Situated on the scenic banks of the Oslo fjord in southern Norway, the world’s first prototype osmotic power station came online this week. The new plant generates electricity using osmosis, which occurs whenever two solutions of different concentrations meet a semi-permeable membrane. The spontaneous passage of water from dilute to concentrated solutions through the membrane [...]
Filed under: News on December 4th, 2009 @ 2:36 pm
Tagged with: biofuel, Environment, renewable energy
There is little doubt that one of the key components in our nation’s economic recovery and ongoing security is a transition away from dependence on fossil fuels, particularly foreign oil, towards renewable energy solutions. But even as we move to develop sustainable energy technologies like solar and wind, are we neglecting the most important element, [...]
Filed under: Environment, News on August 7th, 2009 @ 6:18 pm
Tagged with: clean energy, energy, energy grid, funding, government, infrastructure, investing, investment, networks, recovery, renewable energy, strategies, strategy, sustainability, Technology
An insightful editorial from the Washington Post authored by John Doerr, partner in the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and Jeff Immelt, chairman and chief executive of General Electric, points to the tremendous opportunities in the market for Green Tech solutions and America’s failure capitalize by taking the lead on innovation in this [...]
Filed under: Business, Environment, News, Technology on August 5th, 2009 @ 9:07 am
Tagged with: clean energy, costs, economy, efficiency, efficient, energy, entrepreneur, fundamental, fundamentals, global, government, Green Tech, infrastructure, innovation, innovative, insights, opportunities, opportunity, renewable energy, resources
The US Treasury announced yesterday that the government will allocate $3 billion in government stimulus funds to cover upfront project costs in the clean energy sector. In an effort to kickstart an industry worn down by recession, the money will go to developers to finance up to 30% of wind farms, solar plants, biomass facilities [...]
Filed under: News on July 10th, 2009 @ 11:04 am
Tagged with: clean energy, government, grants, infrastructure, innovation, renewable energy, US Treasury
Known as the leading manufacturer of computer chips, it was only a matter of time before Intel set its sights on the mobile technology industry.
With China’s plans to spend billions on healthcare reform, a great deal of financial resources have been set aside to go into technological upgrades.