Alternate Energy

Daimler Planning To Unveil New “Smart eScooter” At The 2010 Paris Auto Show
Daimler, one of the world’s largest car manufacturers is planning to unveil the new” Smart eScooter” at the 2010 Paris Auto Show. Having zero carbon dioxide emissions, the battery-powered eScooter is …..

Yahoo is Crowing Over New Energy Efficient Chicken Coop…Er, Data Center, That Is
Tech giant Yahoo’s new data center in upstate New York may resemble a giant chicken coop, but inside those almost whimsical looking walls there is some serious energy conservation going on. Instead …..

Zinc-Oxide Nanostructure Production Made Easy
Two scientists are on a path-breaking method to produce ’sea-urchins’ to expedite the work capacity and efficiency of photovoltaic devices. Jamil Elias and Laetitia Philippe are the two s…..

Peak Oil Interview: Misconceptions, Replacing Oil, and False Solutions
Join the forum discussion on this post Back in June, I gave a presentation on Peak Oil at the Global Footprint Conference in Siena, Italy. (More on the event here). Following my presentation, I was …..

UNEP: Clean Energy Investments can Help Meet Poverty Reduction Goals
Countries investing in clean energy and other environmentally beneficial actions can also make substantial progress on achieving internationally agreed-upon poverty reduction goals, according to a new…..

ACEEE Recognizes the Leading State-Led Energy Efficiency Programs
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) has lauded 18 state-led energy efficiency programs in 14 states for their excellence. The top five award-winning programs were created in C…..

Edison2, Li-ion Motors, and X Tracer Win the Automotive X Prize
The Progressive Automotive X Prize has proven it’s possible to build a practical vehicle that seats four and achieves the energy equivalent of 102.5 miles per gallon of gasoline (MPGe). And if you’re …..

USDA Offers Renewable Energy Feasibility Studies for Rural Businesses
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is offering grants of up to $50,000 to support feasibility studies of renewable energy installations for agricultural production facilities and rural small bu…..

DOE Awards $20 Million to Develop Geothermal Power Technologies
DOE will award $20 million to seven projects to develop and demonstrate new geothermal power technologies, including improved methods of producing power from low-temperature geothermal resources, geot…..

DOE Awards $63 Million to Advance Clean Energy Commercialization
DOE has selected 33 small businesses to receive $57 million to develop manufacturing processes for the production of their new clean energy technologies. DOE will also support five regional efforts to…..

Sanyo’s New 235-Watt Solar Panel Has An Energy-Efficiency Of 21.1%
At the beginning of this month, the European division of Sanyo has officially released its new enhanced HIT solar panel. Dubbed HIT-N235SE10, the new 235 watt solar panel has an energy-efficiency of 2…..

PSU Project Aims To Mimic Skin Responsiveness For Designing Energy-Efficient Buildings
One day, man-made buildings will mimic the human body in the relationship with the exterior. Penn State University researchers are about to study and implement a model that uses the sensitivity and fl…..

What’s with the electricity system witchhunt?
Holy cow, Ontario can’t seem to burp out an electron without some media outlet pouncing and raising a stink about high energy prices or surplus baseload or the cost of conservation or how smart meters…..

Top Five Clean Tech Gamechangers
As you may have heard, WWF has launched a bank for holding details of the world’s top green gamechangers in order to inform and inspire people around the world. This post is my compilation of the to…..

International peak oil speaker in Madison, Sept. 22
A CENTURY OF CHALLENGES: Building Local Resilience in an Era of Economic Turmoil & Resource Depletion Wednesday, September 22nd, 7:00 PM Room 180 Science Hall, 550 N. Park St., Madison Peak Oil and …..

Ice Bear system demonstrated at Toronto Zoo
Summerhill Group, which is representing Ice Energy’s Ice Bear product in Canada, probably wishes the system has had more traction. Basically, the Ice Bear system uses off-peak electricity to create la…..

British Co. Earns $500 Million Contract in US to Turn Household Waste Into Biofuels
A British company, TMO Renewables has entered in a 20-year contract with a US-based company to turn the household waste into biofuels which can be blended with gasoline as per EPA’s requirements. TMO …..

Rumour Saying Toyota Collaborates With Daimler for Exporting Hybrid Tech to Mercedes
The German automaker had also signed contracts with Renault-Nissan and BMW, joining efforts to bring hybrid cars to their maximum efficiency. The collaboration would also cover fuel cell vehicles and …..

How Can America Secure Clean Energy Jobs?
By Teryn Norris & Daniel Goldfarb Originally published at Americans for Energy Leadership As China continues advancing in the clean energy race, a growing number of policymakers and commentato…..

Yahoo’s New Energy-Efficient Data Center Opened
A few days ago, Yahoo has officially opened a new energy-efficient data center which has been designed after a chicken coop (this way the air will circulate more easily). Thanks to its design, the bui…..

What’s the future of AECL under SNC-Lavalin control?
The deadline to submit purchase offers for Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. was last week, and from what we’ve heard so far only SNC-Lavalin has made its bid public. We’ve had an interesting situation her…..

Rice University Researchers Use Surface Plasmons to Harvest Light From Lasers: Solar Panels May Benefit
Doug Natelson and graduate student Dan Ward, from Rice University, have discovered how to make a light-harvesting antenna from two gold tips separated by a gap only a few nanometers wide. As light sou…..

ABB and GM team up to study after-Volt battery uses
For at least a couple of years now there’s been talk about what to do with battery packs after they’ve served their useful life, say, 10 years, in an electric car. The reason being that the batteries…..

Cleantech News; U.S. and China Cleantech Investments Showing Strong Momentum, According to PwC Report
NEW YORK – September 21, 2010 (Investorideas.com renewable energy/green newswire) – The U.S. and China are emerging as global leaders in the cleantech sector, according to a new report released today …..

WBCSD Joins Major Effort to Accelerate Progress on Millennium Development Goals
New York City – September 21, 2010 (Investorideas.com renewable energy/green newswire) – The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) along with eight other prominent organizations t…..

Electric Cars Europe (ECE) Officialy Launches The e-C1 Electric Car
e-C1 is the name of the new electric car created by Electric Cars Europe (ECE), being practically a Citroen C1 converted to run on electricity. The E-C1 or “easy one” promises great performance, havin…..

“Turbo-Charged” Bacteria Transforms Cardboard And Tea Bags Into Biofuel
The Guildford, UK-based TMO Renewables has recently developed a new type of biofuel, appointed as a “second generation”, that according to the company will be used as an alternative fuel for transport…..

“Cascading” Geothermal Energy Could Revive Small Towns with New Green Jobs
Part of a new U.S. Department of Energy grant for innovative geothermal technology is going to fund a project that could help small towns and mid-sized cities generate low cost local power, cut thei…..

Hydrogen-Powered Personal Helicopter
A personal helicopter weighing just 230 lb created sizzling news when it flew on hydrogen with zero emission. With an ability to carry payloads up to 800 lbs, this pocket Hercules can fly for 90 min…..

Opening markets for CSP – the industrial heat application
Heavy industry can be a viable secondary market today for CSP producers, but questions remain on whether start-up costs are justifiable for industrial users, and how reliable CSP can be for processes…..

Net-zero Energy Low-income Housing Development Raises Important Questions
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Alice In EVland; Six Impossible Things
Many of my regular readers know I’m a working securities lawyer, a humble scrivener who writes reams of deathless prose that private companies use to raise money from investors, and public companies f…..

Spray-On Solar Window Unveiled
Last week, New Energy Technologies Inc. showed its technology that enables glass to generate electricity through spray-on solar PV to investors and members of the media. …..

Intertek Addresses Growing Demands and Trends in the Wind Power Market
Intertek (LSE: ITRK), a global leader in testing, inspection and certification services, today said that ongoing development in wind power technologies will keep the industry on its toes in terms of …..

Vestas Secures First European Order for V112 Wind Turbine
Danish wind turbine producer Vestas has secured its first European order for its latest V112 3-MW model. The company will provide 17 of the turbines to German company Prokon. …..

Vacon Targets Solar Market
With its solar installation orders from the Czech Republic now topping 100 MW while Italy has contributed several megawatts, Vacon is eyeing new markets and hoping to increase its sales in the sector……

Biomass to Help Power Scottish Hospitals
Working alongside a gas turbine CHP (Combined Heat and Power) plant as well as traditional boilers, the boiler will use wood chips to help meet the energy demands of Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Royal Ab…..

The rise of Fresnel technology is heavily aided by the consolidation in the CSP industry
The need for increasing project scale is driving a round of partnerships and acquisitions that could soon see the CSP industry reduced to a few vertically-integrated monoliths and this could be aidin…..

GDF Suez To Build 5 MW CSP Plant In Chile
A pilot plant should operate from early 2012, say the developers. The steam’s offtaker will be E-CL, GDF Suez’s electricity company in Chile’s northern electric system. …..

Is SunRun Trying to Slow Down the PACE? Et tu, SunRun?
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Developing Geothermal Energy at Low Temps
A large portion of the world’s installed geothermal generation capacity is located in North America. The United States has 3086 MW of installed geothermal capacity and is the world’s leading geotherm…..

Global Foundation Supports Renewable Energy in Florida
The Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy (FARE) announced today a one-time matching grant commitment from a global philanthropic organization with the objective of advancing a renewable energy marke…..

3TIER Offers On-Demand Access to More Accurate Global Wind Data
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A Tradition of Tailored Solutions
As one of the world’s leading vacuum system manufacturers, Leybold Optics GmbH is developing and manufacturing surface coating systems and custom tailored equipment. The firm’s engineers deve…..

Renewable energy bill faces battle in 2010
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill on Tuesday that would require utilities to generate minimum levels of renewable power which environmentalists welcomed but analy…..

EPA submits rule for higher-ethanol fuel labels
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House is reviewing a proposal from federal regulators to require labels on gasoline pumps selling fuel containing up to 15 percent ethanol, a sign the government could…..

E.ON renewables eyes 2010 oper profit jump
HUSUM, Germany (Reuters) – E.ON, the world’s largest utility by sales, is confident it can grow operating profit at its renewables unit by about 70 percent this year, benefiting from a massive increas…..

Iberdrola, Constellation launch wind-balancing act
HOUSTON (Reuters) – The push to integrate a growing amount of carbon-free wind power onto the grid in the U.S. Pacific Northwest at an affordable cost has led to a partnership between a wind generator…..

Australia companies face scrutiny on carbon disclosure
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Miners and other top Australian firms face greater scrutiny from investors on greenhouse gas emissions, with companies that do not fully disclose their carbon risks to be increasing…..

Analysis: Aluminum in autos grows, but steel to stay dominant
LONDON (Reuters) – Steel will remain the dominant material in the manufacture of cars even as environmental pressures lead to greater use of lightweight aluminum. …..

Japan’s Chubu plans 8MW solar plant to cut emissions
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese utility Chubu Electric Power Co said on Wednesday it plans to build an 8-megawatt solar power plant in central Japan as part of efforts to boost renewable energy sources to …..

Big economies don’t see climate pact this year: U.S.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – World powers are not aiming for a legally binding pact to fight global warming at a U.N. meeting in Mexico this year and are trying to stop backsliding from a 2009 agreement, the …..

Sharp to buy U.S. solar developer Recurrent Energy
SAN FRANCISCO/TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Sharp Corp said on Wednesday it will buy U.S.-based developer of solar power systems Recurrent Energy for up to $305 million, stepping up efforts to expand into…..

IEA says $36 bln/yr to eradicate energy poverty
PARIS (Reuters) – It would cost $36 billion per year to enable the world’s 1 billion energy-starved people to access energy supplies at home by 2030, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tues…..

Egypt accuses Israel of ‘chutzpah’ in nuclear meet
Egypt has accused Israel of “chutzpah” – blatant shamelessness – in unusually harsh comments at a 151-nation meeting on the issue of a nuclear-free Mideast. …..

Nuclear waste worries on St Lawrence, Great Lakes
Read more: Local , Health , Water Issue , Environment , Great Lakes , Nuclear Waste , Radioactive , Health A Canadian power company plans to ship nuclear reactor components from Ontario, through Lakes…..

Westinghouse training first class of startup engineers to staff new nuclear reactors
David A. Neal holds up a large cardboard photo of a nuclear reactor control room, circa 1975 — it resembles the room where Jack Godell, played by Jack Lemmon, had his own personal meltdown in ‘The Ch…..

China-Russia energy cooperation enjoys bright prospects: vice premier
Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan skakes hands with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin in Tianjin, east China, Sept. …..

China nuclear firm unveils huge investment
China’s main nuclear power company plans to invest nearly $US120 billion to expand its business over the next decade, state media said on Tuesday, amid efforts to boost renewable energy sources. …..

What’s a Submarine Officer Doing in the Desert?
Christopher Brownfield’s memoir, “My Nuclear Family,” is not the best book written by an insider about America’s post-9/11 military, but it’s certainly the most entertaining. …..

U.S. needs more energy sources, including nuclear, U.S. Chamber official says
America’s energy future is at a crossroads, a top executive with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said here Tuesday. …..

Ont. surveys public on energy future
The Pickering nuclear plant east of Toronto. Ontario is asking for the public’s input on its long-term energy plan, but critics are dismayed the Liberal government remains committed to nuclear power. …..

Local group questions nuclear waste safety
A C anadian power company plans to ship 16 scrapped nuclear generators across the Great Lakes and the A S t. A L awrence Seaway to be recycled in Europe. …..

Chris Huhne urges Liberal Democrats to back new nuclear power stations
Huhne tells delegates at the Lib Dem conference there is an important place for new nuclear stations ‘as long as there is no public subsidy’ Sizewell B nuclear power station, in Suffolk. …..

M&As and Investments Decline in the Nuclear Energy Market
Nuclear Energy Quarterly Deals Analysis: M&A and Investment Trends – Q2 2010 This report is an essential source of data and trend analysis on the Mergers and Acquisitions and financings in the nuclear…..

Not in my backyard
” Start Quote In a repository programme there are technical challenges; but the societal challenges are at least in my mind much bigger” End Quote Dr Barbara Pastina Nuclear engineer In Eurajoki in Fi…..

Over 100 countries now part of nuclear pact: UN
New York, Sept 21 : More than 100 nations now allow the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency greater access to information regarding their nuclear programmes, the head of the body announc…..

Malaysia Plans Investments Spanning Nuclear Power to…
Malaysia plans to develop a nuclear energy industry, build a mass rail network and create a shopping district to rival Singapore’s Orchard Road as part of efforts to boost investment and spur growth, …..

Haley Heats Up Nuclear Waste Debate
An explosive debate over nuclear waste. Gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley goes on the offensive against Washington, demanding South Carolina be relieved of storing the nation’s nuclear waste. …..

Plants endure Chernobyl radiation
The city of Pripyat has been abandoned and dubbed a “dead city” Scientists have uncovered mechanisms that allow plants to thrive in highly radioactive environments like Chernobyl. …..

Senate Green Party Candidate in Uphill Fight
Green Party candidate for U.S. Senate Bob Kinsey showed off his hybrid diesel/vegetable oil VW in Ridgway Wednesday as part of a western slope campaign swing that also included stops in Durango and Te…..

German Opposition Seeks Nuclear Referendum
In what is seen as a direct challenge to Chancellor Angela Merkel ‘s energy strategy and style of leadership, the opposition Social Democrats called Monday for a referendum on the future of the countr…..

Testing problem surfaces at Ga. nuclear site
About 60 workers at the construction site of a proposed nuclear power plant in eastern Georgia did not have the required paperwork proving they took a mandatory test. …..

Nuclear Energy Will Help Meet Rising Electricity Demand, Create Jobs, Says Aehi Ceo
“The acceleration of nuclear energy use in the U.S. can help meet the rising electricity demand with a clean-air energy source and at the same time spur the American economy as construction of new pla…..