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| Power plant falls foul of energy strategy |  |
| "We do not need that amount of additional thermal capacity given what we are told is available in terms of wind, geothermal and hydro" View as a single page 6:20PM Thursday October 11, 2007 A gas-fired power station planned for Rodney is not likely to go ahead under the Government`s new energy plan. via The New Zealand Herald |
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| Pig power | |
| "We are looking for the most available renewable energy sources and pig manure is abundant" By Ploy Chitsomboon and Pisit Changplayngam For Thai pig farmer Ong-Arj Suwunnatee, going green was not only good for business and the environment, it came as a welcome relief to his neighbours. via Independent Online |
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| Power from space? Pentagon likes the idea | |
| A new Pentagon study lays out the roadmap for a multibillion-dollar push to the final frontier of energy: a satellite system that collects gigawatts’ worth of solar power and beams it down to Earth. |
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| Downtown gets a little greener | |
| "We had to pick the competitive rate" Downtown Fort Worth`s popular Sundance Square development went shopping for a new electricity contract recently and came back as the state`s biggest real estate buyer of renewable power.Starting in January, the operator of more than 2 million square feet of office, residential and commercial space will get 10 percent of the estimated 63 million kilowatt-hours it uses annually from wind and hydroelectric power sold by Green Mountain Energy, the companies said. The other 90 percent, also provided by Green Mountain, will come from conventional sources. Read more |
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| EnerWorks, Inc. introduces single tank residential solution and new wireless energy monitor | |
| EnerWorks, Inc., a leading North American developer and manufacturer of solar thermal systems based on technology developed in cooperation with Queen`s University, is introducing two new products: a space saving single tank residential water heating solution, and a wireless remote thermal energy monitor. These new innovations will be showcased at the upcoming Solar Power 2007 show in Long Beach, California. |
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| Renewable Energy in Alaska | |
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| National Wind Expands on Two Fronts | |
| National Wind, a developer of utility-scale wind power projects, made the news twice this week with two important announcements. |
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| GEECF Licenses Biogas Technology | |
| Biosphere Development Corp., a subsidiary of Global Environmental Energy Corp. (GEECF), has licensed its green energy production technology to Global NRG Ltd. |
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| Report urges U.S. to pursue space-based solar power | |
| A Pentagon-chartered report urges the United States to take the lead in developing space platforms capable of capturing sunlight and beaming electrical power to Earth.
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| Wind farm idea is floated | |
| "We have concerns on how it affects the environment and migratory birds, as well as the visual impact." A New Jersey-based company wants to build about 150 wind turbines, each more than 40 stories tall, in the Atlantic Ocean 12 miles from the tourist-packed beaches of Ocean City. Bluewater Wind proposed a similar project last year off Delaware, which could be the nation`s first offshore wind farm if it receives state and federal approvals. The developers presented the broad outlines of their concept for Maryland`s coast yesterday during a closed-door meeting with members of the state Public Service Commission. No written proposal has been submitted, but company officials said a wind farm would cost about $1.6 billion. Read more |
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| Gore`s Nobel win should boost alternative energy | |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - The winning of the Nobel Peace Prize by Al Gore and the U.N. climate panel on Friday should give a push to alternative energy technologies that are already enjoying their best year ever, experts said.
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