Alternate Energy

Enel Adds 20 MW of Geothermal in Italy
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3 Cool Gadgets to Help You Save Energy
This post is made possible by energy-efficiency specialists WellHome and their Home Weatherization Giveaway Sweepstakes. Take a quick visual quiz of your home’s energy use to see your potential yea…..

OnGreen Event in Hollywood — Want to Demo There?
OnGreen is a leading and fast-growing social marketplace for cleantech. Connecting the best cleantech ideas and entrepreneurs in the world to investors, highly-needed funding, and helpful professional…..

A Roadmap for America’s Energy Future? Hardly
For the second time in eight months, a coalition led by California Rep. Devin Nunes has proposed their Roadmap for…..

New Gallium-Nitride LED Technology Offers High-Power Lighthing
All of the LEDs you see in every device that you put your hands on is made with precious sapphire rock – artificially grown one, but still an expensive material to work with. A new technology develope…..

Mobile Solar Unit – Portable, Rectractable Solar System Launched by OS
Japan-based OS Co. Ltd has revealed its latest invention in the field of solar panels. The company has developed a portable power generation system called “Mobile Solar Unit GSR-110B” that comes with …..

“Mad Men” Make it Clear Why High-Speed Rail is a Winner [VIDEO]
I’ve written about high-speed rail quite a lot on here. Clearly, I think it’s one of the best transportation options we can invest in. Although, while I’ve tried to explain why numerous times, I don…..

Toxic Metals in Your Water? No Problem, Have a Banana
Yes, we all know that thing about getting high from banana peels was a 1960′s hoax, but this is the real deal. A team of researchers has found that minced banana peels can clean pollution from ri…..

ODAC Newsletter – March 11
Oil prices were buffeted this week by escalating violence in Libya and fear of further disruption in the Middle East on the one hand, and a new debt crisis in the Eurozone threatening further econom…..

Greengate Gets Provincial Approval to Build 300 Megawatt Wind Farm in Alberta
03/11/2011 – Greengate Power recently received approval from the …..

Federal Agencies Partner to Launch $12 Million Green Entrepreneurial Initiative
03/11/2011 – The U… …..

EU Met 2012 Goals, on Track for 2020, Can Cut Emissions 80% by 2050
The European Commission today formally adopted a Roadmap for transforming the European Union into a competitive low carbon economy by 2050. It has already surpassed the targets set for 2012, and is…..

NJ Senate Passes First Bill to Ban Controversial Hydraulic Gas Fracturing (Fracking)
It seems like just yesterday I was writing on the possible link between hydraulic fracking and earthquakes in Arkansas, as well as some of the other environmental concerns related to natural gas and t…..

Revolutionary Water Purifier Made From Banana Peels Eliminates Toxic Metals
A water purification system developed recently by Gustavo Castro and his colleagues from Brazil is actually based on banana peels, with no other complex filters or other electronics involved. …..

When the industry talks energy, what does the average customer hear? Gobbledygook!
This is a very clever YouTube video created by a company called E Source, an energy industry research and advisory firm. They have a bunch of YouTube videos like this you might want to check out.Â…..

SMES: New Energy Storing Technology by ABB Using Electromagnetic Fields and Superconductivity
ABB, a Swiss-based engineering company, has presented a prototype of their innovative superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES), at a DOE ARPA-E conference which took place in Washigton D.C. at t…..

Global: Alta Devices and Smith Electric Vehicles take the biggest investments this week totalling $130 million
This week, the two biggest venture deals were: solar PV technology developer Alta Devices with $72 million and EV developer Smith Electric Vehicles with $58 million. …..

Asia Weekly: India cleantech infrastructure fund launched with $300 million
This week, Kotak, SMBC, and Brookfield Asset Management launched an India infrastructure fund focusing on clean technology valued at $300 million. …..

N. America Weekly: August Capital invests in solar and car sharing companies
This week, August Capital invested in solar PV technology developer Alta Devices and revealed its investment amount in car sharing company RelayRides. …..

Europe Weekly: Israeli cleantech nano-material company raises $15 million
This week, the largest European deal was Israel-based Cima Nanotech, a developer of nano conductive coatings for cleantech applications, with an investment of $15 million. …..

World’s First Hybrid Solar Energy Plant Powers Florida Homes
Hybrid Solar Energy Plant In FloridaThe newest hybrid model isn’t a car, but the world’s first hybrid solar energy plant that went on the grid last week in Martin County Florida. The Martin Next Gen…..

Veritas RSIII: Gas-Guzzling Roadster Turned Into Hybrid Beast
Vermot AG, the creator of the unique Veritas RSIII sports car, has recently declared that the its V10-powered retro ride will be equipped with a hybrid drive. The company also plans to launch a full e…..

Are Arkansas Earthquakes Related to Fracking?
Location of a Magnitude 4.7 earthquake in Arkansas on February 28, 2011.Arkansas has been hit with a ton of earthquakes lately (as well as mass fish and bird deaths) and a large number of the earthqua…..

The Nuclear Energy Game Changer? Thoughts After the NRC Regulatory Information Conference
By Matthew Stepp, Clean Energy Policy Analyst, ITIF There is a growing chorus of experts, businesses, and public sector leaders espousing for one key clean technology: small modular nuclear reactors …..

Water Stocks News; Wescorp (OTCBB:WSCE) Commences Commercial Demonstrations of its 10,000 bpd H2Omaxx Mobile Water Remediation Unit
CALGARY, ALBERTA – March 10, 2011 (Investorideas.com Water Stocks Newswire) – Wescorp Energy Inc. (OTC.BB:WSCE) today announced it has moved the 10,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) mobile H2Omaxx unit from K-…..

Wind Stocks; Juhl Wind and Suzlon Sell 20 MW Community Wind Project
WOODSTOCK, Minn. – March 10, 2011 (Investorideas.com green/renewable energy newswire) – Juhl Wind Inc. (OTCBB :JUHL), the Leader in Community Wind Power, today announced that Juhl Wind along with its …..

Wind Stocks Trading Alert for Clean Wind Energy (OTCBB: CWET), Juhl Wind (OTCBB: JUHL), China Ming Yang Wind (NYSE: MY)
Point Roberts, WA – March 10, 2011 – Investorideas.com, a leader in cleantech stock research, reports on recent wind stocks news and developments for wind companies including: Clean Wind Energy Tower(…..

Oil Price Spike Could Energize Demand for Made-in-America Wind Turbines
Given the long term slide in U.S. manufacturing, it’s no surprise that the domestic wind turbine industry has some catching up to do. In fact, right around this time last year, a bit of a brouhaha er…..

European Investment Bank Provides 80 Million Euro Financing for German Offshore Wind Farm
03/10/2011 – The European Investment Bank is providing a EUR 80 million loan to finance the construction and operation of Germany’s first commercial offshore wind farm… …..

Alta Devices Raises $72 Million for Solar PV
03/10/2011 – Alta Devices Inc… …..

Solar Energy International Bundled Solar Training in Salt Lake City
This spring, Solar Energy International hosts PV101: Solar Electric Design and Installation (Grid-Direct) and PV202: Grid-Direct Design and the NEC in Salt Lake City. …..

AEG Power Solutions Acquires OpciónDos, Spanish Solar Engineering Company
AEG Power Solutions (AEG PS), wholly-owned by 3W Power Holdings S.A. (Euronext Amsterdam 3WP, Frankfurt 3W9, ISIN GG00B39QCR01, WKN A0Q5SX) strengthens its position in the engineering of photovoltaic…..

BTEC Webinar to Tackle Biomass Air Emissions, Boiler MACT, and Control Technologies
Engage three diverse perspectives on biomass air quality issues that impact your organization, business, or community. Register now and attend, “Biomass Air Quality: Measuring, Controlling, and Regu…..

PPL completes sale of generating assets, including hydro plant shares
PPL Corporation has completed the previously announced sale of its interests in certain non-core generating stations to an affiliate of LS Power Equity Advisors for approximately $381 million in cash…..

Feed-in Tariffs or Bidding: How Best to Assign Renewable Contracts
In his conclusion to a recent speech at the London School of Economics, Lord Turner, Chair of the Financial Services Authority in the UK, introduced an important distinction in reference to the finan…..

It’s All in the Count: The Vexing but Critical Challenge of Green Jobs Accounting
Getting an accurate accounting of clean-tech jobs in the U.S. is nearly impossible but it’s not for a lack of trying. There have been dozens of projects at the national, state, and metro level design…..

2011 Excellence in Renewable Energy Awards – Leadership
No great industry achievements happen unless dynamic visionaries step up and spearhead efforts to bring about the change they envision. Whether it is pioneering the development of wind power technol…..

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U.S. Solar Market Blooms, Challenges Remain
Federal lawmakers are fight over budget and programs that would hamper the U.S. solar market, so any numbers to show the solar industry’s contribution to the economy will help. So here comes a report…..

EnPower Systems, Inc. Acquires Sierra Solar Systems & Plan It Solar
EnPower Systems, Inc is pleased to announce their acquisition of Plan It Solar, Inc, a leading solar systems provider based in Penn Valley, CA. …..

EPA Chief Jackson’s Comments Couldn’t Come at a Better Time
Growth Energy welcomed the testimony of EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson today that laid out a timeframe of “the next few months” for introduction of new rules for labeling pumps that will carry E15, f…..

Second Wind expands sales, staff and partnerships in European wind energy market
New sales, strategic partnerships, and membership in the European Union’s wind energy association signal a growing presence for Second Wind in Europe’s wind energy market. …..

2011 Excellence in Renewable Energy Awards — Innovation
In any emerging industry innovation plays a key role in bringing about the mainstream adoption of technology. Within the field of renewable energy, researchers are constantly seeking ways to increas…..

Ontario PV Market to Grow 270% To Reach 455 MW in 2011
Despite ongoing political and regulatory uncertainty, Ontario’s PV market will continue it’s growth in 2011 and in total we expect there to be 455MW of new installations in 2011, up from 169MW in 201…..

Camden County Municipal Utility Authority Selects HelioSage for Solar Project
The Camden County Municipal Utility Authority (CCMUA) announced that it has selected HelioSage as its partner for a solar powered future. Following a public Request For Proposal, the Authority chose …..

Japan nuclear alert and earthquake – live coverage
Photograph: NTV Japan/AP 1.49pm: Here’s a lunchtime update on events so far on Saturday in Japan in the aftermath of Friday’s devastating 8.9 magnitute earthquake and tsunami. …..

Radiation from nuclear reactor in Fukushima sparks fears of meltdown after deadly tsunami, quake
Government spokesman Yukio Edano said radiation levels were decreasing near the blast site in Fukushima and that the metal container protecting the reactor was not damaged. …..

Explosion at Japan nuclear plant, disaster toll rises
An explosion at a nuclear power station Saturday destroyed a building housing the reactor, but a radiation leak was decreasing despite fears of a meltdown from damage caused by a powerful earthquake a…..

Factbox: What happens when a reactor loses coolant
Several nuclear power reactors in Japan shut as designed following the massive earthquake off the nation’s northwest coast, but the failure of a back-up power generator at one unit risks a radioactive…..

Could An Earthquake Damage Missouri’s Nuclear Power Plant?
A spokesperson for Ameren Missouri says the Callaway Nuclear Power Plant is ready to withstand a strong earthquake. …..

Japan earthquake forces thousands to evacuate in nuclear plant emergency
Experts warn that order to flee homes signals a serious problem at Fukushima power station in tsunami zone Fukushima’s coastal position in the Japanese north-east left it exposed to the full force of …..

Damage at two Japan nuclear plants prompts evacuations
Japanese officials struggled Saturday to avert the possibility of a meltdown at two major nuclear power plants whose emergency cooling systems were damaged by Friday’s earthquake and tsunami. …..

Vt., nuclear plant appears headed for showdown
A long-awaited showdown between the state government and Vermont’s lone nuclear plant is on, and neither side has given any indication it will back down. …..

2007 Japan quake was wake-up call on nuclear safety
A 2007 earthquake that spilled radioactive material into the Sea of Japan was a “wake-up call that reverberated around the globe,” according to a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency. …..

Radiation Levels Spike Inside Crippled Japanese Nuclear Reactor
Radiation levels inside a Japanese nuclear power plant have surged to 1,000 times their normal levels after Friday’s 8.9-magnitude earthquake knocked out power to a cooling system, and tsunami floods …..

After Japan quake, Obama holds firm on oil reserves and drilling
The president sticks to his script about gas prices and energy policy, even as the quake in Japan threatens to send prices higher. …..

Calif nuke plants operating normally after tsunami threat
Federal regulators say California’s Diablo Canyon and San Onofre nuclear power plants are operating normally and are being monitored by inspectors during the West Coast tsunami threat. …..

Nuclear plant trouble after Japan quake; 3K evacuated
Japan’s massive earthquake caused a power outage that disabled a nuclear reactor’s cooling system, triggering evacuation orders for about 3,000 residents as the government declared its first-ever stat…..

Hundreds Dead As Quake, Tsunami Rake Japan
A massive tsunami triggered by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded smashed into Japan’s eastern coast Friday, killing hundreds of people as it swept away boats, cars and homes as widespread f…..

Japan quake prompts nuclear alert
Japan’s prime minister has declared a “nuclear emergency” after a number of reactors shut down after a massive earthquake hit the country. …..

Nuclear plant emergency
Fire flames raise from a coastal area after a powerful earthquake in Iwaki city, Fukushima prefecture , Japan, Friday, March 11, 2011. …..

A Tsunami Update: Japanese Death Toll, President Obama’s Statement, and Hawaii on Alert
A Tsunami Update: Japanese Death Toll, President Obama’s Statement, and Hawaii on Alert A Tsunami Update: Japanese Death Toll, President Obama’s Statement, and Hawaii on Alert latest news update,A Tsu…..

Eyewitness account of Japan quake
Rescue workers are searching the sea for hundreds of people missing after a tsunami unleashed by the worst earthquake ever to hit Japan, seismic experts say. …..

Quake-stricken Japan evacuating area near nuclear plant
Beverly Thomson and Seamus O’Regan anchor Canada AM as Japan picks up the pieces from the massive earthquake. …..

Evacuation ordered after Japan nuke plant rocked
The Japanese government has issued an evacuation order to thousands of residents near a nuclear power plant rocked by the giant 8.9-magnitude earthquake that hit the Pacific Rim nation Friday. …..