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Cleantech Challenge Mexico 2012: Funds Green Startups in Mexico

May 21, 2012

San Francisco has it, so does Boston, London, Australia and South Africa, and now Mexico. Cleantech competitions have turned into a global trend over night, creating a forum where entrepreneurs can showcase their inventions, share ideas, learn from their peers and experts, and best of all, get financed. In its third edition, the Cleantech Challenge Mexico seeks to once again support Mexican cleantech and green entrepreneurs to kick-start their businesses.

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The Pedal Powered Business: Turning Human Power into Profit

May 21, 2012

The energy transferred from biker to bike doesn’t necessarily have to create forward motion: it can be put to other uses. A few entrepreneurs around the world have seen the profit potential in pedaling: here are a handful of businesses powering themselves at least partially by human power.
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Reaching for Net-Zero

May 3, 2012

With all the sunny days in April, we reached a milestone with our Solar PV Awning.  We moved being net-consumers of electricity to being net-producers for the year (first four months).

Chart generated by SunWatch Meter from SunBug Solar LLC

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Can Heat Pumps Lower Your Energy Bills at Home or Work?

April 30, 2012

One of the new leaders in renewable energy and domestic heating is a technology in which not everyone is aware of just yet. As interesting and innovative as they are, the media spotlight has not quite yet found its beam in the path of domestic heat pumps; despite them being around since the early 1940s’.

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Wind: Mexico’s Renewable Energy of Choice

April 27, 2012

Some would associate Mexico with sun and beach, therefore fertile ground for a thriving solar energy sector. However, wind is Mexico’s most mature renewable energy sector.

Proof of this is the latest investment of $700 million in the Marena Renovables project in Mexico’s Isthmus de Tehuantepec in Oaxaca. According to a Macquarie Mexican Infrastructure Fund (MMIF) press release, the 396 MW wind energy project is under development since March 2012. The project is expected to reach completion by the end of the year.

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It’s Official: Mexico Enacts Climate Change Law

April 24, 2012

The Mexican Senate unanimously passed the General Climate Change Law last Thursday evening, 19th of May, making it the first developing country to pass a law with comprehensive long-term objectives for combating climate change.

Mexico’s General Climate Change Law outlines the following goals:

A reduction in carbon emissions by 50% by 2050.
35% of Mexico’s electricity comes from renewable energy sources by 2024.
The establishment of the National Institute of Ecology and Climate Change, a research and development institution.
The creation of a foundation for raising and channeling public, private, national and international financial resources for carrying out relevant projects.

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Elizabeth Warren on the Importance of Renewable Energy

April 23, 2012

Elizabeth Warren inspires me and gives me hope, each time I hear her speak.  This time Elizabeth Warren spoke passionately about the importance of caring for the environment and the development of renewable energy at an Earth Day event o…

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Mexico’s New Climate Change Law Almost a Reality

April 16, 2012

Mexico’s new General Climate Change Law will be the second such law in the world, positioning Mexico as a competitive economy in the renewable energy sector. Already approved by the Mexican House of Representatives with 280 votes in favor and 10 against, the General Climate Change Law will become a reality once approved by the Mexican Senate.

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Mexico’s First 50 MW Solar Power Plant in the Works

April 11, 2012

SolFocus announced the launch of Mexico’s first 50 MW solar power plant in Baja California, a joint project between Mexico’s Grupo Musa, and US-based Synergy Technologies and SolFocus. Though Mexico’s renewable energy sector has historically focused more on wind energy, the launch of this new solar power plant opens the doors to new solar energy investments in Mexico.

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Wind Tops 10 Percent Share of Electricity in Five U.S. States

April 4, 2012

Wind power has been growing at a massive rate in the United States, and now accounts for a 10% share of the electricity energy mix in five states.
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