Nov 19, 2011 – Black Friday, November 25, 2011 is almost upon us. There will be major sales around the United States, some beginning as early as midnight. Make sure that your shopping list includes items that will help you conserve energy or use alternative energy sources. Many hybrid cars will be on sale during [...]
Nov 17, 2011 – The city of Lantana got a green energy grant of $341,000 from the state which got the money from the federal stimulus money. Lantana will start a “property-assessed clean energy” program. Businesses pay back loans through their tax bills. In the meantime, they reduce their drain on the globe, cut energy [...]
Nov 17, 2011 – Siemens wants to boost the yield of wind power with elastic rotor blades. Due to a higher efficiency and cost reduction, power from wind energy in this decade will be cheaper than power generated from coal as the magazine Pictures of the Future reports in its latest issue. The new generation [...]
Nov 11, 2011 – Welcome to Lumo Energy Lumo Energy wants to make things simple for you. There’s no point in worrying about the little things like electricity and gas, and as one of Australia’s leading electricity suppliers, whether you’re moving home or if you’re just looking for an energy package that will reward you, [...]
Nov 15, 2011 – The new Mercedes-Benz ML 63 AMG stands for efficiency and performance, exclusivity and a superlative driving experience. Running on 11.8 litres of fuel per 100 kilometres (NEDC combined, 276 g CO2/km), the high-performance SUV undercuts its predecessor by 4.7 litres, or 28 percent. The basis for low fuel consumption and top-class [...]
Nov 14, 2011 – car2go today announced that it is going to start operations in Vienna. Beginning in December, 500 smart fortwo “car2go edition” vehicles will be distributed throughout the Austrian capital. As the world’s first mobility program with maximum flexibility and without fixed rental locations, car2go offers its members an opportunity to spontaneously rent [...]
Nov 12, 2011 – The new gold used to be oil. Now, it seems the new gold is US government subsidies for clean energy. Line up to get your money from the Obama administration. Here is an interesting report from The New York Times. Follow the link to read the whole story. Halfway between Los [...]
Nov 9, 2011 – Julie Satow reports in The New York Times that retrofitting old buildings has immediate energy and dollar saving results. Duh! Readers of this blog know that we have consistently said that energy conservation provides the quickest return on investment and the quickest reduction in energy use. Personally, I replaced my AC [...]
Nov 6, 2011 - Siemens secured an order for a 100 Megawatt (MW) wind power project in Puerto Rico. Between July and September 2011, the company also received 5 orders for the supply of wind turbines with a combined capacity of over 570 megawatts (MW) from North America. The combined order volume for all 6 [...]
Nov 1, 2011 – Beacon Power follows Solyndra in filing bankruptcy. Beacon Power, another recipient of US government loans, has filed for bankruptcy. Beacon Power was developing energy storage systems to smooth out the energy produced from solar and wind power. Which company is next? This is not the scenario that President Barack Obama promised [...]
Oct 25, 2011 – Rob Gillette is no longer CEO at First Solar. Chairman and company founder Mike Ahearn will serve as interim CEO. Is there a problem with loan guarantees a la Solyndra? Please leave any comments here and come back for further information.
Oct 25, 2011 – Venture capital funding of green energy continues to grow year over year. As with the government, most of the money is going into new technologies rather than the more mundane but quicker return of energy conservation. Please leave your comments here.
October 7, 2011 9:15 AM EDT www.streetinsider.com HOUSTON, Oct. 7, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lucas Energy, Inc. (NYSE Amex: LEI) an independent oil and gas company (the “Company” or “Lucas”), today responded to inquiries regarding the recent stock price activity. William A. Sawyer, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company said, “Management of the [...]
Oct 25, 2011 – As the government fiscal year wound down at the end of September the Department of Energy followed the famous government maxim: Use it or lose it. In the last week of September it awarded almost $6 billion in loan guarantees for clean energy manufacturers. Hopefully, no more Solyndras. The total is [...]
Oct 25, 2011 – Although Hurricane Rina is strengthening, it is not headed to the area where most of the oil is pumped in the Gulf of Mexico.
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