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  Geothermal in Mexico

  11.01.07 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  While at the GRC Annual Meeting last month, one of the interesting talks was about the state of geothermal power production in Mexico. The map below shows the major geothermal fields in the country: There are primarily 3 active sites producing electricity using geothermal harvest: Cerro Prieto – 720 MWe Los Humeros – 42 MWe […]

• Business, Energy

  Ormat tops $2B

  10.31.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on Ormat tops $2B

  6 month Ormat (ORA) Stock Chart Today, despite the earlier dilution from a secondary offering on the public market, Ormat’s market capitalization has surged past $2B. That puts the P/E ratio at nearly 95 trailing twelve months. Ormat is a good company in a hot market. But, does the company’s performance justify this sort of […]

• Energy

  Supply and Demand

  10.29.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on Supply and Demand

  NREL published an interesting paper this month exploring the dynamics of renewable energy supply and demand. The conclusion of the report was demand, driven by fiat (renewable portfolio standard) and choice (voluntary renewable power supply) were likely to exceed supply by as much as 8,000,000 MWh by 2010. Chart of Supply vs. Demand for Renewables […]

• Energy, Innovation

  Kite Generation

  10.26.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on Kite Generation

  Mock-up of Kite Generation site This idea is proof that the renewable sector is overheating. There are good wind harvest ideas, and then there is this. If it even proved practical, anyone want to hazard a guess what the O&M cost would be on this approach? My guess is far more than the unit produces. […]

• Energy

  CFLs: Less Mercury too

  10.25.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on CFLs: Less Mercury too

  So you’ve been thinking about exchanging those hot incandescent lightbulbs for lower wattage compact fluorescent lamps but there’s one nagging thought you worry about: Mercury. Yes, it’s true that there is between 4-6mg of mercury per cfl. You worry, what happens if the lamp breaks? How do I recycle them post usage? Well, the good […]

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