More from Ed Mazria
April 23rd, 2009I guess you can tell I’m a fan….
For the Greener Good “A Green World is a Safer One” from National Building Museum on Vimeo.
For the Greener Good “A Green World is a Safer One” from National Building Museum on Vimeo.
A Hog in a Tuxedo is Still a Hog
March 11th, 2009The NAIOP Disinformation Study
By Edward Mazria
I was wondering when it would happen, a Building Sector disinformation campaign launched by vested interests. Well, it’s happened. The campaign hit The New York Times on Saturday…
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Economic Policy, Economic Stimulus, Emerging Tech for Energy, Green Architecture, Sustainable Economy
15 Algae Startups Bringing Pond Scum to Fuel Tanks
March 1st, 2009Written by Katie Fehrenbacher
March 27th, 2008 at 12:00 am
If corn-based biofuels are the Britney Spears of the cleantech world (a fallen star but still all over the place), fuel made from algae is the next great American Idol winner (major potential in the pipeline). And despite the fact that algae-to-biofuel startups have been taking their sweet time bringing a pond scum fuel product to market, some inroads have been made recently — GreenFuel is building its first plant, PetroSun starts producing at their farm on April 1, and big oil Chevron and Shell have made some early bets as well.
As we watch this play out, here are 15 algae biofuel firms that you should know about:
Here’s the article…
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biofuels
Surprise Modeling
February 18th, 2009Surprise Modeling. Can modeling go from missing the point to anticipating surprises? http://bit.ly/118HhF
Lessons From Japan in Stemming a Crisis
February 13th, 2009In Japan’s Stagnant Decade, Cautionary Tales for America
By HIROKO TABUCHI
Published: February 12, 2009
TOKYO — The Obama administration is committing huge sums of money to rescuing banks, but the veterans of Japan’s banking crisis have three words for the Americans: more money, faster.
Heizo Takenaka, seen in 2002, headed the Japanese efforts that, though resisted, exposed the full extent of bad bank loans.
The Japanese have been here before. They endured a “lost decade” of economic stagnation in the 1990s as their banks labored under crippling debt, and successive governments wasted trillions of yen on half-measures
Ausra Launches First Solar Thermal Plant in California in Nearly 20 Years
February 10th, 2009
Ausra – Press Releases: Solar Power Company Ausra Launches First Solar Thermal Plant in California in Nearly 20 Years
Solar Power Company Ausra Launches First Solar Thermal Plant in California in Nearly 20 Years
Governor Schwarzenegger on Hand as Next Generation Solar Technology Provides Power and Industrial Steam on Cost-Competitive Basis
Bakersfield, CA—October 23, 2008—Ausra, Inc. (http://www.ausra.com) and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today launched the company’s Kimberlina Solar Thermal Energy Plant in Bakersfield, CA, showcasing the company’s “next generation” concentrating solar thermal technology.
Governor Schwarzenegger joined Ausra President, CEO and Chairman Bob Fishman, U.S. Reps. Jim Costa (CA-20) and Kevin McCarthy (CA-22), California Assemblymember Jean Fuller and Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) CEO Peter Darbee in launching a new era of solar thermal power with the turning of Ausra’s large solar thermal mirrors—harvesting California sunshine and creating California jobs.
“This plant proves that our technology is real, it works, and it’s ready to power businesses or provide process steam for industries—now,” said Fishman. “Ausra is first on the market, providing customers a dependable, cost-effective solar thermal energy system. Some of the best investment minds in the country have backed our technology and our management team’s ability to deliver.”
At full output, Kimberlina will be able to generate 5 megawatts of electricity, enough to power 3,500 homes in central California. The Kimberlina plant is the first solar plant in the country to utilize Ausra’s next generation technology, and it is the first solar thermal power plant of any type built in California in nearly 20 years.
“This next generation solar power plant is further evidence that reliable, renewable and pollution-free technology is here to stay, and it will lead to more California homes and businesses powered by sunshine,” said Governor Schwarzenegger. “Not only will this large-scale solar facility generate power to help us meet our renewable energy goals, it will also generate new jobs as California continues to pioneer the clean-tech industry.”