The U.S. Department of Energy today announced more than $7 million to fund four projects in California, Washington, and Oregon to advance hydrogen storage technologies to be used in fuel cell electric vehicles. The 3-year projects will help lower the costs and increase the performance of hydrogen storage systems by developing innovative materials and advanced [...]
Too often, brilliant green ideas stay on paper. This year for the fifth time, the Postcode Lottery Green Challenge is helping some of them actually reach the general public. The global competition encourages people to think creatively about fighting climate change. Previous winners have gone on to achieve success with their innovative products and services, thanks [...]
The European Union has adopted a highly ambitious target of decarbonizing power generation and other key industrial sectors, in addition to 67% cuts in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transport and up to 91% in reductions within the residential sector by 2050. To accomplish these goals, the EU embarked on a strategy of developing a [...]
A distinguished group of international leaders in government, business, academia and renowned Green activists has been selected to join the Jury for the Zayed Future Energy Prize. The Zayed Future Energy Prize is recognized as the world’s preeminent award -driving innovation, leadership, long-term vision and impact in renewable energy and sustainability. “We welcome to the [...]
GovEnergy, the nation’s premier energy training workshop and trade show for federal energy professionals, will take place August 7–10, 2011 at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Embracing the theme A River of Energy Solutions, the event will feature over 130 training sessions within 15 educational categories. More than 250 exhibitors will attend [...]
After years of strong growth, the wind energy industry experienced a significant slowdown in 2010 as a result of the global economic recession. Given the 18-month project cycle for a wind farm from feasibility study to electricity production, the global downturn had a delayed impact on the pace of new wind power installations. Wind power [...]
For a six day span starting on July 4, 2011, Panasonic Life Innovation Container took a leading role in an event hosted by the Indonesian Red Cross Society called “JUMBARA 2011.*” Held every fifth year, the Life Innovation Container made its first appearance to support the mobile office for the Indonesian Red Cross to power [...]
Local business and education leaders are converting a North Tulsa industrial park into an innovative, modern, light industrial campus designed specifically to attract job-creating businesses in the rapidly growing green technology sectors. Known as GreenPark Tulsa, the redevelopment project aims to attract over 2,000 quality jobs to North Tulsa by focusing on businesses specializing in [...]
The Wind Industry in the United States is facing cost pressures, foreign competition, European specifications, limited value-added opportunities, construction challenges, questionable federal support. As a result the supply chain is coming together to focus on key issues that are choking growth and threatening the future, it’s now. The Great Lakes Wind Network has organized a two-day conference on [...]