Gas Turbine Efficiency Earns Industry Recognition
March 10, 2010Leave a Comment
GTE’s non-OEM solution provides measurable benefit for power plant operators
From getfficiency.com
ORLANDO, Florida — Gas Turbine Efficiency plc (AIM: GTE), a leader in energy and aviation products and services, has been featured in Combined Cycle Journal 3Q/2009, which highlights its ECOMAX™ gas turbine optimization system, a solution currently in place at Entegra Power Group’s Gila River [...]
Smart Grid Opportunities Set To Explode
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Market to reach $15.8 billion, but only a few select firms will take full advantage
From luxresearchinc.com
Boston, MA – February 2, 2010 – Countries around the globe plan to add intelligence to their power grids, as investors, corporations and policymakers enthusiastically agree about the benefits of smart grid technologies. Indeed, a new report from Lux Research [...]
The Newest Hybrid Model
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The Newest Hybrid Model
Mar 5, 2010 New York Times
INDIANTOWN, Fla. — In former swamplands teeming with otters and wild hogs, one of the nation’s biggest utilities is running an experiment in the future of renewable power.
Across 500 acres north of West Palm Beach, the FPL Group utility is assembling a life-size Erector Set of 190,000 [...]
Olympics Create a Green Business Tipping Point in Canadas
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ENN March 1, 2010 — On the eve of the Winter Olympics, over 300 CEOs and senior executives of Canadian businesses met in Vancouver to accelerate the implementation of sustainable business practices. The highly interactive day not only gave the executives an opportunity to explore new opportunities for collaboration, but [...]
China to Develop New Energy Source – Combustible Ice
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ENN – China’s western Qinghai Province, containing major deposits of the country’s “combustible ice,” will see increased explorations for this emerging clean energy, Provincial Governor Luo Huining said on Saturday.
The plateau province plans to allow large energy companies along with researchers to tap this new source of energy while minimizing [...]
Apple Shuns CSR Report at February’s Shareholder Meeting
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In a highly competitive industry, Apple could benefit from more transparency.
In a proxy filing issued in January, Apple’s Board of Directors urged shareholders to vote against a shareholder resolution proposed by As You Sow, an environmental group specializing in shareholding advocacy, and co-sponsored by The New York City Office of the Comptroller and the Green [...]
Electricity From All Kinds Of Renewable Sources
March 9, 2010Leave a Comment
Distributed energy through small power plants, is the EC solution.
How Hot or Cold the Ocean
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Andy Soos, ENN — Covering about 70 percent of our planet’s surface, the ocean acts as a global thermostat, storing energy from the sun, keeping Earth’s temperature changes moderate and keeping climate change gradual. In fact, the ocean can store as much heat in its top 10 feet as the entire [...]
All Fish Tested from U.S. Streams Found Contaminated with Mercury
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In a new study conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), every single fish tested from 291 freshwater streams across the United States was found to be contaminated with mercury.
“This study shows just how widespread mercury pollution has become in our air, watersheds and many of our fish in freshwater streams,” said [...]
Obama Unveils $3.8T Federal Budget Blueprint
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The $3.8 trillion budget blueprint that President Obama submitted to Congress today finds numerous ways to implement the president’s resolve to reduce deficit spending by cutting discretionary, nonsecurity spending. But it wisely maintains a focus on advancing important national priorities in energy, technological competitiveness and nuclear weapons security.
BINGAMAN: New DOE Budget Strongly Supports Energy Security,
Long-Term [...]