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PG&E Plugs a Problem Pacific Gas & Electric shows how a new hybrid car could also power homes and businesses. Investors, this is a trend to watch.   |
Fast Company
September 2008
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Paul Fenn Takes on PG&E Activist-turned-entrepreneur Paul Fenn's effort to bring affordable sustainable energy to California could be revolutionary -- and electricity giant PG&E isn't happy about it at all. |
The Motley Fool
October 5, 2007
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Here Comes the Sun Two big deals spotlight the growing influence solar power will have in the future. Investors, take note. |
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PG&E: A Utility Struggles to Adapt to the Information Age Pacific Gas and Electric Company may be an ancient dinosaur, but one of its problems is too much technology. That is, too many scattered information technology systems that don't talk to one another. |
The Motley Fool
December 16, 2004
Jim Mueller |
PG&E's Dividend At first glance, Pacific Gas & Electric seems to be using debt to finance its recently announced dividend. Say it isn't so! But don't jump to conclusions. Consumers and shareholders win on this deal. |
InternetNews
November 27, 2007
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Google Has Energy For New Business Google is branching out to develop renewable energy sources. |
IEEE Spectrum
December 2010
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How the Free Market Rocked the Grid It led to higher rates and rolling blackouts, but it also opened the door to greener forms of electricity generation |
The Motley Fool
January 6, 2012
Travis Hoium |
Like It or Not, Renewable Energy Is Here to Stay Nuclear and biofuels aren't our energy future, but solar is -- despite what naysayers say. I like and invest in solar power not because I'm a tree hugger, but because the facts and trends tell me this is energy's future. |
The Motley Fool
May 28, 2011
Marc Gunther |
GE's Big Bet on Natural Gas The company cites a push toward natural gas and says its new plant leads the way in efficiency. |
The Motley Fool
April 18, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Does It Pay to Go Green? With the recent upsurge in interest about renewable energy sources, investors in the alternative energy sector have had plenty to celebrate. |
Reason
June 2009
Ronald Bailey |
Energy Futures A quick guide to alternative energy sources we may see in the not-too-distant future. |
The Motley Fool
October 14, 2009
Toby Shute |
2 Big Bills for Solar Legislation in California is a start, but more is needed to set the solar space on fire. |
IEEE Spectrum
November 2012
Eliza Strickland |
Can Japan Phase Out Nuclear Power? The country wants to go nuclear-free, but many obstacles remain |
The Motley Fool
January 31, 2005
Tim Beyers |
Energize Your Portfolio Oil hovers near $50 a barrel. Fossil fuels are becoming scarcer. Do you wonder where fuel will come from in 20 years, or even in 10 years? Ponder the investment possibilities in renewable energy sources. |
Food Processing
January 2007
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Flower Power, Sunshine and Wind First solar energy, then biodiesel fuel and now wind power. Kettle Foods Inc., Salem, Ore., has made alternative energy sources a company commitment. |
The Motley Fool
January 4, 2007
Jack Uldrich |
Wal-Mart Reaches for the Sun The retailing giant's big photovoltaic-energy plans are a big deal for both Wal-Mart and the burgeoning solar industry. Investors should watch carefully to see which company or companies win Wal-Mart's bid. |
Home Toys
December 2005
Brian Golden |
The Energy Crisis Gets Personal Just as the Internet empowered millions with easy access to information and brand new ways to communicate, emerging technologies will also bring sweeping changes in energy production and consumption. |
The Motley Fool
April 14, 2009
Toby Shute |
Space-Based Solar? That's Just Silly One small step by PG&E, one giant leap of faith in unproven technology. |
IndustryWeek
April 1, 2005
John Teresko |
Powerful Opportunities As global manufacturing faces conflicting energy challenges new answers are being found. The winning opportunities are in power management, renewable resources and distributed power generation. |
Salon.com
January 18, 2001
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Green power in the red Electricity deregulation is bankrupting California's fledgling eco-friendly energy industry... |
IEEE Spectrum
July 2012
Vaclav Smil |
A Skeptic Looks at Alternative Energy It takes several lifetimes to put a new energy system into place, and wishful thinking can't speed things along |
The Motley Fool
January 11, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Solar Investors Should Be Bullish on Oil Higher fossil fuel prices make the cost of renewable energy look better all the time. |
The Motley Fool
January 9, 2012
Travis Hoium |
Backup Power's Cost to Renewable Energy How much does renewable energy's intermittent nature really cost utilities? |
Mother Jones
Jul/Aug 2002
Alex Markels |
Prevailing Winds For decades, Big Energy blew off renewable energy as insignificant. Now the industry's biggest players are racing to build wind farms -- and cash in on the latest energy boom. |
BusinessWeek
October 8, 2009
LeVine & Aston |
Betting Big on a Boom in Natural Gas With prices low and the promise of vast new supplies, businesses are making the switch from oil-based fuels and coal. |
The Motley Fool
March 15, 2005
Tim Beyers |
Clean Energy Cleans Up Pacific Gas & Electric creates a $30 million investment fund for renewable sources. As more VCs join the party more money will flow in, creating a sturdy industry that could grow to be worth billions. |
BusinessWeek
January 12, 2004 |
Robert Glynn During the energy deregulation boom of the late 1990s, PG&E Corp. Chairman and CEO Robert D. Glynn Jr. made several strategic bets that didn't pan out. |
Food Processing
November 2008 |
One Year of LEED: Kettle Turns Green to Gold America's first LEED Gold-certified food manufacturing plant says it's seeing a significant financial return on the environmentally friendly plant. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Jan/Feb 2002
Darlene Bremer |
Power Play Cost savings and enhanced reliability drive use of distributed generation... |
The Motley Fool
November 28, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Follow the Energy Trends A quick look at trends in energy show natural gas and renewable energy are the places to be invested. |
Financial Advisor
March 2008
Jeff Schlegel |
The Next Biggest Thing The next gold rush might already be here -- green technologies, a vast sector running the gamut from renewable energy sources to clean technologies that enables businesses to boost performance while minimizing their environmental impact. |
BusinessWeek
October 26, 2009
John Carey |
Wiring America Up to Green Power Should the U.S. subsidize vast high-voltage lines to transport wind and solar electricity to the big cities? |
The Motley Fool
March 8, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
FuelCell's Energy Enigma It is the leader for on-site fuel cell power generation, but that doesn't mean it will survive. The hydrogen economy may in fact come to be, but the owners of fuel cell stocks won't see much of the benefit. |
The Motley Fool
August 9, 2007
Jack Uldrich |
BP Headed for Greener Pastures With over 8% of its revenues now being generated from renewable energy, BP does offer traditional energy investors a legitimate way to dip their toe into the renewable energy market. |
BusinessWeek
September 16, 2010
Galante & Chediak |
Smart Meters May Not Be So Clever A consumer backlash is slowing rollouts of new electric meters |
Popular Mechanics
August 28, 2008
Paul Tolme |
As Geothermal Energy Heats Up, 5 Next-Gen Projects Take Shape Unlike wind and solar power, which are intermittent, geothermal energy is base-load power -- available 24/7, 365 days a year. And the price of geothermal energy is stable, unlike economically volatile coal and natural gas. |
Searcher
May 2001
Irene E. McDermott |
The Internet Express - I got the power: alternative energy resources on the web... |
The Motley Fool
July 20, 2006
Anders Bylund |
Word of the Day: Sequestration GE and BP work together to stem global warming. These global giants certainly have the scale and resources to make it happen. |
The Motley Fool
July 8, 2009
Toby Shute |
Is the Pickens Plan Losing Wind? It's been one year since T. Boone Pickens presented his plan to cure America's dependence on foreign oil. If nothing else, it got the conversation moving in the right direction. |
CIO
June 16, 2010
John Brandon |
Should Fuel Cells Power Your Data Center? Fuel cells are highly reliable and environmentally friendly, making them attractive to companies that want a greener data center. But they aren't for everyone. |
IEEE Spectrum
October 2007
Sandra Upson |
The Greening of Google In the U.S., corporate rooftops are the latest frontier in solar energy generation. |
The Motley Fool
January 26, 2007
Jack Uldrich |
The Jolly Green Giants Washington will be getting involved in the energy industry in a big way in the coming years. Investors who want to profit will need to understand which companies will win and which will lose under various regulatory schemes. |
Popular Mechanics
October 7, 2009
Chris Sweeney |
5 Technologies Missing From the Clean Energy Bill Micro hydroelectric power... Waste to energy... Water efficiency... Geothermal energy... Solid oxide fuel cells... |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2007 |
Glacier Power As an island country, Iceland would face difficult challenges in exporting energy. So instead, the country's government is importing manufacturers that need energy, the idea behind the Karahnjukar hydropower project. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2009
William Sweet |
The Biggest Little PV Plant in the East The northeastern United States is not where most would think to put a photovoltaic power plant. But one just started up in Pennsylvania this winter. It's delivering the watts, but at what cost? |
Food Processing
October 2008
Kate Bertrand Connolly |
Conquering the Carbon Footprint Operating costs and the environment have processors scrambling to reduce carbon emissions. |
Food Processing
January 2008
Marty Weil |
Consider Alternative and Renewable Energy Sources Solar and wind power, biogas and biodiesel may solve your manufacturing company's energy problems as well as its green initiatives. |
The Motley Fool
July 20, 2010
Wade Roush, Xconomy.com |
Google Energy Strikes First Deal -- A 20-Year Wind Power Contract in Iowa Google Energy, a new entity set up by the Mountain View, CA, search giant last year to participate in wholesale energy markets, has made its first deal. |
Reason
June 2009
Ronald Bailey |
It's Alive! Alternative energy subsidies make their biggest comeback since Jimmy Carter. |
Entrepreneur
April 2010
Julie Bennett |
Are We Headed Toward a Green Bubble? Billions of dollars are pouring into clean-tech companies - with little results. Is this an intelligent investment or the beginning of another bubble? |
