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| Latrobe power station funding a waste, Greens say |  |
| Greens leader, Bob Brown, says technology behind a new `clean coal` power station in Victoria`s Latrobe Valley will not reduce greenhouse emissions as much as renewable energy sources would.Comment |
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| The DESERTEC concept | |
| Gerry Wolff, TREC. Got a plan? TREC do, it involves concentrated solar power and high voltage DC transmission, and they want your help to get it into public view. |
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| Greens slam govt`s `clean coal` project | |
| The federal government should be putting taxpayers` money into alternative energy sources, not clean coal technology, the Australian Greens say.Comment |
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| The future of the automobile | |
| At the Geneva Auto Show, worries about carbon dioxide emissions and sustainability ran laps around such traditional topics as horsepower and performance. Automakers introduced a raft of vehicles that run on natural gas, batteries, biofuels and solar power. Said one analyst: "Everyone wants to be perceived as working on the problems of the environment."
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| The Dozen Space Weapon Myths | |
| Thanks to Disowned Sky for finding a good debunking piece on space based weapon systems. Slightly disheartening, because I really want to have solar energy satellites that are also lasers. The article does a good job of looking further afield at nations besides the United States efforts in this area.
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| Govt announces 33% renewable energy target for 2020 | |
| The Government has published an ambitious new target to have one-third of Ireland`s electricity supply coming from renewable sources by 2020.Comment |
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| Renewable Energy Use Growing in New Zealand | |
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| Fujitsu Selects UTC Power Fuel Cell for Silicon Valley Campus | |
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| SMUD to Release 2007 Renewable Energy RFO in May | |
| In May 2007, the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) will release a Request for Offers (RFO) of renewable energy for both power purchase agreements (PPA) and offers for SMUD`s project ownership options. |
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| New Partnership Promotes 100-kW Wind Energy Option | |
| Customers in the northeastern U.S. can opt for with a cost-effective 100-kilowatt (kW) wind turbine to power their small business, farm, school or municipal projects with wind energy. |
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| Renewables Build Head of Steam | |
| U.S. renewable energy programs are building a head of steam. The questions surrounding the movement are whether such initiatives are reliable, cost effective and environmentally beneficial or whether they are merely feel-good efforts. |
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| The art of compression | |
| For years, Pdc Machines, Inc. (Pdc) has been working with the fuel cell industry, providing state-of-the-art solutions for the compression of hydrogen fuel. Thanks to cutting edge technology and innovative solutions, the Pennslyvania-based manufacturer of diaphragm compressors can call an impressive customer list its own. Pdc Machines will be exhibiting at Hydrogen Expo US from March 19 to 21, 2007 in San Antonio, TX, showcasing its compressors and presenting a variety of projects the company is involved in. |
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| Community Supported Energy Offers a Third Way | |
| Although we have the necessary resources and technology to meet most of our energy needs in the future with renewable energy, until fairly recently one key strategy has, for the most part, been overlooked in North America. This strategy involves the cooperative or collaborative installation and ownership of renewable energy projects at the local, community level. |
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| Solar Powered UAV to Set Aviation Endurance Record? | |
| Iddo Genuth writes to mention that a group of Israeli students is hoping their latest unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) will soon break the world aviation record for endurance that has stood for over 17 years. The piece features a short history of solar power aviation and an interview with the students.
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| All engines go for alternative energy | |
| By Martin LaMonica, CNET News.com Published on ZDNet News: March 12, 2007, 9:45 AM PT CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--Rising energy demand worldwide and environmental concerns have made investments in energy technologies the ...Comment |
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| Renewable Energy Market Will Exceed $220b by 2016 | |
| Renewable Energy Market Will Exceed $220b by 2016 2007 will clearly be an indicator of whether the aggressive growth in energy-tech investment can be sustained.Comment |
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| Hydrogen injection could boost biofuel production | |
| A proposed new process for creating fuel from biomass could slash the raw materials needed and increase the carbon conversion rate
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