U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced at the National Coal Council that $2.4 billion from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will be used to expand and accelerate the commercial deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology. The funding is part of the Obama Administration’s ongoing effort to develop technologies to reduce the [...]
The Wind Energy Applications Training Symposium (WEATS) is an internationally acclaimed workshop on wind energy first launched in 1988. The 1.5 – 2 day seminar will provide participants with practical knowledge and analytical tools for conducting project pre-feasibility and identification analysis, and implementation of wind energy projects large and small. Participants will learn from National [...]
Sempra Generation, a subsidiary of Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE), today announced its intention to construct a new 48-megawatt (MW) expansion of its existing photovoltaic power-generation facility near Boulder City, Nev., about 40 miles southeast of Las Vegas. The combined 58-MW installation would become the largest operational photovoltaic solar-power facility in North America. Together with the [...]
Albiasa Corporation, subsidiary of Spanish basedAlbiasa Solar, has chosen Arizona as the new location for the renewable energy firm’s development headquarters and has selected a site near Kingman as the future location of its 200 megawatt (MW) concentrating solar power (CSP) plant. According to the Arizona Department of Commerce, Albiasa’s projects will create up to [...]
Duke Energy announced it is the lead investor in “GreenTrees,” a program that aims to reforest 1 million acres in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley. The program is expected to generate high-quality, verifiable carbon offsets that Duke Energy believes will help reduce the overall cost of compliance with federal climate change legislation. GreenTrees‘ approach involves [...]
Most texts on Climate Change require an advanced science degree in order to understand the language used. Refreshingly accessible is “Field Notes From a Catastrophe: Man, Nature and Climate Change” by Elizabeth Kolbert. Ms. Kolbert is an award-winning journalist, whose book is based on a series of articles she wrote for the New Yorker. In [...]
President Obama announced over $467 million from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act to expand and accelerate the development, deployment, and use of geothermal and solar energy throughout the United States. According to the administration the funding commitment represents a substantial down payment that will help the solar and geothermal industries overcome technical barriers, demonstrate new [...]
Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. the world’s largest crystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturer, has announced plans to establish solar energy products manufacturing plants in the U.S. The Company is currently exploring opportunities in several states that could be optimal, cost-effective locations for a production and distribution center as part of its strategy to create a long-term [...]
MTI MicroFuel Cells Inc. has announced that it has been awarded $2.4 million in funding from the United States Department of Energy (DOE) for further development of their direct methanol fuel cell technology for portable power applications. The portable power for mobile electronics applications market is estimated at $70 billion and represents a huge opportunity to [...]