Apr 28, 2011 – Here is a must read for those interested in solar power. Check out Miller-McCune Magazine’s May/June 2011 issue that has “Solar Showdown” as its cover main subject. Subtitle is “Could huge solar projects on public land in the Southwest actually be anti-environmental boondoggles in the making?” Read the articles and please [...]
Apr 26, 2011 – Is energy transmission ecologically sound? The Florida Scrub Jay [a beautiful blue and white bird] is threatened. How is FPL helping them. During the Florida housing boom, now subdued, most open spaces were built on taking away the natural habitat for the Florida Scrub Jay. However, it seems that the land [...]
Apr 26, 2011 – FPL has announced that it has commissioned the world’s first hybrid solar plant, the Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center, a 75-megawatt facility. It combines a large-scale solar-thermal field with a high-efficiency combined-cycle natural gas power plant. Construction created 1,000 jobs. It produces enough energy for 11,000 homes and over its [...]
Apr 26, 2011 – The electric utility FPL offer an OnCall program that more than 785,000 customers already utilize, including me. When you enroll in OnCall, FPL is allowed to turn off your water heater, pool pump and/or air conditioner for a short time when it is absolutely necessary to meet unusual demand conditions. I’ve [...]
Apr 22, 2011 – The next Cleantech Forum is in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, May 9 – 11. Click here for more information.
Apr 22, 2011 – Happy Earth Day! Get involved with Green Energy by subscribing to GreenEnergyForEarth.com and writing posts and comments here. List your events, list and search for green energy jobs, list and search for green energy business opportunities. If it is related to green energy, place it or find it at http://www.GreenEnergyForEarth.com.
Apr 20, 2011 – Do you want to become greener in your business? Do you have very little money in your budget. Xerox offers simple things that you can do that will help the environment and probably save you money rather than cost you. See them here at Small Business Tips.
Apr 16, 2011 – The Town of Lake Worth in Palm Beach County, Florida is installing solar-powered parking meters for beach parking that will accept credit cards and smartphone payments. We have all had to run back from the beach to put more coins in the meter. No longer. When you make your first payment [...]
Apr 14, 2011 – The New York Times reports today “After embracing environmentally friendly construction, Martin Dunn, a developer of affordable housing in the city, made a frustrating discovery: the energy that he hoped to save with improved insulation and efficient boilers was being siphoned off through gaps around the air-conditioners in apartment windows.” Duh. [...]
Apr 14, 2011 – Zipcar is going public with an IPO today. Zipcar has over 8,000 vehicles and 800,000 members.
Apr 14, 2011—Supporting China’s efforts to increase the use of biogas for renewable energy production and in motor vehicles, GE (NYSE: GE) is supplying its ecomagination-approved Jenbacher biogas engine technology to power China’s largest ethanol production plant under construction in the city of NanYang, Henan Province. Owned by Henan Tianguan Group, China, the new ethanol [...]
Apr 14, 2011 – The New York Times reports on the ongoing move to green energy in Germany that is accelerating since the Japanese nuclear plant damage. Nuclear energy supplies 22.3 % of Germany’s electricity while coal provides 42 %, natural gas 13.6 % and renewable energies 16.5 %, according to the German Environment Ministry. [...]
Apr 13. 2011 – Earth Day is April 22. Please leave a comment here detailing what you, your family and company are doing to be more efficient. How will you use less energy? Will you get a hybrid car? Will you drive less? Will you get an EV? Will you ride a bicycle to work? [...]
Apr 10, 2011 – U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu and California Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. will join SunPower Corp. and partner Flextronics to dedicate its new solar panel manufacturing plant in Milpitas, Calif. on Tuesday, April 12. Also during the event, Governor Brown will sign into law the recently passed legislation requiring that 33 [...]
Apr 8, 2011 – OK, you want a car that is fancier than a drab Prius. How about a modified Porsche 911? Read this press release from Siemens: “In cooperation with RUF Automobile, Siemens researchers have turned a Porsche 911 into a high-performance electric car. What’s special about this automobile is that it can also [...]
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