Environmentalists and a handful of politicians have dreamed of a day when coal power plants are shut down and supplanted by renewable energy sources. However, even though renewable energy is on the rise, coal will likely continue to be a significant part of the world’s energy supply for decades to come. This is especially true [...]
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The Future of Coal
March 13th, 2011 
Chris DeArmond 
Posted in Behavior, Clean Technology, Conservation, Guest Authors 
Tags: Carbon Dioxide, Chris DeArmond, Coal, Electricity Generation 
No Comments »Up and Coming Green Careers
March 10th, 2011 Guest Author Brian Jenkins is an expert about a number of career fields, including those in electronics technology and construction management. He has been writing for BrainTrack.com since 2008. What are green careers? Basically, any career that contributes to preserving or enhancing environmental quality falls into this category. What types of skills are in demand for these careers? A [...]
World Future Energy Summit (WFES) 2011 “Technology Forum” Touches on All Major Green Technologies
March 8th, 2011 Justin Manger In January, the fourth annual WFES was held in Abu Dhabi. Over 26,000 attendees were on hand from 129 countries to find practical and sustainable solutions for today’s energy security and climate change challenges. WFES “promotes innovation and investment opportunities surrounding renewable energy and [the] environment. It represents an unrivalled business platform bringing together project owners [...]
What to Make of GM’s $40 Million Investment in Renewable Energy
March 5th, 2011 Chris DeArmond Towards the end of last year, GM announced that its largest brand, Chevrolet, would invest $40 million over the next three to five years in external clean energy projects across America. As outlined on its website, the projects will address three areas: renewable energy, energy efficiency programs, and planting trees. Ultimately, Chevy’s goal is to [...]
“Game-Changing” Companies: DOE Bets on Sun Catalytix and 1366
March 2nd, 2011 Justin Manger The U.S. Department of Energy recently highlighted six projects that are at the forefront of American energy innovation. The funding for these has come from ARPA-e, the Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy, and represents the government’s bet on long shot but potentially game changing technologies. It is fashioned after the DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects [...]
Semi Trucks, Supercomputers, and Innovative Companies: A Powerful Triumvirate
February 21st, 2011 Justin Manger The EnergyBlog run by the Department of Energy (DOE) is a great source for interesting, relevant, and often exciting news on – you guessed it – energy. Last week there was a little noticed announcement about a public-private-partnership (PPP) that is coming up with ways to make semi trucks 7-12% more efficient. Sitting in Oak Ridge National [...]
Posted in Business, Clean Technology, Justin Manger, Transportation Tags: Carbon Dioxide, Department of Energy, Pollution 1 Comment »An Argument for Government Mandated Solar Power
February 20th, 2011 Eric Wilson Whenever I see a large, flat (or properly pitched) south facing roof I wonder why there isn’t a photovoltaic array or solar thermal system attached. Every weekend while walking to the market I pass a large post office facility with a flat roof and no trees to the south and no buildings blocking the sun. [...]
$53 Billion Proposed for High Speed Rail. Cool? Yes. Pipe Dream? Probably.
February 10th, 2011 Justin Manger Given the national debt and the public’s aversion to much more spending I doubt the $53 billion proposal from Vice President Biden has much chance of ever being funded or implemented. America is not Japan or Europe where populations are much more densely packed, making High Speed Rail implementation and the economics of such a [...]
Posted in Business, Clean Technology, Featured Posts, Justin Manger, Policy, Transportation Tags: California, High Speed Rail, Trains No Comments »1 Million Electric Vehicles on the Roads by 2015? Looks Like We’re On Track
February 9th, 2011 Justin Manger Following up on President Obama’s call during the State of the Union speech last month to “win the future” with innovation, the Department of Energy has released a report on the status of one key innovation: electric vehicles or EVs. The following chart is from the report released yesterday: One Million Electric Vehicles By 2015, February [...]
Solar Techniques That Can Save You Money
February 7th, 2011 Guest Author This guest article was contributed by Jane Sanders from DebtManagement. Visit her website for more personal finance tips, like how to manage your credit card debt. Producing your own solar energy is cheaper than buying it from a power company, and leaves a friendlier environmental impact. By using solar techniques, homeowners can cut their energy [...]
