Carbon Neutral by 2020
Monday, March 31st, 2008 Posted in Columns, Green News | Comments OffWhen I show people this book, the title alone is often enough to launch them into a uncontrollable tirade about how it's not possible. But carbon neutrality is quite straight forward, and something very possible indeed. 1. Account ...
Cornell patents a pink lily look-alike that blooms all summer long
Monday, March 31st, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffMauve Majesty is one cool lily look-alike. This new pinkish-purple ornamental flower, just patented by Cornell, can last for two weeks in a vase, but when left in the garden, it blooms all summer long in the cooler, northern states ...
Shadow falls on San Francisco solar rebates
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Nevada PUC Examines Third Party Ownership of Distributed Renewable Generation
Sunday, March 30th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffThe Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (the "PUCN") recently ordered that an investigation be opened into whether renting or leasing renewable generation systems is legal within the electric service territories of public utilities in Nevada. Commission staff ("Staff") previously filed ...
Trina Solar to participate as a speaker at the International Congress on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Sources in Bulgaria
Sunday, March 30th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffThe international manufacturer of solar modules Trina Solar will be participating as a speaker on the fourth edition of the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Sources conference which will be held from 7th to 10th April in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Four European Cities Working for SECURE Energy
Sunday, March 30th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffIn Europe there are a number of programs and tools that financially support cooperation, exchange of experiences and joint work towards improving the energy efficiency of European cities. Begun two years ago as part of the Intelligent Energy Europe program, ...
Biogas Projects Show Promise for Power Developing World
Sunday, March 30th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffEurope, the U.S. and the rest of the developed world are bringing more and more renewable energy online everyday to offset the use of fossil fuels and the release of greenhouse gases. Many of these projects are grid connected and ...
Suntech and DC Sign Polysilicon Deal
Sunday, March 30th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffSuntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. has signed an eight-year polysilicon supply agreement with South Korea's DC Chemical Co., Ltd. Under the terms of the agreement, DC Chemical will supply Suntech with specified annual volumes of polysilicon from 2009 to 2016 ...
NRG Starts Work on West Texas Wind Farm
Sunday, March 30th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffNRG Energy, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary, Padoma Wind Power LLC, has started construction on the Elbow Creek Wind Project, a 122-megawatt (MW) wind farm near Big Spring, Texas. Early land rights to the project were acquired from Wind ...
Credit Suisse to Invest US $300 Million in Renewables
Sunday, March 30th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffHudson Clean Energy Partners, a private equity firm that invests in the renewable energy market and Credit Suisse announced that they have reached an agreement in principle for Credit Suisse, together with its clients and affiliates, to commit at least ...
The Crown Estate & MCT Sign Ocean Deal
Sunday, March 30th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffThe Crown Estate, a British group that holds property rights to the UK's seabed, has agreed to terms on the SeaGen demonstration tidal stream energy project at Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland. The flagship 1.2-megawatt (MW) SeaGen project, developed by Bristol's ...
AES and Riverstone Announce Joint Venture
Sunday, March 30th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffThe AES Corporation and Riverstone Holdings LLC announced that they have committed up to US $1 billion as part of a new joint venture to develop a global platform of utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) projects. Under terms of the agreement ...
Proposed Boost to Michigan’s Wind Power Faces Hurdles
Sunday, March 30th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffCounty OKs $20M in Incentives for OptiSolar
Sunday, March 30th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffNational Hydrogen Association Brings Emerging Markets and Hydrogen Power to California.
Sunday, March 30th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffCan a generator make electricity indoors, with no emissions? It can if it's a fuel cell running on hydrogen. Starting today, hydrogen fuel cells will be providing emission-free electricity inside the Sacramento Convention Center to power a forklift and parts ...
Ant Farm
Sunday, March 30th, 2008 Posted in Arts, Green News | Comments OffThe Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporaneo in Sevilla is currently running an exhibition dedicated to Ant Farm, a group of experimental architects and critical artists active mostly in the '70s. The exhibition includes videos, models, original ...
Ant Farm
Sunday, March 30th, 2008 Posted in Arts, Green News | Comments OffThe Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporaneo in Sevilla is currently running an exhibition dedicated to Ant Farm, a group of experimental architects and critical artists active mostly in the '70s. The exhibition includes videos, models, original ...
Banning Toxic Toys to Build a Bright Green Childhood
Friday, March 28th, 2008 Posted in Features, Green News | Comments OffBig Toy is on the march. According to Seattle media reports, the CEOs of Hasbro and Mattel flew into Washington State's capital Olympia, the national Toy Industry Association blew $50,000 on a last minute lobbying campaign ...
Hans Coler
Thursday, March 27th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffMagnetic Power Inc., (MPI), is developing technology that extracts energy from the active quantum vacuum. This subject is generally regarded as akin to perpetual motion and is usually ignored by the scientific community. This is a brief explanation of why ...