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Tweets for August 2009:
- In a new era of disaster planning, distributed energy can save lives when the grid fails. 10:44 PM Aug 31st from web
- And while talking about , lets talk about another limited resource - water! LA Tackles Water Waste 10:43 PM Aug 31st from web
- Also read old 2007 McKinsey article about Curbing the growth of global energy demand 10:41 PM Aug 31st from web
- On average, some homes in Austin, TX waste up to 50% of the energy delivered by the local power utility 10:38 PM Aug 31st from web
- “How is it that energy saving opportunities worth >$130B annually go unrealized in the US?" - McKinsey report (pdf) 10:38 PM Aug 31st from web
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RT @ Solar Cells and Photovoltaic Energy 8:38 AM Aug 29th from web
Then there's the idea to make power from the thermal energy trapped in our pavements and roadways! 8:37 AM Aug 29th from web
Solar Roadways gets $100,000 from DOE to develop a 12×12 foot panel that would be used as a road surface. 8:36 AM Aug 29th from web
Shame! The Great Pacific Garbage Patch 8:35 AM Aug 29th from web
Speaking of glut & dumping in industry, seems Japanese makers of solar panels are well placed to endure this glut 4:43 PM Aug 28th from web
Read: More Sun for Less: Solar Panels Drop in Price The economics are changing. Good for homeowners!1:09 PM Aug 28th from web
Interesting! Does Carbon Labeling Confuse Consumers? 1:05 PM Aug 28th from web
Tough times for industry for sure in 2009, even if the sky didn't fall on them! 1:05 PM Aug 28th from web
Haah .. no eclipsed / cloudy punning this time. This time the whole goddim sky fell on the industry, it seems! 1:03 PM Aug 28th from web
More about Suntech pricing from 2Q results last week: 2Q Profit Falls 80% As Sales Fall On Pricing! 1:01 PM Aug 28th from web
Lost in Translation or Suntech dumping market? 1:01 PM Aug 28th from web
via @: What's the Real Cost of Cheap Chinese ? 1:00 PM Aug 28th from web
You Too Can Become a Power Mogul or How I Installed Photovoltaics and Moved Off the Grid 12:54 PM Aug 28th from web
RT @ Standards for Small-Scale Wind Power 12:54 PM Aug 28th from web
RT @ The Cost of Adapting to 12:53 PM Aug 28th from web
RT @ Installing , One Panel at a Time 12:53 PM Aug 28th from web
RT @ LDK Solar To Develop 500MW of Power in China 12:52 PM Aug 28th from web
RT @ Battery Startup Seeo Raises $8.6M, With Khosla Back for More 12:51 PM Aug 28th from web
Massachusetts Feedstock Rule Elicits Mixed Reviews From Industry 12:50 PM Aug 28th from web
Declining prices hurt panel manufacturers 12:50 PM Aug 28th from web
To Read Later: RT @ A consumer paradigm for China 4:23 PM Aug 26th from web
(Despite recent challenges?), Market To Triple By 2020 and Create 800,000 New Jobs 4:22 PM Aug 26th from web
and Big Oil! 29MW solar steam plant at a Chevron oil field in Coalinga, Calif. 12:27 PM Aug 26th from web
Clear Skies, Cavallo Energy Developing Project (minimum 6MW) In Mojave Desert 12:26 PM Aug 26th from web
Will read article later but must add here that from what I've seen not all Utilities are against renewables! Eg: PG&E, Duke to some extent12:21 PM Aug 26th from web
To Read Later: Newsweek - Who could possibly be against homeowners using solar panels to power their homes? Utilities!. 12:20 PM Aug 26th from web
Reading: NYT artcicle and related Atlantic Online post about how China Has The Edge12:19 PM Aug 26th from web
Canadian Solar gets rights for 500 MW project in China 12:17 PM Aug 26th from web
Ohio accepting proposals for and stimulus grants 12:17 PM Aug 26th from web
In other news: Ohio approves $10M stimulus loan for expansion of Willard & Kelsey Solar Group's thin-film solar panel manufacturing12:10 PM Aug 26th from web
In other news: Tuusso raises $2M to develop utility-scale power projects in Western US 12:08 PM Aug 26th from web
More about the spray-on ink technology and 12:06 PM Aug 26th from web
To Read Later: RT @ Carbon Capture and Storage & the Key to Subsurface Technical Issues 12:05 PM Aug 26th from web
More about Biosolar's technology 12:03 PM Aug 26th from web
Will Biosolar's biobacksheet Trip Dupont's Tedlar As PV Turns Around 12:01 PM Aug 26th from web
RT @ Suniva at 18%+ efficiency with c-Si cells, starting up 64 MW second manufacturing line 11:59 AM Aug 26th from web
RT @ Suniva News Just Keeps Getting Better 11:58 AM Aug 26th from web
Read about this in '07. Matter of when, not if, it is possible! Spray-on ink to paint on roofs and generate energy 11:58 AM Aug 26th from web
Can Steven Chu Win the Fight Over Global Warming? 1:04 PM Aug 24th from web
Oh wait! This just in! AUS scientists trump US in solar cell battle (43%) We need a Usain Bolt of efficiency ;)8:11 PM Aug 21st from web
Or maybe it is 41.1% (Fraunhofer) or 42.8% (University of Delaware) 8:10 PM Aug 21st from web
No one makes panels with these but overall cell record in the lab, I think is NREL (GaIn phosphide & GaIn arsenide) 8:08 PM Aug 21st from web
Note: That's for “commercial grade multi-crystalline silicon PV" only. Mono-crystalline silicon "world record" is still SunPower, I think.8:05 PM Aug 21st from web
Whoa! Didn't tweet cleantech news for 5 days and what do I miss! A New World Record in Power Efficiency! 8:01 PM Aug 21st from web
Interview with Shai Agassi, Israel's Homegrown Electric Car Pioneer 4:15 PM Aug 13th from web
Bookmarked: GreenBiz.com's Stimulus Funds Map 4:26 PM Aug 12th from web
Report: While corporate commitment to mitigation has improved, unmitigated risk is still unacceptably high 4:18 PM Aug 12th from web
To Download Later: White Paper - Building Materials, , and the ARRA 4:16 PM Aug 12th from web
Unfortunately, some pay lip-service (green-washing) while others just ignore as part of corporate strategy 4:14 PM Aug 12th from web
Agree with GE's Immelt --> not a fad but a business strategy. = $, provides differentiation, + helps you be good! :)4:13 PM Aug 12th from web
Indeed! ought not to be an initiative in good times but a way to innovate, stay ahead of competition, & enhance your brand!4:10 PM Aug 12th from web
READING: Defying the Downturn: How to Achieve Success Through 4:08 PM Aug 12th from web
How predictable, no? Seems petroleum industry organizing anti-climate bill rallies around the nation! 1:38 PM Aug 12th from web
Seems Green transportation is gaining momentum on U.S. railways What US Railways?!1:35 PM Aug 12th from web
Links galore in this WSJ Blog post: Climate Battles and Trade Wars 12:58 PM Aug 12th from web
And what better way to visualize the impact our "trash" has on the world than Chris Jordan's photographs 12:36 PM Aug 12th from web
11,538 tons of phone books in municipal waste - that is 23,076,000 lbs! And that's in Minnesota alone! 12:32 PM Aug 12th from web
To Read Later: The Folly of ‘Magical Solutions’ For Targeting Carbon Emissions 12:30 PM Aug 12th from web
Can corals survive in a warming world? Also see amazing pictures of coral from the Netherlands Antilles 12:28 PM Aug 12th from web
Controlling The Ranching Boom That Threatens The Amazon 12:26 PM Aug 12th from web
Shame!! RT @ RT @ Australia Plans Airstrikes to Kill 650K Camels in Outback 12:23 PM Aug 12th from web
Rising ocean acidity: 'The other carbon problem' 12:22 PM Aug 12th from web
Significant increase in M&A activity & consolidation expected in Indian renewable energy sector - E&Y Report 12:21 PM Aug 12th from web
To Read Later: RT @ Oil - The Cold Black Facts - A Special Report: 9:39 AM Aug 12th from web
RT @ Cap and Trade in Perspective: The European Version 9:38 AM Aug 12th from web
Is Seen as a Threat to U.S. Security 9:38 AM Aug 12th from web
Bob Lutz on the Chevy Volt + Chevy Volt could jolt your pocketbook 8:24 AM Aug 12th from web
via @ - homes on the Tibetan plateau 8:22 AM Aug 12th from web
RT @ China starts building nation's biggest wind farm 8:04 AM Aug 12th from web
I have long rued the fragmented nature of Green Job Boards -- literally 100s of them! Need an indeed.com for green job boards! 6:11 PM Aug 11th from web
READING with interest: Six Ways to Beat the Green Job Board Paradox and Stop Wasting Time 6:11 PM Aug 11th from web
@ Updated " Plug-In Hybrids" book any time soon? Or have you moved on to writing about other things?5:15 PM Aug 11th from TweetDeck
RT @ GM says plug-in hybrid Volt will get 230 mpg in city driving 5:15 PM Aug 11th from TweetDeck
RT @ in Texas Actually Lowering Electricity Prices 5:13 PM Aug 11th from TweetDeck
RT @ Less=More: Efficiency, renewables are sufficient to power 100% of Michigan's future energy needs 5:13 PM Aug 11th from TweetDeck
Today I started reading @'s The Truth About Green Business Good Book! 5:08 PM Aug 11th from TweetDeck
Is there a PETA for fungi? :) RT @ Scientists Force Fungus to Have Sex to Create 5:07 PM Aug 11th from TweetDeck
Reading @'s The Truth About Green Business Good Book! 4:54 PM Aug 11th from web
RT @ YouTube video -- Inside the Labs With Applied Materials 2:42 PM Aug 11th from web
RT @ Clinton Foundation Signs MoU To Build 5,000 MW Park In Gujarat, India 2:40 PM Aug 11th from web
RT @ Canadian Solar Targets 510MW of Chinese Projects 2:40 PM Aug 11th from web
RT @ SunEdison to Deploy Systems on Five Walmart Stores 2:40 PM Aug 11th from web
@ I agree - not a fad! Like I read somewhere: "You don't have to choose between making money and making sense." 2:38 PM Aug 11th from web
RT @ India Will Invest $21 Billion in Renewable Energy - 2:40 PM Aug 10th from web
Only time will tell! Many a slip between plan and execution! RT @ Can India reach 20GW of by 2020?2:40 PM Aug 10th from web
RT @ Technology, Tenacity Drive Down Power Costs 2:39 PM Aug 10th from web
RT @ Worldwide PV Market - 2013 - 2:39 PM Aug 10th from web
To Read Later: DOE Awards $377M to 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers 1:18 PM Aug 10th from web
University of Maryland Eastern Shore plans 20-acre solar farm - SunEdison to put up 2.1MW of panels 1:17 PM Aug 10th from web
Pictures from the 2003 blackout (Good reminder: Need a !)1:16 PM Aug 10th from web
To Read Later: Global Populations to Accelerate Demands For Fossil Fuels, Renewable Energy 1:15 PM Aug 10th from web
Reading: China to unveil plan for "new energy" by year-end 1:15 PM Aug 10th from web
Spire Solar establishes presence in India to feed growing market and sustain distribution of its products in India 1:14 PM Aug 10th from web
READING: More about India's groundbreaking plan Also: Downturn hits India renewables 1:12 PM Aug 10th from web
READING: Low pricing key in sector crisis: UBS 1:10 PM Aug 10th from web
, Projects Hurry Up and Wait at U.S. Military Bases 1:10 PM Aug 10th from web
USB panels charge cell phones on the go + A solar powered charger and neck-warmer 1:08 PM Aug 10th from web
Sanyo to Double Production at Panel Facility in Shiga prefecture to 200MW 1:06 PM Aug 10th from web
The Brobeck Solar Energy Credit Card: Energy, benefits, and reduced GHG and lower energy bills. 1:05 PM Aug 10th from web
eSolar’s green edge: critter friendly farms + eSolar's first 5MW solar power tower 1:03 PM Aug 10th from web
Do-It-Yourself solar panels - Solar-Deals.com slashes cost of panels by 50% 1:02 PM Aug 10th from web
Congress could consider legislation that could further ignite investment in renewable energy in the US. 12:59 PM Aug 10th from web
Bill Gross of eSolar says they have the lowest cost electrons in the history of the world - "Nobody's close." 3:27 PM Aug 7th from TweetDeck
What’s Green, Made of Corn and Has Buttons? Corn-based bio-plastic in Samsung/Sprint cellphone 3:24 PM Aug 7th from TweetDeck
RT @ India's greenhouse emissions are among lowest. 12:30 PM Aug 7th from TweetDeck
For Context, this post when the Climate Bill was passed in the House late last month - 10:54 AM Aug 7th from TweetDeck
RT @ Edouard_Stenger China is getting ready for Copenhagen 10:53 AM Aug 7th from TweetDeck
Predictable impasse is growing over the climate bill in Senate 10:53 AM Aug 7th from TweetDeck
China softens climate rhetoric Need Markey-Waxman to pass to show world USA is serious about 10:51 AM Aug 7th from TweetDeck
RT @ US climate bill: An uncertain Senate path 10:47 AM Aug 7th from TweetDeck
RT @ New Jersey is second in use (behind CA) & now plans to double its use of solar 10:47 AM Aug 7th from TweetDeck
RT @ Reflectors That Will Cut Production Costs 10:09 AM Aug 7th from TweetDeck
RT @ Where US Industry Stands Globally 10:09 AM Aug 7th from TweetDeck
A123 Systems to receive $249M for battery manufacturing 10:09 AM Aug 7th from TweetDeck
To Read Later: RT @ RT @ Green investment grows up 10:09 AM Aug 7th from TweetDeck
House Bill Will Spur 20% ElectricityPrice Hike by 2030. Is 20% in 20+ yrs a lot? And 12 c/kwh in 2030? I already pay more!10:08 AM Aug 7th from TweetDeck
OTOH, companies that are pro-actively using innovative carbon cutting steps: BT, M&S, Cadbury, Nestle 10:07 AM Aug 7th from TweetDeck
60 Minutes Follows America's Toxic Electronic Waste As It Is Illegally Shipped To Become China's Dirty Secret 10:07 AM Aug 7th from TweetDeck
Coal industry spokesman Joe Lucas opines mountaintop removal in Appalachia good for society - creates "community space" 10:07 AM Aug 7th from TweetDeck
Pro-coal group may have sent fraudulent letters urging representatives to vote against House climate bill? 10:07 AM Aug 7th from TweetDeck
ah! Never heard of her before today... Severn Suzuki (), in a speech to the UN in 1992 10:05 AM Aug 7th from TweetDeck
The Big Ask: Campaign for a strong climate law (Also see video at link: ) 10:05 AM Aug 7th from TweetDeck
"A faith in miracles grades seamlessly into excuses for inaction." -George Monbiot 10:05 AM Aug 7th from TweetDeck
Critics fail to see the bigger picture - Waxman-Markey is not perfect, but is a significant step forward 10:05 AM Aug 7th from TweetDeck
Will healthcare overshadow bill in Senate? Hope not! If it doesn't pass in 09, be a long wait!10:05 AM Aug 7th from TweetDeck
Journal Paper: Redox-active lithiated organic salt from renewable resources as electrode material for a Li-ion batteries 3:01 PM Aug 5th from web
To Read Later: First Comes Global Warming, Then An Evolutionary Explosion 1:32 PM Aug 5th from web
Electric Car Maker Expects Market to Heat Up 1:04 PM Aug 5th from web
Reading: Harvesting Clean Energy Along the Road 12:56 PM Aug 5th from web
NC may ban giant wind turbines because of aesthetics So, aesthetics different in EU? Lame excuses, me thinks!12:54 PM Aug 5th from web
RT @ Battle Brewing Over Giant Desert Farm 12:53 PM Aug 5th from web
@ Not saying I agree with the poll results (its a small data slice) but just FYI..... Is CSR a fad? 12:51 PM Aug 5th from web in reply to MBernhart
President Obama announces $2.4B in Grants for and Electric Vehicles 12:48 PM Aug 5th from web
RT @ Borrego Introduces PPA Program: 12:44 PM Aug 5th from web
Q&A: eSolar bets on software to make cheaper 12:43 PM Aug 5th from web
Hey..was just reading about them (see next tweet) RT @ eSolar plugs solar plant into California grid 12:42 PM Aug 5th from web
DOE provides Air Products with $1.5 million to fund thin-film material development 12:41 PM Aug 5th from web
RT @ ComEd pilot program comparing energy usage with neighbors Seeks Federal Funds for 12:31 PM Aug 5th from web
RT @ The Best Time for EU Industries to Invest in Abatement Technologies is Now, Says Frost & Sullivan 12:28 PM Aug 5th from web
Bookmarked: The FireWalker Flare - An Environmental and Renewable Energy Solutions Talk Radio Show 12:26 PM Aug 5th from web
Guess its easy to merely shove the toxic waste under the carpet...or under a mountain in the desert! Nuclear is carbon-free but NOT clean!10:39 AM Aug 5th from web
Reasoning, btw: "Because we're not that good at green tech, anyway. But we're awesome at making nukes."10:37 AM Aug 5th from web
Wow, what reasoning! Unreal! Ok for US to fall behind in renewable energy! 10:37 AM Aug 5th from web
RT @ chrisrbrown Why the Bill Matters to 10:34 AM Aug 5th from web
Algae: From Biotech to Frankenfuels? 10:31 AM Aug 5th from web
Punjab becomes the first state in India with subsidies for systems for commercial & residential sectors 9:46 AM Aug 5th from web
Survey of 100+ executives/investors concludes 1 year or less until sector is back on track 9:40 AM Aug 5th from web
Read about Suniva's $75 million Series C funding last week. Now Reading: Inside the year’s 2nd largest round 9:38 AM Aug 5th from web
Massachusetts public-private consortium looks to establish an algae farm and biorefinery for renewable . 9:36 AM Aug 5th from web
Primafuel - Startup puts new spin on biofuel byproducts 9:35 AM Aug 5th from web
TMO's heat-loving bug helps secure £11 million for cellulosic ethanol technology 9:34 AM Aug 5th from web
Cleantech Index (CTIUS) rises 16.6% in first half of 2009 9:30 AM Aug 5th from web
Investors have plunked over $2.3 billion into CIGS companies alone. Not too many companies shipping CIGS based product yet!9:23 AM Aug 5th from web
RT @ NuvoSun Hits 11.8 Efficiency With CIGS Great news! But how about scale-up? 9:20 AM Aug 5th from web
Energy Secretary at Harvard tomorrow on: Laying the Foundation for the Next Generation of Clean Energy Jobs 9:18 AM Aug 5th from web
Help Wanted – In The Green Sector 9:16 AM Aug 5th from web
READING: Vinod Khosla On Why Clean Technology Is Misunderstood 10:16 AM Aug 4th from web
Venture capital firms still optimistic despite 63% drop in the first half of 2009 9:54 AM Aug 4th from web
Cleantech VC funding bounces back in Q2: Up 73% to $572 million About $148M of it went to the industry.9:52 AM Aug 4th from web
Rise In 2Q Cleantech Investment Bodes Well For 3Q 9:51 AM Aug 4th from web
First project for Renewable Ventures: 2MW PV array producing & selling electricity to Colorado State University. 9:49 AM Aug 4th from web
Renewable Ventures closes $200M for US projects 9:46 AM Aug 4th from web
Lessons from the Trenches for Distributed 9:45 AM Aug 4th from web
Not sure about renewable but anything that leaves behind waste you need to put under a mountain in the middleofnowhere.. 4:04 PM Aug 3rd from web
House Will Get Another Shot at Feed-In Tariffs 4:02 PM Aug 3rd from web
Offshore Fish Farms Swimming in Controversy: Solution? Or pollution? 4:01 PM Aug 3rd from web
RT @ China's Energy Intensity Cuts Good News for the Climate 3:59 PM Aug 3rd from web
GHG emissions data - Google Puts Green House Gases on the Map....Literally 3:59 PM Aug 3rd from web
IEA Chief Economist Says Oil Supplies Running Out Fast, Peak Oil Soon 3:33 PM Aug 3rd from web
Green Stimulus funding opportunities for residences, businesses and states 3:30 PM Aug 3rd from web
Buying A Sustainable Economy - Record energy spending may trigger a new clean-energy industry 3:29 PM Aug 3rd from web
India paradox - Going Green With No Carbon Limits Parts I & II: 3:28 PM Aug 3rd from web
Treasury, Energy Dept. Ready To Spend $3 Billion On 500+ Commercial Renewable Energy 3:26 PM Aug 3rd from web
Mass. gets $22M in federal stimulus funds for energy-saving projects incl. on public buildings 3:25 PM Aug 3rd from web
Massachusetts announces $155 million in Renewable Energy Projects: Part 1 & II: 3:23 PM Aug 3rd from web
DOE Looks for Submissions for $30B Renewable Energy Loan Guarantees 3:22 PM Aug 3rd from web
DOE: $30B in loan guarantees for renewable energy incl. $2B for , $6B for power grid projects 3:21 PM Aug 3rd from web
DOE Announces Awards for up to $11 Million for New Energy Grid Integration Systems 3:18 PM Aug 3rd from web
VC Rebounds in 2Q after steep plunge in 1Q (Also see Jan09 report: )3:17 PM Aug 3rd from web
Borrego Solar receives $30M from an outside investor to fund new installation projects 3:14 PM Aug 3rd from web
READING: ... RT @ Increasing Incentives for Energy 3:11 PM Aug 3rd from web
READING: Industry: No Breakthroughs Needed 3:11 PM Aug 3rd from web
Govt. of India Press Release: 35-50 MW capacity solar power plant can be set up on 1 sq km land in Rajasthan! Lets do it!3:11 PM Aug 3rd from web
Tiny battery traps power to run a house for 24 hrs 3:07 PM Aug 3rd from web
Powered Ferries to Sail Hong Kong Harbor, Cut Emissions 3:06 PM Aug 3rd from web
Inflatable Solar Skin allows inefficient buildings to generate energy 3:05 PM Aug 3rd from web
RT @ Centrosolar Withdraws From Cell Manufacturing Joint Venture 3:05 PM Aug 3rd from web
Evergreen Solar finalizes agreements with Jiawei Solar (China) 3:05 PM Aug 3rd from web
DOE’s 2008 Report: U.S. the leader in annual capacity growth, as well as cumulative capacity 3:00 PM Aug 3rd from web
King salmon vanishing in Alaska, smokehouses empty 6:28 PM Aug 2nd from web
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