By Douglas Friedli
ANOTHER senior executive at Scottish Enterprise’s £450m ITI research project is understood to be on the verge of quitting after the organisation’s board refused to approve a key renewable energy project.

CANBERRA, Australia. The Australian government is working on a long-term development plan for the geothermal industry.
At last week’s first geothermal industry round table in Canberra, government representatives estimated geothermal power could supply 10 percent of …

The blue lagoon near Reykjavik, Iceland.
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By BRYAN WALSH
Xianyang, China, was once a great place to live–during the Qin dynasty, anyway, more than 2,000 years ago. Since then, it …

Close-up image shows a prototype direct-current nanogenerator fabricated by Georgia Tech researchers using an array of zinc oxide nanowires. Credit: Georgia Tech Photo: Gary Meek

Researchers have demonstrated a prototype nanometer-scale generator that produces continuous direct-current …

The front page of today’s Wall Street Journal carries a story about the rising costs of staple foods, driven largely because of rising demand for biofuels.

The front page of today’s Wall Street Journal carries a story about the rising costs of staple foods, driven largely because of rising demand for biofuels.

By Laura Mandaro, MarketWatch
Acquirer enthusiasm for wind power, a niche but vibrant corner of the energy market, just got turned up to gale force.
In the week since Portuguese electric utility Energias de Portugal SA won …

VANCOUVER, CANADA, April 3 /CNW/ - Finavera Renewables Inc. (the
“Company”) (TSX-V: FVR) is pleased to announce it has completed the purchase
of Three Hills Wind Power project and development assets in Alberta, Canada
(the “Project”) from Penn …

By Hank Zevallos
Small wind turbine systems for residential and small business installations are getting their first federal support since 1985 with the introduction of federal investment tax credit bills in both houses of Congress.
Bill H.R.1772 …

By Finfacts Team
Dick Roche, T.D., Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, today  launched the Government’s  National Climate Change Strategy for the period 2007-2012.
Emphasising the importance of the Strategy to meeting Ireland’s Kyoto Commitments, …