia, Applied Materials, Asia Nasdaq, Bayer Technology Services, Natural Resources Defense Council, [...]