Tag Archives: Massachusetts

The Greenest Cities in America

The growing Green movement in America There is no set formula to determine how green a city is. A lot of different elements come into play: recycling, public transport, pollution control, sustainable building, even neighborhood and citizen empowerment programs. Maybe that’s why a new list of America’s greenest cities comes out every few months, each one different, based on the …

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Nuclear Power Still Not Viable in US Without Subsidies

AFTER 50 YEARS, NUCLEAR POWER IS STILL NOT VIABLE WITHOUT SUBSIDIES, NEW REPORT FINDS VALUE OF SUBSIDIES OFTEN EXCEED PRICE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY PRODUCED; OBAMA ADMINISTRATION WANTS TO NEARLY TRIPLE LOAN GUARANTEES WASHINGTON (February 23, 2011) – Since its inception more than 50 years ago, the U.S. nuclear power industry has been propped up by a generous array of government …

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Energy Efficiency – Where Does Your State Rank?

Even as Congress failed to take major action on climate and energy legislation in 2010, states across the United States achieved major new strides in energy efficiency, according to the 2010 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard from the nonprofit and independent American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE).

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BMW’s Electric Car Comes To America

BMW Announces Markets for BMW ActiveE Field Trial New York Metro and Greater Los Angeles will again be included and be joined by Metropolitan markets of San Diego, San Francisco, Sacramento and Boston Woodcliff Lake, NJ – September 23, 2010… Later today at Opportunity Green in Los Angeles, BMW will announce the markets which will participate in the BMW ActiveE …

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Solar Power – Commercial Development – Tom Rooney SPG Solar

Many of our posts and articles here at AEHQ deal with the home residential solar power market and how folks are using solar to get off the grid for their power generation. But today we look at the larger commercial market place. AEHQ interviewed Tom Rooney, CEO for SPG Solar, to get his insights to the rapidly growing commercial solar …

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20 Companies Win Chance to Present at Clean Energy Venture Summit

Investments for presenting companies average between $300,000 to $1 million   AUSTIN, TEXAS, September 21 – After an extensive evaluation of over 70 early stage clean energy companies from across the U.S., the fourth annual Clean Energy Venture Summit (CEVS), a partnership between The Austin Technology Incubator (ATI) and Austin Energy, has narrowed down its list to 20 clean tech …

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Best Energy Efficiency Programs

American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) Announces Five Top Energy-Efficiency Award Winning Programs in Colorado, Hawaii, Maryland, and New York State

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Alternative Energy Updates – week 07

pellet press The choice of wood pellet storage can have a substantial impact on the wood pellets charge For case biomass pellets in bags are more expensive than bulk deliveries in either large bags or blown loose into a silo The obvious reason for this is there is no fee associated by way of bagging the pellets Though there is …

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Alternative Energy Updates – week 05

world ethanol use Well whether you love it or hate it ethanol has made plenty of waves this past year It is certainly not the ultimate solution to our energy woes but it does have its place in the mix Here is a round up of recent news and info from the world of ethanol production As always your comments …

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Wind Power For Your Residence: Benefits And Drawbacks

In a recent energy study review entitled “The Benefits of 20% Wind Energy by 2030,” it says people around the globe could very well eliminate 15,200 million pounds of carbon dioxide and greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2030 as well as over 2 times that amount by the year 2050. If we were to grow our use of wind …

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Alternative Energy Updates – week 04

Greenenergyfafree Want a way to keep money Something that has not been released for existence but now you can finally get the blueprints of how to make your own free electric generator Sound way too good to be valid But it is and it is absolutely free energy It’s a machine that you can make yourself and get free energy …

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The World of Ethanol – News Roundup

Well whether you love it or hate it ethanol has made plenty of waves this past year. It is certainly not the ultimate solution to our energy woes but it does have its place in the mix. Here is a round up of recent news and info from the world of ethanol production. As always your comments are welcomed on …

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Bailout Bill Includes Solar Tax Credits

Solar tax credits extended Well we can argue till the cows come home about whether the financial crisis bailout bill is going to work or if it is good for America but one thing is for sure the solar power industry is doing a dance today. Included in the bill that passed the Senate the other day and went before …

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Trouble In Mass. For ZAP EV Owners

This from Wired Mag: You might want to think twice about buying a car from troubled ZAP. If you can actually manage to get a product from them, and if it actually lives up to its advertising, there’s still a chance you might not even be able to register it legally where you live. According to the Quincy, Massachusetts’ Patriot …

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To CFL or Not to CFL?

For years I was a lighting consultant to a showroom in western Massachusetts. When I moved to Wilmington, NC, I signed on with Home Depot in the Lighting/Electrical Department. Lately, I’ve noticed, there has been much advertising and publicity regarding the use of CFL’s ([tag-tec]compact fluorescent light bulbs[/tag-tec]) as an energy-saving panacea. Granted, these little spiral-shaped bulbs have improved much …

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U.S. Department of Energy Awards Konarka Solar America Initiative (SAI) Funding

DOE Secretary Samuel W. Bodman Names Selected Solar Technology Projects During Visit to Konarka Headquarters, Lowell, Massachusetts Lowell, Mass. – March 8, 2007 – Konarka Technologies, Inc., an innovator in development and commercialization of Power Plasticâ„¢, a material that converts light to energy, today announced the company is one of 13 selected industry-led solar technology projects to be awarded funding …

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