Congress is putting the short-term future of renewable energy companies in jeopardy even as the presidential candidates and most lawmakers hail windmills, solar panels and biofuels as long-term solutions to high gasoline prices and global warming.Some $500 million in investment and production tax credits will expire Dec. 31 unless Congress renews them. Without that help, [...]
AP - Congress is putting the short-term future of renewable energy companies in jeopardy even as the presidential candidates and most lawmakers hail windmills, solar panels and biofuels as long-term solutions to high gasoline prices and global warming. News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com - Mattress
DOE will invest up to $7 million to accelerate the process of
moving post-research, clean energy technologies from DOE’s
national laboratories to the marketplace.
The United States, Australia, and Iceland signed a charter on
August 28 to launch the International Partnership for
Geothermal Technology, which will foster and promote
cutting-edge geothermal technologies and help address
energy security and address global climate change.
General Motors Corporation (GM) plans to launch a new
fuel-efficient compact car in the United States, and to do so,
the company is investing $350 million in its Lordstown, Ohio,
assembly plant. Another $150 million will introduce the
vehicle to its U.S. customers.
The philanthropic arm of Google is investing $10.25 million in
Enhanced Geothermal Systems technology, which involves
fracturing high-temperature rocks deep underground to either
create a new geothermal reservoir or to enhance an existing
one.
A coal-fired power plant on Hawaii’s Big Island will be
following a trend as it is converted into a 24-megawatt
biomass power plant. A similar coal-to-biomass conversion
was accomplished in New Hampshire in 2006, and plans are
underway for similar projects in Georgia and Wisconsin.
Kerosene-based jet fuel is costing 79% more this summer
than it did last summer, causing rising airfairs and airline
schedule cuts. Energy costs are also crimping family budgets,
and these combined factors are being blamed for a 5.7%
drop in U.S. air travel during this year’s Labor Day holiday.
An Energy Star campaign to promote the recycling of
refrigerators has resulted in an art exhibit that is filling the
Great Hall of the National Building Museum with old
refrigerators. “The Art of Recycling: The Coolest Act in Town”
opened on August 25 and features about 50 old refrigerators
that have been decorated by students, institutions, utility
companies, private organizations, and [...]
The world’s first cargo ship partly propelled by solar power is set to take to the seas later this year in a joint project between two Japanese companies, an official said Wednesday. RSS feeds and News widgets on Feedzilla.com - Mattresses
GRABILL, Ind. - Northeastern Indiana’s large Amish community is starting to embrace wind and solar energy to power their homes’ lights, refrigerators and other equipment. News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com - Mattresses
Green energy projects are looking into ways to replace fossil fuels with renewable resources like hydrogen and photosynthesis. RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com - Mattresses
Quantumatica and Bandera in a joint effort to develop new materials suitable for the creation of plastic photovoltaic solar panel via patented extrusion technology. RSS feeds and News widgets on Feedzilla.com - Mattress
Two Japanese companies have announced plans to develop the world’s first ship to be propelled by engines partially powered by solar energy. News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com - Mattresses
It produces five megawatts of energy, enough for 5000 homes, but the carbon sequestration experiment will increase that to 50 megawatts. The West Coast Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (WestCarb), made up …
