Wave Energy To Power Portugal

Tags: wave power, energy, electricity, Tagged: 25 September 2008
The launch of the Agucadoura project, one of the first commercial wave power farms has taken place in Povoa do Varzim, Portugal. The first phase project will initially generate 2.25 megawatts (MW) of electricity using three Pelamis Wave Energy Converters (PWEC), which are a semi-...

Suzlon Commits US $5B to Renewable Energy

Tags: renewable, energy, electricity, Tagged: 25 September 2008
Suzlon Green Power Ltd. announced a commitment to bring 3,500 megawatts (MW) of electricity to nearly 10 million people with the development of US $5 billion in renewable energy assets over five years, primarily in India and China.

China Recycling Wins 7-MW Waste-to-Energy Project

Tags: gas, energy, electricity, Tagged: 11 October 2008
China Recycling Energy Corp. (CREG) announced that it has won a contract to recycle waste gas and waste heat into electricity for China Zhonggang Binhai Enterprise Ltd. at a facility in Cangzhou City, China.

Santa Clara University Purchases Over 11 Million Kilowatt-Hours of Clean Renewable Energy

Tags: wind power, renewable, energy, electricity, Tagged: 11 October 2008
Santa Clara University’s electricity just got a little greener. The University’s purchase of 11,256 megawatt hours of renewable energy, equal to the annual output of three and a half large-scale wind turbines, represents over one third of the University’s annual electricity use....

Five Cleantech Senate Candidates to Watch

Tags: renewable, energy, climate change, Tagged: 11 October 2008
Will 2008 be known as the "energy/cleantech election?" Will the American public side with a "Drill Now" approach, or will the public embrace commitments to new alternative and renewable energy technologies? The better question is, "Will the election bring the kinds of changes to...

Ofgem to publish energy findings

Tags: ofgem, gas, energy, electricity, Tagged: 08 October 2008
Energy regulator Ofgem is to publish the findings of a major inquiry into gas and electricity prices.

Blueprint on green power unveiled

Tags: renewable, energy, Tagged: 08 October 2008
The first minister sets out plan on greater use of renewable energy to meet climate change targets.

EDF set to buy British Energy

Tags: energy, companies, Tagged: 27 September 2008
French energy firm EDF is due to announce a £12.4bn deal to buy UK nuclear power plant operator British Energy.

West Haven Commits to Clean Energy

Tags: renewable, energy, electricity, Tagged: 11 October 2008
Rocky Hill, Conn., September 23, 2008 – The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) today announced that the city of West Haven, Conn., has joined the Connecticut Clean Energy Communities Program by committing to purchase at least 20% of its electricity for municipal facilitie...

Localisation on Environmental Business and Supply Base in India. Dr Rajendra Pachauri - Patron

Tags: energy, climate change, Tagged: 11 October 2008
Register now: special rates untill 31 October 2008 for participation at The Second International Scientific and Business Congress on Protecting the Climate – A World Joint Strategy under the theme "Localisation on Environmental Business and Supply Base in India" Dr Ra...

The Brooklyn Energy Project

Tags: energy, climate change, Tagged: 11 October 2008
The Brooklyn Energy Project is intended to provide constructive alternatives that offer hope of preventing the looming Global Warming apocalypse. The Manhattan Project was the incubator for nuclear weapons – this is a path to what might be called The Brooklyn Energy Project, t...

Half of Global Electricity To Come From Renewables IEA Says

Tags: renewable, energy, electricity, Tagged: 11 October 2008
Nearly 50% of global electricity supplies must come from renewable energy sources in order to cut CO2 emissions in half by 2050, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says in its latest study, “Deploying Renewables: Principles for Effective Policies.”

Town of Haddam Commits to Clean Energy

Tags: renewable, energy, electricity, Tagged: 11 October 2008
Rocky Hill, Conn., October 2, 2008 – The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) today announced that the town of Haddam, Conn., has joined the Connecticut Clean Energy Communities Program by committing to purchase at least 20% of its electricity for municipal facilities from clean,...

Colorado Renewable Energy Profile, Part One

Tags: renewable, energy, Tagged: 11 October 2008
Colorado is blessed with an abundance of largely untapped renewable resources, a fact that has become more widely and greatly appreciated in light of high fossil fuel prices and a range of socioeconomic and environmental challenges that are only growing in intensity.

The Second International Scientific and Business Congress on Protecting the Climate - A World Joint Strategy under the theme "Localisation on Environmental Business and Supply Base in India"

Tags: renewable, energy, climate change, Tagged: 11 October 2008
"We are happy to support the cooperation with the EuroAkadem-Academy for European Management in holding the 2nd Congress. We strongly support the contribution that the Congress will generate toward making renewable energy an even more essential component in the fight against clim...

Revolutionary Energy Breakthroughs Can Kick-Start Economic Recovery!

Tags: energy, Tagged: 11 October 2008
The U.S. economy has entered a recession. It appears to some as the first stage of a major depression. The band-aids and the massive bailout by the White House and Congress may prove to have insufficient effect. A major contributor to the downturn is the high price of oil and oth...

Worcester 22-5 London Irish

Tags: energy, edf energy, companies, Tagged: 08 October 2008
Miles Benjamin scores twice as Worcester start their EDF Energy Cup campaign with victory over Premiership rivals London Irish.

Saracens 17-26 Scarlets

Tags: energy, edf energy, companies, Tagged: 08 October 2008
Saracens continue England's losing run in the opening round of the EDF Energy Cup as they go down to the Scarlets.

Energy bills are 'unfair to some'

Tags: ofgem, energy, Tagged: 08 October 2008
Energy regulator Ofgem tells power firms to deliver the benefits of competition to all consumers.

Europe follows fusion twin track

Tags: energy, Tagged: 08 October 2008
An alternative fusion project is initiated in Europe that would seek abundant clean energy using a colossal laser.

Wind turbine plans go on display

Tags: wind power, energy, Tagged: 08 October 2008
Plans go on public display for two wind turbines which could become part of an energy centre in Staffordshire.

EDF agrees to buy British Energy

Tags: energy, companies, Tagged: 27 September 2008
French energy firm EDF plans to build four new UK nuclear reactors after agreeing to buy British Energy in a £12.5bn deal.

Konarka Obtains License for Polycarbazoles

Tags: energy, Tagged: 25 September 2008
Konarka Technologies Inc., the developer of Power Plastic, a material that converts light to energy, announced that it has obtained an exclusive license for a new family of photoactive polymers called polycarbazoles (PCZ). These polymers could help the company achieve higher conv...

Austin Energy Launches Smart Grid Deployments

Tags: energy, Tagged: 25 September 2008
Texas utility Austin Energy is initiating the first phase of its smart grid deployment using GE Energy's smart grid software. The project is one of the first of its kind in the nation. The software will improve Austin Energy's ability to prevent outages and quickly restore power...

East Hampton Commits to Clean Energy

Tags: renewable, energy, electricity, Tagged: 25 September 2008
Rocky Hill, Conn., September 24, 2008 – The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) today announced that the town of East Hampton, Conn., has joined the Connecticut Clean Energy Communities Program by committing to purchase at least 20% of its electricity for municipal facilit...

AREVA & Duke Energy Develop Biomass Plants

Tags: renewable, energy, electricity, Tagged: 25 September 2008
AREVA and Duke Energy announced the formation of ADAGE, a joint venture that will be dedicated to the development of green biopower energy solutions for U.S. electricity customers. ADAGE will facilitate the development of biopower plants that will use wood waste to produce electr...

Estimated bills 'should be closely monitored'

Tags: energy, Tagged: 12 November 2008
Homeowners should keep a close eye on their energy bills, according to a leading watchdog group.

Where's The Outrage?

Tags: solar power, energy, Tagged: 11 October 2008
Solar energy is being manipulated as part of the partisan bickering in Congress. The Senate has passed one version of the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) extension with an overwhelming bi-partisan, majority. However, the House leadership will not even let the bill come to a vote. Th...

3Degrees Provides Solar Energy Certificates to California Academy of Sciences

Tags: solar power, renewable, energy, Tagged: 11 October 2008
3Degrees announced today that it has been selected by the newly opened California Academy of Sciences to provide 1,350 megawatt-hours (MWh) of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) sourced from California Solar projects. This is one component of the Academy's broad ranging sustain...

Critical Connection: Leaders Focus on Hydrogen and Renewables at NHA Fall Forum

Tags: energy, Tagged: 11 October 2008
A distinguished group of energy leaders convened in Golden, CO last week at the NHA Fall Forum to address a critical connection between two clean energy industries: hydrogen and renewables. The link is mutual: the hydrogen industry needs more renewables to produce hydrogen; an...

What the energy market probe means for you

Tags: energy, Tagged: 08 October 2008
What does the report from the regulator into the state of the energy market mean for you?

Clark made shadow energy minister

Tags: energy, Tagged: 08 October 2008
Tory leader David Cameron appoints Greg Clark as shadow energy and climate secretary, in a Conservative reshuffle.

Oil firm climbs down over claims

Tags: energy, Tagged: 08 October 2008
An energy giant climbs down over excluding victims of an oil depot blast because they were outside the perimeter.

NHS faces 80% energy costs rise

Tags: swalec, energy, Tagged: 08 October 2008
A health board in south west Scotland faces a £500,000 rise in energy bills over the next six months.

Oil contract scandal shakes Peru

Tags: energy, Tagged: 08 October 2008
Peru's energy minister resigns amid a scandal allegedly involving bribes in return for oil concessions.

In quotes: Energy reaction

Tags: energy saving, energy, Tagged: 27 September 2008
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has struck a £910m energy saving and poverty relief package with the energy giants. Here is what the key players make of it.

Rutgers University Breaks Ground on 1.4-MW Solar System

Tags: solar power, energy, Tagged: 25 September 2008
Officials from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, joined commissioners from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to break ground on the construction of a seven-acre solar energy facility, one of the largest systems on a single campus in the United States.

US Senate Passes Renewable Energy Tax Credits, House Could Pass Bill This Week

Tags: renewable, energy, Tagged: 25 September 2008
The United States Senate on Tuesday voted by an overwhelming majority to extend the Production (PTC) and Investment Tax Credits (ITC). The tax measure was passed by a vote of 93-2. Now it goes back to the U.S. House of Representatives where it could be approved later this week.

Bella Energy installs large 100 kilowatt solar system

Tags: solar power, renewable, energy, Tagged: 25 September 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 22, 2008 Boulder, CO 2008 -A Bella Energy 100 kilowatt solar system onKent Denver School provides clean renewable energy while teaching students about environmental stewardship.

SolCool One, LLC Launches Global Distribution of SeaPure Filtration Systems

Tags: energy, Tagged: 25 September 2008
SolCool One, LLC launched its internet promotion of the SeaPure line of oily water separators manufactured by EMCO, Inc. of El Dorado, Kansas. "SeaPure systems are an excellent fit with our other energy efficient hardware and does a remarkable job mitigating a serious water poll...

Nubanusit Neighborhood Labeled LEED Platinum

Tags: renewable, energy, Tagged: 25 September 2008
Nubanusit Neighborhood & Farm, New Hampshire's first green residential development, has been awarded LEED Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for a single-family home in its neighborhood. This is the first single-family home in the state to receive Platinu...