Friday, October 31st, 2008
Venture capital firms invested a record $1.6 billion in Q3 2008, up 55% from the previous quarter, in U.S. cleantech companies, according to a new analysis by Ernst & Young. A total of $3.3 billion was invested in the first three quarters of 2008, surpassing the figure for the same ...
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Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
Energy efficiency has enormous promise for most developing economies. The investment yields in energy efficiency over the next two decades will generally be several times higher in the developing world, according to a new report from the McKinsey Global Institute.
Developing countries could invest $90 billion annually over the next 12 ...
Posted in CCS, Carbon, China, Climate-Change, India, Industry-News, Lifecycles, Natural Resources, Peak-Oil, Policy, Regulatory and Legal Trends, Renewable Fuels, Research, Sustainability, Water, law | No Comments »
Monday, October 13th, 2008
U.S. Energy Consumption by Source & Total Losses
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 ...
Posted in Eco-Efficiency, Electricity, Energy-STAR, LEED, Lifecycles, Natural Resources, materials | No Comments »
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
Take public transportation and you'll save about $9,499 per year compared to the price of driving, according to a new report by the American Public Transportation Association.
The APTA report shows that the average annual savings is a third higher than the average amount - $6,111 - a ...
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Monday, September 22nd, 2008
Microstaq , an Austin, Tx.-based start up, has pioneered a new Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) valve that increases energy efficiency in a range of industrial appliances, completed a Round B financing worth $12.5 million today.
Good Energies, a leading global investor in renewable energy and energy efficiency, led the funding ...
Posted in Electricity, Finance, Hedge Funds, Nanotechnology, Policy, Regulatory and Legal Trends, Private Equity, Research, Silicon Valley, green-technology, materials | No Comments »
Sunday, July 27th, 2008
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Energy-Efficiency Indicators by Country
Posted in Bahrain, Canada, Carbon, China, Eco-Efficiency, Electricity, Germany, Graphic, India, Israel, Japan, Policy, Regulatory and Legal Trends, Russia, Silicon Valley, Sustainability, map | No Comments »
Thursday, April 17th, 2008
The Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency awarded 76 businesses, groups and government entities prizes in eight categories for exemplary commitment to the Energy Star Program. Here are the winners in each of the eight categories:
Whirlpool Corporation: Sustained Excellence Award - Appliance Manufacturer
GE Consumer & Industrial: Sustained ...
Posted in Climate-Change, Eco-Efficiency, Electricity, Energy-STAR, Natural Resources, Policy, Regulatory and Legal Trends, Sustainability, Water, green-building | No Comments »
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has signed a memorandum of understanding with UPC Wind to establish a Remote Research Affiliate Partner Site at UPC Wind’s Kaheawa Wind Farm on Maui. It is the first such partner site for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s wind ...
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Monday, March 31st, 2008
In 2006, researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory reviewed a wide range of materials written on the challenges solar power technology faces in terms of entering commercial markets. They identified the following list of the most frequently identified nontechnical barriers to use of solar energy technologies:
• Lack of government ...
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