New Ohio Law Expected to Spawn 5,000-7,000 MW Wind Market
Monday, April 28th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffFollowing unanimous Senate concurrence with an Ohio House bill, legislation to establish a 12.5%-by-2025 renewable electricity standard (RES) is headed to the desk of Governor Ted Strickland (D). The governor is expected to sign the bill on May 1st, but ...
U.S. Geothermal Closes Private Placement
Monday, April 28th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffU.S. Geothermal Inc. announced that it has completed the previously announced underwritten private placement of 4,260,000 units of the company at a price of US $2.34 per unit. Each Warrant will entitle the holder thereof to acquire one additional Common ...
Monsanto & Mendel Announce Cellulose Collaboration
Monday, April 28th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffMonsanto Company and Mendel Biotechnology, Inc. announced a collaborative agreement for the development of Mendel's BioEnergy Seeds & Feedstocks business. Mendel and Monsanto have worked together on the development of biotechnology traits for more than a decade in many crops, ...
Stratos Secures Investment from RNK
Monday, April 28th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffStratos Renewables Corporation, a South American sugarcane ethanol producer, announced the company has entered into a strategic agreement with affiliates of RNK Capital LLC to structure and manage commodity transactions in the global emissions trading market.
Gamesa Solar & Ener3 Acquired by First Reserve
Monday, April 28th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffFirst Reserve Corporation has completed the acquisition of Gamesa Solar for a total consideration of EUR 261 million [US $406 million]. First Reserve has also acquired Italian solar company Ener3. The company plans to use these assets to create a ...
Oklahoma Bioenergy to Plant Switchgrass
Monday, April 28th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffThe State of Oklahoma has secured land for one of the world's largest stands of switchgrass that will be devoted to cellulosic ethanol production. Planting will take place within the next 45 days.
Power Struggle: Wind vs. Sun Hotly Debated
Monday, April 28th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffMiasole out, Global Solar in on solar contract
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Resilience TV
Monday, April 28th, 2008 Posted in Big Systems - Global Institutions, Governance and Histo, Green News | Comments OffI have just returned from an excellent conference in Stockholm on Resilience, Adaptation, and Turbulent Times. To a certain extent, this conference marks a new stage in resilience science—the study of dynamic social-ecological systems—as it expands ...
Resilience TV
Monday, April 28th, 2008 Posted in Big Systems - Global Institutions, Governance and Histo, Green News | Comments OffI have just returned from an excellent conference in Stockholm on Resilience, Adaptation, and Turbulent Times. To a certain extent, this conference marks a new stage in resilience science—the study of dynamic social-ecological systems—as it expands ...
Want a plug-in hybrid? Get in line for a battery
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Microsoft funds research for computer energy efficiency
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Microsoft funds research for computer energy efficiency
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Highlights from the 7th EcoCity World Summit
Monday, April 28th, 2008 Posted in Cities, Green News | Comments Off"In order to transform our cities, we need to move from ego-culture to eco-culture." —Rusong Wang President, Ecological Society of China The EcoCity World Summit (see my intro here) wrapped up on Saturday afternoon in San Francisco. An ...
Highlights from the 7th EcoCity World Summit
Monday, April 28th, 2008 Posted in Cities, Green News | Comments Off"In order to transform our cities, we need to move from ego-culture to eco-culture." —Rusong Wang President, Ecological Society of China The EcoCity World Summit (see my intro here) wrapped up on Saturday afternoon in San Francisco. An ...
Biodiesel plants idled by rising soybean prices
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