Archive for November, 2009
Nov 30, 2009 – Eric A. Taub writes in The New York Times that “LED Bulbs Save Substantial Energy, A Study Finds.“ Osram, a German bulb manufacturer has made a detailed study of the energy savings of LED bulbs that includes their manufacture, packaging, shipping and energy use and finds a 5-fold savings over incandescent [...]
November 30th, 2009 | Posted in ENERGY CONSERVATION, GREEN COMPANIES, INVESTMENTS | No Comments
Tesla Motors is in the process of closing a deal to manufacture electric cars at the site of a former NASA manufacturing plant in Downey, California, according to Mayor Mario Guerra. The facility once employed 30,000 aerospace engineers and scientists.
“We’re excited by the possibility of Tesla coming here,” Guerra said. “We feel this could become the [...]
November 29th, 2009 | Posted in AUTOMOBILES / CARS, GOVERNMENT, GREEN COMPANIES, GREEN ENERGY EMPLOYMENT, NONGOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS [NGOs], batteries | 1 Comment
Nov 26, 2009 – Get the details of Obama’s visit to Copenhagen in John M. Broder’s article in The New York Times.
November 26th, 2009 | Posted in BIOFUELS, ENERGY CONSERVATION, GEOTHERMAL, GOVERNMENT, GREEN ENERGY INSTALLERS, HYDROELECTRICITY, INVESTMENTS, NATURAL GAS, OIL COMPANIES, SOLAR POWER, WASTE CONVERSION, WAVE POWER, WIND POWER | No Comments
Nov 26, 2009 – Siemens Energy and Meridian Energy have signed an order for the supply of 28 SWT-2.3-101 wind turbines for the Te Uku wind power project near Hamilton, New Zealand. The wind farm is scheduled to come on line in 2011 and will have a capacity of 64 megawatts [...]
November 26th, 2009 | Posted in GOVERNMENT, GREEN COMPANIES, INVESTMENTS, WIND POWER | 3 Comments
Nov 26, 2009 – Happy Thanksgiving! How can you participate in the sales of Black Friday with Green Energy? Buy solar lights, panels, CFLs, etc. on Black Friday and do it by shopping online so that you don’t use any gasoline.
November 26th, 2009 | Posted in AUTOMOBILES / CARS, ENERGY CONSERVATION, SOLAR POWER | 2 Comments
The 2009 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid is an most affordable midsize hybrid. The engine is an ECOTEC 2.4L four-cylinder Hybrid engine with Variable Valve Timing (VVT) and four-speed automatic Hybrid transmission. A Hybrid Propulsion Electric System is used. This car’s MSRP starts at $25,555. For more information please visit chevrolet.com.
November 22nd, 2009 | Posted in AUTOMOBILES / CARS, GREEN COMPANIES | 1 Comment
The 2010 Nissan Altima Hybrid gets up to 45 miles per gallon. This automobile has 158-hp 2.5-L 4-cylinder engine with 40-hp electric power motor. This car is only available in California, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, Oregon, Rhode Island, Maine, and New Jersey. The 2010 Nissan Altima Hybrid is priced from $26,780. For more information [...]
November 22nd, 2009 | Posted in AUTOMOBILES / CARS, ENERGY CONSERVATION, GREEN COMPANIES | 1 Comment
Nov 22, 2009 - Here is a how-to article by Elizabeth A. Harris in The New York Times. Thirty-nine percent of New York City’s greenhouse gases come from residential buildings. And there are New Yorkers who have looked hard at their homes, in buildings of all ages and sizes, and found ways to [...]
November 22nd, 2009 | Posted in ENERGY CONSERVATION, GOVERNMENT, GREEN ENERGY INSTALLERS, SOLAR POWER, UTILITY COMPANIES, WIND POWER | 1 Comment
Nov 22, 3009 – Shell Oil also has a 2-page ad featuring all the good things they are doing with green energy for the blue planet, earth. “FOR THE NEW ENERGY FUTURE, WE NEED TO MAKE IT ALL ADD UP.” Then ther is a picture of a pseudocalculator with one plus button that says, “MORE [...]
November 22nd, 2009 | Posted in AUTOMOBILES / CARS, BIOFUELS, ENERGY CONSERVATION, GREEN COMPANIES, INVESTMENTS, NATURAL GAS, OIL COMPANIES | No Comments
Nov 22, 2009 – Are you into games? Chevron has 2-page ads promoting Energyville, an energy game developed by The Economist Group. “You have the chance to power your own city. How will you do it? …. Energyville is a lot more than just a game. It’s a chance to better understand and discuss the [...]
November 22nd, 2009 | Posted in BIOFUELS, COAL, ENERGY CONSERVATION, GEOTHERMAL, GOVERNMENT, GREEN COMPANIES, HYDROELECTRICITY, HYDROGEN, INVESTMENTS, NUCLEAR, OIL COMPANIES, SOLAR POWER, UTILITY COMPANIES, WASTE CONVERSION, WAVE POWER, WIND POWER, batteries | 1 Comment
Nov 22, 3009 – Toyota continues to heavily advertise its Prius Hybrid. This print ad shines light on its optional Solar Roof that helps ventilate the Prius interior. This should come in handy in Florida, Arizona and other sunshine states.
November 22nd, 2009 | Posted in AUTOMOBILES / CARS, INVESTMENTS, SOLAR POWER, batteries | No Comments
November 19, 2009 – ECOtality, Inc. (OTCBB: ETLY), a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009 and is providing a shareholder update. During the third quarter of 2009, ECOtality was focused on the launch of the [...]
November 20th, 2009 | Posted in AUTOMOBILES / CARS, GOVERNMENT, GREEN COMPANIES, INVESTMENTS, batteries | No Comments
Nov 19, 2009 - The New York Times published a full section titled “Business of Grren” Nov 19, 2009. The following articles are included. Click on the title to go to The New York Times article. “Making Renewables Reliable“, “Storm Over the Chamber“, “A Surplus of Energy That Might Even Last“, “Companies Call Government Incentives [...]
November 20th, 2009 | Posted in AUTOMOBILES / CARS, BIOFUELS, ENERGY CONSERVATION, FUEL CELLS, GEOTHERMAL, GOVERNMENT, GREEN COMPANIES, GREEN ENERGY EMPLOYMENT, GREEN ENERGY INSTALLERS, HYDROELECTRICITY, HYDROGEN, INVESTMENTS, NATURAL GAS, NONGOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS [NGOs], NUCLEAR, OIL COMPANIES, PRODUCTS FOR SALE, SOLAR POWER, UTILITY COMPANIES, WASTE CONVERSION, WAVE POWER, WIND POWER, batteries, employment | No Comments
Nov 19, 2009 – SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWRA, SPWRB), a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, announced the completion of a 1-megawatt solar power rooftop system on three buildings at Agilent’s headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif. This is SunPower’s second project with Agilent, following the [...]
November 19th, 2009 | Posted in AUTOMOBILES / CARS, GOVERNMENT, GREEN COMPANIES, GREEN ENERGY INSTALLERS, INVESTMENTS, SOLAR POWER | 5 Comments
November 15th, 2009 | Posted in BIOFUELS | No Comments