Archive for October, 2008
October 23, 2008 - Inside Renewable Energy - Touring the Steamboat Geothermal Plant
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008This week, we’ve got some extras from the Geothermal Conference and Expo held earlier this month. Before leaving Nevada, Stephen Lacey met up with some folks from Ormat Technologies, who gave him a tour of the company’s 100-MW capacity Steamboat facility in Reno.
We’ll speak with Paul Thomsen, Public Policy Manager for Ormat about some broader market trends. Then we’ll walk around the grounds with John Bernardi, Environmental Compliance Specialist at the Steamboat facility, who will give us a sense for how the plant operates.
Finally, we’ll have some more interviews from the conference floor. Kenneth McLeod, President and CEO of Western GeoPower talks about the impact of the credit crunch; and Barry Andrews, Head of Geothermal and Power at Chevron tells us about the company’s operations in Indonesia.
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October 16, 2008 - Inside Renewable Energy - Solar Perspectives Roundtable
Thursday, October 16th, 2008This week, we’re podcasting from Solar Power International in San Diego, California. Stephen Lacey rounded up some influential industry executives who represent different areas of the supply chain and asked them about what they’re seeing in the industry today. The conversation provides an inside look at what companies are dealing with during these times of rapid and tumultuous growth.
Jonathan Pickering, Vice President of Marketing at Applied Materials talks about the equipment supply side of the industry; Ron Kenedi, Vice President of the Solar Energy Solutions Group at Sharp talks about the manufacturing space; and Aaron Hall, CEO of Borrego Solar, talks about business for installers in the U.S.
This roundtable was initially recorded at the REW.com studio on the floor of Solar Power International. Stay tuned for the video version of this roundtable next week. In the meantime, you can watch all kinds of video from the conference at our Solar Power Blog.
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The TH Interview: 2008 Brower Youth Awards (Part Two)
Thursday, October 16th, 2008
This week we hear from two more of this year’s Brower Youth Award winners. Marisol Bacerra has been using Google Maps and other media to plot toxic sites around her home neighborhood in Chicago. In Washington, D.C., Kari Fulton was singled out for her success in reframing the discussion of climate change and race. Keep you eyes on these young leaders, folks. Also hear from two other winners of the Brower Youth Awards in last week’s show. TreeHugger Radio
Listen to the podcast of this interview via iTunes, or just click here to listen, right-click to download.
Also check out our coverage of Brower Youth Award winners from 2007, 2006, and their collaboration with the Lorax.
KOFY TV- Welcome Back
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
KOFY TV20/Cable13 Welcome Back :30 imaging spot
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Keywords: Bay Area Television San Francisco Local TV
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KOFY TV- Local Just Like You
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
KOFY TV20/Cable 13- Local Just Like You :30 commercial spot
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Keywords: Bay Area television. San Francisco Local
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KOFY TV Behind the KOFY
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
KOFY TV20/Cable 13 Behind the KOFY
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Keywords: KOFY TV is Back San Francisco Bay Area
Added: October 14, 2008
The TH Interview: 2008 Brower Youth Awards (Part One)
Monday, October 13th, 2008
David R. Brower was a powerhouse of the American environmental movement—in fact, it’s pretty safe to say that without David Brower, the green movement wouldn’t be what it is today. Certainly not a man who slept late, Brower founded the Sierra Club Foundation, the John Muir Institute for Environmental Studies, Friends of the Earth, the League of Conservation Voters, and Earth Island Institute, among others. When David Brower died in 2000, Earth Island created the Brower Youth Awards, honoring six young environmental go-getters each year, whose precociousness is on par with that of the young Mr. Brower. In addition to being swept off to San Francisco for a big award ceremony, the winners get $3000 and an arsenal of resources with which to carry on their work. This week we hear from two of this year’s winners. TreeHugger Radio
Listen to the podcast of this interview via iTunes, or just click here to listen, right-click to download.
Also check out our coverage of Brower Youth Award winners from 2007, 2006, and their collaboration with the Lorax.
October 9, 2008 - Inside Renewable Energy - The Beginning of a Geothermal Renaissance
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008This week, we’re podcasting from the Geothermal Conference and Expo in Reno, Nevada. Most professionals at the conference would say that the geothermal industry is experiencing a renaissance. Indeed, as development of conventional resources has increased over the last few years and new technologies have grabbed the attention of financiers and the mainstream press, the industry is finally starting to get the recognition it deserves.
We’ll talk with Alexander Richter, Director of Global Research at Glitnir Bank, about some development trends in the U.S. and Iceland.
Dan Reicher, Director of Climate Change and Energy Initiatives at Google.org, tells us about the web-giant’s interest in stimulating the market for large-scale Engineered Geothermal Systems (EGS).
Jared Potter, Co-founder and CEO of Potter Drilling and Mark Hankowski, VP of Business Development at Potter, describe how the company’s advanced drilling technology will eventually allow for cost-effective EGS development.
And lastly, Mike Hayter, Director of Geothermal Development at Raser Technologies, talks about the company’s plan to construct smaller-scale, modular geothermal plants that utilize lower temperature resources.
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Your Green Life Trailer
Monday, October 6th, 2008
Your TV20 Your Green Life Trailer
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Keywords: Environmental
Added: October 6, 2008
The TH Interview: Jimmy Wales—Wikifying Green Knowledge (Part Two)
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008
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In part two of our conversation with Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, we get deeper into the nuts and bolts of Wikia Green, but also tackle the role that free culture can play in saving the world (hint: it’s a big role). ::TreeHugger Radio
Listen to the podcast of this interview via iTunes, or just click here to listen, right-click to download.
Also check out the first installment of our interview with Jimmy Wales.
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October 2, 2008 - Inside Renewable Energy - Rapid Growth in the Algae Market; Managing Risk in the Renewables Space
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008With over US $180 million in venture capital invested in Algae companies already this year, the market looks ready to explode. That explosion couldn’t come soon enough for biodiesel producers who are having trouble getting enough feedstock to meet global demand.
Joseph Muscat, Americas Director of Cleantech and Venture Capital at Ernst and Young, tells us about the high amounts of capital that companies have raised so far in 2008.
Will Thurmond, Founder of Emerging Markets Online and Director of Research and Development at the National Algae Association, talks about the overwhelming need for algae in the biodiesel market.
Finally, Harrison Dillon, President and Chief Technology Officer with the algae company Solazyme, describes the company’s method for growing and harvesting algae.
Also in the podcast: Richard Homlich, CEO of Advantage for Analysts, highlights the need for good risk management practices in the renewable energy industry. He’ll draw some parallels between the ongoing problems in the mortgage industry.
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