Posts Tagged ‘fuel efficiency’
Will the Bloom Box Rock?
"It's about seeing the world as what it can be and not what it is." - K.R. Sridhar, founder and CEO of Bloom Energy.I come back from Brazil, functioning on two nights of little sleep, but I cannot restrain myself from gushing and hoping that the much hyped "Bloom Box," which launched today, will revamp our nation's infrastructure over the next several years.
Not having read much news the past two weeks, I was jolted by friend and former classmate now studying in Denmark, who sent me a quick one-line email asking me what I thought about the Bloom Box, the creation of Bloom Energy, a Silicon Valley start-up that has received hundreds of millions of venture capital money. (more...)
This Cash Cow’s a Clunker
Maybe I’m just bitter because I (finally, it took me 3 years) just watched the documentary, Who Killed the Electric Car, but I’m dubious about the Cash for Clunker scheme, which the Obama Administration and Congress has extended because of its crazy success.
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Park your car, save the planet-new twist
I mentioned in an earlier post that the LADWP is borderline hostile to solar energy. But could there be a potential workaround for those that want to reduce fossil fuel dependence, and uh, actually shade their cars at the same time? (more...)
A renewable energy hub . . . in Texas?
Think green tech and immediately Silicon Valley comes to mind. But the trend is spreading . . .
Standard Renewable Energy, based in Houston, just opened an office in San Antonio. Besides solar and wind products, the firm also sells energy efficiency products, which is smart as we need more of these products and processes now.
The state of Texas offers rebates for solar installation . . . whether this could work in San Antonio, one of poorer metropolitan areas in the US, remains to be seen . . . but this is a great step in a state that’s knows for big land, big cars, big houses . . . yeah and big hair.
Flying soon? You’ll eat smaller bites!
Well, I’ve got an amusing story. There is much discussion about air travel and how it may be very harmful to the atmosphere. In a snapshot, the amount of fuel discharged by airliners is obscene, and may even be more harmful that auto emissions because the air up high is thinner. (more...)
Obama’s Ambitious Plan
Today President Obama announced that folks from various and industry groups are backing him up on his plan to reduce greenhouse gases and improve automobile fuel efficiency. (more...)Maybe the energy firms will come around . . .
Constellation Energy’s CEO Mayo Shattuck just sent out a statement that the Baltimore-based corporation, which operates about 35 power plants in 11 states, is supporting the House’s climate change bill. (more...)