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| BWEA: UK Can Meet EU Target with More Wind |  |
| The UK renewable energy industry can meet the European Union target of generating 20 percent of the region`s electricity from renewable resources by 2020 with effective government support, said the British Wind Energy Association (BWEA)in a recent statement. |
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| Kyocera Offers Pre-Packaged Solar Solutions | |
| Kyocera Solar, Inc. and TESSCO Technologies Inc., yesterday announced the launch of a new web-based selection method for purchasing pre-sized Kyocera solar power systems for broadband and SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) applications. |
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| First Wind Turbine at Ski Resort Begins Generating Power | |
| Earlier this month, the blades of a GE 1.5 MW wind turbine caught the Berkshire, Massachusetts breeze and began generating electricity to directly satisfy Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort`s electrical demands. |
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| What are States Doing to Promote `Green` Housing Developments? | |
| Outside of California, what has been done to encourage new home builders to offer solar power as an option for a new house? -- Gary B., Phoenix, AZ |
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| UK - Aug 14 | |
| Staff, Energy Bulletin. BAA and police draw up Heathrow battle lines
Zerocarbonbritain ??" a new energy strategy
Monbiot: ads and the environment
Renewable energy: No policies, no cash |
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| Echeria Coli Co-Opted To Make Gasoline | |
| Flask_Man writes "Technology Review has an article about a small biotech company in the Silicon Valley that has successfully produced renewable gasoline from genetically modified bacteria, including the nefarious E.Coli bacteria. A pilot plant is slated to be constructed in California in 2008, and it is claimed that hundreds of different hydrocarbon molecules are capable of being produced. The modified bacteria make and excrete hydrocarbon molecules that are the length and molecular structure the company desires. From the article: `To do this, the company is employing tools from the field of synthetic biology to modify the genetic pathways that bacteria, plants, and animals use to make fatty acids, one of the main ways that organisms store energy. Fatty acids are chains of carbon and hydrogen atoms strung together in a particular arrangement, with a carboxylic acid group made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen attached at one end. Take away the acid, and you`re left with a hydrocarbon that can be made into fuel.`" We discussed something similar to this earlier this year.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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| Leonardo DiCaprio Is On A Green Mission | |
| "I`ve done the things I can do in my house to make it green - energy efficient appliances, I drive a hybrid car, I have solar panels." Leonardo DiCaprio is not only a Hollywood A-lister, he is also a passionate crusader for the environment.He is the star power behind a new documentary, "The 11th Hour." The film informs but also warns of ecological disaster when humanity is on a crash course with nature.From hurricanes to record rainfall, global warming to species extinction, producer and narrator DiCaprio explores the precarious state of the earth`s ecosystems. He chose the title to convey a sense of urgency."This is last moment where we can implement a lot of these changes as far as green technology is concerned," he told The Early Show co-anchor Julie Chen. "And this film deals with the fact it`s up to our generation." Read more |
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| German solar firms boost capacity to meet demand | |
| FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany`s solar companies are driving up capacity to meet strong demand for renewable energy, while access to silicon remained the make-or-break factor for their second-quarter results on Tuesday.
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| Chevron Expands Operations in Indonesia | |
| Chevron Corp., the only foreign business currently developing geothermal energy in Indonesia, is expanding operations at one of its power plants on Java island to bring electricity to an additional 700,000 ... via MSN Money |
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| SunEdison Opens Third Office in California | |
| SunEdison, North America`s largest solar energy services provider, today announced the opening of a new office in Ontario, California. The Ontario office is SunEdison`s third in California and provides services to meet demand for solar power plants in California, a leading state in incentives for renewable energy. The solar services provider also has offices in San Clemente and Sacramento. During the next six months, SunEdison will hire an additional 90 employees, increasing the number of California-based employees to 200. Projects and staffing emanating from the Ontario office will be the origination point for SunEdison`s commercial solar plant installations in southern California. |
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| Hot rocks the next big energy source? | |
| A 3.4 magnitude tremor in Basel, Switzerland, was no ordinary act of nature: It was accidentally triggered by engineers drilling deep into the Earth`s crust to tap its inner heat and thus break new ground — literally — in the world`s search for new sources of energy. |
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| Edwards launches Iowa tour; 3 GOP candidates in state | |
| Democrat John Edwards has launched a tour of Iowa to promote alternative energy development and three Republican presidential candidates will campaign across South Carolina beginning today. via The Greenville News |
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| Career Matchmaking to be Facilitated through Solar Power 2007 | |
| After years of keeping pace with global growth rates, US solar markets are beginning to surge ahead. The demand for distributed PV, solar water heating products, and concentrating solar power plants continues to increase, fueled by rising conventional energy costs, increased consumer awareness, and federal and state incentive programs. |
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| PV and biofuels - Aug 14 | |
| Staff, Energy Bulletin. Doubts over `green` solar panels
Biofuel a must for India, say experts
Biofuel boom threatens Gummy Bears |
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