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Joule Biotechnologies: #Ethanol and #Diesel from Sunlight! (#SolarFuel #BioFuel)
Feb 15th
A Company to Watch! “One Giant Step Closer to Fuel-from-Sunlight by Joule Biotechnologies”
Joule Biotechnologies, Inc. has just announced that a lease agreement has been signed for a new facility in Leander, Texas, which will serve as a pilot plant to develop the company’s solar powered system for producing ethanol and other biofuels. The energy efficient process is based on photosynthetic microorganisms and it operates without the use of conventional biomass or algae biofuel processes.
CleanTechnica and Gas 2.0 have been eagerly following Joule’s progress, and the company has already produced ethanol and diesel at a lab scale rate. It plans to start ethanol More >
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Loading ...COURT REJECTS ELECTRIC RETAILER’S BID TO PASS ALONG INCREASED FUEL COSTS
Feb 15th
COURT REJECTS ELECTRIC RETAILER’S BID TO PASS ALONG INCREASED FUEL COSTS
Case centered on whether provider could change terms of fixed-rate contracts to deal with unexpected price spikes.
A Houston electric retailer has been ordered to pay a Dallas restaurant chain nearly $345,000 stemming from a 4-year dispute over whether a power provider in the Texas competitive market can pass along unexpected increases in fuel costs to customers who have signed a fixed-rate agreement for electricity.
The case was filed by the Humperdink’s chain of restaurants in the Dallas market against Tara Energy LLC. after the power retailer imposed a variable fuel adjustment More >
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Renewable Energy Stampede & Green Living Fair 2010
Feb 5th
Tired of paying a lot to exhibit at a “Green” or Home show, only to find most of your potential customers are primarily there to pick out new crown molding, sconces, or other unrelated products? Then you should exhibit at the Renewable Energy Stampede and Green Living Fair, where you KNOW that the people there are interested in your type of products.
2 days – Interested Customers – Reasonable rates – Customers from an area of over 1 million people – Competitive Electric Region
Renewable Energy Stampede & Green Living Fair
Salado, Texas
April 17 – 18, 2010
Brought to you by the same team of More >
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...TX Senate: Energy Related Interim Charges to the 81st Legislature
Jan 21st
Business & Commerce
2. Study options for reducing demand for electricity, including innovative pricing options relating to the use of smart meters, programmable thermostats, and other demand side management and behavioral response strategies. Review current consumer education programs to reduce demand, decrease energy prices, and improve air quality. Consider benefits and costs of alternative energy sources such as geothermal and solar, and current incentives for electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. The study should include recommendations on improving consumer knowledge and usage of these strategies in lowering overall electric usage, promoting energy efficiency, and improving the reliability of the ERCOT grid.
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