While clean technology entrepreneurs and investors look for the latest and greatest energy efficiency technology, smart companies are investing in water technologies.
At a fundamental level, Solyndra’s bankruptcy shows the perils of the government offering subsidies, loans, or tax credits to favored companies.
August 1, 2011, the China National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) announced a national feed-in tariff (FiT) for solar PV. Although details are still being released, the plan looks like a serious first step toward unleashing significant demand for solar PV in China.
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We are on the verge of watching a disruptive technology on the scale of the printing press, internal combustion engine, and the Internet. 3D printing is the next big thing.
AT&T announced last week that it saved US$44 million in energy savings thanks to 4200 energy efficiency projects in 2010. The savings originated in a comprehensive energy management training program, a sophisticated energy usage scorecard for the company’s 500 largest energy-consuming facilities, and participation in the Environmental Defense Fund’s Climate Corps program.
Add the Jersey Shore to Google’s renewable energy portfolio. The Internet giant announced a plan that if successful, will stretch 350 miles and could provide power for up to 1.9 million homes within ten years–or enough to power Snooki’s tanning beds through the year 2050.
The World Resources Institute issued a report that states renewable energy is a potential US$2.1 billion alone market for India’s poor. Solar and biomass may not be as pricey as once thought.
What is fascinating about the Prop 23 battle is how it is not the traditional industry vs. environmentalists debate—rather, it is a war between industry vs. industry.
It is not easy being Arnold Schwarzenegger these days. His term is winding down without any mercy. The annual state budget, as usual, has not been resolved. His approval ratings are in the teens—at 16% in one poll. His party despises him. The opposing party barely tolerates him. But he sure is leaving office with a big No on 23 bang!
This month Groom Energy ships out its 20,000th GES hybrid lighting system, a fixture that allows the rapid retrofit of existing commercial lighting modules while reducing their energy consumption by over fifty percent. The company also scored a utility patent for GES, and is developing a niche market with parking structures across the country.
Buses going nanotech are a ways off, but Volvo is currently in the middle of a US$4.8 million research project to test whether there is a better way to design a car battery. Working with London’s Imperial College and several European companies, the project “Tomorrow’s Volvo Car” could lead to an even more energy efficient automobile, revolutionize battery technology, and reduce a car’s weight as well.