Green Energy News Items - 6/04/2008
Role of Carbon Trading Becoming Clearer to Business
The value of carbon trading reached $64 Billion last year, but many CEO’s and business managers still don’t understand its terms or procedures. As the threat of global warming becomes clearer, they’re scrambling to master the basics of removing CO2 from the atmosphere.
Carbon credits, carbon offsets, carbon futures… It’s a new asset class with its own infrastructure that business must understand or be left behind. More …
Siemens Announces R&D Center for Wind Power Research
Siemens, the German energy company says it will collaborate with the National Renewable Energy Lab on the installation of a 2.3 MW pilot wind turbine at the National Wind Technology Center (NWTC) near Boulder, Colorado.
The center will include the installation of a Siemens 2.3 MW pilot wind turbine for testing and developing future wind turbines. Siemens cited the nearby university and NREL’s support as reasons for locating its facility here. More …
HP and Solar Tech Collaboration Changes Everything for Solar
Within the next 2 years, even high energy use facilities, like data centers, may be able to take advantage of solar panels. And they won’t have to have them on the roof, because the new transparent ones allow the building’s color to show through.
The new panels are twice as efficient as ones in use today and have transparent resistors. More …
Hawaiian Homes Will Have Solar Water Heaters by 2010
If you’re planning to build a new home in Hawaii by 2010, better make sure the design includes a solar water heater. A new national regulation bans natural gas or electric water heaters after that date and mandates that all new construction go solar for hot water.
The cost of electricity in Hawaii is the highest in the US, so solar makes sense as a cost-saving measure as well as an environmental one. The governor of Hawaii has set a goal of at least 70% renewable energy by 2030 and the water heaters are a good first step. More …
Japanese Bathing Habits Affect Global Warming?
Japanese households consume less energy than US or European households, but the Japanese government things they could do better, especially considering that consumption has been rising sharply.
It is urging Japanese families to speed up the timet they spend on family baths and showers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Apparently, Japanese bathers spend more time in the tub, which means reheating water and using more hot water in the first place. The government’s goal is for each family member to shave a minute off their bathing time. More …