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| Analysis: Haiti seeks a biofuel solution |  |
| "But we must work to diversify our sources of energy ... it will not happen on its own" PORT SALUT, Haiti, June 28 Haiti is looking to alternative energy sources such as biofuels in hopes of curtailing the rampant deforestation in the poor Caribbean nation, Haitian Prime Minister Jacques-Edouard ... via Earth Times |
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| U.S., Sweden sign agreement on renewable energy | |
| Sweden and the United States signed a deal Thursday to jointly fund projects aimed at developing renewable energy technology. via San Jose Mercury News |
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| Coming soon: hydrogen-powered toys | |
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| Congress stalks ethanol corn | |
| Ethanol made from corn may be the sexy starlet of the nation`s alternative energy policy but its cellulosic cousin is the young ingenue about to take center stage.
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| Suzlon Signs 300 MW Wind Power Contract | |
| Suzlon Wind Energy Corp., the U.S.-based subsidiary of Suzlon Energy A/S of Denmark, recently extended its contract with PPM Energy to add 300 megawatts (MW) of wind turbine capacity -- and become one of the largest single contracts in the history of the company and the U.S. wind energy industry. |
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| Oregon Approves 50% Solar Tax Credit | |
| Oregon`s legislative session has ended -- and June 2007 will be remembered as one of the sunniest month on record. Building on the momentum of its new Renewable Energy Standard, Governor Ted Kulongoski recently signed several key solar policies designed to encourage solar manufacturing and the installation of solar hot water and photovoltaic (PV) systems in the state. |
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| U.S. Expands Renewable Energy Cooperation with Sweden | |
| Cooperation on renewable energy and vehicle technologies between the U.S. and Sweden is under way through a recent agreement that includes establishing a bilateral working group to explore prospective projects. |
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| Geothermal Potential in the Gulf of Mexico | |
| I hear that there is geothermal power potential in the Gulf of Mexico. Is that true? Where is it located, and will it ever be developed? - Danielle J., Dallas, Texas |
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| Sempra Generation Enters Renewable Energy Market | |
| Sempra Generation, a subsidiary of the San Diego-based Sempra Energy, is entering the renewable energy development business, starting with a 250-megawatt (MW) wind-power generation project in Baja California, Mexico. Sempra Generation has agreed to acquire the development assets associated with the proposed La Rumorosa Wind Power project under a co-development arrangement with San Diego-based Cannon Power Corp. The La Rumorosa project would generate power from as many as 125 wind turbines to be installed along the easterly ridge lines of the Sierra Juarez, about 70 miles east of San Diego and across the U.S.-Mexico border. The project could be operational by mid-to-late 2010. Under terms of the proposed purchase agreement, Cannon Power will provide technical assistance and co-develop the project with Sempra Generation. |
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| Garrad Hassan advises Alstom in purchasing Euro 350 million manufacturer Ecotecnia | |
| On June 26 2007 Alstom announced its acquisition of the Spanish wind turbine manufacturer Ecotecnia for €350 million. Garrad Hassan Iberica (together with staff from the UK head office) acted as Alstom`s Adviser on both technical and commercial issues for this acquisition. |
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| Synthetic Biology For Natural Fuel | |
| CoolBeans writes "Making ethanol is easy. Making enough ethanol to fill every gas tank in a developed country is tricky. The Department of Energy has promised $125 million to the Joint BioEnergy Institute, a team of six national labs and universities that will be run like a startup company. They intend to create new life forms that are optimized for alcohol production. The genes of crops that produce large amounts of cellulose will be tweaked to improve the yield per acre and to increase drought and pest resistance. Microbes that produce sugar from cellulose and ethanol from sugar will be built for speed and efficiency." The article mentions as an aside that earlier this year, "the energy giant BP gave $500 million to Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley lab, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for similar alternative energy research. That gift will fund the Energy Biosciences Institute, which will operate separately from the JBEI." So UC Berkeley and LBL are both participating in two separate energy-biotech research programs.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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| Our place on Earth - July 3 | |
| Staff, Energy Bulletin. How many people have ever lived on Earth?
Human greed takes lion's share of solar energy
Empty plates tomorrow |
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