Archive for the ‘green-technology’ Category
Monday, November 17th, 2008
DARPA is funding research devoted to the affordable production of a surrogate for petroleum based military jet fuel (JP-8) from agricultural or aquacultural crops that are non-competitive with food material.
The current solicitation expands the scope of the BioFuels program described in BAA06-43 to additionally focus on: (1) processes for ...
Posted in Agriculture, Biofuels, Biorefinery, Finance, Industry-News, Natural Resources, Policy, Regulatory and Legal Trends, Renewable Fuels, Research, algae, biomass, ethanol, green-technology | No Comments »
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
Gulf Oil recently opened its first e85 fueling station in New England to service commuters with Flex Fuel Vehicles. This station is an important milestone to expand Massachusetts and New England’s fuel resources, providing greater access to affordable and environmentally friendly alternative fuels.
This new station makes it easier for Massachusetts’ ...
Posted in Batteries, Biofuels, Biorefinery, Eco-Efficiency, Electricity, Finance, Green-Cars, Hydrogen, Industry-News, Policy, Regulatory and Legal Trends, Renewable Fuels, Sustainability, biomass, ethanol, green-technology | No Comments »
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
T. Boone Pickens, the proverbial man with a plan, says Obama made the right call by choosing Rahm Emanuel to be his chief of staff.Congressman Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) is a "BIG supporter" of shifting America's energy economy from oil to natural gas. Emanuel has apparently met with Boone on at ...
Posted in Climate-Change, Eco-Efficiency, Electricity, Energy-STAR, Finance, Green-Cars, Hydrogen, Natural Resources, Peak-Oil, Policy, Regulatory and Legal Trends, Start-ups, Sustainability, Venture Capital, Water, Water-Filtration, Wind-Power, Wind-Turbines, green-technology, materials | No Comments »
Monday, November 10th, 2008
For the first time in a more than a decade, California plans to reinstate the drought bank. Over 740 million cubic meters of water could change hands next year. In September, the California Department of Water Resources announced the creation of a 2009 Drought Water Bank. The drought water bank ...
Posted in Finance, Policy, Regulatory and Legal Trends, Sustainability, Water, Water-Filtration, green-technology, law | No Comments »
Saturday, November 8th, 2008
Will a government led green revolution galvanize the foundering economy of the United States and set the stage for a new era of growth and prosperity? The question has attracted a significant amount of attention since the financial crisis began to escalate several months ago and stuck a wrench in ...
Posted in China, Climate-Change, Finance, India, Industry-News, Israel, Japan, Lifecycles, Silicon Valley, Solar-Energy, Start-ups, Sustainability, green-technology | No Comments »
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
T. Boone Pickens has delayed work on a state permit to build 170 miles of transmission lines carrying enough wind energy to power 300,000 homes, raising concerns that the much heralded Pickens plan may not pan out as planned.
Earlier this year, Pickens ordered nearly 670 turbines for the ...
Posted in Electricity, Hedge Funds, Industry-News, Natural Resources, Policy, Regulatory and Legal Trends, Private Equity, Sustainability, Venture Capital, Wind-Power, Wind-Turbines, green-technology | No Comments »
Monday, November 3rd, 2008
L.A. Southwest College 4-MW PV Project, California
L.A. Southwest College's new 4-MW solar project, which was designed and constructed by Chevron Energy Solutions, marks another milestone in the Los Angeles Community College District's efforts to make its colleges carbon neutral through its Renewable Energy Plan.
SolFocus Agreement with EMPE Solar
SolFocus ...
Posted in Concentrated-Solar, Eco-Efficiency, Finance, Hedge Funds, Industry-News, Natural Resources, Photovoltaics, Solar-Energy, Solar-Thermal, Start-ups, Sustainability, Venture Capital, green-technology, materials | No Comments »
Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
Posted in Eco-Efficiency, Finance, Graphic, Hedge Funds, Industry-News, Policy, Regulatory and Legal Trends, Private Equity, Start-ups, Sustainability, Venture Capital, green-technology | No Comments »
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 ...
Posted in Biofuels, Carbon, Energy-Storage, Industry-News, Lifecycles, Policy, Regulatory and Legal Trends, Private Equity, Renewable Fuels, Solar-Energy, Venture Capital, biomass, green-technology, law | No Comments »
