• Ford CEO: Things Are Looking Up

    Updated: 2012-01-31 19:13:58
    : Greentech Media Solar Grid Enterprise Events Research iPhone App Sign Up : GTM Newsletters GTM Daily GTM Solar Weekly GTM Grid Weekly greenlight : Follow Latest Update : Today 1:30 PM Ucilia Wang : December 18, 2009, 4:06 PM 2 Email Recipient's Email Your Email Send me a copy Thank you Your article has been . sent Error There was a problem sending your . article Ford CEO : Things Are Looking Up WAYNE , Mich . Ford's CEO Alan Mulally spoke to reporters from the company's Wayne , Mich . factory Friday and offered an upbeat outlook on the economy : We are banging around the bottom right now . All the data says the economy is beginning to improve . A better economy is what any business in the auto industry would hope for , after enduring a depressing 2009 that saw layoffs , bankruptcies ,

  • 2030 Carbon Capture Market: $128B Business-as-Usual, $221B With Real Change

    Updated: 2012-01-31 19:13:58
    : , Greentech Media Solar Grid Enterprise Events Research iPhone App Sign Up : GTM Newsletters GTM Daily GTM Solar Weekly GTM Grid Weekly greenlight : Follow Latest Update : Today 1:30 PM Jeff St . John : December 16, 2009, 1:02 PM 0 Email Recipient's Email Your Email Send me a copy Thank you Your article has been . sent Error There was a problem sending your . article 2030 Carbon Capture Market : 128B Business-as-Usual , 221B With Real Change What's the upside to humanity's greatest energy challenge capturing and sequestering the carbon put out by coal-fired power plants and other industrial emitters before it causes runaway global warming According to Pike Research , carbon capture and sequestration could represent a 128 billion market over the next 20 years and that's assuming a

  • Why Solyndra Moves Ahead

    Updated: 2012-01-31 19:13:58
    Greentech Media Solar Grid Enterprise Events Research iPhone App Sign Up : GTM Newsletters GTM Daily GTM Solar Weekly GTM Grid Weekly greenlight : Follow Latest Update : Today 1:30 PM Michael Kanellos : December 23, 2009, 6:33 PM 11 Email Recipient's Email Your Email Send me a copy Thank you Your article has been . sent Error There was a problem sending your . article Why Solyndra Moves Ahead I've heard this from a source and with the documents for an initial public offering filed , I don't expect Solyndra to confirm it , but it gives an insight into why the company seems to have moved ahead of some of the other start-ups in cadmium indium gallium selenide CIGS solar . cells CEO Chris Gronet gets a live video feed of the machinery on the factory floor . When and if production slows down ,

  • Solar Thermal With Molten Salt Energy Storage: SolarReserve Heads to Nevada

    Updated: 2012-01-31 19:13:58
    : Greentech Media Solar Grid Enterprise Events Research iPhone App Sign Up : GTM Newsletters GTM Daily GTM Solar Weekly GTM Grid Weekly greenlight : Follow Latest Update : Today 1:30 PM Jeff St . John : December 22, 2009, 1:44 PM 2 Email Recipient's Email Your Email Send me a copy Thank you Your article has been . sent Error There was a problem sending your . article Solar Thermal With Molten Salt Energy Storage : SolarReserve Heads to Nevada Storing solar power in the form of molten salt . SolarReserve says it can do it , and it's landed a project with NV Energy to prove . it The Santa Monica , Calif . based startup announced Tuesday that it has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement with the Nevada utility to buy power from a 100-megawatt solar-thermal plant to be built near the town

  • Former KP EIR, Joel Serface, Joins CyberCity 3D

    Updated: 2012-01-31 19:13:58
    , , Greentech Media Solar Grid Enterprise Events Research iPhone App Sign Up : GTM Newsletters GTM Daily GTM Solar Weekly GTM Grid Weekly greenlight : Follow Latest Update : Today 1:30 PM Eric Wesoff : December 15, 2009, 12:59 PM 0 Email Recipient's Email Your Email Send me a copy Thank you Your article has been . sent Error There was a problem sending your . article Former KP EIR , Joel Serface , Joins CyberCity 3D In the early days of the greentech wave , about six years ago , I met with Joel Serface when he was a partner at Eastman Ventures . We discussed the state of the then early renewable energy . field Since then Joel Serface has started , invested in , or advised a score of greentech firms in his role as director of the Austin Clean Energy Incubator and his stint at Kleiner

  • Post-Copenhagen Carbon Trading Blues

    Updated: 2012-01-31 19:13:58
    Greentech Media Solar Grid Enterprise Events Research iPhone App Sign Up : GTM Newsletters GTM Daily GTM Solar Weekly GTM Grid Weekly greenlight : Follow Latest Update : Today 1:30 PM Jeff St . John : December 21, 2009, 1:24 PM 3 Email Recipient's Email Your Email Send me a copy Thank you Your article has been . sent Error There was a problem sending your . article Post-Copenhagen Carbon Trading Blues It looks like the last-minute , non-binding carbon emissions agreement coming out of Copenhagen isn't living up to carbon traders' . expectations That's the reaction from Europe , which saw the price of carbon-emission permits fall nearly 10 percent on Monday , nbsp reports the Wall Street Journal To blame is the weak agreement coming out of the two-week United Nations summit on global

  • Will We See More or Fewer Car Companies?

    Updated: 2012-01-31 19:13:58
    Greentech Media Solar Grid Enterprise Events Research iPhone App Sign Up : GTM Newsletters GTM Daily GTM Solar Weekly GTM Grid Weekly greenlight : Follow Latest Update : Today 1:30 PM Michael Kanellos : December 21, 2009, 1:23 PM 2 Email Recipient's Email Your Email Send me a copy Thank you Your article has been . sent Error There was a problem sending your . article Will We See More or Fewer Car Companies WAYNE , Mich . Is consolidation or expansion the future of the car industry It's an interesting debate . One one hand , Saab is flirting between life and death at the . moment On other other hand , in the last five years a proliferation of brands Tesla , Fisker , Aptera , Coda have emerged and some Chinese manufacturers are trying to go global with their low-cost cars . Moreover ,

  • Pyron Pioneers Solar Concentrators That Swim With the Fishes

    Updated: 2012-01-31 19:13:58
    Greentech Media Solar Grid Enterprise Events Research iPhone App Sign Up : GTM Newsletters GTM Daily GTM Solar Weekly GTM Grid Weekly greenlight : Follow Latest Update : Today 1:30 PM Eric Lane : December 16, 2009, 11:51 AM 2 Email Recipient's Email Your Email Send me a copy Thank you Your article has been . sent Error There was a problem sending your . article Pyron Pioneers Solar Concentrators That Swim With the Fishes Pyron Solar . Inc Pyron is a San Diego company that develops and makes solar . concentrators Pyron and San Diego Gas Electric SDG E recently announced that SDG E is building a demonstration project to test Pyron's patented concentrated solar power system . The system uses shallow pools of water as a passive cooling system for high efficiency solar . cells Pyron's U.S .

  • Green Light Moves to greentechmedia.com

    Updated: 2012-01-31 19:13:58
    It's been fun, but Greentech Media's Green Light blog is no longer being updated at this URL. All content is now being integrated directly into our main website - www.greentechmedia.com. For your convenience, all archived content on Green Light is still available on our site via search, related content, etc. Thank you for reading our Green Light blog and enjoy our new, more powerful content stream on greentechmedia.com. Thanks! The Greentech Media Staff

  • Greentech Venture Capital Summary 2009

    Updated: 2012-01-31 19:13:58
    Greentech Media Solar Grid Enterprise Events Research iPhone App Sign Up : GTM Newsletters GTM Daily GTM Solar Weekly GTM Grid Weekly greenlight : Follow Latest Update : Today 1:30 PM Eric Wesoff : December 30, 2009, 11:26 PM 0 Email Recipient's Email Your Email Send me a copy Thank you Your article has been . sent Error There was a problem sending your . article Greentech Venture Capital Summary 2009 Here's a quick look at Venture Capital investment in Greentech over the last year . nbsp We'll dive into the details next . week VC investment in green technologies totaled 4.85 billion in 356 deals in 2009. Although the dollar total is down from 2008's 7.6 billion , the number of deals total actually exceeded last year's total . nbsp Consistent with the last four years , solar power was once

  • EDF Lines UP €500M for Solar in Europe

    Updated: 2012-01-31 19:13:58
    Greentech Media Solar Grid Enterprise Events Research iPhone App Sign Up : GTM Newsletters GTM Daily GTM Solar Weekly GTM Grid Weekly greenlight : Follow Latest Update : Today 1:30 PM Ucilia Wang : December 17, 2009, 1:03 PM 0 Email Recipient's Email Your Email Send me a copy Thank you Your article has been . sent Error There was a problem sending your . article EDF Lines UP 500M for Solar in Europe EDF Energies Nouvelles said Thursday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the European Investment Bank EIB to get 500 million 716.2 million to pay for building solar power plants in France and . Italy The financing would be able to cover up to 50 percent of the cost for each of the projects EDF wants to build from 2010 to 2012. EDF didn't specify how many projects or their sizes

  • Biodiesel Tax Credit Ends, But Expect it to Return

    Updated: 2012-01-31 19:13:58
    , Greentech Media Solar Grid Enterprise Events Research iPhone App Sign Up : GTM Newsletters GTM Daily GTM Solar Weekly GTM Grid Weekly greenlight : Follow Latest Update : Today 1:30 PM Michael Kanellos : January 2, 2010, 12:02 PM 3 Email Recipient's Email Your Email Send me a copy Thank you Your article has been . sent Error There was a problem sending your . article Biodiesel Tax Credit Ends , But Expect it to Return The 1 a gallon tax credit for biodiesel expired with the New Year , but there's a good chance that it will return as a retroactive credit in whatever energy bill gets . passed The 1 tax credit , passed in 2004, helped biodiesel get off the ground . The 1 applied to virgin oil--biodiesel from old oil got a smaller credit . The credit , though , didn't completely insulate the

  • Another Greentech IPO Registration: Codexis and Biofuels

    Updated: 2012-01-31 19:13:58
    : Greentech Media Solar Grid Enterprise Events Research iPhone App Sign Up : GTM Newsletters GTM Daily GTM Solar Weekly GTM Grid Weekly greenlight : Follow Latest Update : Today 1:30 PM Eric Wesoff : December 28, 2009, 7:08 PM 3 Email Recipient's Email Your Email Send me a copy Thank you Your article has been . sent Error There was a problem sending your . article Another Greentech IPO Registration : Codexis and Biofuels 2010 is going to see the return of the IPO , especially in . greentech Today sees another Greentech IPO registration filing , this time from Codexis a provider of biocatalysts . nbsp We'll report on the S-1 in detail shortly but a quick take shows the company losing money on 58 million in revenue in the first nine months of 2009. Codexis is funded by venture firms and

  • VP Biden Promotes $5B for Greentech Manufacturing

    Updated: 2012-01-31 19:13:58
    Greentech Media Solar Grid Enterprise Events Research iPhone App Sign Up : GTM Newsletters GTM Daily GTM Solar Weekly GTM Grid Weekly greenlight : Follow Latest Update : Today 1:30 PM Ucilia Wang : December 16, 2009, 3:56 PM 1 Email Recipient's Email Your Email Send me a copy Thank you Your article has been . sent Error There was a problem sending your . article VP Biden Promotes 5B for Greentech Manufacturing The White House is seeking congressional and public support for offering 5 billion in tax credits for manufacturers to build new or expand existing factories to produce solar panels , wind turbines , electric cars and other renewable energy-related . goods Vice President Joe Biden was the chief marketer for such an idea on Wednesday , about a week after President Obama outlined a new

  • Nuclear Plant Planned For California, Despite State Ban

    Updated: 2012-01-31 19:13:58
    , Greentech Media Solar Grid Enterprise Events Research iPhone App Sign Up : GTM Newsletters GTM Daily GTM Solar Weekly GTM Grid Weekly greenlight : Follow Latest Update : Today 1:30 PM Michael Kanellos : December 30, 2009, 2:01 PM 17 Email Recipient's Email Your Email Send me a copy Thank you Your article has been . sent Error There was a problem sending your . article Nuclear Plant Planned For California , Despite State Ban Areva , the French nuclear , giant , has signed a letter of intent to build up to two nuclear plants near Fresno , California . California has a ban on new nuclear plants in the state but Areva believes the law will fade away under the state's demand for more clean power . Each plant could produce 1.6 gigawatts and the whole thing could cost between 5 and 8 . billion

  • National Solar Energy Plan Close to Completion, Conservation Groups Support It

    Updated: 2012-01-31 16:00:01
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  • New Solar Module Efficiency Record

    Updated: 2012-01-31 16:00:01
    Filed under: Energy News

  • Water Power: Out with the New, In with the Old

    Updated: 2012-01-31 15:00:02
    Filed under: Energy News

  • EVs Outselling Hybrids 2:1 in China

    Updated: 2012-01-31 15:00:02
    Filed under: Energy News

  • Luminescent Solar Concentrator Efficiency Improvement from UC-Merced Researchers

    Updated: 2012-01-31 15:00:02
    Filed under: Energy News

  • New Methods to Store Hydrogen

    Updated: 2012-01-31 14:00:02
    Filed under: Energy News

  • Apartment Buildings Could Save Billions with Energy Efficiency Improvements

    Updated: 2012-01-31 14:00:02
    Filed under: Energy News

  • Best-Performing Solar Modules in 2011 Announced

    Updated: 2012-01-31 13:00:03
    Filed under: Energy News

  • Paint it White and Stay Cooler

    Updated: 2012-01-31 13:00:03
    Filed under: Energy News

  • Renewable Energy Deals Surged 40 Percent in 2011, Report Says

    Updated: 2012-01-31 13:00:03
    Filed under: Energy News

  • Poisonous Purple Pongam Tree Could Be Next Biofuel Superstar

    Updated: 2012-01-31 06:00:02
    Filed under: Energy News

  • Online Solar Training Courses Launched (Infinite Solar Online)

    Updated: 2012-01-30 23:00:01
    Filed under: Energy News

  • Renewable Energy Deals Hit Record Level in 2011, But Is Rise Sustainable?

    Updated: 2012-01-30 23:00:01
    Filed under: Energy News

  • Unlimited Water-Based Gadget Power from PowerTrekk

    Updated: 2012-01-30 22:00:02
    Filed under: Energy News

  • Vote for America’s Top Energy Innovator

    Updated: 2012-01-30 22:00:02
    Filed under: Energy News

  • Hourly Electricity Pricing Boosts Value of Distributed Solar by 33%

    Updated: 2012-01-30 22:00:02
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  • The March of Concentrating Solar Power Continues

    Updated: 2012-01-30 21:00:02
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  • Wind Power Sector in Turkey in Take-Off

    Updated: 2012-01-30 13:10:04
    Installed wind capacity in Turkey reached 2,000 MW by late 2011, according to Professor Tanay Sidki Uyar of Marmara University. There has been strong and accelerating growth in the sector since 2007, when capacity was just 147 MW. New supportive legislation and an increase in the feed-in tariff at the end of 2010 and a government commitment to 50,000 MW of wind connected to the grid by 2020, are encouraging further growth. The government’ immediate target is to have 5,000 MW of that wind power capacity grid-connected by 2015. read more

  • Television energy efficiency being offset in homes

    Updated: 2012-01-27 17:31:28
    For decades, televisions were ridiculed by environmentalists for their energy drain. However, in the last decade, technological advances have reduced the energy consumption in flat screen televisions by as much as 60 percent. One of the key drivers in this reduction is the use of light emitting diode (LED) bulbs to “backlight” the television. The technology, which was introduced by Sony in 2004, became available on a mass scale in 2009 and has accounted for much of the increase in energy efficiency. <pread more

  • Germany Models its Transmission System for 39% Renewable Energy

    Updated: 2012-01-23 10:09:37
    Home Tagcloud Sitemap Contact us Register Login Premium Content The Global Community for Sustainable Energy Professionals Leonardo ENERGY About us Microsites Blogs Community E-learning Library Service Home Germany Models its Transmission System for 39 Renewable Energy Germany Models its Transmission System for 39 Renewable Energy By Aedan Kernan Published on Mon , 2012-01-23 11:09 Major upgrading of the German electricity transmission system to incorporate technologies such as flexible line management or high temperature-resistant aluminium conductors would not be cost effective , according to a report from the German Energy Agency , DENA GmbH . The study looks at the transmission requirements of a German grid that guarantees security of supply , while operating in a liberalized European

  • Brazilian Wind Power Cheaper than Gas

    Updated: 2012-01-18 15:11:03
    There have been two important shifts in the economics of power production in Brazil, according to Mauricio Tolmasquim, president of EPE, the Brazilian national energy agency. Wind can compete directly with natural gas and the price of wind projects is showing a steady downward trajectory. read more

  • Will electric vehicles be successful to mitigate the problems raised by the variability of wind?

    Updated: 2012-01-18 14:56:29
    Development of wind power has been important in recent years and this trend is expected to continue. More and more, this source of energy represents a significant share in the energy balances of several European countries. But variability of wind power remains a major challenge of this technology. For example, a wind turbine can start producing in the middle of the night when electricity demand is very low. Statistically, we can also observe that production of wind turbines is slightly higher at night than during the day. read more

  • Wind Energy Without Blades

    Updated: 2012-01-16 22:40:55
    ALYSSA DANIGELIS, October 2010, news.discovery.com Noise from wind turbine blades, inadvertent bat and bird kills and even the way wind turbines look have made installing them anything but a breeze. New York design firm Atelier DNA has an alternative concept that ditches blades in favor of stalks. Resembling thin cattails, the Windstalks generate electricity when [...]

  • Ocean Energy Council Green Wave Energy Sources

    Updated: 2012-01-16 01:43:34
    Sign up for our Free E-mail Newsletter Home Ocean Energy News What is Ocean Energy About the OEC Media Contact Us Subscribe in a reader Help the OEC spread awareness about ocean renewable energy . Choose one of the donation options below : Homepage Learn about the 5 types of renewable ocean energy : OTEC Energy OTEC energy is based on the temperature differences between surface water , which is heated by the sun , and deep water , which stays very cold . OTEC uses the surface water to make steam and then pass the steam through a turbine generator to make electricity . More . Offshore Wind Energy Wind energy is an indirect form of solar energy . While some of the sun's energy is absorbed directly by the air , most of the energy in the wind is first absorbed by the surface of the earth and

  • Ocean Energy Council News Information about Ocean Renewable Energy Ocean Energy News

    Updated: 2012-01-16 01:43:30
    Sign up for our Free E-mail Newsletter Home Ocean Energy News What is Ocean Energy About the OEC Media Contact Us Subscribe in a reader Help the OEC spread awareness about ocean renewable energy . Choose one of the donation options below : Homepage Ocean Energy News Current Ocean Energy News U.K . Government to Fund Offshore Wind Innovation Center Tritech Launches Renewables Mammal Detection System Aquamarine Power secures seabed rights for potential 40MW Lewis wave energy sites UK Government Backs Marine Current Turbines Application Marine Current Turbines Wins Prestigious International Award Marine Current Turbines Wins Prestigious International Award UK Government Backs M arine Current Turbines Application Tidal Energy : Ready for Commercialization Pelamis P2 Wave Machine Installed and

  • What is Ocean Energy

    Updated: 2012-01-16 01:43:25
    Sign up for our Free E-mail Newsletter Home Ocean Energy News What is Ocean Energy About the OEC Media Contact Us Subscribe in a reader Help the OEC spread awareness about ocean renewable energy . Choose one of the donation options below : Homepage What is Ocean Energy What is Ocean Energy With the oceans covering over 70 of the earth's surface , they are the world's largest collector and retainer of the sun's vast energy and the largest powerhouse in the world . Jacques Cousteau said it was equivalent to 16,000 nuclear . plants This energy is continually renewed and is available 24 7. Just a small portion of the energy conveniently stored in the oceans could power the world So how can we utilize this source of abundant energy For over 60 years , several forms of tapping energy from the

  • OEC Mission Statement Places That Use Wave Energy

    Updated: 2012-01-16 01:43:24
    Sign up for our Free E-mail Newsletter Home Ocean Energy News What is Ocean Energy About the OEC Media Contact Us Subscribe in a reader Help the OEC spread awareness about ocean renewable energy . Choose one of the donation options below : Homepage About the OEC Mission Statement The Purposes of the Ocean Energy Council : are 1. To improve public knowledge and acceptance of Ocean Energy as a viable resource with its own special advantages , ranking with oil , natural gas nuclear power , coal and direct solar applications in contributing to the national and international energy . supply 2. To provide a forum for presenting to the U.S . Department of Energy and other government bodies as well as international energy organizations the considered professional recommendations of the ocean

  • Media Center

    Updated: 2012-01-16 01:43:22
    Sign up for our Free E-mail Newsletter Home Ocean Energy News What is Ocean Energy About the OEC Media Contact Us Subscribe in a reader Help the OEC spread awareness about ocean renewable energy . Choose one of the donation options below : Homepage Media Media Center Welcome to the Ocean Energy Multi-Media . Center Here you will find the largest collection of ocean energy photos and videos on the web . The Media Center is currently under construction . Our library will be available shortly . nbsp 2011 Ocean Energy Council , Inc . The OEC is a 501(c 3 Non-Profit 11985 Southern Blvd . Suite 155 West Palm Beach , Florida 33411 Website Design by Rosston Meyer Website Marketing by Rick Maggio Powered by Joomla Sitemap Links Contact Us

  • Ocean Energy Council News Information about Ocean Renewable Energy

    Updated: 2012-01-16 01:43:21
    Sign up for our Free E-mail Newsletter Home Ocean Energy News What is Ocean Energy About the OEC Media Contact Us Subscribe in a reader Help the OEC spread awareness about ocean renewable energy . Choose one of the donation options below : Homepage Contact Us Fill out my Wufoo form Powered by Wufoo Ocean Energy Council , . Inc A 501(c 3 non-profit . corporation 11985 Southern Blvd . Suite 155 West Palm Beach , Florida 33411 US Telephone : 561-795-0320 Fax : 561-795-5087 E-mail : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots , you need JavaScript enabled to view it 2011 Ocean Energy Council , Inc . The OEC is a 501(c 3 Non-Profit 11985 Southern Blvd . Suite 155 West Palm Beach , Florida 33411 Website Design by Rosston Meyer Website Marketing by Rick Maggio Powered by Joomla Sitemap

  • Ocean Energy Council News Information about Ocean Renewable Energy

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  • Ocean Energy Council News Information about Ocean Renewable Energy

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    Sign up for our Free E-mail Newsletter Home Ocean Energy News What is Ocean Energy About the OEC Media Contact Us Subscribe in a reader Homepage Home Ocean Energy News Current Ocean Energy News Calendar of Upcoming Events Library of Ocean Energy Resources and References OEC Archives What is Ocean Energy Ocean Current Energy Where will ocean current energy work What is the impact ocean current energy has on the enviornment What is the cost of current energy What devices are used in current energy conversion OTEC Energy Where will OTEC energy work What is the cost of OTEC energy What impact does OTEC have on the enviornment What devices are used for OTEC energy Offshore Wind Energy Tidal Energy Wave Energy About the OEC Board of Directors Board of Advisors Mission Statement History of the

  • Scotland Marine Energy

    Updated: 2012-01-09 15:34:40
    Leading engineering companies and commercial banks are putting money in marine energy projects off the coast of Scotland. The Scottish government believes the industry will be competitive with other renewable energy sources by the mid-2020s. Tide Coming In for Scottish Marine Energy Tidal and wave energy technologies will make an important contribution to Scotland’ goal of generating the equivalent of 100% of the country’ electricity from renewable sources by 2020, according to Scottish Government First Minister Alex Salmond. read more

  • Solar water heating in the world: Strong diffusion due to the large impact of incentives

    Updated: 2012-01-05 15:38:39
    Water heating represents about 15% of households’energy uses in Europe, 20% in the United States and even 30% in Japan. Switching from electricity and gas to solar water heating could strongly reduce fossil fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.</p read more

  • Course on Regulation and Sustainable Energy in Developing Countries - Session 4

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  • Trends in Worldwide Energy Consumption

    Updated: 2011-12-28 23:00:00
    When thinking about energy conservation and alternative energy, it is sometimes a good idea to take stock of where we are today with respect to global energy use. A recent report by British Petroleum (BPC) gives an detailed overview of the world’ increasing energy consumption, broken down by country and major geographic region. In 2010, the worldwide energy consumption was reported to be at the level of an equivalent use of 12 billion metric tons of oil. Figure 1 illustrates how this energy use was divided among major geographic regions and countries throughout the world. read more

  • Why Consumers Have Been Slow to Adopt Smart Technologies in the Home

    Updated: 2011-12-26 23:00:00
    Despite the development of a number of smart technologies for use in residential environments, consumers have been slower than anticipated in purchasing and installing these devices in their homes. A number of studies have looked at this issue, and cited reasons for this hesitancy. read more

  • Design Challenges of Building Integrated Photovoltaics

    Updated: 2011-12-26 15:09:49
    “I believe that PV manufacturing is going to go in two directions in the future,” says Teodosio del Caño. “One way is towards very cheap and very efficient systems. Here China is going to control the market – they already do. All other market players should go into building-integrated photovoltaics if they hope to survive.” read more

  • Japan’s Renewables Development Plans Face Challenges

    Updated: 2011-12-19 09:46:49
    “In the jurisdiction of TEPCo, the Tokyo region electricity company, electricity consumption has reduced by more than 15% - approaching 20%. That is a huge amount,” according to Professor Kazuhiro Ueta an economist in charge of both Kyoto University’ Graduate School of Economics and its Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies. read more

  • Options for automated lighting systems In single rooms

    Updated: 2011-12-14 13:54:19
    A complete retrofit of an existing home to incorporate smart technologies for energy management and home automation can sometimes be overwhelming to homeowners, both in terms of cost and complexity. Because the energy and time savings from utilizing such systems can be significant, it is worth looking at lower cost solutions. read more

  • Pay-as-you-go Solar at half the price of kerosene

    Updated: 2011-12-12 08:03:19
    A <strongsolar lighting system and cellphone charger that costs users about half as much as kerosene fuel has been successfully trialled in Kenya and will soon be rolled out in other African countries and India. read more

  • Minimizing Power Usage by Household Devices

    Updated: 2011-12-07 16:58:40
    Devices that continue to use power when they are turned off but not unplugged are known as “vampire” or “phantom” devices. A recent study by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) in the US looked at the typical energy used by a number of devices when they are plugged in but turned off. The worst offenders were TV set top boxes, including digital cable boxes and satellite boxes, with and without a DVR. read more

  • Slow-starting Renewables Tariff Delivers a Boom

    Updated: 2011-12-05 16:44:02
    Thailand has connected over 850 MW of very small renewable energy power plants (less than 10 MW capacity) to the grid in less than five years. There was just 16 MW in late 2005. Developers have signed further power purchase agreements with Thai electricity utilities for another 4 GW of very small power production. read more

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