[ November 4, 2010; 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. ]

Join Alberta Energy Efficiency Alliance November 4, 2010 for a 1-day conference that will present the state of energy efficiency in the province.  A combination of presentations and discussion panels will be used to stimulate discussion on a variety of topics.
Speakers to include representatives from:

Government of Alberta
Alberta Municipalities
Oil and Gas Industry
Utilities
Building Industry
Freight Transportation
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The fuel economy label U.S. consumers see in the window of every new vehicle will undergo a major overhaul in model year 2012. The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking public input on two new label styles, one of which would assign grades, of A to D, for every new vehicle based on its fuel economy [...]

Yesterday,  Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) announced its 18th round of funding for Canadian clean technology demonstration projects. Canadian entrepreneurs and technology developers with new technologies and a compelling business case are encouraged to submit Statements of Interests to the SD Tech Fund™ from September 1 to October 20th, 2010.
“SDTC is helping companies commercialize their [...]

[ September 16, 2010; 12:00 am to 5:00 pm. ]

ACAMP is proud to present the ACAMP Seminar Series, a series of quarterly technology commercialization events aimed at bringing together Alberta’s innovation community. Designed, hosted, and launched in 2009 by ACAMP, this innovative seminar series covers the following four themes: Cleantech, Agriculture and Forestry, Health and Medical, and Traditional Energy.
Seminar Focus: CleanTech
Thursday, Septermber 16, 2010
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[ September 17, 2010 to September 18, 2010. ]
Lead. Follow. Or Get out of the way!
REGISTRATION is now open for the 2010 Clean-tech Conference, Sept 17/18th: Lacombe Workshops and Red Deer Convention. Note a venue change for the convention rom Red Deer College to the Capri Convention Hotel is pending to accommodate the 500 anticipated.

Join Alberta’s clean-tech change agents: entrepreneurs and new enterprises, [...]

[ September 28, 2010; ]

Thought Leadership Forum : Electric Vehicle Integration Into the Smart Grid of the Future – G2V & V2G
September 28, 2010
Hosted by UCLA-WINMEC, and UCLA Smart Grid Energy Research Center

http://winmec.ucla.edu/evforum/

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Recent advances in information and communications systems and battery technologies, in combination with substantial importance given [...]

The U.S. military owns more stuff on wheels than any other single entity on the planet, and in the future more of those vehicles will be less reliant on fossil fuels.  The latest maneuver is a test run of hydrogen fuel cells for the venerable Abrams tank.  The Army has a prototype under development in the lab, with the goal of providing electricity to power up the growing amount of radios, computers, and other electronic equipment aboard the Abrams.

Despite the calls for more oil drilling from some quarters, the U.S. military has been trying hard to move the country away from all forms of fossil fuel for a number of years now.  Military research into alternative fuel vehicles picked up speed last year with the construction of the new 30,000 square foot Ground System Power and Energy Laboratory.  The facility is strategically located in the Detroit area, the better to coordinate its work with the civilian market.

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While it’s remained mum on anything pertaining to its IPO — scheduled for June 29 — Tesla Motors tipped its hand today about its forthcoming line of electric vehicles, as well as how it plans to put together its highly anticipated mid-market sedan, the Model S.

Drumming up excitement about the impending $178 million IPO, CEO Elon Musk is shopping the business around to potential investors, including a line of several different vehicles that most people have never seen before (not the Roadster or Model S). It’s unlikely that any of this is set in stone, but it’s interesting to see how the company is selling itself.

Here’s a look at the presentation Musk is delivering on this so-called roadshow.

Today is the start of the 2010 American Solar Challenge (ASC) race. Solar-powered vehicles will leave from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma and head to Naperville, Illinois today. In three days, drivers will start in Topeka, Kansas and go to a checkpoint in Jefferson City, Missouri before heading to Rolla, Missouri.

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