Indy car drivers from several countries extolled the virtues of sugarcane ethanol from Brazil in ads that aired during the telecast of the 2010 Indianapolis 500 on Sunday. The parade of Indy spokesdrivers in two 30-second Brazilian Sugarcane Industry … [Read more...]
Weekly Intelligence Brief: May 24 – May 31
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This week’s WindEnergyUpdate news brief includes: UK Energy Bill; UK Infrastructure & Planning Commission; Global Wind Energy Council; General Electric; E.ON; American Superconductor Corporation; Alstom; European Wind Energy Association; … [Read more...]
Solar Charger Goes Bonzai With the Electree
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Until Jonathan Ive gets around to playing with solar chargers we are probably going to have to keep looking at the dull grey plastic crap that Jaymi keeps showing us. Or there is Vivien Muller's Electree, a sort of solar bonzai with photovoltaic … [Read more...]
Shark Egg "Window" Proves Even As Babies They’re Scary (Video)
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Photos via Galileu In hopes of better understanding the stages of fetal development in sharks, researchers from Brazil's Guaruja Aquarium have literally opened a window into the once elusive world of shark eggs. For researchers, this new, … [Read more...]
Samsung Unveils LCD Monitor That Powers Itself Solely From Your PC’s USB
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Samsung has unveiled a 18.5-inch LCD display that consumes only 6.3W. The announcement, made at SID 2010, has been accompanied by a demonstration in which such a display was powered only via a USB 2.0 cable from the PC it was linked to! Read … [Read more...]
Race is on for Largest Concentrating Solar Array in the U.S. and More Green Jobs, Too
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In far less time than it will take BP to drill the relief wells needed to permanently stop the catastrophic Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a community college has installed the largest concentrating solar array in the U.S. It took only two months of … [Read more...]
Ram Power (TSX:RPG) and Sierra Geothermal Power (TSX-V:SRA) Enter Into Letter of Intent
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RENO, NV and VANCOUVER - May 31, 2010 (Investorideas.com renewable energy/green newswire) - Ram Power, Corp. (TSX:RPG) ("Ram Power") and Sierra Geothermal Power Corp. (TSX-V:SRA) ("Sierra") are pleased to announce that they have entered into a … [Read more...]
Cleantech Investing Has Never Been More Critical
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May 31, 2010 (Investorideas.com renewable energy/green newswire) Investor Ideas global investor research portal covering leading sectors, focusing on environment and water, updates investors in the cleantech sector following recent remarks from … [Read more...]
Solar Stocks; Sustainable Energy (TSX.V:STG) Reports 6 Month Operating and Financial Results
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CALGARY, ALBERTA - May 31, 2010 (Investorideas.com renewable energy/green newswire) - Sustainable Energy Technologies Ltd (TSX VENTURE:STG) ("Sustainable") today reported its operating and financial results for the six month period ending March 31 … [Read more...]
Do Electric Bikes Make Us Lazy After All?
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Image credit: Ultra Motor Last year The Guardian's Helen Pridd reviewed the GoCycle electric bike, and she was impressed. At the time she promised a comparison of different e-bikes was in the works. It may have taken them a while, but the Guardian … [Read more...]