By Yale Environment 360 on July 11, 2011 Bethlehem Steel Mill , Brownfields , Chase Huntley , Cleanfields Act , Cleanfields Investment Act , Climate Change , Colorado , Colorado Brownfields Foundation , Colorado Springs , concentrating solar photovoltaic array , Dave Levitan , energy , EPA , Fort Carson , Frank Lautenberg , Gail Mosey , global warming skeptics , green energy , hazardous waste , industrial waste , James Inhofe , Jesse Silverstein , Jr , Lackawanna , landfills , Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory , Lura Matthews , molybdenum , National Renewable Energy Laboratory , national renewable energy portfolio standard , Navy Yard solar array , New Mexico , New York , NREL , Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection , Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation , Philadelphia Navy Yard , Questa , Re-Powering America’s Land initiative , recycle , renewable energy sites , solar panels , solar photovoltaic , Stringfellow , Superfund , U.S. Army , U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , Wilderness Society , Williams Agate , wind farm
Few places in the U.S. are as well suited to developing renewable energy as the contaminated sites known as “brownfields.” But as communities from Philadelphia to California are discovering, government support is critical to enable solar and wind entrepreneurs to make use of these abandoned lands.
By Chris de Morsella on June 27, 2011 agribusiness , algal biofuel , Algenol , Amyris , Amyris Brazil , anti-malarial , ARCH Venture Partners , Artemisinin , Asiatic Centre for Genome Technology , Battery Ventures , Berkely , Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , Bill Gates , biocatalyst , biochemical , biodiesel , biofuel , biomass , bioprocessing , bioreactor , Biotechonomy , BlackRock , Bob Johnsen , Bonita Springs , BP , Brazil , Burrill & Co. , Butamax , butanol , CA , California , Caltech , Cambridge , Canada , carbon capture , carbon dioxide , Catalyst , catalytic enzyme , CBP , cellulose , cellulosic biofuel , cellulosic ethanol , Chevron , chris de morsella , cleantech , CO , Codexis , Colorado , Columbus , Consolidated Bioprocessing , corn stalks , Craig Venter , David Berry , David Kiernan , Department of Energy , diesel , diesel fuel , directed evolution , DNA , DNA shuffling , DOE , Dow Chemical , Draper Fisher Juvetson , E. coli , Emeryville , energy company , engineered microbe , engineered microorganism , Englewood , environmental , enzyme cocktail , ethanol , Exxon , fatty lipids , fermentation , FL , Flagship Ventures , Florida , Freeport , Frontier Renewable Resources , Genencor , Gevo , green chemicals , green chemistry , green economy , Hamilton Smith , Iogen , isobutanol , Jack Newman , Jason Pyle , jatropha , jet fuel , John Melo , Joule Unlimited , Juan Enriquez , Khosla Ventures , Kleiner Perkins , La Jolla , Las Cruces , Lea County , Leander , Lebanon , Lee County , Lightspeed Ventures , Linde Group , LS9 , Luna County , MA , malaria , Marlborough , Mascoma , Massachusets , Maxygen , Meteor Group , MI , Michigan , microbe , microbial enhanced hydrocarbon recovery , microbial organism , microorganism , municipal solid waste , Neil Renninger , New Hampshire , New Mexico , New York , NH , NM , non-food biofuel , nonylphenol ethoxylate surfactant , Noubar Afeyan , NY , Palo Alto , Paul Woods , petrochemical infrastructure , petroleum , pharmaceutical , pharmaceutical precursor , photobioreactor , photosynthesis , Plenus , Praj Industries , Procter and Gamble , Qteros , Raizen , recombinant DNA , Redfield Energy , Redwood City , renewable energy , renewable specialty chemicals , Rochester , San Diego , Sapphire Energy , SD , Shell , Solazyme , South Dakota , South San Francisco , sugar cane , surfactant , sustainability , sustainable , sustainable chemicals , switchgrass , synthetic biofuel , synthetic biology , synthetic enzyme , Synthetic Genomics , Texas , transportation fuel , TX , Unilever , University of California , Valero oil , Venrock , Virgin Green Fund , waste water treatment , Wellcome Trust , Wilmar International , woodchips , woody biomass , Wyman Lynd , yeast
A detailed review of 12 U.S. based synthetic biology, biofuel & biochemical companies that are developing third and fourth generation biofuels, bioindustrial & household chemical, and food additive products; using synthetic biology to produce engineered microorganisms and specialty enzymatic products. Each company is examined in turn, looking at its financials and the uniqueness and strength of its processes and technology as well as at any important partnerships or alliances that have been formed.
By John Whitney on April 25, 2011 AEO2011 , American Wind Energy Association , Arizona , AWEA , Brazil , California , carbon capture sequestration , China , Clean Energy Action Project , coal , Colorado , CSP , Department of Energy , DOE , EIA , electric energy transmission , Energy Information Administration , Energy Information Administration Annual Energy Outlook 2011 , Energy Policy Act of 2005 , energy storage , enhanced geothermal , Federal Energy Regulatory Commission , FERC , grid parity , hydro power , India , intermittency , Iowa , John Whitney , Kansas , levelized cost of energy , long distance transmission , Matt Slavin , Montana , National Transmission Grid Study , natural gas , Nebraska , Nevada , New England , New Mexico , North Dakota , nuclear , renewable energy , Renewable Energy World , SEIA , SGCC , smart grid , Solar Energy Industries Association , solar power , South Dakota , State Grid Corporation of China , Texas , thermosolar , transmission infrastructure , UHV , UHV-AC , UHV-DC , ultra high voltage , ultra high voltage transmission line , United States , Utah , wind energy
While other parts of the world are busy actually building national Ultra High Voltage (UHV) transmission infrastructure the US continues to do noting more substantial than litigate. A UHV super grid would be able to move renewable energy from where it is abundant to where people live and work, and do so at an economic cost. This kind of national electric energy infrastructure would enable solar, wind, hydro and geothermal generated electric power to reach market. It is a critical piece of the kind of future energy infrastructure we will need in order to continue to prosper. John goes into a lot of detail and provides numerous links to examples and more in depth reading on this very important subject.
By carolyn_parrs on February 3, 2011 Building green , Carolyn Parrs , commercial real estate , energy savings , energy usage , Erin Adams , green building , green design , Green Marketing , Green Marketing Blog , Irv Weinberg , LEED , LEED certified projects , marketing green , Mind Over Markets , National Real Estate Investor , new construction , New Mexico , recycled glass home furnishings , recycled glass mosaic tile , Santa Fe , selling green , solar panels , sustainability , tax credits , U.S. Green Building Council , water reclamation , Women Of Green , zero-energy loss envelope
With LEED certified projects growing in popularity, green can be a major selling point to investors and tenants alike. These initiatives not only offer significant and measurable savings in terms of energy usage, but contribute to the health and well being of the people who live and work in your project, so green messaging is very important.
By Chris de Morsella on November 30, 2010 Clovis , compressed air , electric grid , flywheels , Grid inter-connect , High Voltage Direct Current , HVDC , liquid metal battery , New Mexico , New York Independent System Operator , NewYork , NM , NY , NYISO , peak demand shaving , photovoltaic , pumped storage , renewable energy , smart grid , smart meter , sodium sulfur battery , solar; , Tres Amiga Superstation , Vanadium redox flow , Variable energy , wind , wind generation
What is the variability problem of wind and solar energy, how serious of a problem is this and what can be done to fix it? This article examines this issue of variability, describing and defining it and listing some of the ways in which the unique challenges of wind and solar energy is being or can be addressed.
By Yale Environment 360 on March 11, 2010 abandoned gas wells , abandoned oil wells , acid rain , Alstom , American Electric Power , amine scrubbers , ammonium bicarbonate , ammonium carbonate , Australia , Barendrecht , Beijing , capture and sequestration , carbon capture and storage , carbon dioxide , CCS , China , clean coal , Climate Change , CO2 , coal , coal fired power plants , coal-burning , coal-fired electricity generation , David Biello , Department of Energy , depleted natural gas field , Duke Energy , Edwardsport , emissions , Erora Group , France , Futuregen , gasification group , General Electric , geologic formation , Germany , greenhouse gas , Henderson County , Huaneng Group , IGCC plant , IGCC technology , International Energy Agency , Jurancon , Ky , Lacq , Los Alamos National Laboratory , Mattoon , Mobile , Monte Atwell , Netherlands , New Mexico , nitrogen oxides , nuclear , Obama administration , Oklahoma , Peabody Energy , Philip Sporn Plant , Philippe Paelinck , Racine , Rajesh Pawar , Schwarze Pumpe , Scientific American , Scott Hill , Southern Company , Sporn , sulfur dioxide , Taylorsville , Tenaska , U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change , waste gas , West Virginia , Yale Environment 360
The drive to extract and store CO2 from coal-fired power plants is gaining momentum, with the Obama administration backing the technology and the world’s first capture and sequestration project now operating in the U.S. Two questions loom: Will carbon capture and storage be affordable? And will it be safe? by David Biello, Editor of Scientific […]
By Chris de Morsella on December 3, 2009 Advanced Batteries , Albuquerque , Argonne , Argonne National Laboratory , Berkeley , CA , California , carbon emissions , carbon fiber , Carbon Fiber Manufacturing , Carbon fiber reinforced cable , carbon fiber-reinforced polymer , clean energy , Clean tech , CO , Colorado , composite material , Department of Energy , Development , distributed energy storage , DOE , DOE National Laboratories , energy efficiency , flywheel , Golden , government funding , green economy , green jobs , greenhouse gas , ID , Idaho , Idaho Falls , Idaho National Laboratory , IL , Illinois , kinetic energy storage device , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , manufacturing , Morgantown , N-ZEB , National Energy Technology Laboratory , National Laboratories , National Renewable Energy Laboratory , Net-Zero Energy Building , New Mexico , NM , Oak Ridge , Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Poneman , research , Sandia National Laboratory , Tennessee , Testing , TN , West Virginia , wind turbine blade , WV
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $104.7 million in funding for seven new research and testing facilities located in DOE national laboratories. The announced projects will support the development and improvement of clean energy and efficiency technologies that are in the US strategic national interest. The new funding is supporting research in techniques to reduce the cost to manufacture carbon fiber on a large scale; finding ways to improve efficiency and lower costs for car batteries; and for developing net-zero energy building technologies.
By Tracey de Morsella on July 29, 2009 50 Greenest Governors , Arnold Schwarzenegger , Bill Richardson , Bill Ritter , biofuel , Brownfields , CA , California , California Green Corps , Carbon Fund , carbon offset , Christine Gregoire , Clean and Clear Water Action Plan , Clean Car initiative , clean energy , clear-cutting , Climate Action Plan , Climate Change , CO , coastlands , Colorado , Connecticut , Connecticut Green Lodging , conservation , CT , eco-leaders , electronics recycling program , emissions , Energy Master Plan , energy-efficient , environmental , forestlands , forests , Fort Collins , global , global warming pollution , Governor , Governor O’Malley , Governor Baldacci , Governor Corzine , Governor Douglas , Governor Gregoire , Governor Kulongoski , Governor Rell , Governor Richardson , Governor Schwarzenegger , green , green collar jobs , green economy , green jobs , green lifestyles , greenest cities , greenhouse gas emissions , Greenhouse Reduction Act , Greening , Greenopia , James Douglas , jobs , Jodi Rell , John Baldacci , Jon Corzine , LEED , LEED standards , liquidation harvesting , Low Carbon Fuel Standard , Maine , mandatory , Martin O'Malley , Maryland. , MD , ME , mercury limit laws , mountains , New Energy Economy , New Jersey , New Mexico , NJ , NM , offshore wind , OR , Oregon , Portland , Program Open Space , recycling , Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative , renewable energy , resource conservation , River Ecosystem Restoration Initiative , Solar Roof Program , solar; , sustainable standards , tax incentives , Ted Kulongowski , Ten Greenest Governors , Vermont , VT , WA , Washington , water purification , Western Climate Initiative , wildlife habitats , wind , zero energy
Greenopia recently released a comprehensive ranking of 50 governors in the US and compared their policies, transparency, and interest group ratings to determine which governors were eco-leaders and reveals which state governments are most dedicated to preserving the environment. Topping the list is Governor Bill Ritter of Colorado followed closely by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California.
By Chris de Morsella on May 6, 2009 Actinides , Adaptive Materials , advanced catalysis , advanced energy storage , advanced nuclear energy systems , advanced nuclear systems , Albuquerque , Alex Zunger , American Recovery and Reinvestment Act , Amherst , Ann Arbor , ANSER , Argonne IL , Argonne National Laboratory , Arizona , Arizona State University , Armstrong Neal , atomic scale , Atomic Scale Design , Atomic-Level Synthesis , Austin , Bartosz Grzybowski , Baton Rouge , Berend Smit , Berkeley , Berkeley CA , bio-polymers , biofuels , biomass , Brent Gunnoe , brookhaven National Laboratory , C3Bio , California , California Institute of Technology , Cambridge , carbon capture , carbon sequestration , carbon-neutral energy , Carnegie Institute of Washington , Chapel Hill , Charlottesville , Chas , Christopher Marshall , CIS:HSEM , CITFAM , Clare P. Grey , Clean Energy Technologies , coal , College Park , Colorado , Columbia , Columbia University , combustion Science , Computational Catalysis , Cornell University , Danforth Plant Science Center , Daniel Cosgrove , David Wesolowski , Deleware , Department of Energy , Dieter Wolf , Dionisios Vlachos , DOE , Donald DePaolo , Donald Morelli , East Lansing , efficient combustion , EFRC , Efree , electrical energy storage , electricity storage , electrode components , emergent Superconductivity , Emerging Materials , Energy Conversion , energy economy , energy efficiency , Energy Frontier Research Center , Evsnston , excitonics , fossil fuels , Fritz Prinz , Gang Chen , Gary A. Pope , Gary Rubloff , Gas Separations , General Electric Global Research , Geologic CO2 , geological storage of carbon dioxide , Golden CO , greenhouse gases , Grigorii Soloveichik , Gust J. Devens , Harry Atwater , Hector Abruna , Ho-Kwang Mao , hung K. Law , hybrid inorganic-organic materials , Hybrid Solar-Electric Materials , hydrocarbon gases , hydrogen , IACT , Idaho , Idaho Falls ID , Idaho National Laboratory , Illanois , Indiana , Ithaca , J.C. Davis , James Spivey , James Yardley , Jerry Simmons , John Bowers , Kenneth Reifsnider , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , Light-Material Interactions , lignocellulose Pennsylvania State University , Los Alamos , Los Alamos National Laboratory , Los Angeles , Louisiana State University , Malcolm Stocks , Marc Baldo , Maryland. , Massachusets , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , materials sciences , Maureen McCann , Michael Nastasi , Michael Thackeray , Michael Wasielewski , Michigan , Michigan State University , Missouri , MIT , molecular catalysts , Molecularly Assembly , Morris Bullock , nanoparticles , Nanoscale , nanoscale architectures , nanoscale material architectures , Nanostructuring , National Renewable Energy Laboratory , natural photosynthesis , New Jersey , New Mexico , New York , Newark DE , Niskayuna , NOCESC , North Carolina , Northwestern University Evanston IL , Nuclear Fuel , Oak Ridge , Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Office of Science , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , Pasadena , Paul Barbara , Paul Daniel Dapkus , Peter C. Burns , Peter Green , Photovoltaics , plutonium , predictive combustion , predictive computational models , president obama , Princeton , Princeton University , Purdue University , renewable energy , Richard Sayre , Richland , Robert Blankenship , S3TEC CENTER , Sandia National Laboratories , Santa Barbara , Seamus , SECCM , Secretary of Energy Steven Chu , self-assembled polymer materials , solar energy , Solar Fuel , solid state lighting , SOuth Carolina , St. Louis , Stanford CA , Stanford University , State University of New York , Steven Chu , Stony Brook , superconductivity , Tempe AZ , Tennessee , Texas , thin films , Thomas Meyer , Tuscon , UCLA , UCSB , United States , University of Arizona , University of California , University of Delaware , University of Maryland , University of Massachusetts , University of Michigan , University of North Carolina , University of Notre Dame , University of South Carolina , University of Southern California , University of Texas , University of Virginia , Upton NY , uranium , USC , Victor Klimov , Vidvuds Ozolins , Virginia , Washington , Washington D.C. , Washington University , West Lafayette , White House
The White House announced that the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science will invest $777 million in Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) over the next five years. In a national effort to accelerate scientific advances in critical areas of the new energy economy the United States Department of Energy (DOE) will establish 46 new multi-million dollar Energy Frontier Research Centers (or EFRCs) across the nation.