Submitted by EnergyTechStocks.com Editor’s Note: In keeping with its mission to be solely a new source, this EnergyTechStocks.com Special Report is presented for information purposes only. Posted: October 30, 2008 When the U.S. Energy Department announced last week that it was using geothermal energy to help recover oil from old wells, it was one more indication that geothermal energy prospects in 2009 …
REMAKE – THE NEW CALIFORNIA SOLAR POWER PLANT
Submitted by New Energy News Blog A 5-megawatt solar power plant went online in California October 23. It’s a small addition to the California electricity supply but a giant step for solar energy. The California Energy Commission (CEC) is studying proposals for 5 large solar power plants with a combined 1,512 megawatts capacity. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has …
EFFICIENCY – THE CHEAPEST ENERGY
Submitted by New Energy News Blog A forthcoming issue of Forbes Magazine will feature Energy + Genius, a series of short essays from innovative thinkers with solutions for the emerging energy challenge. From Forbes’ intro to Energy + Genius: “Energy consumption is expected to rise by 50% through 2030. Getting there sustainably will require a handful of simultaneous breakthroughs in physics, efficiency and …
ARIZONA WIND BUILDING
Submitted by New Energy News Blog Given the immensity of the need for New Energy, it is surprising to hear a federal official admit the federal agency in charge of moving the process along is, instead, impeding it. Stephen Allred, assistant secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior (Interior): “We have to do better with the federal government to give access to …
WIND MONEY MOVING OFFSHORE
Submitted by New Energy News Blog An interview with veteran wind builder Hunter Armistead reflected the momentum behind offshore wind development in the Mid Atlantic Bight, the waters off the U.S. Atlantic Coast from Rhode Island to the Carolinas. Anticipating an opening up of a huge, undeveloped resource, multinational energy giant Babcock & Brown – Armistead’s corporate boss – this year …
TO BUILD THE BETTER BATTERY
Submitted by New Energy News Blog Excitement about GM’s Chevrolet Volt is now tempered, as is all other excitement, by anxiety about what the current economic tempests will do to “change everything.” Just a few weeks ago, the Volt was going to save GM, and then the country, and then the world. Now GM’s cash flow problems are sparking rumors it …
Naturalmente Energia
Submitted by New Energy News Blog Some things require no translation. From andrearania via YouTube
Getting Ready To Plug In
Submitted by New Energy News Blog It seems so simple: Get the cars on the grid and clean up the grid. Actually, making PHEVs and EVs that will sell is a challenge. Getting the grid ready for them is another challenge. And it’s all about to happen! Ready to do something challenging and worthwhile?
Five Ultra Small Cap Companies That Investors May Find Intriguing – #1 ZAP
Submitted by EnergyTechStocks.com Even if there’s a prolonged global recession, there will still be a critical need to develop new technologies to cope with massive forecasted demand growth for electricity and transportation fuel. With two billion or more people and some 600 million more cars and trucks expected within 15 to 20 years, the world has no choice but to develop …
EU WIND WANTS ON EU GRID
Submitted by New Energy News Blog Building New Energy capacity is not the end of the process. New Energy is useless until it is on the grid. The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) believes wind power specifically and New Energy in general should have priority access to the grid. Why? For one thing, it cuts the cost of power. From the EWEA letter: …
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