My colleague Steve Estes writes about the EPA’s recent announcement:
This is why the market is starting to get active again…. The EPA will proceed regardless, hopefully causing all of the folks against this to accept the alternative (which is better) of the politicians being allowed to pass some comprehensive legislation… (more…)
After I get finished with today’s webinar featuring Bill Paul, I’m on my way south to Carlsbad, CA, where I hope to finalize arrangements whereby 2GreenEnergy will be delivering a range of marketing services to a very special client.
Have you ever pulled a spent inkjet cartridge out of your desktop printer, and say, “Damn.
a) Can’t I get more page-prints of out this thing?
b) Can’t someone simply recharge this, saving me money and providing less waste into our environment? and
c) Does this really have to cost $30, when the manufacture’s cost is clearly under a buck? I’m aware of the razor / razor blades model, but this is really an incredible rip-off.
My client has a solution, and you’re gonna love it. More on this soon.
The Vector recently ran a story on the potential of ocean energy. Following up on that story, The Vector is reporting on some international ocean energy projects that are being installed, tested or are in operation. A further story on domestic projects will follow in the days to come. Ocean energy includes wave energy, ocean current energy, tidal energy, offshore wind, ocean thermal gradient energy, hydrogen production and more.
** Norway’s Statoil is testing the world’s first floating wind turbine called Hywind, a 2.3 MW Siemens turbine moored to the deepwater seabed. The head of New Energy at Statoil said that Hywind is really in research and development stage. “If we succeed, then we will have taken a major step in moving the wind power industry offshore. Floating wind turbines can make a major contribution…” (Press Release, Statoil.)
Here’s a neat announcement by Hyundai on its first electric vehicles — with a commitment to some pretty robust quantities. I rented a Hyundai Elantra when I was back East a few weeks, and was delighted with the quality of the vehicle in every way. These guys have come a long way, and I have to think that the new EV will be making an extremely important contribution to the migration away from fossil fuels.
I wish I could attend the BusinessClimate 2010 show hosted by the Carbon War Room in NY City, but I just don’t think I can fit it into my schedule.
The ideas are so intriguing: essentially, use of free-market capitalism – rather than government mandates – to shift the focus of business into directions that are sustainable. In addition to the organization’s founder and perhaps the world’s most famous entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, there will be a ton of incredible speakers on this subject, including the former president of Costa Rica, Jose Maria Figueres.
In my numerous talks with CEO Jigar Shah on this subject, including the interview I conducted for my book, I’m always intrigued with the creative ways he proposes to kick-start the race towards wealth creation in sustainability through the use of “Expectations Driving Investment Yielding Innovation.”
I’m confident that anyone attending the conference will walk away with some pretty heavy ideas.
This Wednesday, September 15th, energy industry guru Bill Paul will star in another 2GreenEnergy webinar on Alternative Energy Investing, in which he presents: The Five Alternative Energy Companies Likely to See 100% Gain in the Stock Price over the Next Six Months. I hope you can make it. (more…)
We have been using solar energy for thousands of years. And we have been generating electricity with solar energy for decades. And many new technologies are developed to help us use the energy more effectively.
If you will pay attention to solar industry, you may have heard about Graphene. It is a new type of solar cell which is a one-atom-thick planar sheet of sp2-bonded carbon atoms that are densely packed in a honeycomb crystal lattice. It is basic structural element of some carbon allotropes including graphite, carbon nanotubes and fullerenes. So, that is to say, the Graphene should be lighter and have better flexibility comparing to the past silicon solar panel. Some solar equipment such as solar lighting, solar water heater etc. will get rid of the heavy weight of large solar panel. Is that true? Let’s see it. (more…)
I got home late last night from a visit to the East Coast that featured a trip through Baltimore to visit my much-respected friends at GreenChipStocks. I spoke for an hour and change with Jeff Siegel, and then went upstairs to meet Nick Hodge. These are fantastically astute folks, and I’m thrilled to know them.
I’ll be at the Utility Scale Solar show in San Diego on Wednesday. I know this is a debatable topic, but I tend to get more excited about utility scale anything, not because I think we can count on utilities to be progressive in the migration to renewables. (Do I look like I just fell off a turnip truck?) I just think it’s asking too much to hope for millions of people to make individual decisions to install rooftop solar (or wind, or whatever) and create a “farmers’ market” of renewables.
It’s also true that some of the most promising technologies don’t make sense at small scale. You can’t make economically viable 10 kW systems for solar thermal, geothermal, or algae biofuel.
The transition to renewable can happen – and will happen – when enough people demand it.
If you are in the San Diego area and want to come by and say hello, please hit “contact” and let’s set up a meeting.
General Electric (GE) has some exciting things going on. GE is a top 10 world manufacturer of wind turbines, and is active in renewable energy efforts on several fronts. Many have heard the recent announcement of the GE WattStation. For electric vehicles to advance in the U.S., to be used easily and accepted, the infrastructure has to be in place and available – and that includes availability of chargers. GE is, in fact, a technical advisor for Project Get Ready, a non-profit initiative led by the Rocky Mountain Institute. Project Get Ready is all about helping communities prepare for use of electric vehicles on a (more…)
