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

February 6, 2012 by Sheila Oliva
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In case you missed it, last week The Energy Collective hosted a webcast on the topic of oil and gas and what the future held for these fossil fuels. As recent research has shown, despite the unprecedented levels of growth and attention wind, solar and biofuels receive as energy sources, the globe’s hunger for energy will guarantee that... [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"

November 30, 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]

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Volvo, Siemens Team To Develop Europe's Electric Vehicle Market

September 21, 2011 by Helmuth Ziegler
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In late August Siemens and the Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo announced a comprehensive strategic partnership to promote the development of electric cars. Now Siemens presents its huge range of products in the field of e-mobility at the International Motor Show IAA in Frankfurt,... [read more]

Audio Archive: Growing Wind Power

August 15, 2011 by Energy Collective
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Can the growth of the wind industry substantially reduce our dependence on fossil fuels? And if so, how soon? What evolutions in technology, policy, and economics are necessary to drive that growth? What are the obstacles to a large increase in wind power? [read more]

As Venture Capitalists Bow Out of Cleantech, Corporations Step In

August 9, 2011 by Tyler Hamilton
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My latest Clean Break column looks at how venture capitalists — impatient with lengthy returns on their investments and worried about the economic climate — are retreating from the cleantech space to less risky investment opportunities. Picking up the slack are corporate investors such as ABB, GE, and Siemens, who are making large... [read more]

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Europe Mobilizes Private Finance for Infrastructure Development

August 3, 2011 by Roland W. Chalons-Browne
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We are today faced with a great infrastructure challenge, one that is compounded by climate change. It is no longer enough to build new transport networks or establish waste management systems. We have to use smart technologies while doing so, to minimize the impact on the environment, and also make the infrastructure resilient to... [read more]