LED Bulbs: Efficient lighting is here to stay…..
Saturday, May 31st, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffThe introduction of LED light bulbs into the market has been hindered due to several factors. Namely: lumens (brightness) color (led produce blue radiance vs. white) market promotion and affordability. Although LED bulbs for residential and commercial applications are not ...
How to Get Off Coal
Friday, May 30th, 2008 Posted in Climate Change, Green News | Comments Offby Jim Hansen (1) Urgency of coal moratorium A successful strategy to avoid climate calamity must start with a moratorium, and eventual phaseout, of coal-fired power plants that do not capture CO2. Other actions are needed, including a ...
How to Get Off Coal
Friday, May 30th, 2008 Posted in Climate Change, Green News | Comments Offby Jim Hansen (1) Urgency of coal moratorium. A successful strategy to avoid climate calamity must start with a moratorium, and eventual phaseout, of coal-fired power plants that do not capture CO2. Other actions are needed, including a ...
Missing the Market Meltdown
Friday, May 30th, 2008 Posted in Climate Change, Green News | Comments Offby Amory B. Lovins Capitalists have already scuttled Patrick Moore's claimed nuclear revival. New U.S. subsidies of about $13 billion per plant (roughly a plant's capital cost) haven't lured Wall Street to invest. Instead, the decentralized competitors ...
Missing the Market Meltdown
Friday, May 30th, 2008 Posted in Climate Change, Green News | Comments Offby Amory B. Lovins Capitalists have already scuttled Patrick Moore's claimed nuclear revival. New U.S. subsidies of about $13 billion per plant (roughly a plant's capital cost) haven't lured Wall Street to invest. Instead, the decentralized competitors ...
Hybrid-electric carmaker readies 220 mpg ’super car’
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Green news harvest: Carbon footprint mashup, silicon oversupply
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‘Green machine’ makes power from waste heat
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Financing the Transition from a Brown to a Green Global Economy
Friday, May 30th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffNairobi/Monaco, 11 February 2008 - The biggest gathering of environment ministers to take place since the climate change breakthrough in Bali will be happening in Monaco later this month under the theme "Mobilizing Finance for the Climate Challenge". More than 100 ...
Gasification Experimenter’s Kit
Thursday, May 29th, 2008 Posted in Energy, Green News | Comments OffWant to make your own carbon-negative fuel at home? You may soon be able to. We wrote last fall about gasification and biochar being a way to burn agricultural waste or other organic matter ...
OPEL International Signs Distribution Agreement With Solarfun
Thursday, May 29th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffOPEL International, a leading global developer and supplier of concentrating photovoltaic panels (CPVs), today announced it has entered an agreement with Solarfun Power Holding Co. Ltd. to market Solarfun's full line of solar panels in North America and Brazil.
REC Solar Selected by Livermore as Preferred Solar Provider
Thursday, May 29th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffLeading residential and commercial solar installation company REC Solar announced they have been selected as a preferred solar electricity provider by The Livermore Solar Electricity Group. To celebrate, REC Solar is running a special summer program offering Livermore residents deep ...
Johnson Controls 1895 Energy Controls System Named Engineering Landmark
Thursday, May 29th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffAt an event celebrating more than a century of ingenuity and innovation, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) announced its designation of the Johnson Controls, Inc. automatic temperature control system as a Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark. The invention of ...
Wal-Mart and BP Solar Announce Chino Solar Power Project
Thursday, May 29th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffWal-Mart, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) and BP Solar today announced the completion of a 591.6 kilowatt (kW) solar power system at the Wal-Mart Supercenter in Chino, California. The system consists of over 3,400 modules and will provide approximately 18 percent of ...
BP And Dominion Welcome Governor Daniels to Indiana’s Largest Wind Farm
Thursday, May 29th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffBP Alternative Energy and Dominion today welcomed Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels at a project recognition and wind turbine blade signing ceremony to commemorate the construction of the Fowler Ridge Wind Farm in Benton County, Indiana. When in full operation, ...
DTEES To Convert 50-MW Coal Plant To Burn Waste Wood
Thursday, May 29th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffDTE Energy Services, Inc. (DTEES) has executed a purchase agreement for the acquisition of the E.J. Stoneman Power Plant from Integrys Energy Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Integrys Energy Group, Inc. DTEES plans to convert the 50-megawatt (MW) coal-fired plant ...
Southridge Signs Ethanol Supply Deal
Thursday, May 29th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffSouthridge Enterprises, Inc. announced that it has entered into an ethanol sales agreement with Agrobin Hunt Corp (AHC) for the supply of 55 million gallons of ethanol over the next year, with an option to extend for another two years.
Ironwood Prison & SunEdison Activate 1.18-MW Solar System
Thursday, May 29th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffCalifornia's Ironwood State Prison and SunEdison announced the activation of a new 1.18-megawatt (MW) ground-mounted photovoltaic (PV) solar power system. The PV system, which will deliver 2.4 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of energy in the first year of operation, was built ...