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Hungry for feed-in
April 3, 2007 - Cleantech.com Quote o' the week
"If you’ve seen the numbers we’ve seen for California, it’s absolutely ridiculous."
— Eicke Weber of the Fraunhofer Inst. for Solar Energy on the lack of a feed-in tariff impeding American solar growth
It's hard to be modest when you're good looking
March 26, 2007 - Cleantech.com Quote o' the week
"I tend to credit the good looks of the CEO."
— Fuel Tech CEO John F. Norris on what's behind his co.'s revenue growth.
Thar she blows
March 20, 2007 - Cleantech.com Quote o' the week
"Customers don't want power when the wind blows. They want it when they want it."
— David Marcus, CEO, General Compression
German feed-in tariffs apparently not Americans' style
March 13, 2007 - Cleantech.com Quote o' the week
“I’ll be honest. It’s probably not something that’s going to happen in the near term.”
— CA Public Utilities Commissioner Dian Grueneich on the prospect of a German style solar feed-in tariff in the U.S.
Changing a lightbulb
March 12, 2007 - Cleantech.com Quote o' the week
"How many EU leaders does it take to change a lightbulb? 27."
— BBC radio on EU's decision to move away from incandescent lights
Renewable energy a threat, says oil company insurer
February 27, 2007 - Cleantech.com Quote o' the week
"The world’s desire for environmentally-friendly energy sources ... is a growing risk."
— Brian Storms, chairman & CEO of insurer Marsh, to oil executives in Dubai
VK on business plans
February 21, 2007 - Cleantech.com Quote o' the week
"We don't need to see a business plan. We look at technology."
— Vinod Khosla, overheard at the Cleantech Forum in San Francisco
Don't wait for price before moving to renewables, says Hermann Scheer
February 18, 2007 - Cleantech.com Quote o' the week
"Who will have the courage in 25 years to tell their children we could have solved the climate change problem, but it was 2-3¢/kwH too expensive?"
— Herman Scheer, German politico and solar advocate, at Google headquarters
Cold carbon emissions water thrown on Valentine's Day
February 14, 2007 - Cleantech.com Quote o' the week
"Even the most eco-savvy couple will create carbon emissions on their wedding day."
— Meghan Meyers, editorial director of Portovert, a magazine 'for the environmentally and socially responsible bride and groom'
Biodiesel trumps ethanol
February 5, 2007 - Cleantech.com Quote o' the week
"My lobbyist earned his bonus this year."
— Martin Tobias of Imperium Renewables on biodiesel's mention in the State of the Union address before ethanol
Aslin on corn supply and corn syrup
January 16, 2007 - Cleantech.com Quote o' the week
"If we take a bit of the sugar out of people's food, it won't be a bad thing for the nation's health!"
— David Aslin of 3i, lamenting a dearth of corn syrup in an ethanol-fueled corn shortage
