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Upgrading the Electric Grid

by Lee Bruno, December 9th, 2008 2 Comments »

For years engineers and utilities have been waxing on and on about the future of the utility grid and the economic importance of having a smarter, more flexible infrastructure for distributing electricity. But the conversation goes silent when it comes to the price tag: $1.5 trillion.
There’s no doubt that a radical improvement needs to be [...]

Renewable Electricity Dominates California Utility Plans

by Mark Henwood, October 20th, 2008 1 Comment »

On Thursday 10-16-08 I attended the User Group meeting of Plexos Solutions LLC, a boutique firm providing software and consulting to the rapidly changing California electric market. One of the presentations covered issues surrounding integration of renewable energy resources into the California Independent System Operator (CAISO). This is important to sustainable energy investors because virtually [...]

Green Energy After Dark

by Lee Bruno, September 29th, 2008 No Comments »

One big problem of converting to solar generated electricity is what to do when the sun goes down. To ensure electrical current on the grid doesn’t sharply fall off, requires an industrial-scale electrical storage system to smooth out short term fluctuations. It’s a problem at the heart of realizing a renewable energy economy.
There’s an added [...]

Natural Gas Nation?

by Janet Hsiung, September 11th, 2008 No Comments »

Yesterday Andrew Littlefair, President and CEO of Clean Energy Fuels, appeared on Jim Cramer’s cable show “Mad Money,” to talk about the future of natural gas in the United States. But there was nothing mad whatsoever about Littlefair’s message, which is why Cramer welcomes him on his show anytime Littlefair has room in his schedule.
Natural [...]

Geothermal in Hawaii

by Kayleen Polichetti, July 12th, 2008 4 Comments »

It Isn’t Oil!
Geothermal energy: Clean, stable, always available
In 1881, King David Kalakaua had the bright idea of using Hawaii’s fiery volcanoes to produce electricity and light the streets. It took technology the next century to catch up with the visionary king.
On the Big Island of Hawaii, nearly 20 percent of the electricity we consume is [...]

The Alarm Industry

by Mark Morano, March 21st, 2008 No Comments »

by Marc Morano -
Newsweek Magazine’s cover story of August 13, 2007 entitled, “The Truth About Denial” contains very little that could actually be considered balanced, objective or fair by journalistic standards. (LINK)
The one-sided editorial, masquerading as a “news article,” was written by Sharon Begley with Eve Conant, Sam Stein and Eleanor Clift and Matthew Philips [...]

India Incentivizes Renewables

by REEEP International, March 12th, 2008 No Comments »

Earlier this month at the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit 2008, heads of state, ministers, policymakers, corporate leaders, NGO’s and financiers met for three days to address the issue of climate change. During the event, the REEEP South Asia Regional Secretariat organised a workshop to discuss financial risk management in renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. [...]

Emissions Trading in China

by Interfax China, March 6th, 2008 No Comments »

By Terry Wang, Interfax China, March 6, 2008
China is ready to adopt a nationwide permit-based pollutant emission trading scheme as a key part of its drive to increase energy efficiency and reduce pollution, an official with the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) said at an industry conference on Thursday March 6th.
“China has attained the necessary [...]

China’s Coal-to-Liquids

by Interfax China, March 6th, 2008 1 Comment »

by Yang Jing, Interfax China, March 6, 2007
A senior official with China Shenhua Group said at an industrial forum in Beijing on Tuesday that the CTL (coal-to-liquids) process is sufficiently efficient and environmentally friendly, dismissing comments that such technology wastes too much energy and hurts the environment.
Wu Xiuzhang, the vice chief engineer at Shenhua Group, [...]


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