Posts Tagged ‘Energy’

On the ground with UNDP Cambodia Environment and Energy – Sustainable Futures

By On November 20, 2011 No Comments

Cambodias environment is increasingly under pressure from a number of sources, including rapid development and new concerns such as climate change. UNDP works to strengthen national capacities in environmental management, adaptation to climate change, and access to energy services for the poor.
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Jeff Drake’s energy futures outlook as featured in SignalWatchLive.com



The energy challenge: can we keep the lights on?

By On November 18, 2011 No Comments

As an energy crunch looms large and existing sources of energy such as ageing nuclear power stations go off stream there is still little investment in future energy resources. Some argue for more nuclear power, some for massive investment in renewables, some have even welcomed the recent recession as a curb on our consumption. Have we got enough energy? Is it imperative for energy policy to be dictated by concern about carbon emissions, or is there an argument for energy for its own sake, whatever the weather?
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Daily Market Insights — Energy Futures

By On November 18, 2011 No Comments

See today’s video: www.mfglobal.com/individual-trading/trading-advice/market-insights MF Global Senior Market Strategist Mike Sabo discusses energy futures markets. Mike gives his outlook on crude oil. Mike’s Bio: www.mfglobal.com Register for Mike’s FREE bi-monthly webinar on Options: www.mfglobal.com
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Investing in the Future: R and D Needs to Meet America’s Energy and Climate Challenges

By On November 18, 2011 2 Comments

Investing in the Future: R and D Needs to Meet America’s Energy and Climate Challenges – Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming – 2008-09-10 – Investment in scientific and technological innovation has been critical to the growth of the US economy. Much of the technology available today to help meet the energy and climate challenges confronting our nation is due to our previous investments in energy and climate research and development (RandD). Chairman Edward J. Markey and the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming held a hearing entitled, “Investing in the Future: RandD needs to meet America’s Energy and Climate Challenges,” on Wednesday September 10th, at 10:00 AM EST in order to asses the future energy needs required for combating climate change and the necessary continued investment in RandD. WITNESSES: Dr. Susan Hockfield, President, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Dr. Stephen Forrest, Vice President of Research, University of Michigan; Dr. Jack Fellows, Vice President, University Corporation on Atmospheric Research; Dr. Daniel Kammen, Professor, UC-Berkley. Video provided by the US House of Representatives.



Global trends in clean energy investment – Michael Liebreich

By On November 18, 2011 No Comments

2011 EFL Annual Lecture this year entitled: Global trends in clean energy investment and given by Michael Liebreich, Chief Executive of Bloomberg New Energy Finance. This lecture was recorded on 29 March 2011. For more information please visit www3.imperial.ac.uk
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CSM/CIP group 2 TITTLEPower – The Future Energy

By On November 18, 2011 No Comments

LUXURY OR NECESSITY? TITTLEPower – The Future Energy We live in a world of obsessive consumerism. Falling victim to manufactured desire, seems only to increase our production of waste. Are we in control or does it control us? However there is a growing personal desire to be sustainable – a movement led by the individual’s feeling of responsibility for the future, encompassing global warming, polution, exhausting of natural resources amongst others. Can we really affect the present and enable changes for a better more sustainable future? In 2030, we are experiencing the consequences of our lifestyle in the past few decades. Energy costs are rocketing and we are struggling to cope with the huge quantities of waste we have produced. Consequently, plastic has now become valuable, not just as packaging, but as a source of energy — the new oil and gas. Now when you buy a bottle of water, the water is drunk, but it is the bottle which before was thrown away, now is coveted, taken home, burnt in the ‘tittle’ machine to heat water for a bath. Does this make plastic a necessity or a luxury? Presented by Leigh Cameron, Diana Kovacheva, Candice Hui and Ting-Chun Lin. Unit One, 2011 Critical Interrogation of Practice Project MA Textile Futures, MA Industrial Design & MA Design by Project Central St Martins College of Art & Design



Future of oil prices – oil price rises – oil industry trends – sustainable – Energy Keynote Speaker

By On November 18, 2011 2 Comments

www.globalchange.com Rational pricing of oil — recent a barrel rising to 0 a barrel for oil. Sustainability and green energy. Potential peak of 0 a barrel. Petrochemical industry future. Future of oil prices. Rising and falling oil prices. Peak demand. OPEC output capacity. Instability and national oil producers. Economic impact of high oil prices. Oil industry trends. Energy industry outlook. Forecasting future oil prices.Economy, global warming, energy conservation and real estate industry. Environment, environmental change, climate change. Risks in real estate development. Operational and management risks and role of a Futurist. What is a Futurist? Identifying new opportunities in buildings control, environmental regulation. Keeping pace with change in real estate planning and corporate real estate demands. Impact on corporate real estate of mergers and acquisitions. How world getting faster, client demands growing faster. How clients behave illogically in longer term real estate planning. Buildings controls, heating and cooling, retrofitting high rise, office blocks and factories. Building regulations and government action. Longer term real estate planning. Market research limitations and customer expectations, client demands. Architects and buildings design, living space, partitions, ventilation systems, balancing and rebalancing air conditioning. ARBS.. Business management video by Dr Patrick Dixon, conference keynote speaker lecture, author of Futurewise
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Daily Market Insights — Energy Futures

By On November 18, 2011 2 Comments

See today’s video: www.mfglobal.com/individual-trading/trading-advice/market-insights MF Global Senior Market Strategist Mike Sabo discusses energy futures markets. Mike gives his outlook on crude oil. Mike’s Bio: www.mfglobal.com Register for Mike’s FREE bi-monthly webinar on Options: www.mfglobal.com
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Daily Market Insights — Energy Futures

By On November 16, 2011 No Comments

See today’s video: www.mfglobal.com/individual-trading/trading-advice/market-insights MF Global Senior Market Strategist Mike Sabo discusses energy futures markets. Mike gives his outlook on crude oil. Mike’s Bio: www.mfglobal.com Register for Mike’s FREE bi-monthly webinar on Options: www.mfglobal.com

Old man winter’s wrath will be here very soon. In fact winter 2011-2012 is predicted to be tough sledding for much of the nation, and the world.
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Developing A Sustainable Future Through Solar Energy

By On November 7, 2011 No Comments

Solar energy in the United States accounts for less than 1% of electricity use. Among the factors that contribute to the lack of interest in Solar energy are the supposedly high costs involved in the installation of solar panels. In the US, California is by far the leading state where solar energy has made inroads. A number of people in California are now designing homes to allow optimum use of light and heat to power their solar panels.

Compare this to the situation in European countries like Germany where government owned development banks give long term low interest loans to people to help them purchase and install solar panels. The excess energy thats produced is required by law to be purchased by electric companies. However things are changing for the better as the federal and several state governments are now offering incentives to homeowners and businesses to put up solar panels on their roof. The government has also encouraged electric companies to buy the excess power. Solar energy in California is a popular choice when compared to conventional energy.

There are several ways to use the suns energy. You could either use concentrating solar power, wherein mirrors are used to reflect and focus the suns rays, providing heat, which in turn powers a generator. Another common method is the use of photovoltaic panels where modules are connected to an inverter that changes the systems DC electricity to AC electricity.

Conserving and preserving conventional energy has become an important agenda in many developed and developing countries. Its very important that the average American understands the importance of using solar energy instead of fossil fuel. The most common myth associated with using solar energy is that these are perceived to be very expensive. While it is accepted that it is a little expensive when compared to conventional energy, manufacturing costs of solar panels in Los Angeles are decreasing. Besides once installed solar power almost costs nothing at all.

Another common misconception associated with solar panels is that these are perceived to be ugly little things that dont compliment your house. Manufacturers have now come up with low profile mounting solar panels in California that are sleek and do not make your roof look hideous. Solar power is believed to generate almost four times the amount of energy used in its production. Besides, there is nothing to worry about air and sound pollution when these solar panels are at work.

With reports that fossil fuels would be depleted within the next 40 years, its important that alternative energy sources are encouraged. Whats required, are subsidies to encourage people to install solar energy in their homes.

Advanced Solar Electric is an authority on solar energy especially solar panels in California and has helped several people install solar energy in California and solar energy in Los Angeles.



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