Monthly Archives: October 2011
The 5 Biggest Problems With Cleantech Prototyping
Clean energy is a tough business. As entrepreneur Eric Smith put it, we’re really good at leveling mountains and burning coal. So competing with coal and natural gas on price will require every ounce of innovation we can muster. But unlike information technology, energy technology is often expensive to prototype. For some energy innovations, the [...]
In Focus: UK CEED
In 2008, the United Kingdom Parliament passed the Climate Change Act in a bold effort to raise awareness about the dangers of climate change and take action to prevent further damage. This act created the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), a body that will advise the government on emissions. It also required a revolutionary cut [...]
Parking Garages Starting to Embrace EV Charging
One of the largest parking garage management companies in North America has signed on to provide electric vehicle (EV) charging services for their customers. Ace Parking Management, based in California, signed an agreement with Miami-based Car Charging Group Inc. (OTCBB:CCGI) to provide the charging services. Car Charging Group will install 240-volt charging stations at various Ace locations, powered by [...]
Top 10 Solar Concept Cars
Below is a list of ten most Eco-friendly concept cars that run on solar energy. 1. Midier Solar-powered car Midier Solar-powered carThe Midier Solar-powered car The Midier Solar-powered Car is an Eco-friendly car by Siyang Liu. The roof has been swathed with solar panels that harness energy from the sun to power the stunning coupe. [...]
First Solar Better Keep Antelope Valley Residents Happy $FSLR
A renewable energy boom in California’s Antelope Valley has developers scrambling to build utility-scale solar and wind projects and hotly pursuing power purchase agreements (PPAs), with utilities seeking to meet Governor Jerry Brown’s goal of getting a third of the state’s power from renewables by 2020. Promising support from his office, the governor recently told [...]
Occupy Wall Street: The Environmental Themes
Although the media hasn’t noticed, environmental themes are laced through the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) protests, as people connect the dots between money and politics as the underlying cause behind the varied problems they’re rallying against. Among the demands for stricter financial regulations, universal health care, stronger union rights and the abolition of “personhood” status for corporations, are ”Ban Fracking,” and [...]
BLM Identifies Western U.S Solar Zones
The Obama administration has unveiled a plan detailing where utility-scale solar power projects can bedeveloped in the western U.S., with 17 proposed solar energy zones in six western states given the highest priority for solar development. The blueprint of the plan, released by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), identifies about 445 square miles of [...]
The Most Innovative Solar Applications Out There
When solar was first introduced it was an auxiliary power source – now we have cars, boats, planes and even entire buildings that run on solar power. From the world’s first energy autonomous vehicle to solar balloons, arcs, lily pads and even bras here are some of the most clever contemporary solar designs. The list [...]
Green Patent Complaint Update 10/28
Two green patent lawsuits have been filed in the last few weeks in the areas of smart grid and solar. Smart Grid Sensus USA Inc. v. Nxegen LLC Sensus USA filed a complaint (Sensus-Nxegen_Complaint) against Nxegen on October 19, 2011 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Sensus asserts two patents against Nxegen, [...]