Articles by DAVID EHRLICHhttp://labs.daylife.com/journalist/david_ehrlichArticles by DAVID EHRLICH, aggregated by daylife.comen-usSun, 22 Nov 2009 11:37:04 GMTSun, 22 Nov 2009 11:37:04 GMTDaylife Betaken@daylife.comken@daylife.comTidal Power Keeps on Truckin’http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/earth2tech/~3/_uKbaBDIBQc/Ocean power has suffered some setbacks recently, such as Pelamis’ bellyflop in Portugal and the UK’s WaveHub losing a developer, but the industry isn’t slowing down — in fact, it’s been a busy month for tidal technology. While there are only a small ...Sat, 30 May 2009 17:11:57 GMThttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/earth2tech/~3/_uKbaBDIBQc/Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionUltraCell Picks Up $3.8M for Portable Fuel Cellshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/earth2tech/~3/jGh_4GsXu54/The portable fuel cell market has been rough for some companies, but investors are still interested — startup UltraCell said this week that it raised $3.8 million for its methanol-based portable fuel cells. It plans to use some of that cash to expand ...Wed, 27 May 2009 22:30:15 GMThttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/earth2tech/~3/jGh_4GsXu54/Hyperion Has a $100M Valuation for Mini Nuclear Powerhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/earth2tech/~3/5E_TBW-WP1Y/The idea of nuclear-in-a-box sounds like a joke, but investors and potential customers are taking Hyperion Power Generation very seriously — the company is valued at a whopping $100 million by investors, according to the Denver Post. The company is ...Mon, 18 May 2009 19:43:17 GMThttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/earth2tech/~3/5E_TBW-WP1Y/Steven ChuElectric Car-Charging Startup GreenlightAC Joins the Frayhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/earth2tech/~3/uwQbtmHSARw/Better Place may be making the most noise in the electric car charging field, but it isn’t the only game in town. And now there’s a new player — one-and-a-half-month-old GreenlightAC, which unveiled plans yesterday to deploy electric vehicle-charging ...Fri, 15 May 2009 22:30:51 GMThttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/earth2tech/~3/uwQbtmHSARw/Charging Up Cell Towers With Fuel Cellshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/earth2tech/~3/Gge959yH2oU/Fuel cell-powered cars may have fallen from favor in the U.S., but that doesn’t mean fuel cell technology is dead. Germany’s P21, which is focused on building fuel cell systems for cell towers, just picked up €10 million ($13.6 million) in funding for ...Wed, 13 May 2009 22:30:43 GMThttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/earth2tech/~3/Gge959yH2oU/AT&T Inc.UK Plans World’s Largest Smart Meter Rollouthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/earth2tech/~3/2AnZWUoVdZw/There are already some UK smart meter trials underway at utilities including British Gas, Npower, and EDF Energy, with meters coming from BGlobal, PRI, and others. But while the established players in the field may have an inside track, smart meter ...Mon, 11 May 2009 18:13:19 GMThttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/earth2tech/~3/2AnZWUoVdZw/Investors Back Energy Efficiency in Tough Times, But What About Customers?http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/earth2tech/~3/uUYrpoV6r2Q/Energy efficiency may be the low-hanging fruit of the cleantech industry, but it’s a hard sell in these tough economic times. A report released today from Johnson Controls and the International Facility Management Association on energy efficiency in ...Thu, 07 May 2009 01:12:23 GMThttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/earth2tech/~3/uUYrpoV6r2Q/Johnson Controls, Inc.Don YoungGoogle Inc.Barack ObamaEasing the Renewable Permit Backloghttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/earth2tech/~3/1BSjIZ9ca3Y/Solar and wind companies trying to build big projects on U.S. public lands can breathe a sigh of relief — the long line for a permit from the Bureau of Land Management can finally start moving. The bureau, part of the Department of the Interior, said ...Mon, 04 May 2009 21:38:56 GMThttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/earth2tech/~3/1BSjIZ9ca3Y/Bureau of Land ManagementKen SalazarCan Federal Funds Prop Up the U.S. Wind Biz?http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/earth2tech/~3/08wrkKfAIvg/The U.S. wind power industry has huge potential, both onshore and off, but it’s clearly looking for a hand from the government to get through these tough times. First there’s the billions in tax credits from the stimulus package that will benefit the ...Sat, 02 May 2009 16:25:15 GMThttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/earth2tech/~3/08wrkKfAIvg/Wave Hub Waves Goodbye to Another Partnerhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/earth2tech/~3/aGvQRk2RS1U/Wave Hub, basically a giant underwater socket under development that wave power developers can use to feed power into the grid, has lost its second partner so far this year. Energy company E.ON, which had planned to use a Pelamis system for the UK ...Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:48:42 GMThttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/earth2tech/~3/aGvQRk2RS1U/