..continued from an earlier article Manufacturing has been on the decline for decades. Manufacturing jobs have shrunk 21% between 1998 and 2007. This has left workers in need of jobs and states in need of new industries. As a case …
[The Vector] – Clean Energy Job Report – Continued Read More »
A reader asks for advice re: insurance companies’ treatment of computerized electricity systems (CES). Craig, Can you help me find a way to get insurance companies to give policy discounts for the new CES panel that is on the market? …
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We need to come up with a very powerful argument for renewable energy that eliminates need for ALL burnable fuels. My wife and I have asthma. She’s had it all her life. I’ve only developed it in my late 70s. …
…continued from earlier Shifts Within the Industry Pew’s researchers say that because scientific research, public policy, market forces, the economic recovery and new technology drive innovation and competition, leading sectors in today’s clean energy economy may not be so …
If you check out this little press release on Skyfuel’s new 50-megawatt parabolic trough solar thermal plant 400 kilometers east of Beijing, you’ll see why I favor this technology (concentrating solar power/CSP) as the future of clean energy. The company …
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As reported by The Vector on January 17th, the World Future Energy Summit recently drew together world policy makers, international business leaders, energy providers, and educators into a fast-paced conference in Abu Dhabi. The Zayed Future Energy Prize for innovation …
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China has committed to long-term development of green energy, as is evidenced by all. As the world’s largest user of energy – and also it’s largest polluter – it needs energy to power its growth. China’s latest five-year strategy is quite …
I’ve added a hot new business plan to the list I’m now featuring. I spoke yesterday with Joe Speace, CEO of “Project Renewable Energy” near Kansas City, whose doing a capital raise for a wind farm that will feature compressed …
The merit of most of the business plans I receive is fairly obvious. Would-be entrepreneurs who expect investment capital for clean energy projects that are just ideas are unrealistic. “Hey, here’s a country with a lot of wind. Let’s get …
Raising Capital for Cleantech Businesses — Not 100% Straightforward Read More »
As reported by The Vector on January 17th, the World Future Energy Summit recently drew together world policy makers, international business leaders, energy providers, and educators into a fast-paced conference in Abu Dhabi. The Zayed Future Energy Prize for innovation …
[The Vector] Follow up to The World Future Energy Summit Read More »
