A few days ago I wrote up the presentation given by former Colorado Governor, Bill Ritter. Ritter currently holds the position of Director and Senior Scholar at Colorado State University’s Center for the New Energy Economy (CNEE). After his 30 minute speech, he took questions from the audience. What follows are notes from the question [...]
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Governor Ritter Question and Answer Session
November 26th, 2011 
Eric Wilson General Electric to Build Largest Solar Factory in US
October 15th, 2011 Eric Wilson A recent news release from General Electric (GE) stated that the company will build the United States’ largest solar panel factory. GE estimates that it will create 450 jobs in Colorado and New York. According to the release, GE chose Aurora, Colorado (adjacent to Denver) “primarily because the location will allow for accelerated speed to [...]
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Tags: Colorado, Denver, GE, NREL, Photovoltaic, Solar Energy 
No Comments »General Electric and 3M Make Big Investments in Solar
April 11th, 2011 Eric Wilson On occasion my dad forwards me newsletters that he gets regarding energy and clean technology. The most recent one dealt with General Electric’s (GE) foray into solar energy production. The multinational conglomerate recently completed the purchase of PrimeStar Solar in Arvada, Coloardo, just outside Denver. According to their website, “PrimeStar Solar is a manufacturer of [...]
Posted in Business, China, Clean Technology, Economics, Eric Wilson, Green Economy, News, Renewable Energy Tags: Colorado, GE, Green Investments, Photovoltaic, Solar Energy No Comments »GE Creates Home Energy Management Business
November 30th, 2010 Justin Manger Building on their Ecomagination business initiative “to help meet customers’ demands for more energy-efficient products and to drive reliable growth for GE,” the company founded by Thomas Edison has plans to become the first major appliance company to provide an energy management system for the entire home. GE states in their press release that they are [...]
Posted in Behavior, Business, Clean Technology, Conservation, Education, Green Building, Justin Manger, Smart Grid, Sustainability Tags: Energy Conservation, GE No Comments »U.S. Remains on Top (For Now) in 2010 Global Cleantech 100
October 21st, 2010 Justin Manger Cleantech Group, which “accelerates the development and market adoption of clean technologies globally”, recently released its 2010 Global Cleantech 100. This list features private companies that may have a lot of impact over the long term, thus making it different from Newsweek’s Green Ratings for 2010 which focuses more on the present. The Global Cleantech 100 [...]
Guest Author: Evolution of Nuclear Energy Policy Under the Obama Administration, Part 1
May 22nd, 2010 Guest Author The following post is by Jane Nakano, a Fellow in the Energy and National Security Program and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). One of the policy issues that has gone through a notable evolution under the administration of President Barack Obama is nuclear energy. Several years since his cautious acknowledgment of nuclear [...]
Five Friday Facts
December 4th, 2009 Eric Wilson The United States is likely to install just one-eighth as much new solar power this year as Germany. China is expected to surpass the United States this year as the leader in adding new wind energy capacity. General Electric, which has 10,000 wind turbines in the United States, says that to encourage growth in the [...]
Posted in 2nd Green, China, Five Friday Facts, Renewable Energy Tags: Clean Energy, GE, Photovoltaic, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Wind Power No Comments »GE Unveils Plans to Expand Wind and Solar Power Production
September 16th, 2009 Justin Manger This week, General Electric made two big announcements regarding renewable energy. On Monday, the conglomerate released information about its completed acquisition of Norwegian turbine maker ScanWind. This is GE’s first major move into offshore wind power and is another step in its drive to turn its “Ecomagination” push and initial investments into multi-billion dollar industries. [...]
Posted in Business, Clean Technology, Green Products, Justin Manger, Renewable Energy Tags: Colorado, GE, NREL No Comments »
