It’s been a big week for water-based biofuel producing crops and technologies in the Bay State so far.
Two blockbuster annnouncements: Joule Biotechnologies of Cambridge, MA comes out of stealth mode with an announcement of their high-yielding biofuel and biochemical production technology with low energy requirements and low/no feedstock needed.
See the interview on NECN with new [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Massachusetts’
5 Aug
Big Week for Massachusetts Biofuels: Joule Biotechnologies, Plankton Power
16 Jun
Getting Green Funding – Innovation Capital Group
Notes from June 17, 2009 meeting. Note: meeting is being recorded and will be available on the ICG128 website.
Panelists:
Christine Sullivan (Moderator) – introduce yourselves and answer the question, what is green.
Jospeh Boyce – of Greentech Media. Focuses on solar clean energy, enabling software – smartgrid and carbon accounting. Globally solar is doing [...]
21 May
Disrupting the Status Quo in Electric Energy Management
Welcoming Remarks by
Adrei Ruckenstein, Associate Provost and Vice President for Research, Boston University
Why haven’t we made more progress in abandoning fossil fuel base industrial economy?
Our hesitation as a nation is due to a lack of courage in charting uncharted territory.
We need a paradigm shift.
Einstein – “We cannot solve today’s problems if we think in the [...]
15 May
The Future of Green Tech and Renewable Energy in Massachusetts; a Panel Discussion
John DeVillars, BlueWave Strategies, Bill Wiberg, ATV Capital, Gideon Gradman, Ze-Gen, and Richard Pearl, State Street discuss alternative energy and the green economy in the state of Massachusetts and some of the challenges in establishing and sustaining green jobs growth
15 May
Ian Bowles on Massachusetts Renewable Energy Policy
These notes are from the Boston Business Journal Green Summit on May 15th, 2009.
Ian Bowles Massachusetts Secretary of Energy & Environmental Affiars
Announced six new environmental laws in 2007.
As a state, how do we make a transition from being the endpoint of petroleum-based energy. The natural gas pipelines end at our state. Coal is [...]
12 May
Closing Remarks – Participating in the Governors Energy Challenge
1. Sign authorization form.
2. The Challenge determines your 2007, 2008 consumption.
3. The Challenge provides an energy audit and identifies high ROI low hanging fruit.
4. You sign up for your plan.
5. Peregrine Energy determines your carbon footprint.
6. The Challenge provides your own online secure portal to track your progress.
Q: Are you looking at normalized data?
A: Yes, [...]
12 May
Staples Energy Management
Bob Valair, Staples
Company spend on energy worldwide is close to $200 million. First store in Brighton was opened in 1986. Now stores are all high-efficiency lighting, high efficiency HVAC, motion sensors, etc. Still have a long way to go. Utilize reduction and how to be efficient. Have 4 full-time people [...]
12 May
Boston Sand and Gravel Green Plan
Linda Charpentier, Boston Sand and Gravel
Beginning of a continuing process.
100 year old family run business in construction environment; very challenging environment.
Produce ready mix concrete, sand, stone.
Lots of logistics, on-road fleet, own small line railroad.
Have helped with the metrowest tunnel project, pumping concrete for a mile. Deer Island facility (set up mini concrete plant and [...]
12 May
MA Department of Energy Resources
Philip Giudice, Commissioner, MA Department of Energy Resources
Just met with Steven Chu, DOE, who announced funding for state wind testing project, which became a lot more expensive than expected. Texas does not look like its going forwad, so MA is becoming center for testing. Turbines are 70 meters long and need to be [...]
12 May
Efficiency Mentor Panel One Q&A
Q: Scope 3 emissions, how did you get vehicle miles business travel.
Rick, Genzyme; Either mileage reimbursement or leased fleet mileage.
Q: Can you quantify dollars saved
Patricia: Kirkland Cleaners: numbers not available
Frank: lots of the impacts are in lighting
Q: Is the Genzyme facility construction complete
Rick, Genzyme; No, steam, and hot water for pharma manufacturing. Not complete.
Q: [...]
