General Electric (GE) is speeding ahead on a number of renewable energy fronts. This includes continuing to build its wind turbine division, a new smart meter project, planning to build the largest solar plant in the U.S., keeping its successful Eco-Imagination project going and …
[The Vector] Renewable Energy – Keeping up with GE Read More »
In a May Vector story, we covered a detailed report from Ogilvy & Mather (Ogilvy Earth) about “mainstreaming green” in the U.S. One of the recommendations of the study was a call to corporations to bring simple greener products to …
Brazil aims to triple its renewable energy use by 2020, according to the new national plan. Wind energy has a strong place in the plans, along with small hydropower. Brazil has already reached 1 GW from wind energy alone this year – …
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I just received an interesting phone call. Chris Mason, renewable energy contractor in Anguilla (Caribbean) called to discuss my work in Bermuda and understand how it might apply to his country a thousand miles south. Mason speaks in a calm, …
I frequently extol the virtues of CSP (concentrated solar power), aka solar thermal. For those looking for a good introduction with images that illustrate the concept, the link above is a solid video on the subject.
I’m in New York City this week, doing a consulting project for 2GreenEnergy client Doty Windfuels. I knew going in that this was going to be interesting, but there was no way I could have predicted the drama. Windfuels is one …
VCs React to Windfuels: Synthetic Fuels with Proven, Cost-Effective Processes Read More »
Clean energy investment worldwide was up 30% in 2010, after a steep decline in 2009, says the Pew Charitable Trusts. “The clean energy sector is emerging as one of the most dynamic and competitive in the world, witnessing 630 percent …
[The Vector] Venture Capital Investment Increases Substantially into Green Energy Read More »
I have mentioned that I work with four American and three Bermudan business partners in an effort to bring electric vehicles to this charming island nation. Bermuda has all the potential in the world for a super-steep EV adoption curve: …
Bermuda Is Soon To Have Electric Vehicles — But What About Renewable Energy? Read More »
I’m headed back to New York City next week for a great number of meetings, built around my “anchor appointment” – a two-day consulting action for our client Windfuels, for which I’m co-presenting at a venture capital forum. I’m always flattered …
Windfuels to Meet with Top Clean Energy Venture Capitalists Read More »
One of the things I enjoy most about shows like Storage Week, sitting through many dozens of presentations on energy storage, is the breadth of perspective on the subject of clean energy. We all know that ultimately, storage is 100% …
