Article Archive for January 2008
The odometer of a low emission hybrid electric test vehicle recently reached 100,000 miles as the car circled a track in the UK using the power of an advanced CSIRO battery system. The UltraBattery combines …
MANILA, Philippines — First Gen Corp., the new majority owner of the geothermal power producer PNOC Energy Development Corp., is eyeing geothermal development projects in Indonesia, with two offers for partnership already on the table, …
U.S. wind power grew 45% in 2007, the sharpest rise since the 1980s, as developers responded to a federal tax credit, a growing number of state renewable energy mandates and global warming concerns, the American …
ritish Petroleum (BP) announced it had signed a series of agreements with China on Friday, including those in clean energy and wind power generation, during British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s visit to China.
The spiraling costs of traditional fuels and energy sources such as natural gas and coal have generated tailwind for alternative energy sources. Utilities are increasingly taking to small and medium wind turbines to avoid heavy …
More than $9 billion in investments helped the nation’s wind-generation capacity grow by 45 percent last year, and 2008 is poised to match those levels, a trade group said Thursday.
But without the prompt extension of …
In one of the most widely watched efforts in corporate giving in years, Google Inc. unveiled yesterday nearly $30 million in new grants and investments, outlining how it will focus a massive philanthropic endeavor that …
LAS VEGAS — Prompted to discuss energy policy and nuclear power — key issues to a range of political constituencies — the three Democratic candidates took different tacks.
Sen. Barack Obama defended his vote for the …
Venture capital investment in renewable energy reached an unprecedented level of $3.4 billion in 2007, according to newly released data from Greentech Media Inc.
Greentech Media of Cambridge is an integrated online media company designed to …
Plans to build around 7,000 wind turbines off the coast of Britain are to be unveiled by the Government.
The offshore wind farms would generate enough electricity for every home in the UK by 2020, John …
