 Stories About: business AND energy AND greenish companies AND news
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Full Steam Ahead
Google.org invests in geothermal energy |
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19 Aug 2008 |
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| Posted at 10:58 AM on 19 Aug 2008 Google.org, the philanthropic arm of the search giant, has announced a $10.25 million investment in geothermal energy technology. The money will back two start-up companies that specialize in enhanced geothermal systems (EGS), the process of pumping water underground to crack hot rocks and use the resulting steam to power a turbine and create electricity. "EGS could be the 'killer app' of the energy w ... |
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| Topics: business, energy, geothermal power, greenish companies, investing, news (all these topics) |
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The Swede Hereafter
IKEA invests in cleantech, may soon stock solar panels |
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08 Aug 2008 |
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| Posted at 2:43 PM on 08 Aug 2008 Heading to IKEA for some meatballs and easy-to-assemble furniture? You may soon be able to pick up solar panels as well. The Swedish manufacturer plans to invest some $75 million in a handful of cleantech startups, focusing on the areas of solar energy, lighting, sustainable materials, energy efficiency, and water conservation. Ultimately, IKEA has a goal of stocking its shelves with prod ... |
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| Topics: business, energy, energy at home, green living, green products, greening biz operations, greenish companies, news, renewable energy, shopping, Sweden (all these topics) |
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Algae Whiz
Sapphire Energy hopes to soon power your car with algae |
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29 May 2008 |
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| Posted at 11:16 AM on 29 May 2008 Sapphire Energy says it has successfully turned algae into biofuel, raising hopes that a viable oil alternative could be produced without need for agricultural land. The indeed-sapphire-colored fuel produced by the year-old company is coaxed from algae, sunlight, non-potable salt water, and carbon dioxide. Sapphire says its fuel is equivalent to conventional crude in both chemical makeup and pric ... |
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| Topics: biofuels, business, energy, greenish companies, news, progress (all these topics) |
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Mind Your Business
NYT offers special section on green biz |
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26 Mar 2008 |
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| Posted at 10:36 AM on 26 Mar 2008 The Sierra Club is embarking on its first product endorsement, putting its logo on Clorox's new Green Works cleaning products. Various businesses are aiming to bypass carbon neutrality and move straight on into carbon negativity. These and more stories show up in a New York Times "Business of Green" section Wednesday, which covers the green-biz gamut, from companies trying to manufacture safer ... |
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| Topics: business, carbon neutral, climate, energy, green jobs, greening biz operations, greenish companies, news, Sierra Club, solar voltaic power (all these topics) |
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Blow by Blow
Company creates global map of wind patterns |
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04 Mar 2008 |
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| Posted at 10:11 AM on 04 Mar 2008 Any way the wind blows, weather-consulting service 3Tier wants to map it. The company has created a global map of weather patterns that's available free on the internet, allowing anyone to check whether there's strong enough air movement -- and transmission capacity -- to power property in a certain area. 3Tier plans to do a similar project to show the potential of solar energy, to keep the renewable-energ ... |
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| Topics: business, energy, greenish companies, innovation, news, renewable energy, solar voltaic power, wind power (all these topics) |
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Chip and They're Bolder
Intel replaces PepsiCo as biggest U.S. buyer of alternative energy |
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28 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 3:45 PM on 28 Jan 2008 Tech giant Intel has announced that it will buy 1.3 billion kilowatt hours of renewable energy credits a year, making it the biggest U.S. buyer of alternative energy. Previous record-holder PepsiCo is bumped into second place with a purchase of 1.1 billion kilowatt hours annually -- but if Pepsi's advertising is to be believed, every sip gets them closer. sources: Financi ... |
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| Topics: business, energy, greenish companies, news, renewable energy, tech (all these topics) |
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We Always Thought It Was Industrial Strength
McDonald's to power U.K. delivery fleet with its own grease |
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02 Jul 2007 |
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| We Always Thought It Was Industrial Strength McDonald's to power U.K. delivery fleet with its own grease Proving once again that everything's cooler in Europe, McDonald's has announced that it will run all its U.K. delivery vehicles on biodiesel -- from its own greasy grills! The chain will convert the 155-lorry fleet to a mix of 85 percent fry grease and 15 percent rapeseed oil by next year, a ... |
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| Topics: biofuels, business, energy, food, greenish companies, news (all these topics) |
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Boulder and Wiser
IBM plans green data-center expansion in Colorado |
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25 Jun 2007 |
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| Boulder and Wiser IBM plans green data-center expansion in Colorado High-tech grandpappy IBM will undertake an $86 million expansion of a greenish data center in Boulder, Colo. The company will add 80,000 square feet to a 225,000-square-foot facility, using energy-efficient lighting and heating, efficient building design, and energy-conservation technologies in the data gear. It's all part of a cunning plan to d ... |
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Did You Mean: Solar Power?
Google to install more than 9,000 photovoltaic panels at its HQ |
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17 Oct 2006 |
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| Did You Mean: Solar Power? Google to install more than 9,000 photovoltaic panels at its HQ Google Inc. is converting six buildings at its headquarters in the San Francisco Bay area to run on up to 30 percent solar power. The project, one of the largest solar endeavors undertaken by a U.S. company, will require installation of 9,212 solar panels, and sh ... |
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| Topics: business, California, energy, greening biz operations, greenish companies, news, solar voltaic power (all these topics) |
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