How does a fuel cell work? See the list of resources below; energy tax incentives are also included. But first, I recently came across ClearEdge Power, a company that provides fuel cell-based energy systems (hot water, electricity) for both commercial and residential facilities. The concept is interesting.
Here’s a brief excerpt from their website about fuel cell technology:
About the size of a refrigerator, the ClearEdge5 fuel cell hooks up to your natural gas supply and through its fuel processor, draws the hydrogen molecules out. Then, through an electrochemical process that combines …

Hat’s off to Family Circle for publishing an energy saving article as fall approaches; good timing. Simple energy saving solutions can result in significant savings as we all know. The article, The Heat is On: and a Plan to Lower Energy Costs, offers a simple break-down of “Light Green, Medium Green and Dark Green” energy saving tips.

Car2go announced that San Diego will be the first N. American city to have a 100-percent EV car sharing..

Daimler presented a comprehensive portfolio of environmentally-friendly vehicles, including both passenger cars and commercial vehicles, in Abu Dhabi. First European automotive manufacturer at the WFES.
Abu Dhabi – Daimler AG presents the innovative drive solutions of today and tomorrow in its role as Official Transport Partner to the 4th World Future Energy Summit (WFES). The World Future Energy Summit is one of the world’s largest and most important events for the energy and environment industries.
Daimler AG is the first European automotive manufacturer to have a presence at the conference, and is …

Overall, 2010 was a good year for the PV industry. But, the global PV industry is getting complex as it …

We tend to either love or hate the current healthcare industry. Rising insurance costs and outrageous healthcare bills upset us all. But, it appears the industry leaders are taking energy management seriously. According to a recent survey, energy management is more important to healthcare leaders than to executives in other industry sectors.
According to new research from the American Society for Healthcare Engineering and Johnson Controls, energy efficiency continues to grow in importance in the healthcare sector as organizations do more than ever to “go green.” (SOURCE: Johnson Controls Institute for …

ACORE is pumping out the PR now that Congress is poised to either let die or renew a provision created by the staff of the U.S. House of Representatives Ways & Means Committee in January 2009. The provision being considered in the pending tax bill will potentially support or inhibit renewable energy projects in 2011. It appears California, Arizona, and Wyoming stand to gain the most based on an analysis prepared by the US Partnership For Renewable Energy Finance (US PREF)..
Here’s the full press release provided by ACORE:
Congress Poised to …

American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) Calls for a Global Renewable Energy Standard (G-RES) at COP-16. The resolution seeks global agreement on 25% of energy supplies from renewable energy by 2025.

OilObit.com News: SOURCE – ACORE/December 4, 2010 – Cancun, Mexico:  In a bold move to get the UN climate talks moving towards a positive and concrete outcome, Michael Eckhart, President of the American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) called for a global agreement on the adoption of 25% renewable energy by the year 2025, to be called the Global …