A new international report appears to show cover up in the fukusima scenario in Japan. Here is an excerpt of an article as published in ensustainabilityconsulting.com:
But now, an independent study has effectively demolished TEPCO and the Japanese government's carefully constructed minimalist scenario. Mainichi news agency reported that France's l'Institut de Radioprotection et de Surete Nucleaire (Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety, or IRSN) has issued a recent report stating that the amount of radioactive cesium-137 that entered the Pacific after 11 March was probably nearly 30 times the amount stated by Tokyo Electric Power Co. in May
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Sunday, November 6, 2011
China Completes First Biofuel Jet Test Flight
China is a step closer to powering his commercial airliner with biofuel. In recent times, China has been looking for ways to reduce its over dependence on oil thus increasing its research in renewable energy. A recent article discusses this issue. Here is an excerpt as published in ensustainabilityconsulting.com:
China's interest in developing biofuels for industrial use is growing rapidly. In late 2009 Boeing and China signed a biofuel agreement with the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese universities calling for research and development that potentially could support commercialization of jatropha. China has been proactive in the biofuel area for a number of years, with jatropha planted in 2007, and the plant - either wild or cultivated - can be found in Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou provinces as well as the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous...
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China's interest in developing biofuels for industrial use is growing rapidly. In late 2009 Boeing and China signed a biofuel agreement with the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese universities calling for research and development that potentially could support commercialization of jatropha. China has been proactive in the biofuel area for a number of years, with jatropha planted in 2007, and the plant - either wild or cultivated - can be found in Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou provinces as well as the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous...
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Is U.S. Biofuel Production Going to Double in the Next Decade?
This is an article published recently in oilprice.com & ensustainabilityconsulting.com, it talks about the increase of U.S biofuel production. Here is an excerpt of the article:
Biofuel production is now receiving substantial attention from the executive branch of the federal government. Shortly before his inauguration in January 2008 President-elect Obama promised to invest $150 billion over the next decade to develop biofuels, plug-in hybrid vehicles, renewable energy production and a skilled work force for clean technologies.
Obama has now made clean energy a centerpiece of his administration's policy - during his State of the Union address on 25 January he said, "This is our generation's Sputnik moment.
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Biofuel production is now receiving substantial attention from the executive branch of the federal government. Shortly before his inauguration in January 2008 President-elect Obama promised to invest $150 billion over the next decade to develop biofuels, plug-in hybrid vehicles, renewable energy production and a skilled work force for clean technologies.
Obama has now made clean energy a centerpiece of his administration's policy - during his State of the Union address on 25 January he said, "This is our generation's Sputnik moment.
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Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Featured Green Provider-Power One Inc.
Today, we are looking at a company called Power One Inc., the world's second manufacturer of solar power inverters. Power-One as stated on its website is one of only a few companies with the product breadth to support every step in the refinement of utility-grade AC into the various DC voltages required to power high-availability infrastructure systems at the site, system, and semiconductor levels. Its products range from solar and wind inverters, DC-AC converters, AC-DC converters to network power systems. For more information.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Energy Storage: A way to Renewable Energy Sustainability
A new bill being promoted in California legislature requiring utilities to develop programs for energy storage systems is a way forward to enhancing renewable energy sustainability. Energy storage will further enhance the distribution of renewable energy to a larger population and increase its usage. To read more click here http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2010/09/extending-performance-energy-storage-takes-on-the-variability-conundrum?cmpid=rss
The video below gives a brief description of the benefits of an energy storage system (courtesy MIT news office):
Friday, September 17, 2010
Giant Stride In Solar Innovation
Researchers in Queens University Canada have been able to develop a mini inverter that converts solar energy to a form that can be used at home or sold to the national grid. This means that it would soon be possible to plug a panel directly into a wall socket to generate power. To know more, read this : http://www.ckwstv.com/index.cfm?page=news&id=3294
This new innovation is a huge step in promoting sustainability and affordability of green products.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Sustainabilty equals Affordability
Renewable energy must be affordable to the consumer if it is to be categorized as sustainable as promoted on the Environment Sustainability Consulting website. An article of interest I found very relevant to this ideology is 'Home Solar made cheaper & easier'. You can read it here
http://green.yahoo.com/blog/care2/67/home-solar-made-cheaper-and-easier.html
http://green.yahoo.com/blog/care2/67/home-solar-made-cheaper-and-easier.html
via (title unknown) by Jake Richardson on 8/27/10
(Image Credit: Jeremy Levine Design)
Homeowners looking to switch to solar power can skip the expensive installation and instead use their existing electrical outlet. The home solar kit is designed to be placed as a sunshade over a large window that gets a lot of sun, and faces south.
The product, called Sunfish was created by Clarian Technologies. It generates 1,000 watts of power, enough to run a refrigerator. A smaller version generates 200 watts or enough to power lights within a home using energy efficient bulbs.
In 2011, the cost of the 1,000 watt system will be about $4,000, but it was reported that by 2012, that cost could come down to $3,000. Clarian's website says installing the Sunfish requires 6-8 hours, and it weighs 200 pounds.
It is estimated that after four years, the money saved from energy use would cover the cost of the product. After that, it could save several hundred dollars per year.
Another benefit is that having a home solar power system could cause the owners to pay more attention to their energy consumption and reduce it. Energy monitoring and targeting has been studied and observed to reduce consumption by about five percent.
The Sunfish system has a wireless data transmitter so it can send the energy output information to Google Powermeter, which you can view on a Web browser. Google Powermeter is used to analyze energy consumption to look for potential energy reduction, and cost cutting.
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(Image Credit: Jeremy Levine Design)
Homeowners looking to switch to solar power can skip the expensive installation and instead use their existing electrical outlet. The home solar kit is designed to be placed as a sunshade over a large window that gets a lot of sun, and faces south.
The product, called Sunfish was created by Clarian Technologies. It generates 1,000 watts of power, enough to run a refrigerator. A smaller version generates 200 watts or enough to power lights within a home using energy efficient bulbs.
In 2011, the cost of the 1,000 watt system will be about $4,000, but it was reported that by 2012, that cost could come down to $3,000. Clarian's website says installing the Sunfish requires 6-8 hours, and it weighs 200 pounds.
It is estimated that after four years, the money saved from energy use would cover the cost of the product. After that, it could save several hundred dollars per year.
Another benefit is that having a home solar power system could cause the owners to pay more attention to their energy consumption and reduce it. Energy monitoring and targeting has been studied and observed to reduce consumption by about five percent.
The Sunfish system has a wireless data transmitter so it can send the energy output information to Google Powermeter, which you can view on a Web browser. Google Powermeter is used to analyze energy consumption to look for potential energy reduction, and cost cutting.
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