Acciona Connects To The Nevada Grid The Largest Solar Thermal Plant In 16 Years
Boulder City NV (SPX) Jun 11, 2007
Acciona Solar Power, a world leader in the design, development and ownership of solar thermal technologies, has announced that its Nevada Solar One project, the largest-capacity solar power plant built in the world in 16 years and the third-largest of its kind, has begun supplying power to the Nevada Power grid.
The plant represents an investment of more than $250 million. Acciona Solar Po ... read more
For Wealthy North Climate Change Has Sunny Side
Tromsoe, Norway (AFP) Jun 08, 2007
Climate change is expected to have disastrous consequences for Earth but some areas will profit, notably wealthy nations in the northern parts of Europe, Russia and the US, scientists say. On Thursday the leaders of the Group of Eight club of wealthy nations agreed to pursue substantial cuts to greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming and said they would seriously consider halving emis ... more
A Step Nearer To Understanding Superconductivity
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 11, 2007
Transporting energy without any loss, travelling in magnetically levitated trains, carrying out medical imaging (MRI) with small-scale equipment: all these things could come true if we had superconducting materials that worked at room temperature. Today, researchers at CNRS have taken another step forward on the road leading to this ultimate goal. They have revealed the metallic nature of a clas ... more
Hawaii Geothermal Energy Is Clean, Stable And Always Available
Honolulu KI (SPX) Jun 11, 2007
For just short of 15 years, Puna Geothermal Venture (PGV) has supplied clean, safe and sustainable electrical energy -- and energy diversification -- to Hawaii Island, the Big Island of the chain. Puna Geothermal is provider of about 20 percent of the electricity for the island's businesses and residents.
At Puna Geothermal, state-of-the-art technology taps the vast underground cauldron of ... more
GM Wants To Drive Green But Easy On The Rules
Detroit (AFP) Jun 08, 2007
General Motors chairman Richard Wagoner made a point of telling shareholders at the company's annual meeting this week that GM is serious about speeding up development of the new technology required to power the electrified Chevrolet Volt. The very day after the shareholders meeting in Wilmington, Delaware, however, Wagoner was in Washington along with top executives from the Ford Motor Co. and ... more
Woods Hole Research Center Scientists Study Impacts Of Industrial Logging In Central Africa
Woods Hole MA (SPX) Jun 11, 2007
Though the dense humid forests of Central Africa have been regarded as among the most pristine on Earth, the expansion of industrial logging and the accompanying proliferation of road density are threatening the future of this important ecosystem. Woods Hole Research Center scientists are using satellite imagery taken from 1976 to 2003 to study the development of industrial logging and road dens ... more
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TIME AND SPACE
Researchers Catch Motion Of A Single Electron On Video
ENERGY TECH
New Screening Method To Help Find Better Biofuel Crops
SOLAR DAILY
Signet Solar Unveils Plans For Thin-Film Solar Module Manufacturing In India
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Climate Groups Cool On G8 Deal But US Turnabout Hailed
Heiligendamm, Germany (AFP) Jun 07, 2007
Environmental groups dismissed a climate change accord hammered out by the Group of Eight wealthy nations as an empty gesture but observers hailed the pact Friday for tying the United States to the goal of fighting global warming. The G8 agreed at a summit in this German seaside resort to pursue major cuts to dangerous greenhouse gas pollution and said they would "seriously consider" the goal of ... more
Wild Relatives Sweeten Breeding Program
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Jun 08, 2007
Wild relatives of sugarcane hold genes that could be bred into commercial sugarcane varieties in Australia to help increase sugar production. Imported from China by the BSES-CSIRO Plant Industry Joint Venture for Variety Improvement, clones produced from crosses between sugarcane and three wild relatives of sugarcane are now available to Australian sugarcane breeding programs.
This cooper ... more
Major Developing Nations Lukewarm On G8 Climate Goals
Berlin (AFP) Jun 07, 2007
The leaders of five major developing nations on on Thursday signalled they would not bow to pressure from the Group of Eight to commit to binding targets in the fight against global warming. Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa insisted ahead of talks with G8 leaders on Friday that their "different capacities and interests" must be considered when tackling climate change. ... more
Compost Reduces P Factor In Broccoli, Eggplant, Cabbage Trial
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 05, 2007
Broccoli, eggplant, cabbage and capsicum grown with compost made from recycled garden offcuts have produced equivalent yields to those cultivated by conventional farm practice, but without the subsequent build up of phosphorus. NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) scientists have found very high levels of phosphorus and low levels of organic carbon in vegetable growing soils, during a major ... more
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SOLAR DAILY
Virgin Launches First Bio-Diesel Train For Europe
ENERGY TECH
Calpine Geysers Announce Five-Year Geothermal Energy Deal
CAR TECH
PSEG To Replace 1300 Vehicles with Hybrids To Help Curb Carbon Emissions In New Jersey
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Airtricity Officially Opens 124 MW Forest Creek Wind Farm in West Texas
Austin TX (SPX) Jun 08, 2007
Airtricity North America, a leading international renewable energy company, has officially opened its 124 megawatt wind farm at Forest Creek, West Texas. The facility will generate enough electricity to power more than 35,000 homes and avoid the emission of 225,000 tons of greenhouse gases. TXU Wholesale, a subsidiary of TXU Corp., will purchase the electricity generated by the wind farm which e ... more
Researchers Eye Wireless Power Invention
Chicago (AFP) Jun 07, 2007
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers said Thursday they have developed a wireless energy transfer technology that could ensure wireless devices are always charged up and ready to go. The team at MIT, one of the top US academic "laboratories" for new inventions, has roadtested the fledgling technology and shown that it can power a 60 watt bulb from a power source two meters (7 ... more
California Removes Mandatory Time-Of-Use Rates For Solar Customers
San Francisco CA (SPX) Jun 07, 2007
The California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has removed the California Solar Initiative's time variant pricing requirement until the PUC develops time-of-use (TOU) tariffs in the next general rate cases of utilities in 2009. Senate Bill 1 requires all California Solar Initiative incentive recipients to take TOU rates.
TOU rates value daytime peak energy usage and production higher tha ... more
GE Ships 1000th Wind Turbine To FPL Energy
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 07, 2007
Two leaders of the U.S. wind industry, GE Energy and FPL Energy, announced a milestone for their wind businesses: the shipment of the 1,000th GE 1.5-megawatt wind turbine for an FPL Energy project. The landmark unit will be among the 267 machines GE is supplying for FPL Energy's Peetz Table Wind Energy Center in Colorado.
By year-end 2007 the number of GE wind turbines used in FPL Energy p ... more
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ENERGY TECH
White Paper Outlines Concerns About Rapid and Unregulated Growth Of Wind Industry
ENERGY TECH
Nordic Windpower Launches Lower Cost Wind Turbines For US Markets
SUPERPOWERS
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