Archive for the 'BIOFUELS' Category
Not only is research and development pushing forward in so many different directions, certain technologies are evolving quickly, while others are just getting going. For the first time, energy storage received the most venture capital funding ($514 million), displacing solar ($350 million). Solar also lost the No. 1 spot in deal volume. Energy efficiency was [...]
January 23rd, 2012 | Posted in AUTOMOBILES / CARS, BATTERIES, BIOFUELS, ENERGY CONSERVATION, INVESTMENTS, SOLAR POWER, WIND POWER | No Comments
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January 21st, 2012 | Posted in BIOFUELS, EMPLOYMENT, GREEN COMPANIES, NONGOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS [NGOs], NUCLEAR, SOLAR POWER, UTILITY COMPANIES, WASTE CONVERSION, WAVE POWER, WIND POWER | No Comments
Date: January 19th, 2012 Time: USA 11:00 a.m. EST / 10:00 a.m. CST / 8:00 a.m. PST / 16:00 GMT Energy storage & conversion materials are a hot topic. Chemistry and materials science are playing a leading role in developing more powerful and long-lasting batteries, solar panels, fuel cells, biologically derived fuels, and other energy-related [...]
January 17th, 2012 | Posted in BATTERIES, BIOFUELS, INVESTMENTS, SOLAR POWER | No Comments
According to Fareed Zakaria on CNN, oil prices are higher than normal for the current demand. Political instability in the middle east has as inflated oil prices. Speculators have helped drive up prices. As a result, there may be increased interest in alternative energy. Oil prices may fall when fear of political instability eases, unless [...]
January 17th, 2012 | Posted in BIOFUELS, ENERGY CONSERVATION, FUEL CELLS, GEOTHERMAL, INVESTMENTS, OIL COMPANIES, SOLAR POWER, WIND POWER | No Comments
Mitt Romney has an excellent chance of becoming our next president. He won the primary in New Hampshire today. His website contains a lot of excellent information about him and his views. For his views on conventional and alternative energy, please visit mittromney.com/jobs/energy .
January 10th, 2012 | Posted in AUTOMOBILES / CARS, BIOFUELS, COAL, EMPLOYMENT, ENERGY CONSERVATION, FUEL CELLS, GOVERNMENT, INVESTMENTS, NATURAL GAS, NUCLEAR, OIL COMPANIES, SOLAR POWER, WIND POWER | No Comments
Jan 10, 2012 – Gasoline producers are being fined by the United States government for not blending in ethanol that was produced from cellulose. They would but there is no production quantities available. In 2012 they will be fined more because the amount that they have to blend in is greater. But there is none [...]
January 10th, 2012 | Posted in AUTOMOBILES / CARS, BIOFUELS, GOVERNMENT, INVESTMENTS | 1 Comment
Jan 9, 2012 – The 2012 New Hampshire Republican Primary is tomorrow. Mitt Romney has a comfortable lead as of today. Will any more prospective candidates quit after this primary? Michelle Bachmann left after the Iowa caucuses. How will this affect green energy going forward? Please leave your predictions here.
January 9th, 2012 | Posted in AUTOMOBILES / CARS, BIOFUELS, ENERGY CONSERVATION, GOVERNMENT, GREEN COMPANIES, INVESTMENTS, NATURAL GAS, NEWSPAPERS, NUCLEAR, OIL COMPANIES, SOLAR POWER, UTILITY COMPANIES, WIND POWER | No Comments
When oil prices rise, the Canadian dollar usually rises because Canada is a major exporter of oil. The Canadian Economy benefits from higher oil prices. The reverse is true for Japan, which imports most of its oil. The Japanese Yen falls in value when oil prices rise. In addition to the correlation with these currencies, [...]
January 5th, 2012 | Posted in BIOFUELS, ENERGY CONSERVATION, FUEL CELLS, GEOTHERMAL, GOVERNMENT, GREEN COMPANIES, INVESTMENTS, OIL COMPANIES, SOLAR POWER, UTILITY COMPANIES, WASTE CONVERSION, WAVE POWER, WIND POWER | No Comments
The MiaGreen Expo & Conference takes place January 26 and 27 , 2012, at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, Florida. This is the green convention of the Americas. The MiaGreen Expo & Conference is the only event in the United States providing access to the ever-growing, non-stoppable green, renewable and sustainable markets [...]
January 4th, 2012 | Posted in BIOFUELS, ENERGY CONSERVATION, EVENTS, GREEN COMPANIES, GREEN ENERGY EMPLOYMENT, NATURAL GAS, REAL ESTATE, SOLAR POWER | No Comments
Jan 4, 2012 – How does Bachmann dropping out of the presidential primary race affect the future of green energy in the USA? Please leave your comments here.
January 4th, 2012 | Posted in BIOFUELS, ENERGY CONSERVATION, GOVERNMENT, GREEN COMPANIES, INVESTMENTS | No Comments
Jan 2, 2012 – The Federal Tax Credit for ethanol lapsed on December 31, 2012. Did you notice? How will this affect the use of ethanol in gasoline fuel? Probably not too much. Federal mandates for increasing the amount of ethanol used are still in place. Please leave your comments here.
January 2nd, 2012 | Posted in BIOFUELS, GOVERNMENT, INVESTMENTS | No Comments
Dec 12, 2011 – The Renewable Fuel Standard laid out cellulosic ethanol production mandates. The National Research Council says the US is not going to meet those targets. Didn’t the Soviet Union try central planning in the 2oth century without success? Some of the mandates: 4 billion gallons of advanced [?] biofuels, 15 billion gallons [...]
December 12th, 2011 | Posted in BIOFUELS, GOVERNMENT, GREEN COMPANIES | No Comments
Dec 12, 2011 – The international United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Durban concluded after generating mostly hot air! The expression we hear many times with the politicians with regard to fixing the economy is that they are kicking the can down the road. The 1997 Kyoto Protocol is being extended for several [...]
December 12th, 2011 | Posted in BIOFUELS, COAL, ENERGY CONSERVATION, GEOTHERMAL, GOVERNMENT, GREEN COMPANIES, GREEN ENERGY EMPLOYMENT, GREEN ENERGY INSTALLERS, INVESTMENTS, NATURAL GAS, NONGOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS [NGOs], NUCLEAR, OIL COMPANIES, SOLAR POWER, UTILITY COMPANIES, WASTE CONVERSION, WAVE POWER, WIND POWER | No Comments
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December 1st, 2011 | Posted in AUTOMOBILES / CARS, BATTERIES, BIOFUELS, EMPLOYMENT, ENERGY CONSERVATION, 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 | No Comments
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December 1st, 2011 | Posted in AUTOMOBILES / CARS, BIOFUELS, EMPLOYMENT, ENERGY CONSERVATION, GEOTHERMAL, GREEN COMPANIES, GREEN ENERGY EMPLOYMENT, GREEN ENERGY INSTALLERS, HYDROELECTRICITY, NUCLEAR, PRODUCTS FOR SALE, SOLAR POWER, UTILITY COMPANIES, WASTE CONVERSION, WAVE POWER, WIND POWER | No Comments