Article Archive for December 2008
The Seifert House by Bau Kultur architects in Austria
The UK is going to require that new homes be carbon emissions neutral by 2016. One of the ways that this target can be achieved is by …
The US wind industry has just finished another record year, and the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) is looking ahead to further progress in 2009. Despite the industry being rocked by the financial crisis and …
The first biofuel test flight by a commercial airline was completed yesterday by Air New Zealand using a 50:50 blend of a jatropha-derived synthetic paraffinic kerosene and conventional Jet A1 fuel (named NZ-J50) in an …
The Saltire Prize has been set up in Scotland to attract marine renewable energy projects that could bring better access to cheap energy. Dozens of companies will compete for the prize reports the Herald.
The competition …
A plan to build the United States’ first offshore wind farm moved forward last week, after the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection approved its proposed undersea cables to transmit power to the mainland.
The Cape Wind …
From January Japan plans to bring back subsidies for solar panel equipment the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) said on Wednesday, as the world’s fifth-biggest emitter moves to cut its greenhouse gas emissions.
METI …
Germany has been deposed as the number one wind energy generator in the world by The United States. US wind producers had record year of growth in 2008 according to the American Wind Energy Association …
Chicago Center for Green Technology - Andrew Ciscel
The sun shines on everyone — but not in equal measure. That reality has long slowed the spread of solar power. Depending on where you live in the …
Wind power can be generated any time the wind is blowing at the same cost day and night. Because there’s no efficient way to store power when it’s generated but not needed, utilities and wind-power …
Professor Sampath and his team at Colorado State
Colorado State University’s new method for low-cost, high-efficiency solar panels looks set to begin mass production at the end of 2009. AVA Solar Inc. will start production on …
