Tweets - January 2010

Tweets from January 2010:

1.      Massachusetts unveils ambitious #EnergyEfficiency standards that some say may be unequaled in the nation. http://ow.ly/11UMf    - Jan 29th  

2.      Agenda for the Virtual Energy Forum (free webinars all day today) is at http://ow.ly/11nWL I'll check archives later; outta here for now! - Jan 28th

3.      FYI - re: previous tweets about Virtual Energy Forum. Been unsuccessful in getting it to work for live webcasts. Will check archives later. - Jan 28th

4.      At Virtual Energy Forum, right now: Best Business Practices in #EnergyEfficiency. At 10am: an update on the #Solar America Cities Program - Jan 28th

5.      Virtual Energy Forum, the world's largest online energy conference, began today at 9am. Free registration & login at http://ow.ly/11mwQ - Jan 28th

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6.      The death knell for comprehensive cap-and-trade http://bit.ly/bv0STD #ClimateChange #EnergyPolicy - Jan 27th

7.      It seems a #ClimateChange bill is a bipartisan political winner in many polls http://bit.ly/8wKdAu Depends who you ask, I guess! ;-) - Jan 27th

8.      NYT Editorial - The Case for a Climate Bill http://bit.ly/8QJMoU #ClimateChange #EnergyPolicy - Jan 27th

9.      RT @climateprogress Is there going to be a bipartisan climate, energy security, clean air, #CleanEnergy jobs bill in 2010? http://u.nu/6qrt4 - Jan 27th

10.  Senator Kerry vows action on #ClimateChange http://bit.ly/b6GBXV (Lot of vowing in US, not much wowing! http://bit.ly/18MZBs) #EnergyPolicy - Jan 27th

11.  Oped from Australia on the misinformation inherent in the voluntary carbon offsets markets http://ow.ly/115rL #EnergyPolicy - Jan 27th

12.  Cambridge, MA based Joule’s Hybrid Solar Bio-Fuel to build pilot facility in TX http://bit.ly/5JSZGy #Solar #Biofuels - Jan 27th

13.  PG&E Puts Up $60M for SolarCity Installations http://bit.ly/7uM9Bd #Solar (Maybe US #solar growth can make up for EU slowdown!) - Jan 27th

14.  Some Hints About Stealthy #Solar Startup Alta Devices, Courtesy of DOE http://ow.ly/112Qz - Jan 27th

15.  Venture Firm Nth Power Names 5 Next-Gen #GreenBuilding Materials to Watch http://ow.ly/112OG - Jan 27th

16.  Free Webinar by @greentechmedia on 'US PV Manufacturing, Poised for Explosive Growth' starts at 1pm EST today. http://ow.ly/112KK - Jan 27th

17.  BioSolar Hailed as Leading PV Innovation for 2011 http://ow.ly/10OwU #Solar - Jan 26th

18.  An Evaluation of Recent 'First Solar' Projects http://ow.ly/10KP0 (Earlier: http://ow.ly/10KPA) #Solar - Jan 26th

19.  But 15% to 28% Feed-in-Tariff Cuts in Italy (and cuts in France too). Not good news for growth of #Solar in Europe http://ow.ly/10KNz - Jan 26th

20.  Bavarian sister party to Merkel's Christian Democrats Aims to Fight Ger an #Solar Subsidy Cuts http://ow.ly/10KDw http://ow.ly/10KDM - Jan 26th

21.  How Green Are the 2010 Winter Olympics? Listen to podcast at http://ow.ly/10KA4 #GreenBuilding #EnergyEfficiency - Jan 26th

22.  California Adopts First Statewide Green Building Code http://ow.ly/10Kzq #GreenBuilding #EnergyEfficiency - Jan 26th

23.  New homes, even green ones, leave costly eco-trail http://ow.ly/10KyW #GreenBuilding #EnergyEfficiency - Jan 26th

24.  ClearEdge raises $11M to make fuel cells common home appliances http://bit.ly/8CZQfN #EnergyStorage - Jan 26th

25.  Difficulties in water, nutrient issues, and carbon footprint issues confront algae biofuel farmers. http://bit.ly/bJ8TQI #Biofuels - Jan 26th

26.  Ted Turner Gets Back Into #Solar http://bit.ly/aZPx2z - Jan 26th

27.  9,922 Megawatts of New Wind in U.S. in 2009, But Manufacturing Lags http://bit.ly/bsRP7f #WindEnergy - Jan 26th

28.  #Solar Rover could help in places like Iraq, Afghanistan, & even places like Haiti http://ow.ly/10zvU - Jan 26th

29.  RT @brainpicker TakeOutWithout – smart new campaign aiming to get restaurants to reduce waste http://is.gd/72cf6 #Sustainability #Efficiency - Jan 25th

30.  Amory Lovins: Efficiency Burns Brightest (Also where you answer the q: "How would you prefer to die") http://ow.ly/10mKa #EnergyEfficiency - Jan 25th

31.  Buying Your First (Energy-Efficient) Home http://su.pr/2STyjB (via @bestgreenblogs) #EnergyEfficiency #GreenBuilding - Jan 25th

32.  #Solar stocks recover a bit after last week's smackdown after Germany's proposed 15% cut on subsidies to solar providers. http://ow.ly/10mG7 - Jan 25th

33.  RT @greenbizdaily China's #RenewableEnergy Consumption in 2009 Rose to 9.9% http://goo.gl/fb/zbz8 #Solar #Wind - Jan 25th

34.  RT @solarfund Using #solar power to Save Sub-Saharan #Africa a Drip at a Time http://bit.ly/6kOygy - Jan 25th

35.  RT @Earth2Tech Harvest Power Cuts Deal with Waste Management, Snags More VC Cash http://bit.ly/7fu1iZ #RenewableEnergy - Jan 25th

36.  Intel plans 2.5MW of #solar installations‎ on its campuses in four states http://ow.ly/10mxK (Perspective: 1MW = 150-200 homes) - Jan 25th

37.  RT @dotearth Explanation Offered for Error in U.N. Climate Report http://bit.ly/4BxqQs #ClimateChange - Jan 25th

38.  RT @solar_energy1 #Solar Energy Can Transform CO2 into Fuel http://bit.ly/6LhybW - Jan 25th

39.  John Tierney in NYT: Corporate Backing for (#ClimateChange) Research? Get Over It! http://ow.ly/10mmY - Jan 25th

40.  By that I mean smaller companies - not today's top-10 leading solar companies. Coz there is no market to sustain 100s of companies today! - Jan 25th

41.  So quite a challenge actually, given credit crunch and capital intensive nature of business, to bet on which companies will survive 5+ years - Jan 25th

42.  And then there are the First Solars and Suntechs of the world. Came out of nowhere 5-6 years ago and are #solar industry leaders today. - Jan 25th

43.  ...Sanyo (now Panasonic), Sharp, and others who have led the way in #solar for some time. Others like BP have fallen by the way-side. - Jan 25th

44.  ...do these big companies have the right strategy to be leaders in 5-10 years in the solar industry? Clearly, some do as shown by ...[contd] - Jan 25th

45.  Unless these companies find right strategic partners - big companies with $ and interest in growing into #solar industry. But then Q is.... - Jan 25th

46.  ..While a few companies may prosper, many will disappear - not just start-ups but even some that have IPOed may find it difficult to raise $ - Jan 25th

47.  via @chrisrbrown Is the Time Right to Buy the #Solar Sector? http://bit.ly/7jWw2X (My 2c: Continued shake-down likely in industry...[contd.] - Jan 25th

48.  Good to know! RT @GreenTechnology Bill Gates investor in Vinod Khosla green-tech fund #Cleantech - Jan 25th

49.  RT @chrisrbrown UL and China’s grid authority to partner on renewable energy standards and #solar R&D centre http://shar.es/aSdNY - Jan 25th

50.  RT @solarmaandpa Entech Solar Launches the Entech Tubular Skylight http://bit.ly/6dBnNC #EnergyEfficiency - Jan 25th

51.  RT @chrisrbrown BYD setting up 5GWp #solar cell production base in China, says paper http://bit.ly/7bfcEP - Jan 25th

52.  RT @JoshChernin Josh's #Solar Tweets: Guide to Building Integrated PhotoVoltaics (BIPV): http://bit.ly/BIPV10 - Jan 25th

53.  RT @greenbizdaily Senate Dems Build Case to Include #CleanEnergy, #Solar in Jobs Bill http://goo.gl/fb/F5tR #EnergyPolicy - Jan 25th

54.  RT @greenbizdaily Duke Energy buying 139-acre #solar farm http://goo.gl/fb/NqNo - Jan 25th

55.  RT @SpenserVillwock California sets incentives for #solar hot water http://ow.ly/107l6 - Jan 25th

56.  RT @petrovdempski Photovoltaics: The Future of Solar Power http://bit.ly/7pblK8 #solar - Jan 25th

57.  RT @greeninc Study Examines Costs and Benefits of Algae http://bit.ly/7SXs5p #Biofuels - Jan 25th

58.  Better Place secures $350m investment led by HSBC http://ow.ly/108Ip http://ow.ly/108Ik #EV - Jan 25th

59.  The Rising Influence of Corporations on #Cleantech Growth http://ow.ly/108Aw - Jan 25th

60.  Plus seems 2010 may be strong year for #cleantech http://ow.ly/108zU - Jan 25th

61.  Seems Mass. #cleantech investments bucked trend & saw upswing in '09! http://bit.ly/65KXEo Clearly I was not looking in the right places? - Jan 25th

62.  VC Industry Shrinks, First-Time Investments Plummet - GigaOm http://ow.ly/108yE Q4 2009: Internet hot, #cleantech cold http://ow.ly/108yF - Jan 25th

63.  VC investments fell dramatically in 2009 http://ow.ly/108nd http://ow.ly/108nZ http://ow.ly/108om #Cleantech fell 52% http://ow.ly/108qH - Jan 25th

64.  #Climatechange doesn’t mean lots of lovely weather all the time http://ow.ly/VZRN Indeed! People do not get concept of different timescales! - Jan 13th

65.  via @greentechmedia Top Ten #Solar Trends in 2009 http://ow.ly/UyUA and How Efficient Can Solar Get? http://ow.ly/UyV4 - Jan 9th

66.  Dow Solar Invests in CIGS Start-Up Nuvosun http://ow.ly/UyTP #Solar - Jan 9th

67.  New Mexico Begins its Big #Solar Ramp http://ow.ly/UySY NM Utility to Refile Renewable Energy Plan http://ow.ly/UyTa #EnergyPolicy - Jan 9th

68.  U.S. to give $2.3 billion in clean-tech credits #EnergyPolicy http://ow.ly/UyS6 - Jan 9th

69.  China Tries a New Tack to Go #Solar http://ow.ly/UyQk - Jan 9th

70.  eSolar Strikes Deal to Build Power Plants in China‎ - 2GW worth of #solar! http://ow.ly/UyPG - Jan 9th

71.  VCs and the Feds Have Pumped Billions into #Solar Start-Ups. @greentechmedia picks potential Winners and Losers. http://ow.ly/UyOM - Jan 9th

72.  Documentary about #RenewableEnergy in the 21st Century, as told by a group of kids calling for adults to take action! http://bit.ly/8roZnl - Jan 8th

73.  Even with next-gen #solar, we'll continue punning about "sunny future" ;-) Silicon Microwires Could Have a Sunny Future http://ow.ly/TN66 - Jan 7th

74.  MIT Energy Conference registration is now open http://www.mitenergyconference.com/registration.php - Jan 7th

75.  RT @TwilightEarth U.S. Department of Labor Rolls Out New #GreenJobs Site http://bit.ly/6kxBno - Jan 7th

76.  Cover Story - Who's Got Money For #Cleantech? http://ow.ly/TEKP (pdf) - Jan 7th

77.  @ClearSkyAnalyst Wish you the very best for 2010 too. Happy New Year! - Jan 6th

78.  Aah! Seems Solyndra is confidently moving ahead - filing for an IPO! Read http://bit.ly/8hEBrG and http://bit.ly/7BCt7J for details #solar - Jan 6th

79.  Does this mean even Solyndra, who got the first DOE loan guarantee in March 2009, does not really have the $ yet? http://bit.ly/YAwf #Solar - Jan 6th

80.  Unfortunate! No clue on status of DOE's loan guarantees http://bit.ly/7u8Xaz #EnergyPolicy #RenewableEnergy - Jan 6th

81.  RT @EnergyCollectiv UK Electricity from Renewables Increases 25% http://bit.ly/6NWmw3 #RenewableEnergy #EnergyPolicy - Jan 6th

82.  First carbon tax to reduce GHG from imports comes not between 2 nations, but 2 states. MN & ND Face/Off! http://bit.ly/5vIq8K #EnergyPolicy - Jan 6th

83.  Norway's Think to build electric cars in Elkhart, Indiana http://bit.ly/8WFg1J #EV - Jan 6th

84.  Clean Power Finance announces close of $6.9M financing to expand the leading software platform for #solar installers http://bit.ly/7ZkwDp - Jan 6th

85.  (P.S. Wish I was working for someone like Konarka; various attempts to network into Konarka have failed! Still looking for a full-time job!) - Jan 6th

86.  NPR News: A Once-Dark Polaroid Factory Goes Green http://bit.ly/92esgU (Earlier news about Konarka: http://bit.ly/6V4M8B) #Solar - Jan 6th

87.  San Mateo County Times Editorial: California needs better support for #solar farms http://bit.ly/69fRWH (FYI, @GavinNewsom) #EnergyPolicy - Jan 6th

88.  Closer to home, in Florida, #Solar Energy Initiatives Announces Completion of $4 Million Public School Installation http://bit.ly/5O6cGC - Jan 6th

89.  India/Japan to develop a "solar city" http://bit.ly/8A25Nx Lot of talk, some show-n-tell now, lets get on with real progress, India! #Solar - Jan 6th

90.  Qatar Gets Hot Over $1billion #Solar Power Plant http://bit.ly/4I1sK5 - Jan 6th

91.  Yesterday, Germany's SolarWorld announced that it had surpassed 1 Billion euro in annual sales in 2009 http://bit.ly/8aFEff #Solar - Jan 6th

92.  Battle over #solar in the Mojave desert continues! This time the fight is over endangered desert tortoises! http://bit.ly/8pKMEq - Jan 6th

93.  Germany Backs Land Use for #Solar Power as Subsidy Talks Start http://bit.ly/8BRSaF #EnergyPolicy - Jan 6th

94.  Massachusetts: The Next Hot #Solar Market? http://bit.ly/8j3Ko6 - Jan 6th

95.  Good to hear vocational tech schools are offering courses to support cleantech industry growth in Mass. (& elsewhere) http://bit.ly/4JzPKy - Jan 6th

96.  Back after taking a brief hiatus over the holidays! Back to all things green, clean, and renewable! ;-) Happy New Year, all. - Jan 6th