Clean energy must be part of Florida’s future – Orlando Sentinel

Especially in these tough economic times, there is a lot of concern about what happens to the Space Coast when the space shuttle stops flying next year. Many of our neighbors — including thousands of scientists and technical experts individually with decades of experience — need a new mission. Here’s one worthy of their talents: building a clean energy future.

Stock Activity Alert for Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) – Market Intellisearch

In today’s trading session, the shares of Clean Energy Fuels crossed above the 50-day moving average indicating a likely bullish trend. Recent activity signals that the shares may continue to head higher in the foreseeable future assuming that the moving average continues to rise with the price of the equity. Shares of CLNE are up $0.10 to $14.62 on lighter than usual volume. The intraday stock price range is between $14.50 and $14.91. The stock’s 52 week low is $10.9 and the 52 week high is $23.70.

New Early-Stage, Clean Energy-Focused Venture Capital Fund Formed – Smart Energy News

Although innovations by many startup and early-stage firms are based on sound technology, this first gap in funding is all too often a roadblock to further development, View the Original article

Weekly Clean Energy Roundup: October 27, 2010 – SustainableBusiness.com

 4 Weekly Clean Energy Roundup: October 27, 2010 Page 1 Largest Solar Project Approved for U.S. Public Lands Wind Could Provide 20% of World’s Electricity by 2030EPA, DOT Seek First U.S. Truck Fuel Efficiency Standards USDA Readies Expanded Biofuels Initiatives, Including FAA Jet Fuel Project $5 Million Boost for Ocean Renewable Energy Research Green Power Leadership Awards [...]

Solar power for less than $2 a day

Imagine a solar panel as affordable as a fancy new bicycle. A panel designed so simply that you can install one (or more) yourself, just outside your windows, in the course of an afternoon.

That’s the concept behind Oakland, Calif.-based Veranda Solar, a start-up founded last year by Capra J’neva and Emilie Fetscher, recent graduates of the product design program at Stanford University. J’neva and Fetscher dreamed up attractive, flower-shaped solar panels as part of their master’s project at the design school. “We created a starter solar system that expands as your budget does,” J’neva says.