Archive for November, 2010
Nov 22, 2010 – The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation headquartered in Bonn, Germany is seeking young applicants for up to 20 prospective leaders working in the field of climate protection and resource conservation. Visit http://www.Humboldt-Foundation.de/ICF for more information. Please note that the closing date for applications is December 15, 2010.
November 22nd, 2010 | Posted in ENERGY CONSERVATION, GOVERNMENT | 2 Comments
Nov 21, 2010 – Check out the Annual Green Issue of Professional Builder magazine to get many energy conservation tips for buildings.
November 21st, 2010 | Posted in ENERGY CONSERVATION, GREEN COMPANIES, GREEN ENERGY EMPLOYMENT, GREEN ENERGY INSTALLERS, PRODUCTS FOR SALE, REAL ESTATE, SOLAR POWER, UTILITY COMPANIES, WIND POWER | 1 Comment
Nov 15, 2010 – “IT’S TIME OIL COMPANIES GET BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY.” Yes, that’s what this full page New York Times ad says. It goes on, “WE AGREE.” And its signed by Thomas Gideon, Executive Vice President , Timberlands, Weyerhaeuser Company, and Desmond King, President, Chevron Technology Ventures, Chevron. And you thought [...]
November 15th, 2010 | Posted in BIOFUELS, GEOTHERMAL, GREEN COMPANIES, INVESTMENTS, NATURAL GAS | 2 Comments
Attend informative webinars by green building and design thought leaders and interact with other professionals and green building companies at the GreenExpo365.com Live Event, November 2 and 3 – all online. Featured presentations include architect Eric Corey Freed discussing a 21st century vision for moving cities beyond the automobile, award-winning green builder Ideal Homes’ Vernon [...]
November 15th, 2010 | Posted in ENERGY CONSERVATION, EVENTS, GENERAL, GREEN COMPANIES | 1 Comment
Nov. 9, 2010 — Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: SOLF), a vertically integrated manufacturer of silicon ingots, wafers and photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules in China, today reported its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2010. The Company will host a conference call to discuss the results at 7:00 am Eastern [...]
November 9th, 2010 | Posted in GREEN COMPANIES, INVESTMENTS, SOLAR POWER | No Comments
Nov 8, 2010 – Matthew L. Wald and Tom Zeller, Jr. report in The New York Times that the “Cost of Green Power Makes Projects Tougher Sell”. I guess everyone has been assuming that neither cost nor NIMBY would be factors in the introduction of green energy into the system. We have discussed NIMBY on [...]
November 8th, 2010 | Posted in BIOFUELS, GOVERNMENT, GREEN COMPANIES, INVESTMENTS, SOLAR POWER, WIND POWER | 1 Comment
WyLAND Living Green Fair 11/6/2010 – 11/7/2010 IT’S GREEN – IT’S FUN – IT’S FREE! The whole family will enjoy seeing GREEN at Mizner Park with exhibits and activities that include electric hybrid cars, previews of organic fashhion, samples of organic food, Kids Eco-Zone, photos with Spouty the Whale, and much more! Free-to-the-public, sponsored by [...]
November 5th, 2010 | Posted in AUTOMOBILES / CARS, ENERGY CONSERVATION, EVENTS, GREEN COMPANIES | 17 Comments
Nov 5, 2010 – ReneSola Ltd (“ReneSola” or the “Company”) (NYSE: SOL) (AIM: SOLA), a leading global manufacturer of solar wafers and provider of solar module original equipment manufacturer (“OEM”) services, announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010. Third Quarter 2010 Financial and Operating Highlights Total solar wafer and [...]
November 5th, 2010 | Posted in GREEN COMPANIES, INVESTMENTS, SOLAR POWER | 3 Comments
John Hickenlooper, Democrat won the 2010 election for Governor. John Hickenlooper has shown throughout his career as Mayor of the city of Denver that the environment is one of his top issues. In 2005, Hickenlooper introduced Green Print Denver, a plan to improve Denver’s urban environment by increasing efficiency and decreasing greenhouse gas emissions, promoting [...]
November 4th, 2010 | Posted in GENERAL | No Comments
Nov 4, 2010 – Martin Fornage’s Enphase Energy, which was founded in 2006, uses microinverters to convert DC solar energy to AC power from each solar panel rather than a single central inverter. See an article about them in the November 8, 2010 Forbes Magazine.
November 4th, 2010 | Posted in INVESTMENTS, SOLAR POWER | 1 Comment
Miami-Dade Renovation for Energy Efficient Loan Program (REEL) Miami-Dade Energy Efficient Loan program is a revolving loan fund that provides funding to businesses in Miami-Dade County to institute improvements to their properties that result in a reduction in their electrical energy consumption. What financing programs are available in your area. Please leave your comments here.
November 4th, 2010 | Posted in ENERGY CONSERVATION, GOVERNMENT, GREEN ENERGY INSTALLERS | 1 Comment
Nov 3, 2010 – Michigan. Don’t they make gas-guzzling cars there? No. “Adaptive Materials is ready to power the globe. Michigan will power the process.” The ad goes on to say, “It’s simple. It’s brilliant. And in a world intent on developing alternative energy souces, Adaptive Materials, the pioneer of solid oxide fuel cell systems, [...]
November 3rd, 2010 | Posted in AUTOMOBILES / CARS, BATTERIES, FUEL CELLS, GOVERNMENT, GREEN COMPANIES, INVESTMENTS | 1 Comment
Nov 3, 2010 – Who’s advertising their clean energy? Shell. Who’s advertising their doing good things in China? Shell. Here’s the title: “Let’s Make Feng’s Washing Even Cleaner. Let’s Go.” “What’s the secret to a cleaner wash? It could be natural gas.” You thought it was solar power, did you? “When used to generate electricity, [...]
November 3rd, 2010 | Posted in NATURAL GAS, OIL COMPANIES, UTILITY COMPANIES | 2 Comments
Nov 2, 2010 – It seems that voters across most of the United States are sending the Republicans back to Washington in control of the House, but the Democrats may keep control of the Senate. What are the results in your district? How will these results affect green energy, solar power, wind power, hybrid cars, [...]
November 2nd, 2010 | Posted in AUTOMOBILES / CARS, BATTERIES, BIOFUELS, EMPLOYMENT, ENERGY CONSERVATION, FUEL CELLS, GEOTHERMAL, GOVERNMENT, GREEN COMPANIES, GREEN ENERGY EMPLOYMENT, GREEN ENERGY INSTALLERS, HYDROELECTRICITY, HYDROGEN, INVESTMENTS, NATURAL GAS, NUCLEAR, OIL COMPANIES, SOLAR POWER, UTILITY COMPANIES, WASTE CONVERSION, WAVE POWER, WIND POWER | 5 Comments
Nov 2, 2010 – Schneider Electric has a new ad that states, “The only good watt is a negawatt.” “What’s a negawatt? The one you don’t use.” That is the most efficient way to save fuel. All other renewable energy sources have an energy cost in building equipment and distributing electricity. What are you doing [...]
November 2nd, 2010 | Posted in ENERGY CONSERVATION, GREEN COMPANIES, INVESTMENTS | 2 Comments