Denis Du Bois http://energypriorities.com/ Energy Priorities delivers information, ideas and commentary on smart energy -- a resource for businesses who want to be more informed energy users -- an asset to entrepreneurs and investors in the new energy sector. Topics include energy-related technologies and best practices for business, presented in non-technical language, with insights that help you take action. Published in the public interest by P5 Group, Inc., Seattle USA. ISSN 1938-7326 energypriorities.com Energy Priorities delivers information, ideas and commentary on smart energy -- a resource for businesses who want to be more informed energy users -- an asset to entrepreneurs and investors in the new energy sector. Topics include energy-related technologies and best practices for business, presented in non-technical language, with insights that help you take action. Published in the public interest by P5 Group, Inc., Seattle USA. ISSN 1938-7326 energypriorities.com en Copyright 2004-2009 Energy Priorities Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:58:37 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://energypriorities.com/images/EP-iTunes-cover-art.jpg http://www.energypriorities.com/ 300 300 720 energy, power, efficient, efficiency, renewable, sustainable, green, building, climate, warming, property, hvac, lighting, controls, marketing, denis dubois Smart energy ideas for sustainable business. EnergyPriorities.com Clean Denis Du Bois itunes-contact@energypriorities.com Current policies at the state and federal level are extremely supportive of clean energy development. But the structure of subsidies matters. As the stimulus pumps unprecedented billions into renewable energy, it is worth asking whether we are promoting the right kind of investment that will enhance future US competitiveness.

]]> Current policies at the state and federal level are extremely supportive of clean energy development. But the structure of subsidies matters. As the stimulus pumps unprecedented billions into renewable energy, it is worth asking whether we are promoting the right kind of investment that will enhance future US competitiveness.

]]> http://energypriorities.com/entries/2009/09/stimulating_through_sub.php http://energypriorities.com/entries/2009/09/stimulating_through_sub.php Renewable Energy Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:58:37 -0800 Clean Denis Du Bois Veranda Solar is one of 12 semi-finalists in the 2009 Pacific Northwest Clean Tech Open. The company's designs could bring the initial cost of residential solar down to $1000 or less. Denis Du Bois interviews Capra J'neva, CEO. (podcast)

]]> Veranda Solar is one of 12 semi-finalists in the 2009 Pacific Northwest Clean Tech Open. The company's designs could bring the initial cost of residential solar down to $1000 or less. Denis Du Bois interviews Capra J'neva, CEO. (podcast)

]]> http://energypriorities.com/entries/2009/09/veranda-pnwcto09.php http://energypriorities.com/entries/2009/09/veranda-pnwcto09.php Renewable Energy Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:51:51 -0800 Clean Denis Du Bois LivinGreen Materials is one of 12 semi-finalists in the 2009 Pacific Northwest Clean Tech Open. The company's "drop-in" solar cell manufacturing technology could bring the cost of solar power closer to grid parity. Denis Du Bois interviews Chris Tagge, co-founder and CEO. (podcast)

]]> LivinGreen Materials is one of 12 semi-finalists in the 2009 Pacific Northwest Clean Tech Open. The company's "drop-in" solar cell manufacturing technology could bring the cost of solar power closer to grid parity. Denis Du Bois interviews Chris Tagge, co-founder and CEO. (podcast)

]]> http://energypriorities.com/entries/2009/08/livingreen_pnwcto09.php http://energypriorities.com/entries/2009/08/livingreen_pnwcto09.php Renewable Energy Sat, 01 Aug 2009 08:25:49 -0800 Clean Denis Du Bois Political will is apparently easier to find when global warming and rising sea levels threaten to inundate the tiny island nation you call home.

]]> Political will is apparently easier to find when global warming and rising sea levels threaten to inundate the tiny island nation you call home.

]]> http://energypriorities.com/entries/2009/07/tavalu_carbon_neutral.php http://energypriorities.com/entries/2009/07/tavalu_carbon_neutral.php Renewable Energy Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:12:02 -0800 Clean Denis Du Bois Hydrovolts is one of 12 semifinalists in the Pacific Northwest Clean Tech Open. The company's "flip wing" turbine marks new levels of efficiency in generating energy from flowing water. A generator can be dropped into a canal or stream in an afternoon with minimal site preparation. Denis Du Bois interviews Burton Hamner, co-founder and President. (podcast)

]]> Hydrovolts is one of 12 semifinalists in the Pacific Northwest Clean Tech Open. The company's "flip wing" turbine marks new levels of efficiency in generating energy from flowing water. A generator can be dropped into a canal or stream in an afternoon with minimal site preparation. Denis Du Bois interviews Burton Hamner, co-founder and President. (podcast)

]]> http://energypriorities.com/entries/2009/07/hydrovolts_pnwcto09.php http://energypriorities.com/entries/2009/07/hydrovolts_pnwcto09.php Renewable Energy Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:10:51 -0800 Clean Denis Du Bois As we wait for stimulus dollars to trickle through the system, a provision of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 has finally born fruit for renewable energy.

]]> As we wait for stimulus dollars to trickle through the system, a provision of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 has finally born fruit for renewable energy.

]]> http://energypriorities.com/entries/2009/03/solyndra_epact05_loan.php http://energypriorities.com/entries/2009/03/solyndra_epact05_loan.php Energy Business Tue, 24 Mar 2009 06:27:46 -0800 Clean Denis Du Bois The 2009 Renewable Energy World Conference and Expo wrapped up this morning in Las Vegas.

]]> The 2009 Renewable Energy World Conference and Expo wrapped up this morning in Las Vegas.

]]> http://energypriorities.com/entries/2009/03/renewable_energy_world.php http://energypriorities.com/entries/2009/03/renewable_energy_world.php Renewable Energy Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:34:40 -0800 Clean Denis Du Bois A new 30 percent tax credit for renewable energy is among many clean-energy provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. President Obama signed the bill into law yesterday.

]]> A new 30 percent tax credit for renewable energy is among many clean-energy provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. President Obama signed the bill into law yesterday.

]]> http://energypriorities.com/entries/2009/02/stimulus_bill_re.php http://energypriorities.com/entries/2009/02/stimulus_bill_re.php Renewable Energy Wed, 18 Feb 2009 06:57:24 -0800 Clean Denis Du Bois Once in a while, when waiting for an evening bus in downtown Seattle, I realize I'm standing in a solar-powered bus shelter. And I wonder whatever happened to the enthusiasm of Carmanah Technologies Corp, the company that illuminated those shelters and was so gung-ho about solar transit lighting. (photo)

]]> Once in a while, when waiting for an evening bus in downtown Seattle, I realize I'm standing in a solar-powered bus shelter. And I wonder whatever happened to the enthusiasm of Carmanah Technologies Corp, the company that illuminated those shelters and was so gung-ho about solar transit lighting. (photo)

]]> http://energypriorities.com/entries/2009/01/urban_solar_lights_transit.php http://energypriorities.com/entries/2009/01/urban_solar_lights_transit.php Renewable Energy Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:10:17 -0800 Clean Denis Du Bois Off-grid and grid-tied solar now have a new cousin: "Hybrid solar." Florida Power & Light executives marked the groundbreaking of a new solar power project that will be connected directly to a dinosaur power plant.

]]> Off-grid and grid-tied solar now have a new cousin: "Hybrid solar." Florida Power & Light executives marked the groundbreaking of a new solar power project that will be connected directly to a dinosaur power plant.

]]> http://energypriorities.com/entries/2008/12/grid-bonded_solar.php http://energypriorities.com/entries/2008/12/grid-bonded_solar.php Renewable Energy Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:06:36 -0800 Clean Denis Du Bois The power purchase arrangements the Air Force made for the solar power installation on Nellis Air Force Base put a new twist on a conventional financing vehicle commonly used for coal-fired power plants.

]]> The power purchase arrangements the Air Force made for the solar power installation on Nellis Air Force Base put a new twist on a conventional financing vehicle commonly used for coal-fired power plants.

]]> http://energypriorities.com/entries/2008/10/nellis_afb_finance.php http://energypriorities.com/entries/2008/10/nellis_afb_finance.php Renewable Energy Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:14:42 -0800 Clean Denis Du Bois In Seattle, the only other place you would see so many suits is a funeral. But this capacity crowd of venture capitalists and entrepreneurs came not to bury the future of green. These 380 attendees came to hear what cleantech leaders are saying about the recent economic crisis and its effects on the industry. Optimism abounds. (photos)

]]> In Seattle, the only other place you would see so many suits is a funeral. But this capacity crowd of venture capitalists and entrepreneurs came not to bury the future of green. These 380 attendees came to hear what cleantech leaders are saying about the recent economic crisis and its effects on the industry. Optimism abounds. (photos)

]]> http://energypriorities.com/entries/2008/10/reffwest.php http://energypriorities.com/entries/2008/10/reffwest.php Renewable Energy Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:50:38 -0800 Clean Denis Du Bois SOLAR POWER INTERNATIONAL 2008 -- There's no doubt the U.S. stands to learn a lot from the EU experience with solar -- particularly Germany's successes. But are we applying what we're learning? Denis Du Bois interviews Kimberly Harris, Chief Resource Officer for Puget Sound Energy in Seattle. Harris had just come back from the SEPA Germany fact-finding trip that Julia Hamm referred to in her conference keynote. (podcast)

]]> SOLAR POWER INTERNATIONAL 2008 -- There's no doubt the U.S. stands to learn a lot from the EU experience with solar -- particularly Germany's successes. But are we applying what we're learning? Denis Du Bois interviews Kimberly Harris, Chief Resource Officer for Puget Sound Energy in Seattle. Harris had just come back from the SEPA Germany fact-finding trip that Julia Hamm referred to in her conference keynote. (podcast)

]]> http://energypriorities.com/entries/2008/10/germany-solar-pse-sepa.php http://energypriorities.com/entries/2008/10/germany-solar-pse-sepa.php Renewable Energy Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:16:17 -0800 Clean Denis Du Bois SOLAR POWER INTERNATIONAL 2008 -- The Solar Power International conference sold out. Again. And once again the line-up of speakers was first class. They included California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and General Wesley Clark. Celebrities aside, this conference -- the industry's largest -- gave us an annual glimpse into the business of solar. Denis Du Bois talks about the show with CalCEF Clean Energy Angel Fund Manager Matt Lecar. (podcast)

]]> SOLAR POWER INTERNATIONAL 2008 -- The Solar Power International conference sold out. Again. And once again the line-up of speakers was first class. They included California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and General Wesley Clark. Celebrities aside, this conference -- the industry's largest -- gave us an annual glimpse into the business of solar. Denis Du Bois talks about the show with CalCEF Clean Energy Angel Fund Manager Matt Lecar. (podcast)

]]> http://energypriorities.com/entries/2008/10/solar_power_intl_2008.php http://energypriorities.com/entries/2008/10/solar_power_intl_2008.php Renewable Energy Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:02:18 -0800 Clean Denis Du Bois SOLAR POWER INTERNATIONAL 2008: As the sold-out Solar Power conference opened in San Diego this morning, its co-organizer issued a challenge to industry to grow solar electric capacity by 30X by 2016, despite a struggling economy.

]]> SOLAR POWER INTERNATIONAL 2008: As the sold-out Solar Power conference opened in San Diego this morning, its co-organizer issued a challenge to industry to grow solar electric capacity by 30X by 2016, despite a struggling economy.

]]> http://energypriorities.com/entries/2008/10/solar_power_challenge.php http://energypriorities.com/entries/2008/10/solar_power_challenge.php Renewable Energy Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:58:35 -0800 Clean Denis Du Bois