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The New York State Education Department and the State University of New York (SUNY) have approved a new four-year Renewable and Alternative Energy Applications program starting in the Fall 2006 semester at SUNY Canton. “The Alternative and Renewable Energy Applications program fits with our role of providing bachelor’s degree opportunities in high-need specialized areas,” said Brown. “This SUNY Canton program is on the cutting edge of energy technology. Students will be studying concepts that will augment or replace conventional energy systems.” The program will focus on wind, solar, geothermal, fuel cell, biofuel and other emerging technologies. “Students who graduate from this program will ultimately work with architects and engineers to create viable renewable energy solutions for commercial and residential facilities,” said Canino School of Engineering Technology Assistant Professor Michael Newtown. “They will be looking at all different forms of energy and combining them to come up with sustainable solutions.” Students in the program will also take classes such as Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering Technology, and Machine Design, in conjunction with newly designed alternative energy classes during their first two years. During the last two years, students will specialize in their chosen fields of solar, wind, geothermal, and biofuel energy courses. […]
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Cronus Capital Markets (CCM) and the International Securities Exchange have jointly developed the alternative energy industry equity index, the ISE-CCM Alternative Energy Index. It began trading January 10, 2006, under the symbol POW on the ISE. The index provides investors exposure to companies involved in solar, wind, geothermal, hydrogen/fuel cells, hydropower, and nuclear fusion.CCM is a leading research and consulting firm for the alternative energy sector and ISE is the largest equity options exchange in the world. Michael Soni, CCM’s CEO, believes the index is a necessary development for the still nascent sector. “As a result of the ISE-CCM Alternative Energy Index, the alternative energy sector can now officially be considered a sector within the capital markets. Investors will have a direct avenue in which to track and participate in the growth of this new and important sector. Furthermore, investors will be able to hedge their portfolios against the risk of rising fossil fuel prices in a manner never before available.” ISE, the world’s largest equity options exchange, was founded on the principle that technology fosters and infuses new efficiencies and operational innovations into securities trading. After developing an innovative market structure that integrated auction market principles into an advanced […]
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Is there such a thing as a sustainable-oriented credit card?
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Which SRI mutual funds were leaders for 2005?
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News and Events DOE Offers $100 Million for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Research Stronger Air Conditioner Efficiency Standards Go Into Effect DOE and Partners Offer Workshops in Post-Hurricane Home Repair DOE to Conduct Energy Assessments at Dairy and Aluminum Plants IRS Provides Guidance on Tax Credits for Efficient Vehicles Coalition Launches Campaign to Promote Plug-In HybridsEnergy ConnectionsEIA: Oil Prices to Exceed $60 per Barrel Through 2007 News and EventsDOE Offers $100 Million for Hydrogen Fuel Cell ResearchDOE announced on Tuesday that it will provide up to $100 million over four years for research projects aimed at advancing hydrogen fuel cells. The research projects will seek to improve fuel cell membranes and water transport within the fuel cell stack while minimizing the effects of impurities on fuel cell performance and durability. The research projects will also develop new fuel cell hardware, innovative fuel cell concepts, and advanced cathode catalysts and supports. Through this investment, DOE seeks to improve performance and to lower cost of these technologies by 2010. The research funding is part of the $1.2-billion Hydrogen Fuel Initiative announced by President Bush in the 2003 State of the Union Address. Applications are due by March 30th. See the solicitation on the […]
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News and Events California Approves $2.9 Billion Solar Energy Initiative Walgreens to Install Solar Power on 112 Stores DOE Selects 20 Teams for the 2007 Solar Decathlon Whole Foods Market Buys 100 Percent Wind Power EPA Proposes Lower, More Realistic Fuel Economy Estimates USDA Offers $19 Million for Businesses, Emphasizing RenewablesEnergy ConnectionsNOAA, NASA: 2005 Ties with 1998 as Hottest Year on Record News and EventsCalifornia Approves $2.9 Billion Solar Energy InitiativeThe California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved the 10-year, $2.9-billion California Solar Initiative last week. The goal of the program is to increase the amount of installed solar capacity on rooftops in the state by 3,000 megawatts by 2017. The funds will initially go toward rebates on solar power systems, starting at $2.80 per watt and decreasing by about 10 percent per year. The CPUC will soon extend the rebates to solar hot water and solar heating and cooling systems. In addition, parts of the initiative will focus on new housing; low-income customers and affordable housing; and research, development, and demonstration activities. The new initiative earned immediate praise from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). See the CPUC press release and Web page and the SEIA press release.The CPUC is […]
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News and Events New Energy Efficiency Tax Credits Take Effect Weapons Plant to Save $2 Million Per Year Through Energy Efficiency Hybrids, Flex-Fuels, and Subcompacts Debut at Auto Shows Northeastern States Sign Pact to Limit Greenhouse Gases Interior Department Seeks Comments on Offshore Energy Projects EPA Publishes Regulations to Implement Renewable Fuel Standard Energy ConnectionsEIA: U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Increased 2 Percent in 2004 News and EventsNew Energy Efficiency Tax Credits Take EffectNew energy efficiency tax credits went into effect on January 1st, making it easier for U.S. families and businesses to reduce energy costs at home, at work, and on the road. As part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the new tax credits will allow consumers to reduce their 2006 tax bills on a dollar-for-dollar basis up to the amount allowed under the law. For example, consumers who purchase the most fuel-efficient vehicles could reduce their tax liability by up to $3,400, while those who install energy-efficient windows, insulation, doors, roofs, and heating and cooling equipment in the home can receive up to $500 off of their federal tax bill.Specific tax benefits for the home include $50 for purchasing an advanced main air circulating fan; $150 for […]
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In smaller Japanese communities, trash sorting options can jump to more than 40, while major cities settle for about ten. As part of a national drive to reduce waste and increase recycling, cities in Japan like Yokohama recently doubled the number of trash sorting categories to 10. New options include small metals, used cloth and much more. Smaller towns – Kamikatsu (population 2,200) in the moutains of Shikoku now have 44 categories. In land scarce Japan, up to 80% of garbage is incinerated so the extra sorts are worth the cost. “Sorting trash is not necessarily more expensive than incineration,” explains HIdeki Kidoshshi, a garbage researcher at the Center for the Strategy of Emergence at the Japan Building Institute. “In Japan, sorting and recycling will make further progress.”Yokohama has set a goal to reduce incineration by 30% in five years, while Kamikatsu proposes to eliminate garbage by 2020 – raising its recycling rate to 80% in the last four years. Each household now has a subsidized garbage disposal unit that recycles raw garbage into compost. An informal group of inspectors has been formed in many cities to promote compliance. They drive around their neighborhoods, looking for mis-sorted trash, leaving such […]
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At BioFach America Latina, Latin America’s largest organic agriculture trade fair (November 16-18, 2005), Brazilian Minister of Agriculture Roberto Rodrigues outlined goals of the Brazilian government to dramatically increase organic production and to establish a national organic seal. The Brazilian Export Promotion Agency (APEX) also launched a project called the Brazil Organics Project to promote and enhance the export of organic products.As part of his keynote speech, Rodrigues announced the establishment of a government seal which would guarantee the origin and quality of organic agricultural products, placing Brazil in a competitive position to access international markets. Rodrigues said that the government seal will help to facilitate the identification of organic products that currently are certified by private standards. “In next the three to four months we will finalize the definition of the regulation and, therefore, the seal and other instruments for the sector,” he said. Organic agriculture in Brazil represents less than 3% of total agricultural production in the country. “There is enormous room for growth (in the organic sector), and we intend to achieve 20% organic in next the five to six years, stimulated mainly by small producers.” In addition, the Brazilian Export Promotion Agency (APEX) has invested over […]
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Lester Brown's new book shows us how to get down to brass tacks and get society on a sustainable path.
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