Clean Energy Digest

When I was a kid I loved the Batman television show. It was the one with Adam West as Batman and Cesar Romero as The Joker. They were such simple shows. Batman was good. The Joker was bad. Alfred was boring. And they almost always solved the problem, which was always caused by the bad [...]

If you’re ever wondered why clean energy progress in the U.S. is taking so long, look no further than the dialog (more like a diatribe actually) going on between General Motors and environmental activists.
Six weeks ago General Motors launched the GMnext community site which includes information and discussions on GM’s efforts with respect to renewable [...]

Description: The Global Marine Renewable Energy Conference will bring together international and U.S.-based leaders and innovators to exchange the latest information on marine renewable energy. Speakers are experts from the IEA-OES, U.S. federal and state government leaders, and recognized industry representatives.
Date: April 17-18, 2008
Place: Millenium Broadway Hotel, New York City
Registration: $550 (before March 14, 2008), [...]

Here are some clean energy news items that you might find interesting.
Maryland Governor To Endorse Greenhouse Gas Reduction Legislation “Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley is expected Tuesday to endorse a bill that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the state at least 25% by 2020 and 90% by 2050, his office said.”
California Approves Feed-In Tariffs for [...]

A recent news item in the Atlanta Journal Constitution highlights Google’s efforts to create a green campus at their Mountain View, CA headquarters. According to the article titled Google’s Big Bucks Back Green Ideas, “Already, office lights and computers get their power partly from 9,200 solar panels that cover almost every rooftop here, which Google [...]

Notable clean energy investments for the week of February 10, 2008.
Investors Pledge $10 Billion for Renewable Energy “U.S. institutional investors pledged at a U.N. summit on Thursday to invest $10 billion over two years in technologies that aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to pressure companies to disclose their risks associated with climate change.”
Cool [...]

Description: The MIT Energy Conference will showcase promising technology and policy approaches that have the potential to achieve critical scale and make a significant impact on the global energy landscape.
Date: April 11th and 12th, 2008
Place: Marriott Hotel in Kendall Square, Cambridge Massachusetts.
Registration: Not required for the free MIT Energy Showcase on Friday. Saturday program, $417.75 [...]

Here are some clean energy news items that you might find interesting.
Bank of America CEO Calls For Carbon Trading “Private investors alone can’t spur an environmentally friendly “green economy,” Bank of America Corp. chief executive Ken Lewis said Tuesday, as he called on Congress to create a cap-and-trade system to help control carbon emissions.”
Europe Falling [...]

Brandon Owens from Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) talks about various clean energy technologies. One interesting point he makes is how competitive wind has become due to steep declines in costs.

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Here are some clean energy news items that you might find interesting.
3 Wave Turbines Planned For Maui Waters “Waves near the surfing area known as Jaws, just off Pauwela Point on Maui’s northern coast, would be used to generate enough electricity to power about 1,600 homes on the Valley Isle.”
Global Wind Energy Capacity Increases 27% [...]