July 14, 2010 - Tom Zeller, Jr. reports in The New York Times that “Biomass is facing tough new regulatory hurdles that could ultimately hamper its ability to compete with renewable power sources like wind and solar.” Check other posts that indicate that for every new technology that we expect to solve or mitigate all [...]
July 14, 2010 – United Solar, a leading global manufacturer of building-integrated and rooftop photovoltaics under its UNI-SOLAR® brand- and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices (Nasdaq:ENER)- announced its UNI-SOLAR photovoltaic rooftop products will be utilized on a unique, first-ever new school construction project in Kentucky.
Morton Solar & Wind, LLC has been awarded a [...]
Jul 12, 2010 – Congratulations to Spain on winning its first World Cup yesterday after a full month long competition. Spain is the 4th biggest producer of wind power, after the US, Germany & China. The largest producer of wind power in Spain is Iberdola [25.5% of capacity], followed by Acciona [20.9%] and NEO Energia [...]
Jul 12, 2010 – Is NEXTeraENERGY a new green energy company? Is it an old electric utility from the 20th century? Is it both? NEXTeraENERGY [21st century] is the old FPL Group [late 20th century] that used to be Florida Power & Light [mid-20th century]. By the way, NEXT in the logo is GREEN. Here’s [...]
September 14-16, 2010
Marquette Hotel, Minneapolis, MN
Hosted by the Institute on the Environment, University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment, with significant funding support from the Initiative for Renewable Energy and the Environment (IREE), is pleased to host the fifth of five continental conventions of the Global Sustainable Bioenergy [...]
If you are looking for commercial real estate that is LEED certified or has alternative energy features in Boyton Beach, Lake Worth, West Palm Beach, Delray Beach, Boca Raton or elsewhere in Palm Beach County, please contact Tom Danks of Keller Williams Realty at TomDanks.com. This commercial real estate agent can help you find LEED [...]
July 7, 2010 – Siemens is testing the combined combustion of coal and biomass, a climate-neutral fuel. A Siemens burner was fired with coal dust and plant-based microcultures for the first time. The new energy source demonstrated good combustion properties. The nitrogen oxide emissions were approximately 20 percent lower than when operating the burner with [...]
Jul 7, 2010 – Highland Solar, the exclusive Canadian distributor for Westinghouse Solar, announced it has sold 150kW of solar panels in June alone now that the Ontario Power Authority has steadily increased its pace in approving applications for its Feed-In Tariff (”FIT”) program.
Solar power systems from Westinghouse Solar – a new company formed through [...]
July 6, 2010 – U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) made the following statement after the groundbreaking of the Dow Kokam lithium ion battery manufacturing facility in Midland, Michigan. As a member of Senate Finance Committee, Stabenow led the effort to encourage the production of advanced batteries here at home through the American Recovery and Reinvestment [...]
Technology and Going “Green”: Business and Marketing Opportunities
Friday, July 16 9:30a to 1:30p
at Kovens Conference Center, Miami, FL
The Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce presents its latest Business Empowerment Networking Series installment, Technology & Going “Green”: Business & Marketing Opportunities. This networking series will feature thorough presentations by distinguished experts on going “Green”, [...]
Tesla Motors. Inc. (TSLA) stock surged 41% on its first day of trading, June 29, 2010. The stock had risen even more on its trading day before retreating in the afternoon. The stock is down more today. Often people take profits after a rise that occurs right after an Initial Public Offering before the stock [...]
Jun 28, 2010 – Siemens has been awarded a major order with Lincs Wind Farm Ltd to implement the grid connection for the Lincs offshore wind farm. The order volume for the grid connection is GBP101 million (approximately EUR120 million). Siemens Energy announced in December it is also supplying 75 of [...]
Jun 16, 2010 – Yesterday evening President Obama gave his first speech from the Oval Office. No, the US did not kill or catch Osama bin Laden. Obama had BP CEO Tony Hayward in his sights & Obama will be meeting him today at the White House. Please leave your comments here about the speech. [...]
Jun 8, 2010 – I was in Houston recently & saw that they have units that are solar powered to bill credit cards and dispense parking meter receipts to put on your dashboard to show that you paid to park. Does your city have these? Besides not drawing electricity from the grid, they are easier [...]
Jun 3, 2010 – Campbell Robertson, Joseph Berger & Henry Fountain reported in The New York Times reported today: Delicately manipulating a 20-foot-long shear at depths of nearly a mile, technicians successfully snipped a key riser pipe on Thursday in their effort to contain the oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico from [...]
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