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Rival expresses doubts about Fisker

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 18:05:30 +0000

The top executive at the electric-car company Tesla Motors said Thursday that he is skeptical about the viability of rival startup Fisker Automotive, which plans to build its plug-in hybrid cars in Delaware. Elon Musk, a 38-year-old entrepreneur who has launched Internet, spacecraft and ...

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Tesla CEO Has “Reservations” About Rival Fisker’s Feasibility

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 23:41:00 +0000

About 16 miles down the turnpike in Delaware from the old General Motors where startup Fisker Automotive plans to build an upcoming plug-in hybrid vehicle , Elon Musk, CEO of rival Tesla Motors, yesterday told an audience at the University of Delaware (and more joining via Second Life ) that ...

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REPORT: Elon Musk says Fisker is "very far" from overcoming EV hurdles

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 23:41:00 +0000

In some ways, the all-electric Tesla Roadster and the plug-in hybrid Fisker Karma don't compete. The difference in powertrains, which will filter down to the two compaies' lower-cost models, the Tesla Model S and Fisker's Project Nina vehicle, means that slightly different consumers are ...

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Spy Shots: Buick "Astra" spotted running bra-less

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 20:58:00 +0000

Now that General Motors has decreed that Buick will be one of its four core brands, its lineup will need to be fleshed out a bit. The Lucerne is going away momentarily and the mid-size Regal is on the way. However, that still leaves only three models, including the LaCrosse and Enclave. ...

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Carbon Nanotube Membrane Elements for Energy Efficient and Low Cost Reverse Osmosis

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 19:27:37 +0000

NanOasis Technologies has received $2 million in DOE funding in the ARPA-E program to develop " Carbon nanotubes for reverse osmosis membranes that require less energy and have many times higher flux. Could dramatically reduce the cost and energy required for desalination to supply fresh water ...

reikiman posted 5 hours ago from 7gen.com

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REPORT: Chrysler disbands ENVI group, EV development will continue

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:05:00 +0000

Dodge Circuit - Click above for high-res image gallery According to a report from Reuters , Chrysler has disbanded its ENVI program and integrated the group back into its normal product development organization. Former ENVI head Lou Rhodes will now take the title of group line executive ...

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First Fisker dealership opens in LA, 120 pre-orders already taken

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 16:46:00 +0000

Fisker Karma - Click above for high-res image gallery Take an old Lexus dealership in Santa Monica, repurpose the showroom to display a Fisker Karma, invite a bunch of plug-in hybrid-loving locals over a grand opening and - boom - you've got yourself a fun night. This is what happened ...

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Organoponico! Cuba's response to food security

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 14:12:17 +0000

Cuba's no democratic paradise, but the country could certainly teach the west a thing or two about sustainable, secure food production, as this new film demonstrates

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Civil Unrest Has a Role in Stopping Climate Change, Says Gore

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 14:12:17 +0000

by Oliver Burkeman in Los Angeles Al Gore has sought to inject fresh momentum into the Copenhagen build-up, saying he is certain Barack Obama will attend and predicting a rise in civil disobedience against fossil-fuel polluters unless drastic action is taken over global warming. read more

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How To Invest in the New Energy Paradigm

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 14:12:17 +0000

Commercial agriculture consumes 10.3 quads (quadrillion BTUs) of primary energy in order to produce 1.4 quads of food energy. The inputs are mainly fossil fuels used in running tractors, producing artificial fertilizers, producing seeds, trucking, refrigeration, processing, freezing and cooking. ...

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Wind sector cash inflow may blow small firms away

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:40:45 +0000

Victoria Bryan and Christoph Steitz - Analysis LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Small wind energy companies could be taken over cheap because fresh funding for the sector is set to flow selectively to bigger names, placing them in a stronger negotiating position. Analysts say the big firms are ...

Peak Oil News found this 23 hours ago on reuters.com

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Natural gas should be the vehicle fuel of the immediate future

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:50:26 +0000

Friday, November 06, 2009 Too often in Congress, and in our political debate, people stake out a position and, in the course of defending that position, refuse to credit anything their opponent is saying. We ve all seen that. When it comes to passing a clean energy plan for the United States, we ...

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Collapse Director Chris Smith on His New Doc and the Impending Fall of Civilization

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:35:48 +0000

None of the we’re-totally-screwed documentaries we’ve seen over the past few years could've prepare us for the terrors unleashed on our minds in Chris Smith’s riveting new documentary Collapse (out today). Basically a monologue by writer and thinker Michael Ruppert about the state of the planet ...

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Jolly eschatology

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 22:19:01 +0000

Claus Leggewie and Harald Welzer have written a book about the end of the world as we knew it. Jan Feddersen grills them on climate change and the role of democracy in a political system that has had no new ideas since the fall of the Wall.

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Bringing Skinny Back: Tango electric production to restart?

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:52:00 +0000

Until the Tesla Roadster came along, most electric cars were odd looking, to say the least. Near the top of the list of peculiar EVs you'll find the Tango. This tandem two seater looks like a Japanese Kei car that got stuck in a bagel slicer. It's creator, Rick Woodbury, stopped building ...

AutoblogGreen posted 10 hours ago from green.autoblog.com

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"CHOO LO AASMAN” - Gopal Goyal urf Kanda

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:11:20 +0000

Congratulations to Shri Gopal Kanda ( Chairman and Managing Director ), Minister of State to the Govt. of Haryana - Choo Liya Aasman - Abhishek Kadyan, Media Adviser to the International Organization for Animal Protection - OIPA in India, C-38, Rose Apartment, Prashant Vihar, DELHI - 110085.

Naresh Kadyan posted 11 hours ago from mdlrairlines.in

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AES raises $1.58B with China Investment

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:45:01 +0000

Power company brings in new capital with Beijing-based investment institution as it plans to sell minority stake in wind business for $571M.

cleantechgroup posted 21 hours ago from cleantech.com

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Canada steps up oil sands push in United States

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:49:16 +0000

CALGARY -- Canada has mounted its biggest campaign yet to sell the United States on the energy security benefits of the oil sands as Washington debates new environmental policy, the country's energy minister said on Friday. Canadian Natural Resources Minister Lisa Raitt said she and her staff ...

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Patently unobvious

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:10:41 +0000

If clean technologies are going to scale, it’s time to shake up how we think about IPR and collaboration.

cleantechgroup posted 23 hours ago from cleantech.com

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Greenlings: How do I plug my electric vehicle in at home?

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:47:00 +0000

As electric vehicles begin to find their way to peoples driveways and garages, knowing what's involved with charging up the batteries becomes more necessary. Over the years, electric vehicles (EVs) have used different kinds of batteries and employed different types of chargers and ...

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Facebook Grabs for Greener Data Centers

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 23:30:56 +0000

Facebook’s 300 million users, logging 8 billion minutes per day on the site , leave the social network with a massive — and growing — appetite for data center real estate, and energy bills to match. According to Richard Miller at Data Center Knowledge, Facebook has just ...

Rover found this 25 hours ago on earth2tech.com

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Cleantech Venture Capitalists are Human Too

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:00:22 +0000

David Gold Sectors like solar, biofuels and smart grid have received a significant overweighting of venture capital investment compared to other sectors. Is this because they are better investment opportunities or because venture capitalists (VCs), being human, invest in what they know and ...

Greentech Media: Cleantech Investing found this 33 hours ago on altenergystocks.com

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250M Smart Meters, $3.9B Market, by 2015, Pike Research Says

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 11:00:00 +0000

The world will have 250 million smart meters by 2015, representing a $3.9 billion market, according to a report from Pike Research released Monday. But that growth - representing $19.5 billion in new meters installed, and an increase from about 46 million smart meters installed worldwide last ...

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Ford's Director of Global Electrification Discusses Battery Swapping

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:02:00 +0000

Better Place battery-swap demonstration Better Place battery-swap demonstration Enlarge Photo

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Public Gets More Time to Comment on New York’s Gas Drilling Plans

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:22:26 +0000

Responding to calls from politicians, environmentalists and concerned residents, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced Wednesday that it has extended the public comment period for an environmental review of natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale.

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Dow’s reverse osmosis tech picked for Australian desal plant

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 22:16:52 +0000

Southern Seawater Desalination Plant is expected to use a two-pass reverse osmosis system for sea and brackish water.

cleantechgroup posted 26 hours ago from cleantech.com

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To Infineon and Beyond: TTXGP brings electric motorcycle racing to America

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 22:15:00 +0000

Mavizen TTX02 - Click above to enlarge Earlier this year at the annual time trials at the famed Isle of Man, the inaugural TTXGP electric motorcycle race proved that battery-powered bikes can be just as entertaining and exciting as their gasoline-swilling and emissions-spewing siblings. ...

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Landis+Gyr Completes US$100 million Shareholder Funding

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 19:00:08 +0000

“Our existing shareholders’ active support of the company is a tribute to the global potential of smart metering and Landis+Gyr’s unique position to capitalize on that opportunity”, said Landis+Gyr CEO, Cameron O’Reilly.

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VIDEO: GM puts the Volt through its paces to test durability

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 21:09:00 +0000

Chevy Volt durability testing - Click above to watch the video after the break These days, we hardly give any thought at all to driving our precious cars and trucks over rough, potholed pavement. Sure, it's uncomfortable and we avoid the nastiest stretches when possible, but the worst ...

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DIY Solar Part 4: System Costs

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 20:47:00 +0000

We've been talking about Do It Yourself Solar and the steps involved. Today let's get down to the brass tacks: system costs. We'll approach it from two directions, component costs and complete system costs. We'll use a 2 kilowatt, grid tied, roof mounted example system where applicable. ...

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Not Done Yet: Hummer H3, H3T get biofuel capability, new colors for 2010

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 20:02:00 +0000

2010 Hummer H3 - Click above for high-res image gallery Can a Hummer be green? The brand that most obviously represents American excess in the minds of environmentalists - though Hummer's vehicles aren't actually any worse than any other large SUV - has seemingly been fighting off its ...

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Biogas plant moves forward in Chennai

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 19:45:08 +0000

Market’s organic waste to be processed for power under new 12-year agreement between local development authority and Ramky Enviro Engineers.

cleantechgroup posted 28 hours ago from cleantech.com

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Renault will build Twizy EV in Spain

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 19:04:00 +0000

Renault Twizzy ZE concept - click above for high-res image gallery Renault announced today that its Valladolid, Spain plant will become the home of a new electric vehicle based on the Twizy Z.E. concept that was show at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. The Twizy is a peculiar ...

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Zytek teams up with Gordon Murray for T.27, an all-electric version of the T.25

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 18:01:00 +0000

Zytek Automotive has worked on electric drivetrains for the Smart ED and the Mercedes F1 KERS system . This week, Zytek announced a partnership with Gordon Murray Design for a new all-electric city car called the T.27. Gordon Murray is the force behind the T.25 , the tiny three-seater that ...

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Interactive: The World's Dirtiest Power Plants

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 11:00:29 +0000

Energy Interactive: The World's Dirtiest Power Plants Jon Bruner , 11.03.09, 06:00 PM EST Sixty percent of the world's electricity comes from plants burning fossil fuels and releasing carbon. Many of the highest-emission plants are concentrated in the United States and East Asia. Here, a look at ...

EarthFirst.com found this 2 days ago on forbes.com

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It's Friday: Swedish automatic PHEV charging prod gets a big WTF? from us [w/VIDEO]

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:38:00 +0000

Trinnovator - Click above to watch the videos after the break Is it too harsh to say that the Trinnovator is a solution without a problem? At the very least, we don't think that a flexible, extendable prod coming out of the front bumper of a plug-in car and creepily finding its way into ...

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Study: Managing Emissions Intensity

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:21:36 +0000

A new World Bank study finds that some countries have managed to de-link economic growth and CO2 emissions.

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Genome structures hold secrets to boosting bioethanol production?

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:16:03 +0000

Researchers are looking to identify genetic changes that could help engineer new yeast strains, leading to more efficient bioethanol production.

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Defining 'Sustainable' Palm Oil Production

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:06:58 +0000

The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil upset some conservationists when it concluded its annual meeting this week without including greenhouse gas emissions standards in its certification process.

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Counterbalance

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:20:07 +0000

New Yorkers, save the date for November 14th. Quad Cinema will screen Counterbalance, a new film about waste pickers in Dehli as part of the 8th Annual Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council (MIAAC) Film Festival. Event starts at noon. $15 general admission, $12 students and IAAC members. ...

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Rolls-Royce Ghost could go hybrid sooner rather than later

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:17:00 +0000

2011 Rolls-Royce Ghost - Click above for high-res image gallery Rolls-Royce unveiled the production version of its new "smaller" car, the Ghost, at the Frankfurt Motor Show and it goes into production next year. AutoCar is now reporting that the Rolls engineers are working on a hybrid ...

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SEMA 2009: Meet the world's most desirable Lexus RX450h by Branew

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 14:08:00 +0000

Branew Lexus RX450h - click above image to view hi-res gallery Let me be blunt: I don't like luxury crossovers. At all. It's a niche with no appeal to me whatsoever. Not a car, not a truck - just a fat sedan jacked up on stilts to woo trophy wives with fancy badges and reassure soccer ...

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BP eyes output of new biofuels from next year

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 13:50:00 +0000

PARIS, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Oil major BP ( BP.L ) may start commercial production of new types of biofuels from next year, the head of the group's biofuels division said on Tuesday. BP could launch commercial production of grass-based ethanol in the United States in 2010 with partner Verenium, ...

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Nissan releases official sketch of NV200-based electric commercial vehicle

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:01:00 +0000

Nissan Light Commercial Electric Vehicle sketch - Click above to enlarge Nissan has electricity on the brain. The Japanese automaker is readying its opening salvo in the alternative propulsion wars in the form of the Leaf compact hatchback . Carlos Ghosn, though, announced at the Tokyo ...

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The Future of Sustainability (9781402047343): Marco Keiner: Books

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 05:45:40 +0000

At the beginning of the 21st Millennium, outstanding visionary thinkers and scientists make a timely assessment as to the future prospects of mankind: In what direction are we heading? How can the world become more just and equitable, and how can future development be sustained to adequately ...

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AirRay Concept

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 08:40:31 +0000

AirRay’s™ entire system is unique. The roof of the car consists of a solar honeycomb-membrane panel which collects the sun’s rays when parked and when moving, and transfers that energy to the main energy storage system located in the back of the vehicle. The front hood of the car boasts three ...

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EarthSure’s “AirRay™ Auto”

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 08:40:31 +0000

Woodbridge , New Jersey – EarthSure, a renewable energy company and innovator in alternative energy sources introduces its most ground-breaking invention to date. Patent pending AirRay™ is the name given to the car that will produce energy through solar power and wind power; enough energy to ...

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Groups Push U.S. and China on Carbon Capture and Storage Technology

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 09:59:38 +0000

Three prominent American research organizations that are pushing for greater cooperation between the U.S. and China on developing carbon capture technology and the creation of a market for carbon.

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Making Solar Power Mobile Power

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 09:00:32 +0000

A Utah startup is targeting the emergency services market with mobile solar-powered generators for off-grid electricity needs.

EcoTech Daily found this 39 hours ago on greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com

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TechnoSanity #31: A look at Waste Management and landfill gas energy resources

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:37:33 +0000

You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly. The other day talking with a friend I noticed a Waste Management trash truck ...

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