Building on its goal of energy independence, the United States Navy recently undertook its “Green Fleet” biofuel tests. Late last year we wrote that the Navy made the largest government purchase of biofuels from Solazyme, with the intention of testing out the fuels’ in the near future. Last month saw the test come to fruition. [...]
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‘Great Green Fleet’ Tests Biofuels in Hawaii Exercise
August 28th, 2012 
Eric Wilson 
Posted in Eric Wilson, News, Policy, Renewable Energy 
Tags: Alternative Energy, Bio-fuels, Biodiesel, Nuclear, Solazyme 
No Comments »Industry Spotlight: Ormat Technologies, Inc.
August 7th, 2012 John Basalla Almost every day there are articles and new stories about wind power, solar power and biofuels and the associated companies in those industries. But what about some of the other sources of renewable energy such as geothermal? This week I will look at Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ORA), the largest pure-play geothermal energy company in [...]
Industry Spotlight: NextEra Energy
July 31st, 2012 John Basalla If someone asked you which company is the biggest producer of wind and solar power in the U.S., my guess is you would have trouble coming up with the correct answer — NextEra Energy (NEE). I find it interesting that this Florida-based utility became a leader in renewable energy in North America, especially coming from [...]
Industry Spotlight: Why aren’t there more natural gas powered cars on the road?
July 24th, 2012 John Basalla With natural gas prices near historic lows I have been wondering if this will lead to an increase in the number of natural gas powered vehicles on the road. While the numbers have increased, as noted in a recent article, will this lead to a new paradigm in motor vehicle transportation? Natural gas is the [...]
Posted in 2nd Green, Clean Technology, Transportation Tags: 2nd Green Revolution, Alternative Energy, Cars, Fracking, John Basalla, Natural Gas No Comments »Can U.S. Wind Energy Survive without Government Backing?
July 12th, 2012 Chris DeArmond Since the enactment of the Production Tax Credit (PTC) for wind energy in 1992, the wind power industry has become heavily dependent on government intervention to stay afloat. In the last eight years the tax credit has expired three times, causing predictable, though very strong changes in industry growth/contraction. Today, as we have seen in [...]
Industry Spotlight: Khosla Ventures
July 2nd, 2012 John Basalla This week I will be looking at something a bit different than the green tech companies in past articles. This article spotlights a venture capital firm that specializes in green tech investments, created by one of the co-founders of Sun Microsystems. The company is Khosla Ventures and I will look at its founder, the firm’s [...]
Industry Spotlight: Aerovironment, Inc. – Combining UAVs and EV Support in One Company
June 25th, 2012 John Basalla This week I will be looking at Aerovironment, Inc. (AVAV). The company is a fairly well-known defense contractor and a major player in the production of small handheld drones (such as the Puma, Raven, and the newly-released Switchblade) used in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The drone business definitely drives the company’s stock price and accounts for [...]
New Jersey Outdoes California in Solar Power Installations
June 20th, 2012 Justin Manger File this one under “stick it where the sun don’t shine,” or at least where it don’t shine so much. While California can conjure up images of sunny beaches, Death Valley, and cloudless days, it is New Jersey that is really trying to harness the sun’s power so far this year. For the 1st quarter [...]
Industry Spotlight: SkySails
June 19th, 2012 John Basalla Some green tech companies are based on complicated concepts, (KiOR the producer of biofuels from non-food stuff comes to mind), and others, like the one I will look at this week employ a more straightforward, simple premise. This week I will be looking at SkySails, a privately held company, which, as its name suggests, manufactures [...]
Industry Spotlight: Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) Companies
June 11th, 2012 John Basalla This week I will take a look at OTEC and the companies involved in this emerging green technology. OTEC is based on a fairly straightforward concept that takes advantage of the temperature changes in the ocean between the warm surface water and the cooler deep water. Most OTEC facilities are located in the tropics as [...]
