April 19, 2024
Energy & Utilities
Green Jobs on Horizon for Jacksonville
Northeast Florida has part of the answer, thanks to Jacksonville non-profit job agencies that have hooked up with the private sector to train local laid-off workers as solar energy installation and maintenance technicians.
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Published on 11/1/2009
Intelligent Use of Water in Naples [Video]
Naples Botanical Garden, a 170-acre oasis that opens to the public next month, beat out organizations from around the country to win the Intelligent Use of Water Leadership Award at the 2009 WaterSmart Innovations conference in Las Vegas last week.
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Published on 10/14/2009
Energizing Prosperity
Florida meets present demands and future needs with a diversity of fuel sources.
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Published on 9/24/2009
Counting Carbon in Highlands County
John Alleyne thinks Highlands County, already known for its 450,000 acres of prime agricultural lands, has the potential for at least one more significant crop: Carbon credits.
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Published on 8/1/2009
Ethanol Production May Consume Too Much Water
A new UF study raises concerns about ethanol's water demand in Florida. Four crops under consideration are very thirsty.
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Published on 7/1/2009
Mapping a Greener Economy
CFO Alex Sink's former deputy chief of staff, Kathy Baughman McLeod, aims to help businesses understand and benefit from efforts to curb carbon emissions.
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Published on 6/1/2009
Spin Battery Could Revolutionize Energy
Imagine an iPod or laptop battery that could be recharged, without a cord, simply by holding it near a magnetic field.
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Published on 6/1/2009
Babcock Ranch Powered Only By the Sun?
The planned Babcock Ranch will be powered entirely by solar power, the town’s developer has announced.
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Published on 5/1/2009
Wave of Hope for FAU's Ocean Turbines
Florida Atlantic's ocean energy research center envisions creating energy via underwater turbines but is having trouble getting a permit.
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Published on 2/1/2009
Utilities & Energy 2009
For all the talk of going green, Florida's energy mix is still heavy on coal and natural gas.
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Published on 1/1/2009
Gulf Drilling Endorsement -- with Strings
The Florida Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus has endorsed state and federal energy policies allowing production of oil and natural gas from existing leases at least 30 miles offshore in the Gulf of Mexico, if certain conditions are imposed b
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Published on 1/1/2009
Energy Cost Challenges 2009
Florida CEOs were asked: Have increased energy costs had an impact on your company's bottom line?
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Published on 1/1/2009
Orlando Flexes Its Solar Muscles
Orlando is establishing itself as a state leader in solar power usage but still has a way to go to keep pace with some U.S. states and other countries.
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Published on 12/1/2008
'Petroleomics'
An FSU professor's technology helps oil companies work more efficiently.
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Published on 11/1/2008
Florida's Economy: How Bad Is It?
Florida is hurting: A regional look at the rough patches and bright spots.
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Published on 11/1/2008
Trendsetters: Utilities, Telecom
Eric Silagy, Florida Power & Light; Michelle Robinson, Verizon; Clint Bullock, Orlando Utilities Commission
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Published on 10/1/2008
Northwest: Striking Gold with Green
Alternative fuels and steady growth keep Northwest Florida's economy humming.
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Published on 9/24/2008
South Central / Heartland: Powering Florida's Future
Energy sector emerges as driving force in affordable, accessible heartland.
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Published on 9/24/2008
Infrastructure: Growing Stronger and Greener
Florida’s balanced approach meets today’s energy demands with an eye on tomorrow’s needs.
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Published on 9/24/2008
Florida's Green Advantages
Gas prices are rising, sea levels may be next; but also emerging is a multitude of statewide, innovative responses to environmental challenges from Florida's green warriors, public and private. Not only are they trying to do the right thing; many also are
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Published on 9/1/2008
Multimedia: Sources of Biofuel
You may be surprised what researchers are concocting these days for sources of biofuel — like manure and citrus waste. Watch this presentation for an inside look into ethanol and biodiesel.
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Published on 7/1/2008
Incinerating Garbage, the High-Tech Way
Geoplasma aims to vaporize 1,500 tons of waste a day with its hotter-than-the sun plasma torch.
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Published on 7/1/2008
Ethanol: Miracle or Mistake?
Florida is sinking millions into ethanol research and grants. But nobody is even close to making it profitable.
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Published on 7/1/2008
Wastewater Plant Will Power Itself
A small wastewater treatment plant in Sanford will become the first in North America to use a new “gasifier” to convert biosolids into clean energy that will help power the facility.
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Published on 7/1/2008
