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.
Oct 25, 2011 – The USA EPA is proposing to ease air pollution rules from the regulations it issued in July 2011. The regulations mainly affects coal-fired power plants. Please leave your comments here.
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 17, 2011 – In mid-October 2011, Siemens Energy put the Les Mées solar farm in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in the south of France on line. For this project Siemens installed a total of 6 turnkey photovoltaic (PV) power plants. Customer is the project developer Eco Delta Développement (EDD), whose subsidiary Delta Solar developed [...]
Oct 16, 2011 – Elisabeth Rosenthal writes an analysis about global warming in The New York Times. In 2008, both Obama and John McCain agreed about global warming. But Obama has not followed through strongly and the 2012 Republican candidates are solidly against it. However, most countries around the world believe it and are taking [...]
Oct 10, 2011 – Siemens is to connect the Amrumbank West offshore wind farm to the German power grid. The wind farm will be built 55 kilometers off the German North Sea coast at a location 35 kilometers north of Helgoland and 37 kilometers west of Amrum. Siemens’ HelWin2 converter station will transform the electricity [...]
Oct 9, 2011 – The green energy industry needs an innovator entrepreneur like Steve Jobs instead of solar energy companies all producing similar products. The same goes for wind turbines, EVs, hybrid autos, lithium-ion batteries, the nuclear industry, waste conversion, wave power, etc.
Sep 24, 2011 – Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ORA) announced that its wholly-owned indirect subsidiary, OFC 2 LLC, and its project subsidiaries (“Ormat”), have finalized and signed the loan documentation for a 20-year loan for up to $350 million under a financing with John Hancock Life Insurance Company (USA). The transaction will be guaranteed by [...]
Sep 21, 2011 – Siemens has delivered high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) technology that allowed Red Eléctrica de España (REE) to link Mallorca with the Spanish mainland via an electricity highway laid in the Mediterranian. In the future a significant proportion of the vacation island’s power demand will thus be met using wind, solar and hydroelectric power [...]
Sep 21, 2011 – Siemens Energy has received an order for a solar field in Catalonia, Spain, from the Spanish EPC UTE Termosolar Borges (Abantia/Comsa Emte). Siemens will design, supply, integrate and construct the entire solar field, including the mirrors and solar receivers. The unique parabolic trough power plant, to be built in Les Borges [...]
Sep 9, 2011 – Southern Company has a new ad showing a golfer finishing his swing with the tag line, “POWER IS OUR GAME.” I guess we are to assume that he has hit a powerful shot. They also note at the bottom of the page that they are the “Official Energy Sponsor of the [...]
Sep 8, 2011 – President Barack Obama will start speaking in a few minutes to a joint meeting of Congress on how to add American jobs in the coming year. He will propose the American Jobs Act. Hopefully, there will be money for green energy projects. Please leave your comments here.
Sep 2, 2011 – Are you seeking employees for your green energy company? Are you a recruiter searching for clients that want to work in the green energy field? Post it on SimplyHired. Click on PostAJob! in the green box on the home page. It only costs $10 for 30 days. Please note that the [...]
Sep 2, 2011 – Promote your green energy business on GreenEnergyForEarth.com with annual or monthly advertisements to a highly targeted audience. You can place text or graphic ads. Do you install solar panels? Do you sell solar pool heating? Do you invest in green energy projects from solar to wind to biodiesel? Are you beginning [...]
Sep 2, 1011 – Imagine if everyone in the USA, Europe, Asia and the world reduced their energy usage by 10%. We would all save money and reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Is so difficult? Check with the public service commission in your state or with your utility. It is easier than you think. In Florida [...]
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