‘U.S. or Else’ Mentality Could Stymie Wind Energy Growth
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffRenewable energy has taken the United States by storm, but a tug of war between logistics and economics is generating unnecessary turbulence.
COP15: The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffThe upcoming COP15 meeting in Denmark—so named because it is the 15th such international gathering of the Conference of the Parties (COP) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change—is the world's next big chance to take decisive multi-lateral ...
Globe Specialty Metals Reopens Silicon Plant
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffGlobe Specialty Metals, a silicon manufacturer, has reopened its plant in Niagara Falls, New York, investing US $27 million and creating 138 jobs as part of the first phase of a $60 million economic development project. The company has restarted ...
enXco Starts Commercial Operation of 106-MW Hoosier Wind Project
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffenXco this week announced that commercial operation of the 106-megawatt (MW) Hoosier Wind project, which will deliver electricity into the Indianapolis Power & Light Company (IPL) generation portfolio, has begun.
Everyday People Making a Difference Honored on CNN
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffDo you have a favorite super hero? Maybe Superman? Catwoman? Spiderman? Thanks to CNN's annual Hero of the Year award we have a more realistic line up of heroes to chose from. These men and women ...
Unwritten Stories Reveal New Climate Scandal!
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffThere's been a lot of talk recently about the "hacked climate emails." Long story, short: Hacker steals email, posts. Wingnuts take some lines out of context, claim they show a cover-up, cry conspiracy. Scientists refute, in ...
Researchers Develop Machine To Recycle Carbon Dioxide Into Fuel
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffU.S. researchers have demonstrated a technology that uses the sun’s heat to convert carbon dioxide and water into the building blocks of traditional fuels, a reverse combustion process that may emerge as a practical alternative ...
Gaming the Future and Getting it Right: an Interview with Dr. John Robinson
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Offby Alex Aylett Dr. John Robinson, one of the world's leading urban and regional sustainability experts, gave a great keynote address at a public policy conference hosted by the Trudeau Foundation in Ottawa last week (The ...
US Will Announce Target for Cutting Carbon Emissions Before Copenhagen
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffWhite House hits back on climate critics That's the banner headline at the Politico, which reports: "It would be a mistake to conclude that the international community's failure to reach a final treaty in Copenhagen is due ...
Eyes on the Street: Bigger Sidewalks, Better Bike Lanes, Safer Streets
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Offby Ben Fried Clarence Eckerson sends these shots of DOT street safety improvements taken on a recent ride near the Brooklyn and Queens waterfront. Above is the newly traffic-calmed intersection of Joralemon and Hicks -- part of ...
The Copenhagen Diagnosis: Sobering Update on the Science
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Offby Elizabeth Kolbert On the eve of the Copenhagen conference, a group of scientists has issued an update on the 2007 report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Their conclusions? Ice at both poles is melting ...
DOE smart-grid trials fund utility-scale energy storage
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Wave energy generator pumps power to Scotland
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Oil and Gas at Risk from Climate Change, but is the Industry Prepared?
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffAccording to a new Acclimatise report backed by IBM, climate change could have as serious impact on the oil and gas industry’s assets, operations and safety. While most are aware of these risks, only a small proportion of them ...
Norway opens world’s first osmotic power plant
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CEC Officially Lists Tigo Energy’s Maximizer ES and EP As Eligible Products
Monday, November 23rd, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffTigo Energy, (www.tigoenergy.com), the solar company whose unique technology brings new levels of power output efficiency, management and control to photovoltaic solar installations, announced today that the Tigo Energy™ Maximizer ES and EP products have been listed on the ...
World Bank Approves Loan for Ukraine Hydro Project
Monday, November 23rd, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffThe World Bank approved a US $60 million loan for the rehabilitation of three hydroelectric plants in Ukraine.
“CleanTech: Transfer & Innovations & Investments & Manufacturing”
Monday, November 23rd, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffINNOVATION CENTER DENMARK / SHANGHAI TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION CENTER
Akeena Solar Receives 1.75-MW Order for Andalay Panels
Monday, November 23rd, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffAkeena Solar has signed a distribution partnership with Highland Solar to sell the company's Andalay AC solar panel system throughout Canada. According to terms of the agreement, Highland Solar will sell at least 1.75 megawatts (MW) of Andalay AC solar ...
World’s First Osmotic Power Prototype Plant Opens
Monday, November 23rd, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffStatkraft this week opened the world's first osmotic prototype plant. The plant generates power by exploiting the energy available when fresh water and seawater are mixed.