This clearly has a U.S. focus.
Most batteries appear to be coming out of Japan/China for Lithium Ion Technology. They are ponying up the $$$ to build manufacturing TODAY and obviously R&D has occurred and will continue to occur.
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Showing posts with label Green Innovation. Show all posts
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Water Energy / Tidal Energy Economics
I just want to see Canada and the U.S. tap the power of the Bay of Fundy and the ENORMOUS tidal surge each day that occurs there. Canada could sell the U.S. the excess power and make ANOTHER killing off of their natural resources :)
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Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Recycling in 2008/2009 getting MUCH tougher
An update to my December 7th Blog on Recycling. I have posted a video directly below. If cities paid people to recycle overall recycling would BOOM, in my opinion.
Dec 7th, 2008 post
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081207/recycling_bust.html
Great article that really highlights some of that industry's dynamics.
1) They re-sell the materials to steel producers and paper producers, etc.
2) We have a global glut of raw materials and not enough demand
So who buys the raw materials from re-cyclers when there is already enough raw materials that can be bought cheaply?
"Cardboard that sold for about $135 a ton in September is now going for $35 a ton. Plastic bottles have fallen from 25 cents to 2 cents a pound. Aluminum cans dropped nearly half to about 40 cents a pound, and scrap metal tumbled from $525 a gross ton to about $100."
"Last year, Americans generated about 254 million tons of trash, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. They recycled about 150 million tons of material -- roughly 80 million of that in iron and steel -- supporting an industry that employs about 85,000 with $70 billion in sales, said Bob Garino, director of commodities at the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc., a Washington, D.C.-based trade association that represents more than 1,600 companies worldwide.
Most recyclables are shipped to Asian countries that use the material to make products that are shipped backed to the United States to be sold."
Dan Ross
Dec 7th, 2008 post
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081207/recycling_bust.html
Great article that really highlights some of that industry's dynamics.
1) They re-sell the materials to steel producers and paper producers, etc.
2) We have a global glut of raw materials and not enough demand
So who buys the raw materials from re-cyclers when there is already enough raw materials that can be bought cheaply?
"Cardboard that sold for about $135 a ton in September is now going for $35 a ton. Plastic bottles have fallen from 25 cents to 2 cents a pound. Aluminum cans dropped nearly half to about 40 cents a pound, and scrap metal tumbled from $525 a gross ton to about $100."
"Last year, Americans generated about 254 million tons of trash, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. They recycled about 150 million tons of material -- roughly 80 million of that in iron and steel -- supporting an industry that employs about 85,000 with $70 billion in sales, said Bob Garino, director of commodities at the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc., a Washington, D.C.-based trade association that represents more than 1,600 companies worldwide.
Most recyclables are shipped to Asian countries that use the material to make products that are shipped backed to the United States to be sold."
Dan Ross
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
VC John Doerr on Obama and "Green" Innovation
I think people need to be thinking of the impact of falling gas.
Will we go back to gas guzzlers?
Will innovation stop in green technologies?
Will we STOP implementing them due to economics that don't appear favorable, especially during these tough economic times?
If you are looking for a "green" revolution than today's economy is like the "perfect storm" for that segment of the economy. Lithium Ion battery powered vehicles will get pushed out, etc. I hate to say it but there is a direct correlation with gas prices.
Now, in a few years I think we'll be back at $100 oil but, until then, it makes me sick......
FYI, look for the Chinese to lead in the "green revolution." They have TONS of engineers, a HUGE national focus on this (they have polluted their environment big time) and they still have another 700 million people to bring out of poverty in the next century :) This part of the economy will be a HUGE export for them, in my opinion. Solar already is.....but wind and cheap CLEAN COAL solutions will be coming soon! APWR is the stock ticker symbol of a chinese wind turbine company for anyone looking into that sector of the company. Keep your eyes on it!
Dan Ross
http://www.BetterBizIdeas.com
Will we go back to gas guzzlers?
Will innovation stop in green technologies?
Will we STOP implementing them due to economics that don't appear favorable, especially during these tough economic times?
If you are looking for a "green" revolution than today's economy is like the "perfect storm" for that segment of the economy. Lithium Ion battery powered vehicles will get pushed out, etc. I hate to say it but there is a direct correlation with gas prices.
Now, in a few years I think we'll be back at $100 oil but, until then, it makes me sick......
FYI, look for the Chinese to lead in the "green revolution." They have TONS of engineers, a HUGE national focus on this (they have polluted their environment big time) and they still have another 700 million people to bring out of poverty in the next century :) This part of the economy will be a HUGE export for them, in my opinion. Solar already is.....but wind and cheap CLEAN COAL solutions will be coming soon! APWR is the stock ticker symbol of a chinese wind turbine company for anyone looking into that sector of the company. Keep your eyes on it!
Dan Ross
http://www.BetterBizIdeas.com
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