Archive for December, 2008
The Top 5 Environmental Newsmakers of 2008
Posted on December 31, 2008, under Sekalaista.
Fresh off the momentum from his recent Nobel prize, Gore continued to spread his climate-change message around the country and the world.
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San Francisco’s Yellow Cab Cooperative Awards Clean Energy Contract to Supply Natural Gas Fuel for 10 Years
Posted on December 31, 2008, under Sekalaista.
Yellow Cab Cooperative, San Franciscos largest taxicab operator, has awarded Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq:CLNE) a 10-year contract to supply compressed natural gas ( …
Lähde: EIN News
Seattle firm proposes new, larger ocean wind farm off Atlantic City
Posted on December 31, 2008, under Sekalaista.
Grays Harbor Ocean Energy Company, which is based in Seattle, has proposed an offshore wind farm about 10 miles off the coast of Atlantic City.
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SNEC PV POWER EXPO 2009
Posted on December 31, 2008, under Sekalaista.
SNEC 3rd (2009) International Photovoltaic Power Generation Conference & Exhibition
May 6 – 8, 2009 Shanghai New International Expo Center
Lähde: EarthToys
Comments on $37 oil
Posted on December 30, 2008, under Uutiset, Öljyhuippu.
Just as the world does not work too well at $147 oil, the energy industry does not work well with oil at $37. If $147 oil was a problem, then $37 oil is actually NOT the solution. Cheap oil might even be worse for the world over the long term.
Lähde: Energy Bulletin
Housing & urban design Dec 30
Posted on December 30, 2008, under Sekalaista, Uutiset.
No Furnaces but Heat Aplenty in ‘Passive Houses’
With fewer kids, homeowners flee the suburbs
Elgin is seeing green in its future
Lähde: Energy Bulletin
Boosting Solar Cell Power
Posted on December 29, 2008, under Sekalaista.
Scientists are continuously improving the existing solar cells. Now they are taking the help of computer simulations and real lab testing. A group of physicists and engineers at MIT have discovered new methods to make the existing solar cells more efficient by 50%. Currently the most efficient solar cell gives 45% output [...]
Posted in: Future Energy, PhotoVoltaics, Solar Power
Lähde: Alternative Energy
Changing cow wind for real wind power
Posted on December 29, 2008, under Polttoaineet, Sekalaista, Uutiset.
Here’s a double whammy for the environment. Triple Pundit reports that “ranchers and property owners in high, steady wind areas of Wyoming and neighboring western states turn to wind energy associations as a means of better understanding and coming to terms with the growing number of wind energy project developers and agents interested in leasing rights to their land.”
And why are they doing that?
Because it seems like cattle ranching isn’t as lucrative as it used to be. “The cost of diesel and gasoline, as well as fertilizers, hay and other inputs, have shot up sharply over a period of years. This year’s calf prices, meanwhile, are the lowest since 2002 putting pressure on the many smaller, family run cow/calf operations spread across the Mountain West”, continues the report.
Without wanting to indulge in a bit of schadenfreude, a lovely German word that means pleasure in other people’s misfortunes, I do welcome any move away from animal farming, especially in favor of renewable energy. As we’ve reported before, livestock accounts for the emission of more greenhouses gases than transport, or 18% against 13%, besides being a major force of deforestation and wildlife displacement. I hope the winds of change will bring lots of rewards to the Wyoming folks.
Lähde: EnergyRefuge.com Blog
Guangdong Implements New Lighting Measures To Save Energy
Posted on December 28, 2008, under Sekalaista.
The Bright Connection : This group in Hainan provides a daily program for children with cerebral palsy, autism and mental delays.
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Peak oil, prices & supplies - Dec 29
Posted on December 28, 2008, under Uutiset, Öljyhuippu.
Gazprom warns W. Europe could be hit by gas shortages
UK Times: Oil giants are itching to invade Iraq
Pengrowth acknowledge peak oil
Deutsche Bank: Demand for oil will fall by largest margin in 25 years
A recent history of oil prices
The Oil Drum’s year-end report
Lähde: Energy Bulletin
