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Blue Tech Valley Water Conference Upcoming…

Monday, March 21st, 2011

This should be a very interesting conference… More information here…

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Intematix In The News

Tuesday, January 18th, 2011

In case you thought things had gotten fairly quiet in the world of clean tech news, here’s a very good example of how one clean tech company has been progressing. (Full disclosure, the company, Intematix, happens to be my husband’s employer). Look at the progress they’re making. The company’s been growing over 50 per cent [...]

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A Subscription Model For Electronics…

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

Well, *I* like this idea. It’s about time we saw something like this! Happy New Year one and all!

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Hexavalent Chromium Found in Tap Water of 31 US Cities

Monday, December 20th, 2010

Ok folks. Time to get a move on re. getting our water cleaned up. This is pretty unsettling to see…read more here. San Jose you’ll notice is right up near the top of the chart shown in this article. We can do better than we are doing………. Here’s a list of all the cities and [...]

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California Adopts Nation’s First, Economy-Wide Market to Reduce Pollution

Thursday, December 16th, 2010

The California Air Resources Board voted 9-1 to put this in place. What an amazing journey to see from my perspective…I doubt this will be the last we’ll see of this sort of market here in the US… From the NRDC, here’s their official statement: Carbon market program added to California’s clean energy blueprint to [...]

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LS9 Gets A New CEO

Monday, December 13th, 2010

Biotechnology company LS9, Inc.’s new CEO announced last week (Edward J. Dineen) brings an impressive resume to his new role…what great experience. From the release I was sent last week: Mr. Dineen was most recently the Chief Operating Officer of LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE:LYB), one of the world’s largest petrochemical, fuels and polymers companies with annual [...]

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NVCA and TechNet Issue Statement Re. Treasury Grant Program and Advanced Energy Manufacturing Credit

Thursday, December 9th, 2010

I’m posting this for those who want to better understand just how critical the two energy tax provisions cited below are. In brief, today NVCA’s President and TechNet issued a statement supporting the extension of the Treasury Grant Program, Section 1603 and the Advanced Energy Manufacturing Credit, Section 48C. Note: The text below is that [...]

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Commerce Secretary Announces Advisory Committee to Promote Exports of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficient Technologie

Thursday, December 2nd, 2010

Just in… U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke today announced the members of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee. The newly formed Committee will advise the Secretary on the development and implementation of programs and policies that will help to expand the competitiveness of the U.S. renewable energy and energy efficiency industries. “We [...]

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Geothermal Web Launched

Monday, November 29th, 2010

I had a reader ask me to write about geothermal, and quite rightly I haven’t written about it. See the release I got in my inbox today below: Geothermal Energy Association Weaves the Geothermal Web. New Program Brings Together a Diverse Network of Geothermal Companies Washington, D.C. (November 29, 2010) Today the Geothermal Energy Association [...]

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Oregon’s Puralytics Wins National Cleantech Open

Thursday, November 18th, 2010

I of course got a big smile on my face about this news, being an Oregon girl… Puralytics beat out other 2010 Finalists for the Clean Tech Open’s coveted award. 2010 FinalistsCalifornia FogBusters, Inc. Suntulit Stramit Strawboard Pure Solar SmartSense Pressure Sentinel North CentralEarthClean Xolve, Inc. Silicon Solar Solutions North EastOnChip Power 7Solar V Squared [...]

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Enterprise Ireland’s Clean Tech Division Showcases Clean Tech Companies @ AlwaysOn Going Green

Wednesday, October 20th, 2010

Here are ten technology companies from Ireland that deal with innovations in renewable energy and efficiency and water and waste management that, with the exception of two of them, were at Always On’s Going Green Silicon Valley Conference, in case you missed it… Aqua-Nu Aqua-nu has developed a unique point of use filtration technology using [...]

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Vote NO on Proposition 23

Tuesday, October 19th, 2010

Look for news later today on this news event…but in the meantime, I can tell you that more than 66 asset managers, venture capitalists and other investors collectively managing over $410 billion in assets will today issue a joint statement opposing Proposition 23, the statewide ballot initiative to stop implementation of the state’s landmark clean [...]

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The Global Cleantech 100 – From the Cleantech Group

Monday, October 18th, 2010

If you haven’t read through this most recent report on the companies that made the Cleantech Group’s Global Cleantech 100 list, it’s worth a read. Great overview.

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Two Firsts…from the Department of the Interior…

Wednesday, October 13th, 2010

From my inbox…in case you missed this news… Interior Department Approves First Solar Power Tower on U.S. Public Lands The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) approved on October 7 the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, the first large-scale solar energy project on U.S. public lands to use “power tower” technology. Proposed by BrightSource Energy, [...]

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Clean Edge Clean Tech Job Trends 2010 Unveils Industry’s Top Sectors, Cities, and Employers

Wednesday, October 6th, 2010

From my inbox this a.m…. Clean Edge Report Reveals How Clean-Tech Jobs Race is Heating Up Globally Portland, Ore./Oakland, Calif.—October 6, 2010— As the economy officially pulls out of The Great Recession, clean energy continues to fuel the plans of many cities, states, nations, investors, and companies as they look for the next wave of [...]

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CleanTech OC Conference Going On Now

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

More here. Head to this if you can. It started yesterday. Agenda here. There are 270+ companies involved in clean tech in Orange County alone, making clean tech the fastest growing segment of the Orange County economy. A few leading Orange County clean tech companies include Bluefire Renewables, Microsemi, Verengo Solar Plus and Quantum Sphere. [...]

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Recipients of $1 Million Heinz Awards – Honoring Environmental Innovators

Monday, September 27th, 2010

I meant to blog about this earlier in the month and just didn’t get to it…taken from a press release I received announcing the winners: Teresa Heinz and the Heinz Family Foundation Announce Recipients of $1 Million Heinz Awards – 16th Annual Awards Celebrate Environmental Innovators Earlier this month, Teresa Heinz and the Heinz Family [...]

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Echelon Moves The Ball Down The Field For The Smart Grid

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010

Recent research from ABI Research forecasts that cumulative global investment in smart grids, including smart meter implementations as well as upgrades to the transmission and distribution infrastructure, will approach $46 billion by 2015. Transmission and Distribution (T&D) investments are expected to account for the majority of smart grid investments through 2015, according to ABI, compared [...]

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Global Smart Grid Federation Launches

Friday, September 17th, 2010

From The Gridwise Alliance: On Monday, September 20, leaders of seven world smart grid organizations will launch the Global Smart Grid Federation (GSGF), an international organization to promote best practices and to help accelerate the deployment of smart grid around the world, at a press conference in Washington, DC. In addition to working to provide [...]

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The Economist-InnoCentive Challenge For 10K: The Capture of Atmospheric Carbon

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

This is interesting. As part of The Economist and InnoCentive’s Challenge program for the upcoming Ideas Economy conference series, The Economist is seeking insights into the topic of the scalable and economical capture of atmospheric carbon to address climate change. The objective here is to identify promising new means of addressing the problem of climate [...]

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