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  Raser raises cash

  01.18.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on Raser raises cash

  Raser Technologies announced significant funding earlier this week from Merrill Lynch for their first 10.5MW power plant in Nevada due to come online in Q3 2008. The funding vehicle is what’s known in the business as a “flip” parternship, where an independent corporate entity (often a LLC) is formed with the funding partner so certain […]

• Energy, Innovation

  More Demand Management

  01.16.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on More Demand Management

  Via Earth2Tech: Demand management, the business of intelligently managing power use, especially during peak energy-use hours, can pay for itself in a matter of months. But now with some utilities offering incentives to commercial and industrial power users, demand management systems can give a return on investment almost immediately. That’s the case with a $250,000 […]

• Energy, Innovation

  Geothermal Heat Pumps

  01.15.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on Geothermal Heat Pumps

  Image Credit: WFI Industries One of the most overlooked and effective geothermal technologies is the heat pump. As shown in the diagram above, the technology can be used for heating and cooling and depending on the annual temperature variance from the base earth temperature, annual savings vs. conventional HVAC equipment can be as high as […]

• Energy, Innovation

  PHEV Prius in 2010

  01.14.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on PHEV Prius in 2010

  PHEV Prius outside Buck’s in WoodsidePhoto Credit: Business 2.0 Via Cleantech.com: Tokyo-based Toyota Motor (NYSE: TM) said it plans to start selling plug-in hybrid vehicles by 2010. That would put the new cars in direct competition with the Chevy Volt from Detroit’s General Motors (NYSE: GM), another plug-in hybrid expected to be released that year. […]

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  Geothermal Power: It’s Hot!

  01.07.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on Geothermal Power: It’s Hot!

  This short film was Produced by Frank DiMassa and T.H. Culhane (narrated by T.H.) Sure, it’s a little cheesy, but you can get a look around a Geysers dry steam plant and it does hit the high points on the benefits of geothermal power. HT: Yahoo Geothermal Energy Group

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