Carbon cap-and-trade will cripple economy
If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed or daily email newsletter ... paradox: At a time when productivity gains combined with new energy-efficient technologies are increasing ... on the House Energy and Commerce Committee have introduced a bill that would establish the country’ [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 11:59:02
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What's in the final version of the Stimulus Bill: PART I
And here is the rest of it. --> ENERGY • $30 billion for a smart power grid, advanced battery technology, and energy efficiency measures ... -to-energy, and marine facilities (through 2013). • Grants of up to 30% of the cost of building ... and doors, or insulation. • Tax credits for families that purchase plug-in hybrid vehicles [more...]
Date: 2009-02-12 23:44:00
78 Ways For Your Small Business to Save Money
Written by insidecrm These easy tips will keep your finances secure during the current downturn ... economic downturn. Technology Go green! Energy-efficient technology will save you money over ... fees and monthly fees. These services, however, do have a higher “per transaction” cost [more...]
Date: 2008-10-15 17:42:19
First Green India summit starts in Washington
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the US India Business Council (USIBC) ... coal technologies, renewable energy including solar, wind and biofuels, energy efficiency, nuclear energy and climate change issues." Speaking at the event via video link from New Delhi, Shyam Saran [more...]
Date: 2008-10-16 13:03:49
Q & A: For New Bulbs, New Sockets
donjunior.comHot on the heels of compact fluorescent light bulbs, ... . Can you explain? In a word, it’s heat. The problem with any energy-efficient lighting technology … whether it’ ... light-emitting diode technology is vying to become the great white hope in energy-efficient [more...]
Date: 2009-04-02 12:15:10
Government Report: New Wave of Coal Plants Not Needed
Quick post here - I will try to go into more details later. The Energy Information Administration just released their Annual Energy Outlook report ( ... and renewable energy technologies. All those new coal plants needed to meet our energy “demands” ... that the EIA data tend to undervalue efficiency and renewable energy potential. Yet, despite [more...]
Date: 2009-03-31 16:41:16
Thermal Insulation of Energy Efficient Buildings
Thermal insulation is the easiest and most effective energy efficient technologies available today. Thermal insulating materials commonly used are flexible (mineral wool, glass fibre), loose fill, and spray. Using these materials insulation techniques like stud walls with standard sheathing [more...]
Date: 2008-11-22 16:32:40
Intel senses change in energy needs
Intel has managed to make its power-hungry hot-running microprocessors a thing of the past, ... . Computing itself represented only 2 per cent of the world’s energy-efficiency problems. Paul Otellini ... of computers more energy-efficient, as well as data centres that housed them and devices [more...]
Date: 2008-12-05 22:51:19
MSU eyeing grant - Free Press
Southern Minnesota’s quest to be a key part of the renewable energy economy may get a $1.5 million boost in the next couple of weeks. The funding, which would be devoted to the creation of the International Renewable Energy Technology Institute at ... Related posts: Vt. energy efficiency projects to receive $188,000 [more...]
Date: 2009-04-03 23:50:00
New NUS-GE Water Research Hub
In Singapore, water has always been its most precious commodity ... will be the research hub for development of low-energy seawater desalination, water reclamation ... technologies that are more energy efficient while also increasing water availability through reuse [more...]
Date: 2009-03-26 11:00:11
Waste Heat to Energy Efficient Cooling
Engineers at Oregon State University have made a major new advance in taking waste heat and using it to run a cooling system - a technology that can improve the energy efficiency of diesel engines, and perhaps some day will appear in automobiles, homes and industry. This heat-actuated cooling system, which will probably find its first [more...]
Date: 2009-04-03 19:19:59
Give offsets some credit
As companies seek to cut costs, why offset in a credit crunch? David Wellington makes the business case ... technological reductions and renewable energy. If so, energy efficiency may be the only carbon [more...]
Date: 2009-03-29 15:02:14
Global slowdown brings cleaner air to China
Last summer, Xu Demin struggled to cut emissions from his coal-fired factories as part of China’s all-out effort to clean the air for the Beijing ... to do for years: rein in the insatiable demand for coal-powered energy that has fed the country’s breakneck ... to do more in terms of energy efficiency and clean technology, then it can have a long-term [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 11:20:31
Smart Grid: Dumb or What?
Regen Energy is making buildings more efficient by equipping them with wireless energy-monitoring controllers , says C/Net . The Toronto-based start-up announced on Monday a partnership with solar energy-monitoring ... with Fat Spaniel Technologies is designed to help Fat Spaniel’s solar array monitoring software maximize [more...]
Date: 2009-03-24 18:36:27
GM And Segway Partner on Urban Personal Mobility Electric Vehicle
The Project P.U.M.A prototype takes a test drive in New York. Click to enlarge. General Motors Corp ... technologies increase mobility freedom, while also enabling energy efficiency, zero emissions ... vehicle integrates a lithium-ion battery, digital smart energy management, two-wheel balancing [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 08:00:00
The Wave
I was inspired by the recent post on the first 100 days of LBJ and FDR ... industries. Creation of a Green Corp trained in energy efficiency technology and community organizing ... the country, the mountain justice community, 1 sky, we, breakthrough, the pickens army and every other group [more...]
Date: 2008-10-25 16:39:38
eGreens
Center for Biological Diversity to Louisiana: Stop turtle hunting . The organization says turtles in the U.S ... and technologies. The ICC’s 2009 Codes Forum Field Activity for Green Building and Disaster Safety reviewed the site to learn more about energy efficiency, new structural and framing technologies [more...]
Date: 2009-03-27 20:15:33
Fast-charging lithium batteries to come in two or three years
Researchers from MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) ... Handset Energy efficient universal mobile phone charger launched by O2 - a first for the UK Solar power leather case charges your iPhone the green way Philips Xenium 9@9j now official [more...]
Date: 2009-03-12 12:10:38
Santa Fe to Receive $780,000+ in Stimulus Funds for Energy Efficiency
« (Updated: Romero Qualifies) Richard Romero Nears the Finish Line with 4500-4700 Five Dollar Donations | Main | NM's U.S ... to receive $781,600 in federal economic stimulus money for energy and conservation projects. The money ... it to invest in renewable energy, particularly solar energy technology, at select city buildings. The city [more...]
Date: 2009-03-30 19:00:34
Energy efficiency vs. production
The March 26 Wall Street Journal published an excellent piece on how electricity companies are rethinking power plant plans and providing an ... of energy, we have the technology and ability to make massive reductions in our usage — some claim that such reductions would preempt the need for alternative sources which by themselves are energy intensi [more...]
Date: 2009-03-26 20:01:27
Tech Roundup: IBMs Predictions; Cheaper, greener cement alternativ; Cold plasma surgery
IBM predicts five innovations will have impact over the next five years: - Energy saving solar technology will be built into asphalt, ... . So Cenocell potentially a lot cheaper and more energy efficient than cement. A group at The George ... plasma atmospheric jet.” One of the problems with laser surgery is that the heat produced can damage [more...]
Date: 2008-11-26 15:32:40
First quarter cleantech VC funding still hits $1 billion — green stimulus funds soar to $400 billion
Clean tech venture capital funding in the first quarter of 2009 hit $1 billion, ... s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, which does virtually all federal R&D spending ... announced so far by G20 nations are earmarked for clean technologies such as renewable energy, improved [more...]
Date: 2009-04-03 15:27:05
Some Monday morning links
Lynne Kiesling Some things catching my attention this morning: 1 ... or provocative. In this use, Twitter is a very efficient, low overhead technology for encouraging a mix ... Trust for Historic Preservation, discusses the value of improving the energy efficiency of existing [more...]
Date: 2009-04-06 16:03:43
Energy upgrades may qualify for more tax breaks
Homeowners who make energy-efficient upgrades may be eligible for expanded tax credits. From the Wall St ... , roofs, heating and cooling equipment, water heaters and even wood and pellet stoves to your house in 2009 and 2010. Perks for installing pricier solar technology, small wind-energy systems [more...]
Date: 2009-03-19 23:43:09
Breakthrough promises faster graphene based computer chips
Since its discovery in 2004 graphene has promised some truly astounding developments in the realm of computer technology ... semiconductor factory opens MIT develops new fast-charging battery technology ideal for automobiles SANYO develops world's highest energy conversion efficiency solar cells New material [more...]
Date: 2009-04-06 12:12:44
Cowboy House Lessons, Courtesy of NESEA
Last week I was lucky enough to attend a workshop on Residential Retrofits for Energy Efficiency and Sustainability at the NESEA Building Energy ... of integrated solar panels, wind turbines and who knows what sort of space age technology; so I don’ [more...]
Date: 2009-03-18 21:10:20
Press Release - FICO Dramatically Improves Datacenter Performance While Increasing Energy Efficiency
Technology and Consulting from EMC, VMware and RSA are Instrumental to Success HOPKINTON, Mass., March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC), the world leader in information infrastructure [more...]
Date: 2009-03-30 14:00:00
Mitsubishi Targets Sales Of $13.3 B From Cleantech Products
Mitsubishi Electric Group recently announced plans (PDF) to accelerate its push into the cleantech market. The company plans to achieve sales of about $13.3 billion in 2016 from clean technologies such as solar systems, heat pumps and other energy efficient power devices. The company aims to expand [more...]
Date: 2008-11-07 20:34:15
NYConvergence A digest of New York New Jersey and Connecticut digital media technology news
Furthermore, next steps for saving energy include roping caulk the leaky windows; ... ; inspecting the areas of your house such as the attic, for example, to make sure the insulation ... appliances in the house, with new and energy-efficient ones. Good logistics management will ensure [more...]
Date: 2009-03-22 19:35:42
Samsung Mass Produces LED Edge-Lit HDTV
A new product is slated to come out of the Samsung labs and into the market soon ... lights themselves save energy, there's actually one more factor that contributes to its efficiency ... -thin HDTVs? Energy consumption. Samsung's lightweight super-thin TV utilizes a technology [more...]
Date: 2009-03-30 16:54:06
New Photovoltaic Record
NREL Photovoltaic Technologies Scientists working for the DOE’s Renewable Energy Lab reached an efficiency of 40 ... for the space satellite market and for terrestrial concentrated photovoltaic arrays, which use lenses [more...]
Date: 2008-09-30 15:09:24
New Building Materials Go Green
The year’s newest home-building technologies are related to green building and reducing the amount of energy that is consumed every day, such as low-energy choices, including light-emitting diodes and manifold plumbing systems ... if there is greater upfront cost, energy efficiency can provide substantial savings in the long run. Although [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 14:52:19
Interview With Oricane
Oricane is a Swedish software company, making a difference in energy consumption ... do? Fredrik: Oricane is a Green software company and our award winning technology is based on patented energy saving algorithms that makes decision processes in software more efficient, we can for example [more...]
Date: 2009-02-20 06:00:45
Crank up the datacenter heat — with care
Enhancing Solar Cells With Nanoparticles Deriving plentiful electricity from sunlight at a modest cost is a challenge with immense implications for energy, technology and climate policy. A new article describes a relatively new approach to solar ... more efficiently. Legislation Would Create $10B Green Bank Just about everyone is dog tired [more...]
Date: 2009-03-31 05:53:18
Pittsburgh Gets Federal Stimulus Dollars for Green Projects
Pittsburgh’s plans to make itself into a hotbed for solar power and other green technology got a metaphorical fist bump last week with the visit of ... for Renewable Energy Projects» Get CleanTechnica by RSS or sign up by email.Pittsburgh has been studying ... County Community College, where officials showed off the skills needed for energy efficient proje [more...]
Date: 2009-03-31 15:22:56
The darker side of solar
You know why traditional chemical manufacturing processes are considered very energy efficient these days? ... manufacturing methods such as solar panel production, according to Massachusetts Institute of Technology ... sustainability from products manufactured by these means," he said. Professor Gutowski said [more...]
Date: 2009-04-06 18:16:09
Emal inks $200m GE Energy deal
Emirates Aluminium (Emal) has awarded GE Energy a 0m deal to provide the smelter with services for its gas turbines. A joint statement by the two companies said that GE Energy will supply technology to Emal to help it reduce the environmental impact, improve efficiency of the complex, and meet regulatory [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 23:00:22
Boulder to be first “Smart Grid City”
The next-generation power grid—enhanced by digital technologies throughout the network to give generators, distributors, and customers greater control— promises to improve efficiency and lower operating costs. This year, in the most full-scale effort yet, Xcel Energy begins introducing intelligent grid technologies that it hopes will make Boulder, [more...]
Date: 2009-03-18 12:05:25
The Weekly Carboholic: nuclear energy is not zero-carbon, but is low carbon
Nuclear isn’t carbon-free, but it is low carbon Global heating may cause ocean dead zones Livestock may help increase soil carbon New international study on green job creation Combined photovoltaic and solar thermal technology ... . However, the study pointed out that money spent on renewable electricity generation or energy efficiency [more...]
Date: 2008-10-01 12:30:49
SolFocus' New Module Promises to Break Records
Solfocus, whose technology focuses 500x the normal strength of sunlight onto tiny bits of ultra-efficient (ultra-expensive) ... and energy yield of any photovoltaic system available today." We're not quite sure if we can take ... photovoltaic installations.) It's going straight into the field in Europe (SolFocus has a manufacturing plant [more...]
Date: 2008-11-17 05:53:34
Are ‘Cash-for-Clunkers’ Programs Green?
Edward Keating/The New York TimesGovernment programs that pay consumers cash for trading in their old clunkers for newer, ... among some governments trying to improve energy efficiency and shore up the auto industry ... manufacturers to dedicate more resources to continue to improve engine technologies, aerodynamics [more...]
Date: 2009-04-06 12:03:14
Panel touts need for green jobs, technology
The creation of more green-collar jobs could combat global climate change while jump-starting the country’s ailing economy, ... at a forum organized by U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler at the Asheville Public Works Building. The event ... that will increase energy efficiency and improve education rather than on wasteful projects like sports [more...]
Date: 2009-04-01 14:57:47
TECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOG Y Theater owners are completing 3-D technology upgrades for Friday’s opening of “Monsters vs ... ://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aw5HkD.dtnDY 3/26) Viacom’s Nickelodeon cable ... to be more aesthetically pleasing and more energy-efficient. Electronista (3/26 [more...]
Date: 2009-03-27 11:37:01
Enhancing Solar Cells With Nanoparticles
Deriving plentiful electricity from sunlight at a modest cost is a challenge with immense implications for energy, technology, and climate policy ... journal, describes a relatively new approach to solar cells: lacing them with nanoscopic metal particles ... the ability of solar cells to harvest light efficiently. Like plants, solar cells turn light [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 20:18:29
CyberLink Power Director 7[1] 00 1628+Keygen
Image resized. Click this bar to view the full image to : 650x450 ... . * Dolby Digital 5.1 Creator - Burn discs featuring surround sound audio that you can enjoy ... technology harnesses the full power of the CPU to deliver higher performance and energy efficiency while [more...]
Date: 2009-04-04 06:20:00
New social science research this week
Here is the latest round up from Intute and the LSE Library ... on a regular basis The case for including energy efficiency investment in the fiscal stimulus ... of Mobile Internet access. Enhancing learning and teaching through the use of technology A revised [more...]
Date: 2009-04-03 10:15:56
Spire, NREL partner on 42% triple-junction concentrator solar cell development
Spire’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Spire Semiconductor, LLC, has been awarded a $3,706,359 contract by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) for the development of next-generation manufacturing technology to produce 42% efficient III-V triple-junction tandem concentrator solar cells. [more...]
Date: 2009-04-06 15:47:22
Plastic Solar Cell Efficiency Gets a Bump
Currently, most solar technologies are delivered via silicon crystals, ... of solar panels to generate energy. Plastic, or polymer, solar cells are relative newcomers ... , Power Plastic®, was rated at 6 percent efficiency. This may not seem like much, but solar panels [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 02:34:23
Watch Energy Conversion Devices as Oil Rebounds
Energy Conversion Devices (ENER) is a unique company that develops both solar panels and rechargable NiHM batteries for consumers and the auto ... company, Ascent Solar Technology, also reported 9.2% efficiency for its flexible Copper, Indium ... industry. Because of low oil prices, I am not surprised that the solar sector has not had as huge [more...]
Date: 2008-12-11 13:33:06
Concentrator Photovoltaics
Antonio L. Luque , Viacheslav M. Andreev, “Concentrator Photovoltaics” Springer | 2007 | ISBN: 3540687963 | 345 pages | PDF | 9,5 MB Photovoltaic solar-energy conversion is one of the most promising technologies ... electricity. In fact, photovoltaic conversion of concentrated sunlight insures an efficient and cost [more...]
Date: 2009-03-11 20:18:29
