Category Archives: Technological innovation
Wind farms come to Kingsville in County of Essex
“If you protect woodlots… why aren’t you protecting people?” asked Coun. Tamara Stomp who was opposed to the renewable energy and wind farm resolutions. Kingsville (Essex, Ontario’s southernmost county) council voted Monday to allow renewable energy projects in the former … Continue reading
Filed under Technological innovation, Wind power
Going green without disrupting the environment
While there is growing commercial interest in green energy, aspiring wind producers — ranging from international industrial-sized operations to small co-operatives — still face a host of regulatory hurdles in Canada, including a gauntlet of environmental assessments, municipal bylaws, requirements … Continue reading
14 Things You Probably Never Considered About Making Trucks More Efficient
After three days’ discussion by trucking suppliers, OEMs, drivers, and industry experts, the technological potential for drastic trucking efficiency gains—as well as the complexity of the barriers preventing their adoption—has never been clearer. Full story
Speaking Truth to Wind Power
by Michael Trebilcock ScienceAndPublicPolicy.org The Green Energy Act (Bill 150), now before the Ontario Legislature, is designed to expedite this process by taking planning responsibilities away from local municipalities like ours and remitting key decisions to subsequent ministerial regulations, leaving … Continue reading
High-speed rail is coming to the U.S. so when will we get on track in Canada?
It’s one of Obama’s greenest ideas–even though it may be underfunded–but news broke today (April 16-09) that a massive high speed rail is officially on the way. The president’s announcement included an outline of 10 corridors around the US that … Continue reading
Filed under Rail innovation, Technological innovation, Urban planning
Lorain Looks Off Shore At Lake Erie Wind Farm
From 90.3FM WCPN website: Former ironworker John James Sekulic wants to put his brother ironmen back to work – by having them construct multiple Ohio wind farms through his company. Sekulic’s company has applied for a $10 million grant from … Continue reading
Filed under Technological innovation, Wind power
Hot Air on Wind Energy
Don’t expect wind power to replace coal as the main source of electric power in the U.S., whatever Obama’s interior secretary said. Converting wind to enough electricity to replace all U.S. coal-fired plants would require building 3,540 offshore wind farms … Continue reading
A key to success … supply-chain management
The fact that a number of companies (such as Wal-Mart, Zara, Dell and Toyota) have managed to record extraordinary success while doing quite ordinary things (such as running supermarkets, selling clothes or making computers or cars) has made managers more … Continue reading
Ethanol producer backs lobby against increasing ethanol blends
The newest ethanol producer in the U.S. is also one of the largest, but Valero Energy Corp. is not a member of the organizations that typically represent ethanol producer interests. Instead, Valero continues to retain membership in the National Petrochemical … Continue reading
Filed under Ethanol, Technological innovation
