Tweets - June 2009

Tweets for June 2009:

1. At www.virtualenergyforum (free) today - Keynote: Public-Private Partnerships - Transforming Energy Use of Built Environment (8-9am EST) - Jun 25th
2. This hour at www.virtualenergyforum (free): Keynote: Public-Private Partnerships - Transforming Energy Use of Built Environment - Jun 25th
3. Up next at 2:15pm EST #GreenBuildings - Building Information Modeling Case Study AND at 3pm #SmartGrid Technologies - Myth or Reality (IBM) - Jun 24th
4. Listen now: #GreenBuilding - Smart Buildings for Maximizing Efficiency (Siemens) at www.virtualenergyforum.com - Free presentations all day - Jun 24th
5. Just heard about a 1 MW power plant based on cattle manure in Ludhiana, India. (Wow! That's a lot of bulls*** :)) (Also, 6MW Muncipal Waste) - Jun 24th

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6. Live concurrently right now at www.virtualenergyforum.com: Global Green Cities - #Solar Cities of India (More talks till 6pmEST) Jun 24th
7. RT @solarfeeds New EPA Analysis of Waxman-Markey #ClimateChange Bill http://ow.ly/15G2JR #EnergyPolicy 1:02 PM Jun 24th
8. Listening now: Renewable Energy (with focus on #WindEnergy) in Scotland - Free talks all day at www.virtualenergyforum.com1:01 PM Jun 24th
9. Virtual Energy Forum all day today and tommorrow: Free registration and online viewing at www.virtualenergyforum.com10:41 AM Jun 24th
10. RT @fyietc LG Display Set To Invest US $39M in Thin-film #Solar Business - http://tinyurl.com/nywgtl11:11 PM Jun 23rd
11. @JoshChernin Thanks for the RTs :)11:11 PM Jun 23rd
12. RT @fyietc President Obama Calls on House to Pass Climate Bill - http://tinyurl.com/mqa9nc #ClimateChange11:10 PM Jun 23rd
13. RT @fyietc CPUC Approves 500 MW Distributed Solar Program for SoCal Edison - http://tinyurl.com/lxj2sx11:10 PM Jun 23rd
14. RT @fyietcHow NJ Rose To #2 in US #Solar Power - http://tinyurl.com/mkoc7h11:10 PM Jun 23rd
15. Can Wind Power Get Up to Speed? - TIME magazine http://u.nu/2ece #WindEnergy11:09 PM Jun 23rd
16. Study: #WindEnergy Could Power The Entire World http://u.nu/6gbe (Entire paper in PNAS here: http://u.nu/6hbe (pdf)8:05 PM Jun 23rd
17. Sunset Clause to Dim #Solar… in California? http://u.nu/3t8e11:39 AM Jun 23rd
18. So, How will America capitalize on Green Revolution and #solar power? http://u.nu/6s8e11:38 AM Jun 23rd
19. Good News for #Solar from Europe: 1% today to 12% by 2020. Grid Parity in Italy by 2010. http://u.nu/4r8e http://u.nu/6r8e http://u.nu/8r8e11:37 AM Jun 23rd
20. After Big Wind, Big Solar coming to West Texas http://u.nu/6q8e #Solar11:32 AM Jun 23rd
21. A $3.4 Billion Bet On China's #Solar Expansion http://u.nu/3q8e http://u.nu/4q8e11:31 AM Jun 23rd
22. QD Soleil Issued Patent Based on the Use of Nanostructures for #Solar Concentrators http://u.nu/3p8e11:29 AM Jun 23rd
23. TED Talk: Yann Arthus-Bertrand's recent projects, #ClimateChange, & stunning aerial photos from his "Earth From Above" #Art http://u.nu/7f3e9:03 PM Jun 22nd
24. After Applied Materials, is it Intel's turn to enter #solar business? RT @solarfeeds Intel Inside Organic PV? http://ow.ly/f34H1:16 PM Jun 19th
25. Researchers from Korea claim to have produced the world's first purely white #LED #EnergyEfficiency http://u.nu/2fbd1:15 PM Jun 19th
26. First Real-Time Carbon Emissions Counter Starts Ticking in NYC http://u.nu/5ebd #ClimateChange1:14 PM Jun 19th
27. Gloria Solar & a major European automaker have signed an MOU to put a curvy #solar panel on the rooftop of small cars http://u.nu/9dbd #EV1:13 PM Jun 19th
28. Chinese-built electric sedan could be the first on sale in the United States, but it will quickly face competition. http://u.nu/8dbd #EV1:12 PM Jun 19th

29. Bureaucracy & inertia delaying #solar projects http://u.nu/7a3d Elsewhere, in AUS, solar panels credits program delayed http://u.nu/8a3d12:03 PM Jun 18th
30. And more about the space-based #solar power: http://u.nu/283d http://u.nu/383d (Earlier: http://u.nu/683d)11:57 AM Jun 18th
31. More about the African #Solar project - European Solar Power from African Deserts http://u.nu/673dhttp://u.nu/773d http://u.nu/873d11:53 AM Jun 18th
32. Pros and Cons of Putting #Solar Thermal on Private Land http://u.nu/473d Related: GigaWatts in the Desert (Jan09) http://u.nu/573d11:50 AM Jun 18th
33. Scientists: Global warming already has changed oceans http://u.nu/2jmc #ClimateChange3:57 PM Jun 16th
34. StatoilHydro & Siemens developing world’s 1st floating wind turbine, opening up the deep ocean for wind farming http://u.nu/7gmc #WindEnergy3:47 PM Jun 16th
35. MHT's Efrain Viscarolasaga: #Solar installation booms in New England http://u.nu/3gmc3:45 PM Jun 16th
36. MHT's Efrain Viscarolasaga: Green tech brings jobs back to Mass http://u.nu/6gmc #GreenJobs3:45 PM Jun 16th
37. RT @greeninc A Car Charging Infrastructure Takes Shape #EV http://u.nu/2gmc3:43 PM Jun 16th
38. RT @Greeninc Stimulus Packages a Boon for #EnergyEfficiency http://u.nu/9fmc3:42 PM Jun 16th
39. Spaced Out: Is #Solar Power From Satellites Achievable? - WSJ Blogs http://u.nu/8fmc3:41 PM Jun 16th
40. RT @ClimateChange #climatechange report released today: http://bit.ly/Guu6t Summary with the report's graphs & charts http://bit.ly/ZyOgK3:36 PM Jun 16th
41. #EnergyStorage = The Forgotten Piece of the #SmartGrid http://u.nu/8dmc3:35 PM Jun 16th
42. Sierra Club says the Waxman-Markey climate and energy bill has already “suffered death by a thousand cuts.” http://u.nu/4dmc #EnergyPolicy3:32 PM Jun 16th
43. For later reading: MYTH: Waxman-Markey gives away 85 percent of allowances to polluters http://u.nu/8cmc #EnergyPolicy3:31 PM Jun 16th
44. A new #solar power plant in Kibbutz Samar, Israel—but this is a one of a kind complex thanks to a hybrid-microturbine. http://u.nu/6cmc3:30 PM Jun 16th
45. A possible long-term project: 100 GW #solar thermal power station in northern Africa and the Middle East. http://u.nu/4cmc http://u.nu/5cmc3:29 PM Jun 16th
46. @seabrightsolar Tweets are not threaded/linked...so, not sure which tweet you found cool & what you were waiting for :) Re: http://u.nu/7bmc3:22 PM Jun 16th
47. @kvbuckley @ecosaveology @argus27 Thanks for the retweets!3:21 PM Jun 16th
48. @kwidrick More and more towns will hopefully follow the cities like SFO & towns like Hopkington in exploring renewable energy as an option!3:19 PM Jun 16th
49. @som_m thanks for the SunPower lead.3:18 PM Jun 16th
50. RT @AWEA Milwaukee Area Tech College plans free seminar on Obama stimulus legislation & wind power opportunities http://tinyurl.com/npelyu10:54 AM Jun 16th
51. Just signed up for Virtual Energy Forum - World's Largest Online Energy Conference June 24-25. Free Registration at http://bit.ly/VEF0910:54 AM Jun 16th
52. Waste Management juiced by #solar trash cans: (Credit: BigBelly Solar) http://u.nu/5k9b1:26 PM Jun 12th
53. RT @solarfeeds California PV Market Still Pales In Comparison To Germany - http://bit.ly/Q2XYt#Solar1:26 PM Jun 12th
54. Hopkinton, MA seeking to install #solar panels on the fire and police stations and on two schools. http://u.nu/3k9b1:25 PM Jun 12th
55. NJ gives go-ahead to Morris County's plan to finance a countywide solar energy initiative http://u.nu/7j9b #Solar1:24 PM Jun 12th
56. SunEdison opens Renewable Operations Center, NorthAmerica’s first fleet-wide PV management command & control center. http://u.nu/5j9b #Solar1:24 PM Jun 12th
57. NYT - Technology Advances, Price Retreats Spur New Solar Ventures http://u.nu/3j9b #Solar1:22 PM Jun 12th

58. US's largest #solar plant to be built in New Mexico http://u.nu/9i9b (NRG - El Paso 92MW deal http://u.nu/7i9b) More here: http://u.nu/5i9b1:21 PM Jun 12th
59. NREL teaming up with Iberdrola Renewables to identify #Solar- thermal hot spots in Arizonahttp://u.nu/4i9b1:19 PM Jun 12th
60. Greece: Nice Solar Baits, But Few Takers - Many analysts aren't bullish about land of Apollo as a booming #Solar market. http://u.nu/3i9b1:18 PM Jun 12th
61. In China, Bicycles Are Back — But Now They're Battery Powered http://u.nu/7h9b1:15 PM Jun 12th
62. PG&E signs 'record' deal for #solar power (1.3 gigawatts from BrightSource) http://u.nu/7nya9:49 AM Jun 11th
63. #Solar Showdown Looms in California http://u.nu/5nya9:48 AM Jun 11th
64. Duke Energy partners with Cisco to fast-track development of electric #smartgrid http://u.nu/4nya9:47 AM Jun 11th
65. Suntech America to be sole supplier for a 1+ MW installation for a US mountain state municipality. http://u.nu/3nya #Solar9:46 AM Jun 11th
66. American Clean Energy and Security Act could create 650,000 US jobs by 2030 http://u.nu/8mya#GreenJobs9:45 AM Jun 11th
67. The first Global Carbon Salary Survey http://u.nu/8jya9:37 AM Jun 11th
68. How Do I Know That Green Materials Are REALLY Green? http://u.nu/5jya #GreenBuilding9:36 AM Jun 11th
69. RT @JoshChernin RT @materialsviews Understanding the role of charge-transfer states in photovoltaic mechanisms .. http://bit.ly/qtLqz #Solar9:52 AM Jun 9th
70. RT @JoshChernin RT @solarfeeds The Winners and Losers of The PV Industry http://ow.ly/d3BY#Solar9:52 AM Jun 9th
71. RT @JoshChernin RT @Altern8Power Downstream German solar firms to shine through gloom http://bit.ly/11EQdU #SOLAR9:47 AM Jun 9th
72. Using Twitter and Facebook to Find a Job - TIME http://u.nu/2qia (Really? I Twitter, FB, networking mtgs, Linkedin, job boards, ....! Sigh!)9:46 AM Jun 9th
73. Sonata for laptops, Swing for Cars - Boston Power to build new factory in MA http://u.nu/6wda#EV #EnergyStorage4:47 PM Jun 8th (Maybe a job for me, huh!)

74. Fake plastic trees that can generate real #solar power. http://u.nu/2vda4:41 PM Jun 8th
75. Mere hot air or some concrete actions to make it happen? RT #ecogeek India's Leaked #Solar Power Plan: 200 GW By 2050 #India #EnergyPolicy4:40 PM Jun 8th
76. RT @ecogeek China to Impose stricter gas mileage rules than U.S. http://tinyurl.com/mub5fy#GreenLiving4:39 PM Jun 8th
77. WTG @gavinnewsom! RT @ecogeek San Francisco Unveils First #Solar Powered Bus Shelter http://tinyurl.com/r7fe76 #GreenLiving #EnergyPolicy4:38 PM Jun 8th
78. RT @ecogeek Green Energy Investments Have Quadrupled Since 2004 http://tinyurl.com/mfwsfc#RenewableEnergy #CleanEnergy #GreenEnergy4:38 PM Jun 8th
79. Akeena Solar, one of US's leading installers and distributors of solar systems, named SEIA Industry Innovator http://u.nu/4uda #Solar4:37 PM Jun 8th
80. RT @ecogeek Arizona Solar Power Plant (Starwood 1) will deliver power day and night, starting 2013. http://u.nu/6uda http://u.nu/7uda #Solar4:37 PM Jun 8th
81. PG&E signs third major #solar deal this year http://u.nu/3uda (More utilities oughta follow models of PG&E and Duke!)4:33 PM Jun 8th
82. University of Minnesota team wins solar car race http://u.nu/8tda4:31 PM Jun 8th
83. To read later: NYT article today - Brighter days seen for #solar, next-gen #biofuels http://u.nu/3tda4:30 PM Jun 8th
84. What mix of values and data, particularly when dealing with uncertain levels of risk, is the best bet? http://u.nu/9sda #EnergyPolicy4:28 PM Jun 8th
85. How Carbon Markets Can Make Both Economic and Ecological Sense http://u.nu/8sda#EnergyPolicy4:27 PM Jun 8th
86. RT @chelseagreen: LAST HOUR! Submit Your Question to California Gov. Candidate Gavin Newsom (@gavinnewsom) http://ow.ly/cWhr4:26 PM Jun 8th
87. RT @AWEA Market research firm EER sees strong long-term outlook for growth of wind power in U.S.: http://tinyurl.com/kq79zc #WindEnergy4:25 PM Jun 8th
88. RT @fyietc SolarCity expands solar panel leasing - http://tinyurl.com/opuqnc #Solar12:57 PM Jun 4th
89. Review of 'Peadling Revolution: How Cyclists Are Changing American Cities' http://is.gd/OeA4http://is.gd/OeBU)12:56 PM Jun 4th (Amazon link for book
90. Are Streetcars Really Better Than Buses? http://bit.ly/1a4DjC (Also follow the debate: Car-Free in America? http://bit.ly/YcG3l)12:55 PM Jun 4th
91. To Read: NYT Magazine 2009 Green Issue features including: Why Isn’t the Brain Green? http://is.gd/Oekp (2008 issue: http://is.gd/OemR)12:51 PM Jun 4th
92. The #ClimateChange Numbers Game http://tinyurl.com/ozjpd912:43 PM Jun 4th
93. Desalination Plants and Water Needs in California http://tinyurl.com/ptfjxk12:43 PM Jun 4th
94. Report - Water to rival #EnergyEfficiency as key concern in #GreenBuildings http://bit.ly/MZTOP12:43 PM Jun 4th
95. "Last week's #solar conference in Germany was affected by the self-delusion of the solar industry" - Travis Bradford. http://bit.ly/10Hra512:41 PM Jun 4th
96. TechReview: Xunlight & their thin-film #solar cells on flexible steel sheets (Technology already in play by Uni-Solar) http://is.gd/OdOA12:40 PM Jun 4th