I try to stay up on the more exciting goings on in power transmission because of its obvious relationship to the penetration of clean energy generally. Less than 2% of our current grid-mix in the US is renewables at this …
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[The Vector] Green Technology Offered in New College Program
Looking to future career and job training in green technology, a new Associate of Arts degree starts this spring in an area reinventing itself for the future – Toledo. “Green technology is becoming more and more important in our energy-driven society. …
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[The Vector] $1.45 Billion in Financing for Abengoa Solar
Abengoa Solar announced recently that it has finalized $1.45 billion in financing to build the world’s largest parabolic trough concentrating solar power plant. Called Solana, the new project will be located about 70 miles southwest of Phoenix, Arizona. Abengoa signed …
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CleanTech – Training and Education
A big part of the burgeoning cleantech market is education, as millions of people begin to ponder the process of bringing themselves up to speed on the basics of wind turbines, solar panels, EV charging infrastructure, etc. Each week I …
Global Warming
When we discuss global warming here, we (predictably) get a range of reactions, including the comments of the deniers, like this one: NASA has stated that ALL the planets in our solar system are heating up. I would say that …
Tagged with: alternative energy, clean energy, global warming, green energy, Renewable Energy, solar energy, solar panels, solar power
Electric Power Transmission — Technology in Flux
We hear a great deal about partisan bickering in Washington, but according to a webinar I attended this morning on power transmission, the governors of each state on the eastern seaboard of the US from Maine to Virginia are all …
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Guest Post from Wayne Mackey: A Case for Solar Photovoltaics Today
Systems can last for 40 or more years. By going solar, you can lock in your current and future energy costs in at today’s lower rates. The first crude modern solar photovoltaic Solar cells were created in the Bell Telephone …
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[The Vector] World Future Energy Summit January 17-20th, 2011
The exciting World Future Energy Summit (WFES) opens January 17th and continues through January 20th in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates. WFES is one of the few international events that brings together policy makers, government leaders, private industry, the …
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[The Vector] Progress in Solar Thermal / CSP (Concentrating Solar Power)
The Vector is pleased to see progress made in the solar thermal / CSP (concentrating solar power) space. We have always believed that solar thermal is the heavy betting favorite to be the ultimate winner in the race for a …
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Guest Blogger Wayne Mackey on Electric Vehicles
Craig, I’ve been reading the chapter of you book on Electric Vehicles like the New Ford Focus Electric and the new Electric Hybrids like the Chevy Volt. I was surprised to have received a correspondence from Bob Lutz at GM back in the …
