Tom Konrad CFA In February, I published an interview with Sam Healey portfolio manager at Lamassu Holdings about Pure Technologies (PUR.V, PPEHF.PK), a company that can find and repair leaks in water systems without shutting down the system. Last … [Read more...]
The Pure Technologies Takeover of Pressure Pipe Inspection Company
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India: Doubling Renewable Energy Capacity Would Have Negligible Impact on Power Tariffs
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A study by one of the leading ratings firm in India shows that the cost of doubling the renewable energy generation capacity over the next five years would be negligible. The Indian government has announced a the National Action Plan on Climate … [Read more...]
Fossil Fuels Get Tons More in Subsidies than Renewable Energy
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Fossil fuel subsidies are huge. It is something many of us now know, but which even more people don't. Thus, it is something we come back to from time to time on here. A new report out by Bloomberg New Energy Finance shows that governments worldwide … [Read more...]
Russia Plans its Largest Wind Farm and 1st Major Solar Plant
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Russia, heavily focused on oil and gas, has just unveiled plans to build its biggest wind farm. The country also intends to build its first solar power plant soon. Are the heat waves and fires getting to the country and President Medvedev? Perhaps, … [Read more...]
Let Renewables Compete Fair & Square? You Bet!
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I frequently encounter the challenge, “When will solar and renewable energy be able to compete on their own?” The implication of course is that the renewable energy industry is artificially propped up by unusually large public subsidies. My … [Read more...]
Thoughts on an Ethanol Pipeline
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Join the forum discussion on this post Local Production for Local Needs I currently live in Hawaii, and one thing I hope to help facilitate is for Hawaii to become more sustainable in food and energy. We have the natural resources here to be largely … [Read more...]
Solar News Roundup for Friday, July 30
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From racecars to temperature changes, this has been quite the week for solar and environmental news. Check out this week’s hottest stories in today’s solar news roundup. State of the Climate: The hottest story this week has undeniably been a … [Read more...]
Brea, California to Save Big with Solar Energy
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The city of Brea and Chevron Energy Solutions, the renewable arm of the oil and gas conglomerate, are partnering to install 1.8 megawatts of municipal solar power. The solar energy is expected to cut Brea's conventional energy consumption by 40 … [Read more...]
California Forced to Pull Funding for PACE Solar Program
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The California Energy Commission pulled its funding for PACE on Wednesday, a result of a ruling against the popular lending program by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Earlier this month, the FHFA issued guidelines for Fannie Mae and … [Read more...]
Quallion Supplied Li-ion Battery for X-51A WaveRider Scramjet Flight
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Quallion LLC, a developer of customized lithium-ion batteries, modules and packs for medical, military, aerospace, and vehicle applications (earlier post), supplied the Li-ion battery pack for the first flight of the hypersonic X-51A WaveRider … [Read more...]