Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
Clean energy technology needs to advance by an order of magnitude for the United States to meet its so-called 25 x '25 goal of producing 25% of its electricity and motor vehicle fuel from renewable sources by 2025, according to a new report from the RAND Corporation released today.
The ...
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Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
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Understanding Wind: Wind is a manifestation of solar energy that results from the uneven warming of the earth's surface. This creates pockets of cold and hot air masses with low and high pressures that constantly negotiate to find a balance. As pressure rises, air speed and strength rises.
Understanding Wind ...
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Saturday, May 31st, 2008
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Ray Kurzweil has earned a reputation for wild-eyed predictions about the future of technology by being right, not wrong.
Needless to say, nobody is racing to dismiss his latest prediction about the future, which happens to be about solar power. Kurzweil, the author of several works including The Singularity Is Near ...
Posted in Carbon Capture, Clean Tech Lifecycles, Cleanup Technologies, Climate Change, Concentrated-Solar, Eco-Efficiency, Electricity, Environmental Finance, Environmental Sustainability, Hedge Funds, Industry News, Natural Resources, Policy, Regulatory and Legal Trends, Research Trends, Solar Energy, Solar-Thermal, Start-ups, Venture Capital, advanced materials, carbon emissions | 1 Comment »
Saturday, May 17th, 2008
1. Blue Power Home Networks
Blue Power Home Networks has designed the prototype of a new energy control system that will allow consumers to reduce their use of electricity. If widely adopted, the technology could reduce the strain on grid infrastructure during peak load hours, which have led to several ...
Posted in Advanced Biofuels, Clean Tech Lifecycles, Cleanup Technologies, Climate Change, Concentrated-Solar, Eco-Efficiency, Electricity, Environmental Finance, Environmental Sustainability, Graphic, Industry News, Natural Resources, Peak-Oil, Photovoltaics, Renewable Fuels, Solar Energy, Solar-Thermal, Start-ups, Venture Capital, Wind Energy, Wind Turbines, biomass, green technology | No Comments »
Friday, May 16th, 2008
In 2009, the United States will produce twice as much value per unit of energy as it did in 1970, according to the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.
The Washington, D.C.-based non-profit recently released a new report, titled "The Size of the U.S. Energy Efficiency Market: Generating a More Complete ...
Posted in Clean Tech Lifecycles, Climate Change, Eco-Efficiency, Electricity, Energy STAR, Environmental Finance, Environmental Sustainability | No Comments »
