Any numbers of energy experts-in Wall Street, in specialist trading outfits and in government bureaus throughout the world-have concluded that, since demand for oil will continue to outstrip supply, crude prices will remain on a firm-to-higher path in the foreseeable future. The problem is that hardly any statistical formulation is based on audited or established facts. More: continued here
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Chinese Reserves
As China’s population grows exponentially in the new millennia, the energy needs of the country grow as well. With an enormous population of 1.3 billion people, the People’s Republic is the world’s most populous country and the second largest petroleum consumer behind the United States. More: continued here
Read More »The Benefits Of Solar Power
Natural power from the sun has been with us for thousands of years. The earliest civilizations relied on it as a sole means of light and heating. Today the world has the technology to harness the sun’s rays and transform them into solar energy that can either be stored or put to immediate use. Furthermore, sunlight is readily available and …
Read More »First U.S. Solar Thermal Power Manufacturing Plant Lands in Nevada
High-capacity plant to double worldwide output, create green collar jobs LAS VEGAS—Dec. 13, 2007—Ausra Inc., the developer of utility-scale solar thermal power, announced today it is building the first U.S. manufacturing plant for solar thermal power systems in Las Vegas. The 130,000-square-foot, highly automated manufacturing and distribution center will produce the reflectors, towers, absorber tubes, and other key components of …
Read More »Green Iowa – Big in Biodiesel
Iowa, nicked named the Tall Corn State on account of its most common crop, is a medium sized state situated in the Midwestern region of the USA. The state is an unlikely leader in green fuel; it is the largest producer of ethanol, a major producer of biodiesel (manufacturing more than 15 million gallons per year from its two biodiesel …
Read More »Ways to Solar Power Your Life
If you think back to the not-so-distant past you can remember a time where society was technologically deficient. There was no such thing as a computer, let alone the Internet, and the thought of taking a picture of a person then transmitting the image through a phone within seconds was unheard of. However, times have evolved just as humans have. …
Read More »Clean Coal Technology – A Contribution To A Cleaner Environment
Major developments in Clean Coal Technology (CCT) in the last decade have made it increasingly attractive as an alternative energy source. CCT now offers more electricity per unit of coal, less solid wastes per unit of electricity, lower carbon dioxide emissions per unit of electricity and less thermal pollution per unit of electricity. Coal is a fuel source found in …
Read More »Has Coal Gasification’s Time Arrived
The global economy is affecting our industry dramatically. Rising demand for oil and natural gas means that power generators and industrial plants will be desperate for basic feedstock that helps feed the American economy. New technologies will be created and innovation in our industry will continue to grow, which will invariably lead to more inventive uses for coal. With the …
Read More »Alternative Fuels
Nowadays lots of people are interested in switching from regular gasoline to alternative fuels. Although there may be many different motivations for change, most people who make the switch do so because theses fuels are better fore the environment. Another reason why many consumers want to find an alternative to gasoline is because it is getting very expensive. Luckily many …
Read More »Motor club signs up for geothermal power
Encore Energy Systems and its patented grey-water geothermal heat exchanger technology selected by Prairie Hills Motorsport Club as Green Alliance solution provider. BRIGHTON, MI., September 13, 2007 — Encore Energy Systems, Inc. (Other OTC: ENCS), a rapidly growing diversified energy company announces exciting partnership with a motorsport facility featuring the longest track in the Western Hemisphere. Prairie Hills Motorsport Club, …
Read More »Solar thermal company creating high tech plants – Ausra
The sun comes to the southwestern US reliably for so many days every year that is is like a beacon to the rising number of solar energy companies around the world. Ausra was founded in Australia a couple years ago but last year they moved to Palo Alto in order to enter the US market. Ausra builds solar thermal technology …
Read More »Ausra secures Series A funding to build and operate utility-scale solar thermal electric power plants
Khosla Ventures and Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers back technology and utility veterans in making renewable energy price competitive with fossil fuels AlwaysOn GoingGreen Conference, DAVIS, Calif.—Sept. 10, 2007—Ausra Inc., the developer of utility-scale [tag]solar thermal power[/tag] technology, has secured more than $40 million in funding from Silicon Valley venture capital firms Khosla Ventures and Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers …
Read More »How BioDiesel Is Made
The world’s demand for oil has increased in the past 50 years. This is evident as more people own and drive cars and an increase in the number of passengers hopping on airplane for business and vacation. Analysts believe this has brought the price of crude oil to almost $70 a barrel last year. Since this is a non-renewable source …
Read More »Going Green 2007 coming this week – We will be there to bring it to you.
GoingGreen 2007 is a green tech companies meet the movers and shakers in the corporate world. Green technology is growing rapidly and transforming the global energy, water, transportation, construction, and other industries. These are trillion dollar industries. We are going to be there to preview exciting new developments in energy for our readers. We plan to gather video with important …
Read More »Greenest Host Announces Launch of Zero-Emission Web Hosting Services
Clean Technology Startup Offers 100% Green Solar-Powered Web Hosting for Business and Consumers AlwaysOn GoingGreen 2007 SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Greenest Host, a pioneer of green powered Internet services, today announced worldwide availability of its 100% solar powered web hosting plans. Like most web hosting companies, Greenest Host offers a suite of services that allow users to host websites, register domains, host …
Read More »Going Green Conference set for September in CA
Go Green or Go Home 2007 AlwaysOn GoingGreen 2007 Set to Create Industry Benchmark for Greentech Events AlwaysOn GoingGreen 2007 PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Over seven hundred greentech professionals, venture capital and private-equity investors, and leading members of the press and blogging community will convene at University of California, CA from September 10 – 12 for the inaugural AlwaysOn GoingGreen 2007 …
Read More »Just What Are Alternative Fuels? Some Basics
If you are discussing just what [tag]alternative fuel[/tag] is, there are two basic definitions that you can utilize. When you are thinking in terms petroleum or fossil fuels such as coal or natural gas, alternative fuel would refer to some type of fuel that is different. A fuel is actually a way to store potential energy that is stable and …
Read More »NRDC say plug-in hybrid cars are good idea
[tag]Hybrid cars[/tag] sales world wide continue to rise as more and more people are getting behind the idea of owning a car that saves gas. Toyota has sold over a million of their hybrid cars, moslty the Prius model. Toyota Motor Sales Inc., announced the one-millionth hybrid sale today by parent company, Toyota Motor Corporation. Of the one million hybrid …
Read More »Changing to Greener Gas and Electricity Suppliers
The following article exposes how much of a problem CO2 emissions have become in the UK. The factors that contribute to the problem have been highlighted, along with methods that can be taken to help overcome them. As the majority of the population is aware, there is no longer any reasonable doubt that the dramatic climate change the world is …
Read More »Green Goes Google – Launch of Hybrid Car Initiative and Unveils Solar Installation
Google.org to fund more than $10 million to accelerate plug-in hybrid and vehicle-to-grid technology MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (June 18, 2007) — Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), today announced the RechargeIT initiative (http://www.rechargeit.org) that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and oil dependence by accelerating the adoption of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (“plug-ins”). As part of this …
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