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 as a public service of 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 as a public service of P5 Group, Inc., Seattle USA. ISSN 1938-7326 energypriorities.com en Copyright 2004-2008 Energy Priorities Tue, 06 May 2008 06:26:45 -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 HelioVolt and Architectural Glass & Aluminum Co. today announced a partnership to incorporate solar energy systems directly into standardized curtain wall products, the exterior glass facades that dominate modern urban construction.

]]> HelioVolt and Architectural Glass & Aluminum Co. today announced a partnership to incorporate solar energy systems directly into standardized curtain wall products, the exterior glass facades that dominate modern urban construction.

]]> http://energypriorities.com/entries/2008/05/heliovolt_aga_bipv.php http://energypriorities.com/entries/2008/05/heliovolt_aga_bipv.php Renewable Energy Tue, 06 May 2008 06:26:45 -0800 Clean Denis Du Bois Suniva's investors have put US $55 million of venture capital into a startup whose technology promises to achieve high efficiencies with low-cost monocrystalline silicon solar cells. Denis Du Bois interviews founder and solar pioneer Ajeet Rohatgi about the future of the PV industry and the meaning of his company's name. (podcast)

]]> Suniva's investors have put US $55 million of venture capital into a startup whose technology promises to achieve high efficiencies with low-cost monocrystalline silicon solar cells. Denis Du Bois interviews founder and solar pioneer Ajeet Rohatgi about the future of the PV industry and the meaning of his company's name. (podcast)

]]> http://energypriorities.com/entries/2008/04/suniva_rohatgi.php http://energypriorities.com/entries/2008/04/suniva_rohatgi.php Renewable Energy Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:16:37 -0800 Clean Denis Du Bois Energy Minute: Biomass is slowly gaining popularity for space heat -- in part because it's a renewable energy source, and in part because it's less expensive to operate than a conventional furnace. (podcast)

]]> Energy Minute: Biomass is slowly gaining popularity for space heat -- in part because it's a renewable energy source, and in part because it's less expensive to operate than a conventional furnace. (podcast)

]]> http://energypriorities.com/entries/2008/03/biomass_central_heat.php http://energypriorities.com/entries/2008/03/biomass_central_heat.php Renewable Energy Mon, 31 Mar 2008 06:31:10 -0800 Clean Denis Du Bois Energy independence comes in many forms. We look at a commercial office example and a residential example that demonstrate how solar helps owners to be self-sufficient in ways that match their values. The California Healthcare Foundation covered the roof of their newly renovated offices with solar panels. Going solar is consistent with their mission to improve the health of Californians. Borrego Solar co-founder Chris Anderson built a new home for himself and went off-grid. He wants to show Northeasterners that a home can be energy independent and comfortable at the same time. Renewable energy isn't the only green-building feature of these two projects. (podcast) (photos)

]]> Energy independence comes in many forms. We look at a commercial office example and a residential example that demonstrate how solar helps owners to be self-sufficient in ways that match their values. The California Healthcare Foundation covered the roof of their newly renovated offices with solar panels. Going solar is consistent with their mission to improve the health of Californians. Borrego Solar co-founder Chris Anderson built a new home for himself and went off-grid. He wants to show Northeasterners that a home can be energy independent and comfortable at the same time. Renewable energy isn't the only green-building feature of these two projects. (podcast) (photos)

]]> http://energypriorities.com/entries/2008/03/bpb_independence.php http://energypriorities.com/entries/2008/03/bpb_independence.php Buildings Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:20:10 -0800 Clean Denis Du Bois You can't be in the solar power business without racking up airline miles to Germany, Spain and Asia. But for U.S. solar buyers, the conferences are coming here. Whatever you're looking for in solar, you'll find it, without a passport.

]]> You can't be in the solar power business without racking up airline miles to Germany, Spain and Asia. But for U.S. solar buyers, the conferences are coming here. Whatever you're looking for in solar, you'll find it, without a passport.

]]> http://energypriorities.com/entries/2008/03/intersolar_power.php http://energypriorities.com/entries/2008/03/intersolar_power.php Renewable Energy Wed, 05 Mar 2008 06:39:56 -0800 Clean Denis Du Bois RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD 2008 -- Day4 Energy of Canada is one of the almost 200 exhibitors at the conference. Economic woes don't seem to dampen this company's enthusiasm. With a fresh IPO and a sold-out production run, Day4 is just trying to keep up with demand for its innovative photovoltaic modules. Denis Du Bois interviews Day4's Jake Brown at REW. (podcast) (photo)

]]> RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD 2008 -- Day4 Energy of Canada is one of the almost 200 exhibitors at the conference. Economic woes don't seem to dampen this company's enthusiasm. With a fresh IPO and a sold-out production run, Day4 is just trying to keep up with demand for its innovative photovoltaic modules. Denis Du Bois interviews Day4's Jake Brown at REW. (podcast) (photo)

]]> http://energypriorities.com/entries/2008/02/rew08_day4_solar.php http://energypriorities.com/entries/2008/02/rew08_day4_solar.php Renewable Energy Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:22:13 -0800 Clean Denis Du Bois RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD 2008 -- Adding solar power to your building is getting easier, thanks to a financing model borrowed from utility-scale renewable energy projects. Power purchase agreements are now an option for getting your own clean energy source, without laying out the capital. But even big projects don't happen without the right incentives in place. Some important federal subsidies are due to expire if Congress doesn't act soon to extend them. Will that happen in an election year? Does this dark cloud cast gloom on renewable energy's future? Denis Du Bois asks Mark McLanahan of MMA Renewable Ventures about his expectations for the production tax credit, the investment tax credit, and the global economy.

]]> RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD 2008 -- Adding solar power to your building is getting easier, thanks to a financing model borrowed from utility-scale renewable energy projects. Power purchase agreements are now an option for getting your own clean energy source, without laying out the capital. But even big projects don't happen without the right incentives in place. Some important federal subsidies are due to expire if Congress doesn't act soon to extend them. Will that happen in an election year? Does this dark cloud cast gloom on renewable energy's future? Denis Du Bois asks Mark McLanahan of MMA Renewable Ventures about his expectations for the production tax credit, the investment tax credit, and the global economy.

]]> http://energypriorities.com/entries/2008/02/rew08_mma_mclanahan.php http://energypriorities.com/entries/2008/02/rew08_mma_mclanahan.php Renewable Energy Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:53:55 -0800 Clean Denis Du Bois RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD 2008 -- If the global economy coughs, will it choke off the flow of capital into the solar energy sector? Or does this hot industry have a special antibody that makes it immune to a recession? The prospect of a slowdown is a global issue. For a global perspective, Denis Du Bois interviews Peter Bostock of Solaicx, a company that ships its ingots and wafers to major photovoltaic cell manufacturers all over the world. (podcast)

]]> RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD 2008 -- If the global economy coughs, will it choke off the flow of capital into the solar energy sector? Or does this hot industry have a special antibody that makes it immune to a recession? The prospect of a slowdown is a global issue. For a global perspective, Denis Du Bois interviews Peter Bostock of Solaicx, a company that ships its ingots and wafers to major photovoltaic cell manufacturers all over the world. (podcast)

]]> http://energypriorities.com/entries/2008/02/rew08_solaicx_bostock.php http://energypriorities.com/entries/2008/02/rew08_solaicx_bostock.php Renewable Energy Mon, 25 Feb 2008 05:52:24 -0800 Clean Denis Du Bois RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD 2008 opened earlier this week with keynote addresses by two well-known Nevada dignitaries. This is the fifth year for the conference and expo formerly known as Power-Gen Renewable Energy and Fuels. More than the name has changed. This article is your gateway to our coverage of this all-renewables conference.

]]> RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD 2008 opened earlier this week with keynote addresses by two well-known Nevada dignitaries. This is the fifth year for the conference and expo formerly known as Power-Gen Renewable Energy and Fuels. More than the name has changed. This article is your gateway to our coverage of this all-renewables conference.

]]> http://energypriorities.com/entries/2008/02/renewableenergyworld08.php http://energypriorities.com/entries/2008/02/renewableenergyworld08.php Renewable Energy Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:13:07 -0800 Clean Denis Du Bois RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD 2008 -- As oil prices closed above $100 a barrel for the first time, the Renewable Energy World 2008 conference and expo opened in Las Vegas, Nevada, today with a keynote address by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. (photos)

]]> RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD 2008 -- As oil prices closed above $100 a barrel for the first time, the Renewable Energy World 2008 conference and expo opened in Las Vegas, Nevada, today with a keynote address by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. (photos)

]]> http://energypriorities.com/entries/2008/02/rew08_harry_reid.php http://energypriorities.com/entries/2008/02/rew08_harry_reid.php Renewable Energy Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:15:19 -0800 Clean Denis Du Bois Austin, Texas will be the site of the first manufacturing facility for HelioVolt Corporation, a producer of thin film solar energy products. The site was announced this morning. HelioVolt is headquartered in Austin, home to several clean-tech companies.

]]> Austin, Texas will be the site of the first manufacturing facility for HelioVolt Corporation, a producer of thin film solar energy products. The site was announced this morning. HelioVolt is headquartered in Austin, home to several clean-tech companies.

]]> http://energypriorities.com/entries/2007/12/heliovolt_austin_solar.php http://energypriorities.com/entries/2007/12/heliovolt_austin_solar.php Renewable Energy Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:51:42 -0800 Clean Denis Du Bois Fat Spaniel Technologies today announced a new web-based monitoring service for commercial-scale solar hot water installations. FST also announced a new integration with Outback equipment for off-grid and grid-tie photovoltaics. The news indicates the company is expanding its market focus into emerging niches of renewable energy information and analysis. (photos)

]]> Fat Spaniel Technologies today announced a new web-based monitoring service for commercial-scale solar hot water installations. FST also announced a new integration with Outback equipment for off-grid and grid-tie photovoltaics. The news indicates the company is expanding its market focus into emerging niches of renewable energy information and analysis. (photos)

]]> http://energypriorities.com/entries/2007/12/fat_spaniel_thermal.php http://energypriorities.com/entries/2007/12/fat_spaniel_thermal.php Renewable Energy Tue, 04 Dec 2007 05:24:44 -0800 Clean Denis Du Bois Solaicx is a manufacturer of silicon ingots and wafers for photovoltaics, and the company recently opened a new manufacturing facility in Portland, OR. The plant will start out producing about 32 megawatts per year, and at full capacity it expects to employ 180 skilled workers and churn out 180 megawatts per year. Solaicx says its proprietary manufacturing technology yields low-cost, high quality cells that are optimized for solar energy applications. Why locate in Oregon, and not Asia? What is it about the Solaicx process that could make solar "affordable?" Denis Du Bois interviews the company's CEO, Bob Ford. (podcast) (photos) (transcript)

]]> Solaicx is a manufacturer of silicon ingots and wafers for photovoltaics, and the company recently opened a new manufacturing facility in Portland, OR. The plant will start out producing about 32 megawatts per year, and at full capacity it expects to employ 180 skilled workers and churn out 180 megawatts per year. Solaicx says its proprietary manufacturing technology yields low-cost, high quality cells that are optimized for solar energy applications. Why locate in Oregon, and not Asia? What is it about the Solaicx process that could make solar "affordable?" Denis Du Bois interviews the company's CEO, Bob Ford. (podcast) (photos) (transcript)

]]> http://energypriorities.com/entries/2007/11/solaicx_bob_ford.php http://energypriorities.com/entries/2007/11/solaicx_bob_ford.php Renewable Energy Thu, 29 Nov 2007 05:04:11 -0800 Clean Denis Du Bois Not only is China doubling its nuclear energy capacity by 2020, it's on a hydro spree that appears to abandon the ecological values we take for granted in the developed world.

]]> Not only is China doubling its nuclear energy capacity by 2020, it's on a hydro spree that appears to abandon the ecological values we take for granted in the developed world.

]]> http://energypriorities.com/entries/2007/11/china_hydro_geothermal.php http://energypriorities.com/entries/2007/11/china_hydro_geothermal.php Energy Policy Fri, 23 Nov 2007 09:03:20 -0800 Clean Denis Du Bois The renewable energy industry's leading podcast series ran a segment I recorded at Greenbuild. It's an excerpt of an audio package I produced when I visited the exhibits of the major energy-related exhibitors there. (podcast)

]]> The renewable energy industry's leading podcast series ran a segment I recorded at Greenbuild. It's an excerpt of an audio package I produced when I visited the exhibits of the major energy-related exhibitors there. (podcast)

]]> http://energypriorities.com/entries/2007/11/gb07_solar_audio_tour.php http://energypriorities.com/entries/2007/11/gb07_solar_audio_tour.php Renewable Energy Thu, 15 Nov 2007 06:37:52 -0800 Clean Denis Du Bois