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  Nuclear Battery

  11.26.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on Nuclear Battery

  From the Santa Fe Reporter via StephenYears.com: The portable nuclear reactor is the size of a hot tub. It’s shaped like a sake cup, filled with a uranium hydride core and surrounded by a hydrogen atmosphere. Encase it in concrete, truck it to a site, bury it underground, hook it up to a steam turbine […]

• Business, Energy

  Calpine Tanks

  11.21.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on Calpine Tanks

  Chart of Calpine’s Six Month Stock Price Back in June when Calpine unveiled their plan to emerge from bankruptcy, we weren’t too positive. In fact, we were downright puzzled by the market reaction sending the stock over $3/share and market capitalization greater than $1.5B. The issue has been on a steady downswing since that time […]

• Energy, Innovation

  ITAIPU: 63.3 GWh and zero emissions

  11.20.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on ITAIPU: 63.3 GWh and zero emissions

  A few days ago the link for Carbon Monitoring for Action (CARMA) was forwarded along to us. This is a mashup of the global electric power plant database on a map with visual representation of the size of the plant, intensity, and carbon contribution plotted on the map, globally, by continent, by country, by region/state, […]

• Business, Energy

  Impressive Cleantech Business

  11.14.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on Impressive Cleantech Business

  Sky Reflected in Solar Panel Installation Generally, other than solar thermal, we have been less than impressed with the “businesses” in the solar (pv/thin film) segment. The products are expensive, the business models opportunistic, and the conversation revolves around which technology is best while other harvest methods leave the segment in the dust. It looks […]

• Business, Energy

  Ormat 3rd Quarter Results

  11.13.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on Ormat 3rd Quarter Results

  Last week Ormat announced a solid quarter with revenues $79.5M, up 2% Y/Y and earnings of $15.8M up 13% Y/Y. Details of the earnings announcement are available in this press release. Dita Bronicki reaffirmed guidance for the year and the quarter and the stock has responded well in the market place. For the year, Ormat […]

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