Submitted by New Energy News Blog In the absence of an economy large enough to initiate a massive move to New Energy, governments have 3 choices for large-scale power generation: coal, nuclear or natural gas. In the carbon-constrained society that Europe’s unblinking recognition of global climate change has turned it into, coal is not an option until “clean” coal is proven …
GOOD STORIES THERE WASN’T TIME TO GET TO THIS WEEK
Submitted by New Energy News Blog Introducing a NewEnergyNews Friday feature. LIVE EARTH MUMBAI Live Earth show to help light homes with solar energy Shilpa Jamkhandikar, September 20, 2008 (Reuters) “India will host the next Live Earth concert…The December event will see U.S. rocker Jon Bon Jovi and Bollywood’s biggest superstar, Amitabh Bachchan share the stage…The concert will be held in …
If Diane Swonk is Right About Oil Prices, We’re in for a Hell of A Recession in 2009
Submitted by EnergyTechStocks.com Just before the Wall Street meltdown, when oil prices looked ready to break below $90 a barrel, Diane Swonk, the noted economist, said that for the U.S. economy to head up in the fourth quarter of 2008, oil prices needed to drop to around $75 a barrel and stay there through the remainder of the year. If Swonk, …
5 Countries, 5 Companies, 5 Reasons to Pay Attention: #5 – Finland’s Wartsila Ojy Abp
Submitted by EnergyTechStocks.com EnergyTechStocks.com is read monthly by investors in over 100 countries. That makes us keenly aware of the need to throw a spotlight on intriguing-looking companies all over the world. This week we highlight five companies from five different countries (Scotland, China, the United States, Canada and Finland), each of which may be of interest to investors big and …
Investor Alert: Duke Energy’s New Solar Concept Has Potential to Supercharge Solar & Smart Grid Companies
Submitted by EnergyTechStocks.com If you are a day trader, don’t bother reading this. But if you are an investor looking for insight into how a lot of money may be made in energy in the coming months and years, read on. Duke Energy just said it plans to test a concept which, in EnergyTechStocks.com’s opinion, has the potential to revolutionize the solar power …
JORDANIAN BUSINESS LIKES SOLAR
Submitted by New Energy News Blog Is the solar energy industry reaching its long-dreamt-of economies of scale, the volumes of production capacity at which prices fall to competitive levels? Elias Hosh, general manager of Jordan’s PMC Chocolates, seems to think so: “When we made our decision to install solar heating a year ago, the projected payback period was two years. But …