San Francisco To Explore Tidal Power Options In Bay
San Francisco CA (SPX) Jun 20, 2007
In support of ongoing efforts to increase California's renewable power supplies and address climate change, Pacific Gas and Electric Company today signed an agreement with the City and County of San Francisco and the Golden Gate Energy Company to conduct the most comprehensive study yet undertaken to assess the possibilities for harnessing the tides in San Francisco Bay to create a new source ... read more
Dutch Data Shows China Surpassed The US In 2006 Carbon-Dioxide Emissions
The Hague (AFP) June 19, 2007
China for the first time spewed out more carbon-dioxide emissions last year than the United States, a Dutch government research body said Tuesday. "China's 2006 carbon dioxide emissions surpassed those of the USA by 8.0 percent," the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (MNP) said. In 2005 US emissions were up 2.0 percent compared to China. The MNP said the figures were based on ... more
First Russian Built Nuclear Power Reactor In China Goes Into Operation
Beijing (AFP) June 19, 2007
Russia's first nuclear reactor in China has finally gone into commercial operation after numerous delays and a second will begin production by year's end, Russian officials said Tuesday. "The Tianwan nuclear power plant is a very big Russian-Chinese project," Ivan Kamenskikh, vice head of the Federal Atomic Energy Agency of Russia, told journalists via video phone from Moscow. "Our first ... more
Russian Power Generation Needs Foreign Investment
Moscow (SPX) Jun 20, 2007
The rapid economic growth which began in Russia several years ago has led to an exponential rise in the demand for electricity. Some Russian regions, including Moscow and its suburbs, as well as regions in European Russia, the Urals and Western Siberia, are facing power shortages. Electricity demand is expected to grow in Russia by 5.2% in 2008 (10% in some regions). Funds, including foreign ... more
New Energy Store Featuring Energy Saving Equipment Debuts In Hollywood
Hollywood FL (SPX) Jun 20, 2007
A totally new concept of retail store just opened in Hollywood, called The Energy Store. It is one of only a handful of stores like it in the country and certainly the first one of its kind in South Florida. The Energy Store offers a wide variety of energy-saving and renewable energy products and solutions for sale to people who are interested in saving energy, saving money and saving the ... more
VC Funds Drops Another Three Million Into Advent Solar
Waltham MA (SPX) Jun 20, 2007
@Ventureshas made another $3.0 million investment in Advent Solar's recently-announced Series D financing round of more than $70 million. @Ventures was one of Advent Solar's first venture capital providers, investing in the company's Series B investment round in late 2004 and again in Advent Solar's Series C round in 2005. New investors in Advent Solar's Series D funding round include ZBI ... more
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SOLAR DAILY
SatCon Photovoltaic Inverters Installed At 1 MW SolarCraft Site
CIVIL NUCLEAR
US Congress Approves Bill On Global Nuclear Fuel Bank
ENERGY TECH
Citibank Chief Wants To Invest 50 Billion Dollars In 10-year Campaign For Better Environment
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Climate Models Consistent With Ocean Warming Observations
Livermore CA (SPX) Jun 19, 2007
Climate models are reliable tools that help researchers better understand the observed record of ocean warming and variability. That's the finding of a group of Livermore scientists, who in collaboration with colleagues at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, had earlier established that climate models can replicate the ocean warming observed during the latter half of the 20th century, and that ... more
NOAA Satellites Ready For Active Hurricane Season
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 19, 2007
With an active Atlantic hurricane season expected for 2007, NOAA's high-powered satellites are ready to send forecasters a steady stream of crisp, detailed images, and other important data, of any storm that develops in the Western Hemisphere. The NOAA Satellite and Information Service operates a fleet of spacecraft that monitor the weather, including conditions that trigger hurricanes and the ... more
Contract Signed For Building Of GMES Sentinel-1 Satellite
Paris, France (ESA) Jun 19, 2007
ESA and Thales Alenia Space have signed a 229 million euro contract for the design and development of Sentinel-1, the first Earth observation satellite to be built for Europe's Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) programme. ESA's Director General, Jean-Jacques Dordain, and President and CEO of Thales Alenia Space, Pascale Sourisse, signed the contract on behalf of the Italian ... more
EU And US Launch Airline Pollution Initiative
Le Bourget, France (AFP) June 18, 2007
The European Commission and the US Federal Aviation Authority announced an initiative on Monday at the Paris Air Show aimed at reducing pollution by airlines on transatlantic flights. The AIRE project, short for the Atlantic Interoperabilitiy Initiative to Reduce Emissions, is to look at ways of reducing waiting times for landing aircraft and promoting jets with lower greenhouse gas and sound ... more
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ENERGY TECH
GE Energy Advances Its Cleaner Coal Solutions For Low Rank Coals
SOLAR DAILY
Signet Solar Chooses Saxony For New Facility
ENERGY TECH
Pending Tax Credit Will Make Commercial Solar Systems A Financial Reality In Oregon
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Silicon Valley Solar Secures 10 Million Dollars To Complete Acquisition of NuEdison
Santa Clara CA (SPX) Jun 19, 2007
Silicon Valley Solar announced that they have completed their Series A funding round totaling $10.2 million. Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP) is the lead investor in this round. "We are very enthusiastic about SV Solar's approach to this space," said Justin Label, Cleantech partner for BVP. "Sol-X technology can leverage mature materials and processes while delivering compelling cost ... more
Caltrans Unveils Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant
Stockton CA (SPX) Jun 19, 2007
Caltrans has unveiled a solar energy system with the deployment of a 251 kW photovoltaic system at Caltrans District 10 in Stockton. Caltrans District Director Kome Ajise held a "throw the switch" ceremony at the site of the system located in the parking area of the district office. The photovoltaic installation was built under a power purchase agreement (PPA) with SunEdison, North America's ... more
Nanoparticles Unlock The Future Of Superalloy Metals
Albuquerque NM (SPX) Jun 19, 2007
Sandia National Laboratories is pioneering the future of superalloy materials by advancing the science behind how those superalloys are made. As part of Sandia's nanoscale research, a group of experts specializing in inorganic synthesis and characterization, modeling, and radiation science have designed a radical system of experiments to study the science of creating metal and alloy ... more
US Agricultural Carbon Offset Program Will Capture And Destroy Methane From 200 Farms
Columbus OH (SPX) Jun 19, 2007
American Electric Power has announced an agreement with an affiliate of Environmental Credit Corp. (ECC) to purchase approximately 4.6 million carbon credits between 2010 and 2017 generated from capturing methane on livestock farms. (One carbon credit is equal to one ton of carbon dioxide reduction.) The agreement is part of the first large-scale livestock methane offset program ... more
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ENERGY TECH
Researchers Examine Carbon Capture And Storage To Combat Global Warming
SUPERPOWERS
Former Cold War Foes Fail To Agree On Arms Treaty Review
CLIMATE SCIENCE
UN Secretary General Points To Climate Change As Partly Behind Darfur Disaster
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