Jan 10, 2012 – What is your company doing to conserve energy and utilize green energy sources? Costco has a major program underway for a number of years already. Their buildings are all insulated to meet or exceed current energy code requirements. In 2008, they opened their first certified Silver Level LEED warehouse in New [...]
This is the car that my wife drives. We enjoy it very much. The four-cylinder engine with automatic transmission is very smooth. The engine is so quiet that it is easy to forgot to turn it off when parking. Interior space is utilized very efficiently and there is plenty of room in the rear seats. [...]
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.
Jan 6, 2012 – Paul Ausick reports on 247WallSt.com that smaller Chinese solar manufacturers are in bad straits due to a large oversupply that has resulted in a 50% drop in the price. Demand is expected to drop another 10-20%. STP and LDK, both of which have doubled their capacity over the past year, are [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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.
Jan 4, 2012 – How does Mitt Romney’s win in Iowa affect green energy? How is green energy affected by the showings of Santorum, Gingrich & Paul affect the future of green energy? Please leave your comments here.
Dec 15, 2011 – Siemens Energy has received another large order to build an offshore wind power plant in Germany. For the Amrumbank West project in the North Sea, the company is supplying 80 wind turbines, each with an output of 3.6 megawatts (MW) and 120 meter diameter rotor. The customer is Amrumbank West GmbH, [...]
Dec 12, 2011 – The solar industry is undergoing rapid change in the US, Europe and China and not all as projected. Several companies including Solyndra and Evergreen Solar have gone bankrupt. Two German firms, Solon and SolarWorld, have closed US manufacturing sites. Meanwhile, Steven Chu, head of the Department of Energy, has announced new [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The JLC Guide to Energy Efficiency will show you how to use the right techniques and the best products to make every home you build more comfortable, durable, and energy-smart. This hands-on book explains the myths and solves the mysteries about energy and moisture in the home. How to build airtight shells and detect hidden [...]
Dec 9, 2011 – Siemens and Shanghai Electric intend to set up two new joint ventures to form a strategic alliance for the Chinese wind power market. Corresponding agreements were signed on December 8, 2011, in Shanghai by the two companies. The aim of this alliance is to better serve China as the world’s largest [...]
Dec 9, 2011 – Daimler AG handed over ten Mercedes-Benz Atego BlueTec Hybrid vehicles to DP Fleet GmbH, a subsidiary of Deutsche Post DHL, at the manufacturer’s Wörth plant today. The vehicles will be deployed throughout Germany in the mail and freight segments. The trucks assigned to DHL’s freight operations will operate in Wustermark and [...]
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