Monday, June 27, 2011

Chevron’s Green Energy Playbook – Green Energy Reporter


Chevron throws a quick slant to green energy . HUT, HUT!!! Is Chevron, which announced yesterday that it has begun testing solar panels at an old California refinery site, positioning itself to become a “pan-energy” ...

Chevron throws a quick slant to green energy . HUT, HUT!!! Is Chevron, which announced yesterday that it has begun testing solar panels at an old California refinery site, positioning itself to become a “pan-energy” …


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Green Energy Reporter | November Top 10 Players in Green Energy


Former Assistant Energy Secretary Dan Reicher is casting about for the answer to that question. In November, Reicher left his post as Googleís director of climate change and green energy initiatives to lead Stanford ...

Former Assistant Energy Secretary Dan Reicher is casting about for the answer to that question. In November, Reicher left his post as Googleís director of climate change and green energy initiatives to lead Stanford …


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How Big is Too Big For Solar Power?


Image credit: Alex Lang , used under Creative Commons license. The UK may be backing off from large-scale solar power , but elsewhere there seems to be a surge in installations. From the world's first 24/7 power plant in Spain , through

Image credit: Alex Lang , used under Creative Commons license. The UK may be backing off from large-scale solar power , but elsewhere there seems to be a surge in installations. From the world’s first 24/7 power plant in Spain , through


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ADB’s Clean Energy Program – Promoting Clean Power for the Green Future


From solar farms to water-wheels to compact fluorescent lamps, ADB is supporting alternative uses of energy across the region.

From solar farms to water-wheels to compact fluorescent lamps, ADB is supporting alternative uses of energy across the region.


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Monday, June 20, 2011

Gurgaon switches to green energy « Panchabuta – Cleantech …


She is also on a green campaign, motivating neighbours to make switch to using solar energy . She has approached RWAs, builders and the condominiums for installation of solar panels in their complexes. ...

She is also on a green campaign, motivating neighbours to make switch to using solar energy . She has approached RWAs, builders and the condominiums for installation of solar panels in their complexes. …


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Honda Launches Fit Shuttle Hybrid in Japan (71 MPG)


Photo: Honda You Can Fit More Stuff and More People... The Honda Fit is turning out to be quite the versatile little car. After the hybrid version and the electric version , Honda is now launching - in Japan only for now - the Shuttle and Shuttle hybrid versions.

Photo: Honda You Can Fit More Stuff and More People… The Honda Fit is turning out to be quite the versatile little car. After the hybrid version and the electric version , Honda is now launching – in Japan only for now – the Shuttle and Shuttle hybrid versions.


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Solar Chargers and Clean Energy | Green Energy


Solar Chargers and Clean Energy . June 19th, 2011 at 23:06.

Solar Chargers and Clean Energy . June 19th, 2011 at 23:06.


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Saturday, June 18, 2011

Green energy at Gitmo | MNN – Mother Nature Network


Energy security is playing a role in the advancement of renewable energy installations at Guantanamo Bay.

Energy security is playing a role in the advancement of renewable energy installations at Guantanamo Bay.


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Rare Earth Prices Double on China Restrictions


A little while ago I pointed out that China was restricting exports of rare earth elements (they aren't that rare in the Earth's crust, but because China could produce them at such a low cost, other mines around the world closed down over time). Well, these barriers to trade are forcing the re-opening of the shuttered rare earths mine in Mountain Pass, California, but in the meantime, these materials which are used...

A little while ago I pointed out that China was restricting exports of rare earth elements (they aren’t that rare in the Earth’s crust, but because China could produce them at such a low cost, other mines around the world closed down over time). Well, these barriers to trade are forcing the re-opening of the shuttered rare earths mine in Mountain Pass, California, but in the meantime, these materials which are used…


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Ugandan MPs tour Olkaria plant


www.ntv.co.ke A shortage of energy sources in neighboring Uganda, has forced the country's leaders to seek help outside the county's borders. The Uganda parliamentary committee on Energy is concluding a six-day tour of Kenya, where it has been seeking technological and policy inputs on green energy.

www.ntv.co.ke A shortage of energy sources in neighboring Uganda, has forced the country’s leaders to seek help outside the county’s borders. The Uganda parliamentary committee on Energy is concluding a six-day tour of Kenya, where it has been seeking technological and policy inputs on green energy.


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Thursday, June 16, 2011

Google Makes Largest Investment Yet in Clean Energy: $280M for …


In its first foray into residential solar, Google will loan SolarCity funding to pay for clients' solar systems.

In its first foray into residential solar, Google will loan SolarCity funding to pay for clients' solar systems.


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Do We Need Mandatory Recycling for Solar Panels?


SVTC is the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition. The organization got its start as an industry watchdog looking at the computer and electronics industry's toxics profile. Now they're working on minimizing the environmental risk of solar panels and solar ma...

SVTC is the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition. The organization got its start as an industry watchdog looking at the computer and electronics industry's toxics profile. Now they're working on minimizing the environmental risk of solar panels and solar manufacturing.


It's hard to be against recycling.


But SVTC is aiming for mandatory recycling of solar panels.


So far, many solar manufacturers have tended to do the right thing when it comes to recycling solar panels. First Solar and Abound Solar, manufacturers of cadmium telluride thin-film solar panels already have a take-back program. First Solar has a long-term, bankruptcy-proof, pre-paid trust to cover take-back and recycling of panels. The same might not be true for the many Chinese solar manufacturers although Trina Solar and Yingli Solar scored well on SVTC's solar scorecard.


Does the solar industry really need a mandate for recycling panels?


The answer is yes according to Sheila Davis, Executive Director at SVTC, who spoke at Morrison Foster (also known as MoFo) in Palo Alto, California this morning.


Davis said, "We believe in mandatory recycling in electronics." She said that if everyone has to recycle - it creates a level playing field, adding, "If people are committed to recycling - then people will design for recycling."


She also spoke of harmonizing the recycling laws in 50 states with 50 different laws, reminiscent of the solar permitting issue.


Dustin Mulvaney, the technical advisor for SVTC and a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California, Berkeley, spoke about the necessity of preventing an e-waste crisis from solar panels, citing tellurium and indium in the environment as well as their rarity. He listed the PV materials that can be recycled as glass, silicon wafers, silver, indium, tin, moly, nickel, zinc, copper, aluminum, zinc, plastics, CdTe filter cake, and CIGS filter cake.


Davis said, "We have this advantage that we're not reactive in this case." Most recycling laws are enacted when there's a marooned garbage barge in NY harbor or ten-year olds dying from breaking up toxic electronics with hammers. She saw this as an opportunity to get ahead of the problem.


Davis suggested the following steps need to be implemented in solar panel recycling


  • Toxics reduction and elimination - SVTC realizes that this is the most challenging.
  • Green chemical principles
  • Design for environmental, design for recycling
  • Life cycle analysis
  • Perform alternative assessment
  • Test all new materials


SVTC also works on a solar scorecard to rank solar manufacturers by extended producer responsibility (EPR) and takeback, supply chain monitoring and green jobs, chemical use and life-cycle analysis as well as disclosure. Some of the higher scoring solar firms on the SVTC solar scorecard are SolarWorld, First Solar, REC, Trina Solar, SunPower, and Yingli Solar. Many were ranked as zero but that's simply because they did not respond. First Solar does not disclose how much from a cost per watt-basis is devoted to the take-back and recycling program.




Mt. Rainier Has Lost Enough Snow to Bury Rhode Island 8 Inches Deep


Photo credit: glennwilliamspdx via Flickr /CC BY Mount Rainier is one of the most iconic landmarks in the Pacific Northwest. But, like many other mountains the world over, the volcanic peak is losing snow cover at an alarming rate. A new study has revealed that Rainier has lost 14% of its permanent snow cover over the last 38 years.

Photo credit: glennwilliamspdx via Flickr /CC BY Mount Rainier is one of the most iconic landmarks in the Pacific Northwest. But, like many other mountains the world over, the volcanic peak is losing snow cover at an alarming rate. A new study has revealed that Rainier has lost 14% of its permanent snow cover over the last 38 years.


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Mt. Rainier Has Lost Enough Snow to Bury Rhode Island 8 Inches Deep


Photo credit: glennwilliamspdx via Flickr /CC BY Mount Rainier is one of the most iconic landmarks in the Pacific Northwest. But, like many other mountains the world over, the volcanic peak is losing snow cover at an alarming rate. A new study has revealed that Rainier has lost 14% of its permanent snow cover over the last 38 years.

Photo credit: glennwilliamspdx via Flickr /CC BY Mount Rainier is one of the most iconic landmarks in the Pacific Northwest. But, like many other mountains the world over, the volcanic peak is losing snow cover at an alarming rate. A new study has revealed that Rainier has lost 14% of its permanent snow cover over the last 38 years.


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Colorado Joins Vermont in Solar Permit Price War


We've been actively covering the vexing issue of solar permitting and solar's "soft costs" in recent weeks.
Last week we reported on Vermont's measures to reduce the cost of solar permitting, an overlooked but significant chunk of solar installation c...

We've been actively covering the vexing issue of solar permitting and solar's "soft costs" in recent weeks.


Last week we reported on Vermont's measures to reduce the cost of solar permitting, an overlooked but significant chunk of solar installation costs. We also covered the $27 million that the DOE has devoted to solving the problem. We've assessed how all of this fits into the DOE SunShot program of getting the cost of installed solar down to $1 per watt.


This week Colorado got into the act.


Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper signed the Fair Permit Act HB-1199 into law this week.


The Fair Permit Act prevents state and local government agencies from charging excessive permit fees and plan review fees to customers who are installing solar electric or solar thermal systems. The legislation extends existing caps on solar permit fees through 2018 and closes loopholes to further reduce costs, according to the Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association (COSEIA).

According to a recent report to the DOE from solar leasing firm SunRun, inconsistencies in permitting can cost consumers up to $2,500 on a 5-kilowatt rooftop solar system. The cost stems from the time spent by installers in getting the building, zoning, and fire department permits, waiting for inspection, dealing with changes -- and losing customers in the process. The report also adds that Germany has a 40 percent installation price advantage over the United States.

In Colorado, state permit fees more than doubled last year and local fees and processes vary widely by region. In some communities, government permit costs can exceed the labor costs to install a solar system. The Fair Permit Act helps rein in excessive government fees -- and it doesn't just apply to permit fees; it also applies to plan review fees and other fees to install a solar electric or solar thermal system.

This legislation doesn't affect a local government's right to charge sales tax and use taxes under Home Rule laws, but it does improve transparency by requiring government agencies to 'clearly and individually identify all fees and taxes assessed,' according to COSEIA.

Doug Payne, the Executive Director of SolarTech, had this comment: "These are the sort of 'micro-policy' innovations critical to driving up to $1.00 per watt of red tape out of the marketplace in the next few years; it aligns well with SolarTech's National Soft Cost reduction roadmap proposed to the DOE last month. At the end of the day, all solar is local. A 'solar in a box = over the counter' approach like this gets us where we need to be cost-wise even faster. We still need to standardize on codes, inspection requirements, and fee structures, but this is clearly a step in the right direction."




Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Green energy options for homes | Stardust Homes


There are plenty of green energy options which builders of new homes should be installing. There are building materials that store heat which should be being used widespread.

There are plenty of green energy options which builders of new homes should be installing. There are building materials that store heat which should be being used widespread.


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Rocky Mountain Snowpack Decline Since 80s More Significant Than Anytime in 1000 Years


It may have been a snowy winter this year in the Rocky Mountains, as it was in many areas of the US, but new research of tree rings from the US Geological Survey shows that the long term trend is solidly towards less snowpack. In fact the decrease since the 1980s is more significant that "at any other time in the past 1,000 years", the New York Times

It may have been a snowy winter this year in the Rocky Mountains, as it was in many areas of the US, but new research of tree rings from the US Geological Survey shows that the long term trend is solidly towards less snowpack. In fact the decrease since the 1980s is more significant that “at any other time in the past 1,000 years”, the New York Times


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FIAMM Green Energy Island [ENG]


FIAMM Green Energy Island A new solution for renewable energy has emerged A step forward towards energy self-sufficiency A step forward towards safeguarding the planet Solar systems + Solar systems + Storage system with molten salt batteries FIAMM SoNick

FIAMM Green Energy Island A new solution for renewable energy has emerged A step forward towards energy self-sufficiency A step forward towards safeguarding the planet Solar systems + Solar systems + Storage system with molten salt batteries FIAMM SoNick


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What’s on the Mind of Utilities? Water


Water is like the weather in green tech: everyone talks about it, but no one ever does anything about it.
We might see increasing momentum, however, toward tackling problems associated with water if the annual survey from consulting firm Black & V...

Water is like the weather in green tech: everyone talks about it, but no one ever does anything about it.


We might see increasing momentum, however, toward tackling problems associated with water if the annual survey from consulting firm Black & Veatch is any indication. The firm found that water management was one of the most significant issues facing utilities. In fact, water supplies were even a bigger concern than nuclear disposal or carbon regulation.


The rise of water as a concern likely has much to do with current events. Many regions around the country are limping through prolonged droughts. Power plants need water for cooling. In the past few years, some utilities have had to temporarily curtail certain plants in the Southeast because of a lack of water. The increased consumption of natural gas also poses challenges.


"You need significant quantities of water for hydraulic fracking," said Mark Gabriel, senior vice president at the consulting firm.


Many utilities, he added, "are right now investing in reclamation and how they can be more efficient."


Pundits at conferences over the past several years have touted the need for technologies for purification, desalination and water management. Several startups and established companies like Veolia have also attempted to fill the void. Water, however, isn't booming like solar. One reason is the customer base. Quite a bit of water technology gets bought by municipal water agencies, which tend to be extremely conservative and chronically short on funds. Some startups like Altela and 212 Resources have focused on selling to oil companies and mining outfits. (This segment of the water industry can be classified as "resource recovery".) The interest among utilities could open another revenue opportunity. Who knows?


Other interesting notes from the survey:


--The aging nature of the electricity infrastructure in America is a growing concern. Gabriel noted an Edison survey that predicts that nearly $1 trillion will get invested between now and 2030 in improving the transmission and distribution system.


--Natural gas is becoming the fuel of choice, but uncertainties -- volumes, prices, the size of available resources -- loom.


--Approximately 70 percent of the respondents strongly believe commodity and energy prices will rise significantly in the next five years, but only around 35 percent strongly believe that renewables will become "unquestionably competitive" with traditional fossil fuels in the same time frame. In fact, nearly 50 percent strongly disagree that renewables will hit that point in five years. Still, 60 percent see sustainability as a growing component of their business.


--Of those surveyed, 77.4 percent believe there is a future for coal with the economics are considered; 79.7 percent believe storage will move to the mainstream.


--Nuclear safety concerns have shot up dramatically.




Monday, June 13, 2011

Latest Green Energy Auctions | Green Energy Tips


Latest Green Energy Auctions. Hey, check out these auctions: HOT MONSTER ENERGY GREEN Flip Top Lighter ? 110699794673 0 Latest Green Energy ... Green & Greens Phyto-Food Energy - 60 Softgels ? 300557382715 0 Latest Green ...

Latest Green Energy Auctions. Hey, check out these auctions: HOT MONSTER ENERGY GREEN Flip Top Lighter ? 110699794673 0 Latest Green Energy … Green & Greens Phyto-Food Energy – 60 Softgels ? 300557382715 0 Latest Green …


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Saturday, June 11, 2011

The Different Types of Green Energy : GreenEnergyGuideline.com


We often refer to green energy when we talk about the energy sources which are renewable and which leave a little or no harm to the environment. The most common green energies are solar, geothermal, wind, ...

We often refer to green energy when we talk about the energy sources which are renewable and which leave a little or no harm to the environment. The most common green energies are solar, geothermal, wind, …


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Clean Water: Who Has It and Who Doesn’t (Infographic)


Image via GOOD I hate to be a Debbie Downer , but we have a serious water crisis on our hands. Over one billion people worldwide lack access to clean water, that is approximately one in six people on earth.

Image via GOOD I hate to be a Debbie Downer , but we have a serious water crisis on our hands. Over one billion people worldwide lack access to clean water, that is approximately one in six people on earth.


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Friday, June 10, 2011

North American Power – Green Energy – Mission to Millions


Select North American Power as your energy provider online napower.com by grabbing your utility bill and get started now. As soon as you've made the switch, you can start helping a child get an education, help keep water clean or promote a little peace in a world that needs it. You'll benefit from our rates napower.com but still be working with your existing utility company. Plus you can do even more, by choosing NAP Green™ you can help fight climate change and improve America's energy independence with 100% of your monthly electric use supporting the production of cleaner power from renewable resources like wind and water

Select North American Power as your energy provider online napower.com by grabbing your utility bill and get started now. As soon as you’ve made the switch, you can start helping a child get an education, help keep water clean or promote a little peace in a world that needs it. You’ll benefit from our rates napower.com but still be working with your existing utility company. Plus you can do even more, by choosing NAP Green™ you can help fight climate change and improve America’s energy independence with 100% of your monthly electric use supporting the production of cleaner power from renewable resources like wind and water


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Kabul’s Air Pollution Killing More People Than The War


photo: LaurasEye's / Creative Commons It doesn't bleed so it doesn't lead... Kabul's air pollution right now is so bad that it kills some 3000 people each year from respiratory problems .

photo: LaurasEye’s / Creative Commons It doesn’t bleed so it doesn’t lead… Kabul’s air pollution right now is so bad that it kills some 3000 people each year from respiratory problems .


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Clean Energy Projects In ‘Dire Need’ Of Investment


Investing in clean energy is generally seen as nice to do, but rarely profitable when compared with dirtier fossil fuels.

Investing in clean energy is generally seen as nice to do, but rarely profitable when compared with dirtier fossil fuels.


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