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Financing Energy Efficiency

April 16, 2012 by Roland W. Chalons-Browne
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While the need to reduce carbon emissions and protect the environment is growing, the world’s energy demands continue to rise due to the global trends of urbanization and industrialization. Cities today already emit 80 percent of human-made greenhouse gases and are responsible for 75 percent of the world’s energy consumption.The... [read more]

Smart Parking Solutions to Reduce Congestion and Oil Use

April 13, 2012 by James Coan
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The days of free parking may be numbered. In a world where rapid urbanization and climate change are raising awareness of the high costs of traffic congestion, Citibank and IBM announced this week that they are joining forces to provide financing and technology for cities adopting smart parking technology.Smart parking technology allows... [read more]

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There is No Universal Solution for Promoting Renewable Energy Resources

March 19, 2012 by Michael Weinhold
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In the coming years, renewable energy resources are going to play a much bigger role in the energy mix – especially in Germany, but also in Europe and worldwide. However, when it comes to harvesting renewable sources, fluctuations in their availability pose some challenges. These can be overcome. [read more]

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Is Water a Barrier to a Low-Carbon Energy Future?

March 19, 2012 by Jesse Jenkins
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Ask an expert on clean tech what the largest barriers to a low carbon energy future are, and chances are they will list higher technology costs, policy barriers, or the need for new infrastructure to accommodate novel energy sources. [read more]

The Future of Oil & Gas: Exploring New Innovation in Old-Fashioned Energy Webcast Recap

February 6, 2012 by Sheila Oliva
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Sheila Oliva recaps The Energy Collective's last webinar. Great for those who missed it! [read more]

Siemens Employee Highlighted During “State of the Union” Address

January 31, 2012 by Sheila Oliva
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During his State of the Union Address to Congress on January 24, 2012, President Barack Obama recognized Siemens Energy as an example of how investing in manufacturing and innovative technologies can create jobs and build a strong America.An example of such job creation was highlighted via our own Jackie Bray, who was seated in a place... [read more]

Siemens to acquire Canada’s RuggedCom for $382 million, a 50% premium to Belden’s hostile offer

January 30, 2012 by Tyler Hamilton
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Good news for shareholders of Toronto-based RuggedCom, one of the world’s leading makers of ruggedized networking gear for the smart grid. Facing a hostile takeover from St. Louis-based Belden Inc., RuggedCom has found a white knight in Siemens Canada Ltd., the Canadian subsidiary of German industrial giant Siemens AG. Siemens has agreed... [read more]

Follow Up: Post Your Questions & Responses From "How To Save The Planet On A Budget"

December 1, 2011 by Amelia Timbers
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Thank you so much for a terrific webinar! In a few days, we'll have an audio recording of this amazing presentiation up in this post's slot. We kept a fast pace to get to all the speakers in the 3 hour time slot, and we know we didn't get a chance to get to everyone's questions. Please post your unanswered or unasked questions in the... [read more]

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Financing Key Bottleneck For Sustainable Energy Development

November 22, 2011 by Amelia Timbers
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Money, money, money, money! Energy!That's not how the O Jays' song goes. But it may as well, and its my mental soundtrack whenever I engage in discussions of green finance. Financing and funding is a key holdup in renewable development, and indeed, in almost ever sustainability policy effort I can think of.What's frustrating is that it's... [read more]

Wind Market Seeing Results Despite Uncertain U.S. Policy Future

November 21, 2011 by Amelia Timbers
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Like many of you, I saw this headline about Siemens' US wind business and was impressed. Since Siemens is TEC's sponsor, I was able to request an interview on the topic, and I spoke with Mike Revak- Siemens' VP of Technical Sales and Proposals of the US Wind Group. We had an interesting chat- he is bullish on US wind, with or without the government incentives. Phew, because I've been worried … my questions are italicized. [read more]

In Marine Current Energy, Siemens Wants To Lead

November 7, 2011 by Big Gav
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GreenBang reports that Siemens its expanding its presence in the ocean energy market - In marine current energy, Siemens wants to be 800-lb gorilla.There’s a lot of energy in the world’s oceans, and Siemens wants to play a big part in developing that power for our use.The Germany-based technology giant announced today that it’s taken on... [read more]

UK Pulls PV Subsidy For Inefficient Buildings

October 28, 2011 by David Thorpe
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Greg Barker has told the domestic solar industry that all new domestic PV sites from April 2012 must meet minimum energy efficiency standards.Speaking at the Solar Power UK conference yesterday in Birmingham to an audience of PV installers angry at the cut in Feed-in-Tariffs for PV that has thrown their business models onto the rubbish... [read more]

Wind Market Seeing Results Despite Uncertain U.S. Policy Future

October 21, 2011 by Amelia Timbers
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Like many of you, I saw this headline about Siemens' US wind business and was impressed. Since Siemens is TEC's sponsor, I was able to request an interview on the topic, and I spoke with Mike Revak- Siemens' VP of Technical Sales and Proposals of the US Wind Group. We had an interesting chat- he is bullish on US wind, with or without the... [read more]

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Tessenderlo Combined Cycle Power Plant – Eco-Friendly Energy For Belgium

October 20, 2011 by Roland W. Chalons-Browne
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Belgium recently saw its first ever large-scale IPP (Independent Power Production): Tessenderlo. This Siemens-designed high-efficiency gas-fired combined cycle power station is in strict compliance with the latest environmental regulations. With an installed capacity of approximately 430 megawatts (MW) and an efficiency of well above 58... [read more]

Green is Gold: States Invest In Avenues For Scaling Solar

September 28, 2011 by Sheila Oliva
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Last week’s Solar Exchange East was hosted in the heart of the Southeast U.S.A. – North Carolina. The state’s own Governor Bev Purdue is fond of saying “Green is Gold” in regards to her stance on renewable energy sources in the state. And the event, taking place at North Carolina State University in the capitol of Raleigh, focused... [read more]