WINDPOWER 2008 Focuses on 20% Wind by 2030
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffWith the WINDPOWER 2008 Conference & Exhibition coming less than a month after the Department of Energy released its landmark report detailing how wind energy can meet 20% of the nation's electricity needs by 2030 -- a report that will ...
Severn Tidal Power Study Moves Ahead
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffWork to determine the potential of a tidal energy generator in the Severn Estuary is continuing with the appointment of a consortium led by consulting firm Parsons Brinckerhoff, by the UK's department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR).
SMUD Provides US $300,000 in Solar Incentives
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffThe Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) provided more than US $300,000 to Sacramento County in rebates for a solar electric system that has been installed at the new county health services office building.
U.S. Energy Secretary Signs MOU with Portugese Economy Minister
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffU.S. Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman and Portuguese Economy Minister Manuel Pinho signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to enhance the development and deployment of renewable energy technologies. The MOU establishes a framework for collaboration on the policy, scientific and ...
Acciona Signs Wind Deal With EDP
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffAcciona Windpower and EDP Renovaveis have signed a wind turbine supply deal for up to 782 megawatts (MW) of capacity over the next three years. The contract specifies the supply of 382.5 MW for the period covering 2009-2011 and could ...
Abu Dhabi Invests US $2 Billion in PV
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffMasdar PV announced a multi-billion dollar investment in thin-film photovoltaic solar technology. The total investment of more than US $2 billion represents one of the largest investments ever made in solar and will fund a three-phased manufacturing and expansion strategy ...
Is County Ripe for Residential Wind Power?
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffTidal Power Fuels Britain’s National Grid
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Running the Numbers, the Next Installment
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 Posted in Arts, Green News | Comments OffTo help people picture their impact, photographer Chris Jordan has been diligently adding to his consciousness-raising series Running the Numbers, which puts statistics about consumerism into perspective by capturing them visually. When we covered the ...
The Real Green Heretics
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 Posted in Columns, Green News | Comments OffWired's latest issue, with its cover story Inconvenient Truths: Get Ready to Rethink What It Means to Be Green is now online, and with it, my counter-point piece arguing against carbon blindness and silver-bullet thinking: To have ...
Huffington Post to get painted green
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Car makers meet Silicon Valley hackers den
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Sanyo to make batteries for Volkswagen cars
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GE to lower water use, raise Ecomagination target
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Green-tech news harvest: Tesla’s new drivetrain, Google.org on plug-in hybrids
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USGBC to Outsource LEED Certification
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffIn a move that will likely have far-reaching ramifications for the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and its influential LEED rating systems, the organization has announced that as of January 2009 it will no longer certify buildings. That responsibility will ...