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  They Might Be Giants

  02.04.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on They Might Be Giants

  Photo Credit: Enercon German wind turbine manufacturer Enercon has turned it up a notch deploying the E-126 wind turbine prototype. This behemoth checks in at 135m (440 feet) in height at the hub and the blade diameter is an incredible 127m (420 feet). Amazingly, it can still be shipped in pieces by truck. The rated […]

• Energy, Innovation

  Innovation Ecosystem at Chena Hot Springs

  02.01.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on Innovation Ecosystem at Chena Hot Springs

  We’ve written several times about Chena Hot Springs in Alaska and the small-scale (400kw) geothermal electricity project going on there. Recently, Popular Mechanics called on the resort and wrote a great article about how the geothermal system works for HVAC in extreme temperatures and is used in horticulture. Chena is not just a resort, it’s […]

• Energy

  Coal Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

  01.31.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on Coal Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

  A colleague forwarded an interesting Washington Post article and pro-coal propaganda site to us yesterday. Given that the coal industry (mining, transportation, and generation) represent an enormous slice of our economy and are being directly targeted with new coal plant construction being delayed or canceled, it’s not surprising that the industry is starting to fight […]

• Energy, Innovation

  Another Wind Harvest Approach

  01.30.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on Another Wind Harvest Approach

  Back in December, 2006 we first wrote about SkySails, the company that wants shippers to return to the age of sail. Well, since that time they’ve grown up a bit and now have commercial product. The idea is simple, harness a large ship to a kite/sail with a large area (~600 m2) about 300 m […]

• Business, Energy

  Clean Tech Investment up 10x

  01.29.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on Clean Tech Investment up 10x

  As you can see from the chart above, since 2003 investment in Clean Technology has increased an order of magnitude since 2003. While the bloom seems to be off the biofuel flower, the rest of the segment continues to garner huge capital infusions from the private marketplace. When will the ride end? Your guess is […]

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