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 …
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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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Follow-up by John F Robbins CEM/CSDP I guess the main diff between your book’s perspective and mine is where we are in the picture. I’m at what I tell students is “the bottom” where the actual clients, aspirations and small-scale …
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by John F Robbins CEM / CSDP Design, Analysis, Consulting & Education since 1983 to Improve Ecological Performance 859-363-0376 johnfrobbins@insightbb.com www.johnfrobbins.com Just read your book, referred to me by a green-leaning architect I know. Below are my comments. Your presentation is mostly …
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China has committed to long-term development of green energy, as we all can see. As the world’s largest user of energy – and also its largest polluter – it needs energy to power its growth. China’s latest five-year strategy is quite …
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General Electric has shown its intent to become the leading player in offshore wind power. At the start of July GE signed an agreement with two Scandinavian energy companies to install and test four floating 4MW wind turbines off the coast of Norway. The rotors on the turbines will be 110 meters in diameter, and each turbine will be capable of generating power for 1,000 homes.
