Tag Archives: green alternatives
Primus Green Energy Pitches Home Grown Gasoline
A U.S. biofuel company called Primus Green Energy has come up with a biofuel processing system that offers the gasoline version of the distributed energy trend. Rather than pushing for the construction of large, centrally located biofuel plants, the company is focusing on a relatively modest scale, in which its facilities would draw feedstock from...
Experts Say Rosy Oil Forecasts Obscure Impending Crisis
Leading energy and economic experts will gather on Capitol Hill this week for a conference to examine how the United States will adapt to an impending oil supply crisis. Most Americans are unaware of this emerging threat in part due to overly optimistic forecasts by the U.S Energy Information Administration (EIA) within the Department of Energy (DOE).
Who:
Association...
Africa Agrees Green Growth is Path to Prosperity
The Sixth African Economic Conference (AEC) wound up on Friday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, after four days of brainstorming on the environment, climate change and green growth and how they affect Africa’s future prosperity.
This year’s event, which had the theme “Green Economy and Structural Transformation”, attracted experts from the worlds of...
Khosla Ventures Betting on Clean Tech in New $1.05 Billion Fund
Khosla Ventures, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm, announced that the company has raised a new $1.05 billion fund to help entrepreneurs continue to harvest their potential for breakthrough and innovative ideas. The Khosla Ventures IV fund will further the firm’s strategy to invest in early stage investments in the areas of clean tech, IT,...
Perfecting the (Green) Picnic
As soon as the frost fades, I itch to dine alfresco, preferably in the grass, preferably with bare toes.
And as dining outside becomes an increasingly common event for my family, I’m always looking for ways to green our picnic.
My first commitment to a planet-friendly picnic is to travel to my destination via two wheels or two feet. A roomy backpack...
Batteries on a Wind Farm Help Control Power Output
ELKINS, W.Va. — Another wind farm opened on another windy ridge in West Virginia this week, 61 turbines stretched across 12 miles, generating up to 98 megawatts of electricity. But the novel element is a cluster of big steel boxes in the middle, the largest battery installation attached to the power grid in the continental United States.
The...
Solar Jobs Census Finds Solar Employment Soars as U.S. Economy Lags
DALLAS – The Solar Foundation, a nonprofit solar education and research organization, today released its second annual review of the solar workforce in the United States. The report, titled, “National Solar Jobs Census 2011: A Review of the U.S. Solar Workforce” found that hiring in the solar workforce is on the rise. More than 100,000...
JinkoSolar Responds to Solar Trade Petition
SHANGHAI, Oct. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ — JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (“JinkoSolar” or the “Company”) (NYSE:JKS) a fast-growing, vertically-integrated solar power product manufacturer based in China, provided the following statement regarding the petition filed by SolarWorld Industries America Inc., together...
Non-Toxic Lotions
I have a bee in my bonnet about non-toxic lotions. This is entirely due to my own search for store-bought body lotion that I am: a) willing to put on my body (remember, your skin is your largest organ and soaks up all those chemicals from your hair products, makeup, soap and lotion); and b) can find for sale either online or in a local retailer.
I had...
It’s Mo! Car Sharing and Bike Sharing Combined (Video)
What do you get when you cross a Zipcar model of car sharing with a bike sharing system and a public transport pass on steroids? You get Mo. Mo better. Mo convenient. Mo mobility.
Cargo bikes are one of the mobility options. Photo: Mo.
Developed by Munich-based design firm Lunar Europe, Green City e.V. and theUniversity of Wuppertal, Mo is supposed...
