July 1st, 2009 / No Comments » / by Michael
British Petroleum , or BP, has closed its London headquaters for alternative energy and its head has stepped down and is cutting way back on its 1.4B dollar investment. Well that’s just great. Thanks BP.
BP = “Back to Petroleum?” | Mother Jones.
Posted in: Consumption, Investment, economy
Tags: Business, London
June 24th, 2009 / No Comments » / by Michael
PLans to reduce electricity consumption by 80% include wind turbines, new roofs, and solar.
Sears Tower to undergo $350M green remodel – Yahoo! News.
Posted in: Consumption, Solar, Wind, architecture, electric
June 23rd, 2009 / 1 Comment » / by Michael
A home wind turbine is coming to a neighborhood near you. Ace Hardware is going to be selling this potential 2000 kilowatt per year generating device built not with gears, but magnets, and will quietly reduce your electric bill. A step in the right direction; as the industry scales, so will the price tag of $4500 come down.
EarthTronics’ Home Wind Turbine Coming to Ace Hardware This Fall | Sustainability | Fast Company.
Posted in: Wind, electric
Tags: DIY, home, Turbine, Wind, Wind power
June 18th, 2009 / No Comments » / by Michael
A hefty 4.5 megawatt will be generated by an array of solar panels to provide a Phoenix data center with a portion of its 80 megawatt demand. And even more interesting is its time shifting capability to save the company 50% of its energy bill by using onsite thermal storage.
Will Your Next Data Center Be Solar Powered? | Inside Green IT on GreenerComputing.
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Posted in: Consumption, Solar, electric
Tags: Solar, Technology
June 11th, 2009 / No Comments » / by Michael
20% Renewables by year 2020 with 30 billion dollars investment in green and reneweable energy sources is the target set by Beijing. This is good news forone of the world’s most polluting countries, fueled by the trade revolution of the past couple of decades. Now, like everywhere else, tight budgets are helping to drive the need for lower cost and consumption of energy.
China makes renewable power play to be world’s first green superpower | Jonathan Watts | Environment | guardian.co.uk.
Posted in: China, Consumption, Investment
Tags: Asia, China, Environment, renewable
June 9th, 2009 / No Comments » / by Michael
Nuclear fusion power project to start in slimmed-down version – Yahoo News. After years of debate the multinational effort to prove whether or not nuclear fusion is a viable source of energy is to go ahead. In 2018.
Posted in: electric, nuclear, research
Tags: fusion, Fusion power, nuclear
May 18th, 2009 / No Comments » / by Michael
Volkswagen 1-Liter 235 MPG Extreme Fuel Efficiency Car | GreenCar.com. Although technically not an alternative energy, I just had to comment on this fantastic vehicle set to be in production next year. Um, I want one.
Posted in: Consumption, Transportation
Tags: Automobile, Conservation, Fuel efficiency
May 17th, 2009 / No Comments » / by Michael
Mini Ethanol Refineries Hit the Market | ClimateBiz.
The cost of entry for making your own ethanol in the garage has just been lowered significantly.
Posted in: biofuel
Tags: biofuel, ethanol