Archive for May, 2009
‘New Moon’ trailer: Like it? (Entertainment Weekly)
Mandi Bierly's quick take: Bella's party was mildly underwhelming; Jacob's a cuddlier wolf than expected [Read More]
Texas wind-power firms file to sell energy credits to N.C. utilities (BizJournals)
RALEIGH – North Carolina’s drive for more renewable energy may ride on the steady winds of northwest Texas. [Read More]
Newly-formed Energy Commission pushes for Rehoboth wind turbine (The Taunton Gazette)
The Wind Turbine Committee has a new name and an expanded mission. [Read More]
Committee recommends approval of wind farm (Valley Free Press)
MALTA — DeKalb County is one step closer to seeing more than 100 wind turbines erected on its landscape after the county board planning and zoning committee voted unanimously Wednesday, May 27, to recommend approval of a conditional special-use permit to NextEra Energy [Read More]
Hydrogen fuel cars come to Corvallis (Corvallis Gazette-Times)
A small parade of fuel cell vehicles circled around Corvallis on Saturday afternoon as part of the 2009 Hydrogen Road Tour. [Read More]
Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity 29 May 2009 (SpaceRef)
Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity 29 May 2009 [Read More]
Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity 29 May 2009 (SpaceRef)
Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity 29 May 2009 [Read More]
County leaders likely will vote on wind turbine regulations Thursday (Cumberland Times-News)
The Allegany County Board of Commissioners is expected to vote Thursday whether to adopt or reject zoning code amendments that would offer strict — but some say necessary — regulations for industrial wind energy facilities. [Read More]
County leaders likely will vote on wind turbine regulations Thursday (Cumberland Times-News)
The Allegany County Board of Commissioners is expected to vote Thursday whether to adopt or reject zoning code amendments that would offer strict — but some say necessary — regulations for industrial wind energy facilities. [Read More]
Solar Power Plant Linked to Abu Dhabi Electricity Grid (Khaleej Times)
ABU DHABI - The nation’s first solar power generation plant was integrated into the Abu Dhabi’s electricity grid on Sunday. [Read More]
President plans cut to wave, tidal energy funds – Sun, 31 May 2009 PST (The Spokesman-Review)
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration has proposed a 25 percent cut in the research and development budget for one of the most promising renewable energy sources in the Northwest: wave and tidal power. At the same time the White House sought an 82 percent increase in [Read More]
FAYETTEVILLE : New designs keep Solar Splash afloat (NWAnews.com)
FAYETTEVILLE — As she helped fellow University of Arkansas engineering students test solar panels for their sunpowered boats, Adeline Kamaha said she'd like her undergraduate research to mean something back home. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Edition) [Read More]
Wind-energy rules still under debate (The Herald News)
The city council continued discussions on a wind energy systems ordinance Tuesday, ultimately sending it back to the economic development committee for review. [Read More]
Wind energy study could begin soon (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
TAZEWELL, Va. — Work on a proposed wind energy study for Tazewell County could begin soon. The county’s Industrial Development Authority met last week, and has authorized county officials to begin seeking proposals for the study, according to County Administrator Jim [Read More]
Cost-saving production is choice for First Solar, Xunlight (The Toledo Blade)
SOLAR PANELS churned out at First Solar Inc. in Perrysburg Township have created excitement worldwide because of their low cost and simple design. Yet seven years after large-scale production started, some experts believe there may be a better way to build this particular [Read More]
