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BZ Notes!
Clean-tech, energy, environment, entrepreneurship, politics and Pakistan
News I Am Reading- Two Issaquah Companies to Help DOE Manage Nuclear Waste July 8, 2009cleantech, IT, Nuclear Waste Eric Hal Schwartz wrote: Nuclear waste dumps require careful handling. To avoid incidences of nuclear material leaking into the surrounding soil and water, the Department of Energy must monitor the 80 sites in the U.S. regularly and do its best to adjust conditions if warranted. Issaquah, WA-based consulting firm Predicu […]
- Sulfate Lens Enhances Climate Warming Properties of Atmospheric Soot June 30, 2009Particulate pollution thought to be holding climate change in check by reflecting sunlight instead enhances warming when combined with airborne soot, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego. They report on their work in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences online the week of June 29. Soot, also […]
- County of Sonoma Installs Coulomb Charging Station Infrastructure July 2, 2009The County of Sonoma, CA has become the fourth Bay Area location to deploy Coulomb ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations for electric vehicles. The seven charging stations are now installed throughout the County and will be used for fleet and consumer use. Along with several regional partners, Sonoma County has applied for grant funding to install up t […]
- Cyclone Power Improves Performance And Durability of Waste Heat Engine July 3, 2009Cyclone Power Technologies has achieved positive results from performance tests recently conducted on its Waste Heat Engine (WHE) (earlier post), and expects the final stage of testing prior to on-site beta installation to begin in July. The WHE is a self-starting steam engine capable of producing up to 18 hp (10 kW of electricity) from low to medium-tempe […]
- ECOtality Establishes Joint Venture to Manufacture and Distribute Electric Vehicle Charging Systems in China July 6, 2009ECOtality, Inc. has signed a letter of intent to enter into a joint venture with Shenzhen Goch Investment, Ltd. that will provide US$15 million to establish manufacturing and distribution operations for electric vehicle (EV) charging systems in China. To support the Company’s anticipated expansion, ECOtality received a combined US$2.5 million direct inves […]
- Madison Gas and Electric Plans Electric Vehicle Charging Network June 27, 2009As part of several technology demonstration projects under study, Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) has purchased six Coulomb Technologies electric vehicle charging stations from Carbon Day Automotive, Chicago, Ill. Electric cars and trucks charged at the stations will have their emissions offset through renewable energy. The project is the first of its kind in […]
- Water & Energy - crisis and opportunity June 23, 2009‘Any plan to switch from gasoline to electricity or biofuels is a strategic decision to switch our dependence from foreign oil to domestic water’.So says Dr. Michael Webber of the University of Texas at Austin in an interview with Steven Lacey on the Inside Renewable Energy Podcast this week. Webber comments on the links between water and energy, the potent […]
- Save Energy with MS Hohm June 24, 2009cleantech, IT, Internet Eric Hal Schwartz wrote: Microsoft today announced the launch of its new energy management application, Hohm. Hohm, using licensed technology from the U.S. Department of Energy and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, calculates energy usage in a home and gives recommendations on how consumers can cut their energy and […]
- IBM Almaden Lab Exploring Lithium-Air Batteries for Next-Generation Energy Storage June 24, 2009General schematic of a lithium-air battery. Adapted from Ogasawara et al. Click to enlarge.Leveraging expertise in materials science, nanotechnology, green chemistry and supercomputing, scientists at IBM Research’s Almaden lab in San Jose, California, are undertaking a multi-year research initiative around a grid-scale, efficient, affordable electrical e […]
- Fuji Electric and Furukawa Partner on GaN Power Devices June 22, 2009Fuji Electric and Furukawa Electric Co. have formed a research association for cooperative research and joint development of GaN-on-Si-based (gallium nitride on silicon) wide bandgap power devices which can be used in more efficient and capable power electronics for hybrid and electric drive vehicles, among other applications. Fuji Electric produces power de […]
- Are Government and Utilities the New Sexy Destinations for MBAs? June 22, 2009MBAs, utilities, Government Mahesh Konduru wrote: I’m sure some of you have heard a version of this quote before: “In the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, large families in the U.S. sent their fifth or sixth child to work for the government or a utility company under the assumption that the later the child was born the less intelligent he/she was.” Even for mos […]
- Waitaminnit—San Diego is the Headquarters of America’s Latest Green Auto Startup? June 22, 2009automotive, startups, venture Bruce V. Bigelow wrote: When Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal announced that a startup automaker based in San Diego will build a new line of fuel-efficient cars in Monroe, LA, nobody was more surprised than some folks at Cleantech San Diego. The V-Vehicle Company, founded in 2006 by former Oracle executive Frank Varasano, sa […]
- A Hunky-Dory Week at Hunch—Questions and Answers with Caterina Fake, the Only “West Coasty” in a Roomful of MIT and Harvard Grads June 18, 2009IT, Web, social media Wade Roush wrote: It was a huge week for Hunch, the New York-based startup that’s experimenting with a new approach to answering life’s big and little questions—from “Which savings account should I use?” to “Which science fiction author would I like?” After more than two months in invitation-only preview mode, the site threw op […]
- All About Stimulus Funding May 21, 2009My most recent Globe column was about how cleantech companies are chasing stimulus funding that's just starting to flow from DC. From that piece:"Emerging technology companies in the energy space are landing in Washington like locusts," says Mitch Tyson, chief executive of Advanced Electron Beams, a Wilmington start-up that is just now hiring […]
- India 2020: More Solar Power than the Whole World Has Now - Wired News June 15, 2009India 2020: More Solar Power than the Whole World Has NowWired NewsBONN - India will submit plans within weeks to slow its rise in carbon emissions significantly and to generate more solar power by 2020 than the whole world generates now, a senior climate official said on Thursday. But the world's fourth biggest ...
- UK LowCVP Launches ‘Technology Challenge’ to Accelerate Low Carbon Vehicle Innovation; Libralato Engines First Registrant June 8, 2009The first registrant in the Challenge is Libralato Engines, developer of a novel rotary engine (cutaway shown) promising a 5.5% gain in combustion efficiency and 50% reduction in NOx emissions. Click to enlarge.The UK Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership is launching a Technology Challenge to provide a platform for promising innovations to be showcased to senior […]
- International Battery Introduces Standardized Modules for Large-Format Lithium-Ion Batteries June 10, 2009International Battery, a US-based manufacturer, designer, and developer of large-format lithium-ion rechargeable cells, modules and packs, introduced three classes of standardized modules for its large-format lithium batteries—Nested, Slim and Wide—to accommodate various customer-specific geometries. Each module can supply up to 4 kWh of storage. These ne […]
- DOE Revives US FutureGen Project June 12, 2009US Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced an agreement with the FutureGen Alliance that advances the construction of the FutureGen plant: a 275 MW prototype that would co-produce electricity and hydrogen from coal with essentially zero emissions, including carbon dioxide emissions, which would be captured and sequestered. In 2008, the DOE under the Bush Ad […]
- Going Goes to AOL June 11, 2009deals, IT, local Wade Roush wrote: AOL, the New York-based Internet portal company soon to be spun off by Time Warner, said today that it has acquired Going, a Boston startup that publishes an online guide to nightlife, music, and cultural events in Boston and 29 other U.S. cities. The purchase is part of a strategy at AOL to invest in more sources […]
- 12 By 12 By 12 By 12 By 12 June 11, 2009Entrepreneurship, VC, startups Michael A. Greeley wrote: Yesterday, I participated in a very exciting event that culminated with the announcement by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick of an important funding program—a $1 million annual business plan competition called MassChallenge. The essence of this announcement is to match the next generation […]
- Two Issaquah Companies to Help DOE Manage Nuclear Waste July 8, 2009
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- Two Issaquah Companies to Help DOE Manage Nuclear Waste
- Sulfate Lens Enhances Climate Warming Properties of Atmospheric Soot
- County of Sonoma Installs Coulomb Charging Station Infrastructure
- Cyclone Power Improves Performance And Durability of Waste Heat Engine
- ECOtality Establishes Joint Venture to Manufacture and Distribute Electric Vehicle Charging Systems in China
- Clean Energy and Climate Protection Bill Accelerates Electric Vehicles and Renewable Energy
- Madison Gas and Electric Plans Electric Vehicle Charging Network
- Water & Energy - crisis and opportunity
- Save Energy with MS Hohm
- IBM Almaden Lab Exploring Lithium-Air Batteries for Next-Generation Energy Storage
