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NGV Market Set For Organic (Not Government Led) Growth: Westport CEO

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Government can help the natural gas vehicle industry to gain a foothold in the market, but isn’t likely to work as a stimulus in the long run because many executives distrust its abilities to sustain support, according to the head of a leading maker of natural gas engine technology.

David Demers, chief executive of Westport Innovations said incentive programs are always fragile because they are subject to shifting political winds, and can cause serious disruption if they are withdrawn, so business leaders are more inclined to build their models on the basis of market forces. Keep reading →

 /  Published November 28, 2012 at 10:30 AM

Sunrise Above Ipanema: A Clean Energy Infographic

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New data published as part of the Energy Transparency effort has underlined the importance of Brazil as an emerging giant in both setting energy consumer trends and in leading with broader use of renewable energy in its own borders as well as across the region. Click above or below to expand this jointly-developed infographic featuring some of the most compelling information from the recent data roll outs, and look out for more infographics to share from Breaking Energy in the coming weeks as we focus on Europe, the US and Asia. Keep reading →

 /  Published August 31, 2012 at 3:00 PM

Nuclear Fusion: ‘This is the Adventure Part of Venture Capital’

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While eating lunch at a recent energy conference with the usual random selection of delegates and speakers, I asked the co-founder of a leading energy venture capital firm what technology he finds most exciting right now. Without hesitation, he began telling me about his company’s ambitious, longer-term bet on a small nuclear fusion company. He then put me in contact with his partner and co-founder, who helped fill in the details for this story. Keep reading →

 /  Published July 19, 2012 at 8:30 AM

EPA Implicates Fracking In Ground Water Contamination For Very First Time

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It took three years, but the EPA has finally decided that hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) in Wyoming has in fact been contaminating local ground water.

When residents of Pavilion, Wyoming claimed three years ago that fracking fluid–a mix of water, sand and chemicals–as well as gas had leaked into their water supply, the EPA constructed two monitoring wells in the area. The agency also tested and retested public and private drinking water wells. Keep reading →

 /  Published December 9, 2011 at 10:30 AM
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