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Grid-Scale Metal Liquid Batteries Could Revolutionize Renewable Energy Use
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012Most Exciting Development Ive Seen in Ages! Almost every week, I see some R&D project or lab prototype that makes me go “ooh, thats interesting!”. But its rather rare that I encounter something that makes me rethink my whole vision of the future! It happened to me when I saw the video below, which is a presentation by a MIT professor on how he designed grid-scale liquid metal batteries.
Kwik Trip Sets Up 3-State Natural Gas Fuelling Infrastructure
Thursday, April 26th, 2012Kwik Trip’s ownership and management holds a strong belief that Natural Gas is the vehicle fuel of the future. The company currently operates over twenty natural gas vehicles ( NGVs), from light duty vehicles to heavy duty class 8 vehicles.
Through Kwik Trips own anchor fleet, they will test, promote and educate Kwik Trip consumers about the benefits of Natural Gas as a vehicle fuel. It’s goal is promote and market to the public the knowledge that it acquires from purchasing, operating and maintaining its own NGV fleet.
via Kwik Trip Sets Up 3-State Natural Gas Fuelling Infrastructure | NGV Global.
CLIMATE NEWS SCAN – 24 April 2012
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012
Some highlights from this weeks News Scan:
- American urban planners focus on building sustainable communities
- Urban trees provide economic value
- Is natural gas better for the climate? It depends
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Authors: Neil Thomson, Neil Salmond, Kristina Welch, Justin Bull
Editors: James Tansey (ISIS), Jessica Worsley (PICS), Tom Pedersen (PICS)
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Hydrogenics and Enbridge to Develop Utility Scale Energy Storage
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012Hydrogenics Corporation has announced it has entered into an agreement with Enbridge Inc. to jointly develop utility scale energy storage in North America. Enbridge is Canada’s largest natural gas distribution company and plans to use its existing infrastructure as a ‘Power-to-Gas’ storage system.
via Hydrogenics and Enbridge to Develop Utility Scale Energy Storage in North America.
CLIMATE NEWS SCAN – 10 April 2012
Tuesday, April 10th, 2012
Some highlights from this weeks News Scan:
- New guidance for managing extreme weather risk
- Understanding energy: sources and options for a low carbon future
- Washington State first to tackle ocean acidification
The PICS News Scan is produced by ISIS at the Sauder School of Business and the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS). To be added to the News Scan distribution list Subscribe Here or to provide content feedback and/or suggestions about interesting news items, please email: isis@sauder.ubc.ca.
Authors: Neil Thomson, Calyn Shaw, Neil Salmond, Kristina Welch, Justin Bull
Editors: James Tansey (ISIS), Jessica Worsley (PICS), Tom Pedersen (PICS)
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Biomass Power and Thermal
Thursday, April 5th, 2012A headwind is approaching the biomass energy sector, and it’s called cheap natural gas. Fracking has dramatically changed the supply outlook for natural gas in North America for the foreseeable future and biomass proponents who fail to factor it into their planning will regret it.
What this story does not speak to is CO2 emissions and climate change which is still an issue with natural gas, a little less so than with heating oil but still an issue that we need to consider.
Floating wind turbines to produce low cost renewable energy
Wednesday, March 28th, 2012Altaeros Energies has announced the first testings of its Airborne Wind Turbine (AWT) prototype that resembles a sort of blimp windmill. The test took place at the Loring Commerce Center in Limestone, Maine, USA where the AWT floated 350 feet (107 meters) into the sky and successfully produced power, before coming back to earth in a controlled landing. The turbine was deployed into the air from a towable docking trailer, while demonstrating that it can produce over twice the power at high altitudes than generated at conventional tower height. There are hopes to energy costs can be reduced by up to 65 percent by harnessing stronger winds that occur at and above an altitude of 1,000 feet (305 meters).
via Floating wind turbines to produce low cost renewable energy.
It’s eco-ethical to run your car on this fossil fuel
Monday, March 26th, 2012Yet, the Honda GX is neither manufactured nor sold in Canada. It’s made and sold only in the United States – where it exceeds the stringent pure-air standards of the famously tough California Air Resources Board and qualifies for carpool lanes that are open only to the cleanest of vehicles.
The Honda GX runs on compressed natural gas, the only alternative fuel so cheap that it doesn’t need government subsidies. Now sold in 197 dealerships in 36 states, it’s an assembly-line family car, the first mass-produced CNG vehicle. It lists at $26,000 (U.S.) and gets good mileage: 30 miles per (U.S.) gallon in city driving, 42 miles per gallon in highway driving. The price of CNG “at the pump” runs $2.50 a gallon – the same price, ironically, that Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich has set as a long-term American goal for regular gasoline.
When will be get this car and many others like it that are running in Europe here?
Enbridge Buys First Solar’s 50-Megawatt Nevada Power Plant
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012Enbridge Inc. (ENB), Canada’s largest oil-pipeline operator, purchased a 50-megawatt solar farm in Nevada from First Solar Inc. (FSLR) to help offset carbon emissions from the electricity it consumes.
The Silver State North project, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) south of Las Vegas on federal land, will be completed in May and First Solar expects to record revenue from the sale in the second quarter, the companies said today in a statement. They didn’t give a price.
The acquisition marks Enbridge’s first move in the U.S. solar market and will help it meet a goal of generating as much energy from renewable sources as its operations consume. The project will produce enough power for about 9,000 Nevada homes and will displace about 42,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide a year, the equivalent of 8,000 cars, according to the statement.
Natural gas presents B.C. with challenges, opportunities
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012What few suspected then – and are surprised by now – is that another fossil fuel, natural gas, would end up on Obamas approved list. In a speech in late January, Obama, standing in front of two Kenworth T800 LNG trucks at a UPS truck-refuelling site in Las Vegas, shared a vision of natural gas powering cars, homes and factories, adding that the cleaner, cheaper energy source could support 600,000 jobs by the end of the decade. “Weve got a supply of natural gas under our feet that can last America nearly 100 years,” he said. Indeed, advances in extraction technology have allowed producers to access previously locked-in gas through fracking and new drilling techniques.
The low cost of Natural Gas is changing the landscape for clean energy in BC and beyond. Read more about some of the implications here.
via Natural gas presents B.C. with challenges, opportunities.
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Marketwire – Alternative Energy
- BacTech Begins Tailing Sampling at Telamayu, Bolivia May 17, 2012
- W2 Energy Completes Purchase of British Columbia-Based Agri-Green Biodiesel Inc. May 17, 2012
- Lumenpulse Receives U.S. Patent on Technology That Converts Analog to Digital Signals Allowing Lighting Control Over AC Power Lines May 17, 2012
- WEPOWER Ecolutions Presents Orion Lighting Solutions at 2012 RECon, Las Vegas May 17, 2012
- World Mobile Holdings Inc. Approved for OTC Listing May 17, 2012
- Ceradyne Board Approves Regular Quarterly Dividend May 17, 2012
- ILG Energy Helps Clients Maneuver New Fracking Guidelines May 17, 2012
- Vectren CEO Says Natural Gas Prices Good News for Customers, Electric Environmental Investments Paying Off; Mays Retires From Vectren Board May 16, 2012
- Unusual Market Activity in Venoco, Inc. Common Stock May 16, 2012
- QSolar Limited Provides Update on Delay in Filing of Audited Financial Statements Pursuant to Management Cease Trade Order Granted May 16, 2012
Globe Newswire
- Velti CEO Alex Moukas to Present at the Barclays Global Technology, Media and Telecommunications Conference May 17, 2012SAN FRANCISCO, May 17, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Velti plc (Nasdaq:VELT), the leading global provider of mobile marketing and advertising technology and solutions, today announced that Alex Moukas, Chief Executive Officer and Wilson W. Cheung, Chief Financial Officer will present at the Barclays Global Technology, Media and Telecommunications Conference, to b […]
- Washington Gold's Chief Operating Officer Elected President of Recreational Gaming Association May 17, 2012HOUSTON, May 17, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nevada Gold & Casinos, Inc. (NYSE Amex:UWN) announced today that Victor Mena, Chief Operating Officer of Washington Gold, owned and operated by Nevada Gold, has been elected President of the State of Washington's Recreational Gaming Association ("RGA"). […]
- SSP America Awarded Major Food and Beverage Contract at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport May 17, 2012LANSDOWNE, Va., May 17, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SSP America, the North American division of SSP, the leading operator of food and beverage brands in travel locations worldwide is proud to announce today its 10 year, $800 million contract with Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport that will bring the diverse culinary arts of Phoenix's most celebrated […]
- Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman's Charlottesville Campuses Host USO Stuffing Party May 17, 2012CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., May 17, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- More than 10,000 deploying service members will receive "care packages" from the USO thanks to a stuffing party held recently by 130 employees from Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC). […]
- BIDZ.com, Inc. Signs Going Private Merger Agreement May 17, 2012CULVER CITY, Calif., May 17, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BIDZ.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:BIDZ), a leading online retailer of jewelry, today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Glendon Group, Inc. ("Glendon Group") to be acquired for $0.78 per share in cash. This per share price represents a premium of 59.2% over the Company […]
- Nanophase Announces Plans for Rights Offering to Stockholders May 17, 2012ROMEOVILLE, Ill., May 17, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nanophase Technologies Corporation (OTCQB:NANX), a technology leader in nanomaterials and advanced nanoengineered products, today announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for a rights offering to existing holders of its […]
- Naugatuck Valley Financial Corporation Announces Cash Dividend May 17, 2012NAUGATUCK, Conn., May 17, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Naugatuck Valley Financial Corporation (Nasdaq:NVSL) declared a cash dividend for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, of $.03 per share to stockholders of record on May 28, 2012. Payment of the cash dividend will be made on or about June 15, 2012. […]
- Mercury Computer Systems Awarded Contract to Deliver Rugged, High Density Solid State Data Recorder for Airborne ISR Applications May 17, 2012CHELMSFORD, Mass., May 17, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:MRCY) (www.mc.com), a trusted provider of commercially developed application-ready ISR and EW subsystems for defense prime contractors, announced that it has received a contract from a leading defense prime contractor to provide an advanced solid state data recorder fo […]
- OKI Data Americas to Demonstrate Cloud-Based Total Managed Print(TM) Portal, Serve as Platinum Sponsor of Photizo Group Transform 2012 Global Conference May 17, 2012MOUNT LAUREL, N.J., May 17, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKI Data Americas announces its sponsorship of the Transform 2012 Global Conference, hosted by the Photizo Group, taking place May 24-25, 2012 at the Hilton Bonnet Creek in Orlando, FL. There, OKI will demonstrate the company's proprietary, cloud-based Managed Print Services (MPS) offering, Total Mana […]
- Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Inc. to Present at Investor Conferences May 17, 2012COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 17, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:BBRG), owner and operator of the BRAVO! Cucina Italiana (BRAVO!) and BRIO Tuscan Grille (BRIO) restaurant concepts, today announced that the Company will be presenting at the following conferences. […]