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Three-Quarters Of New Solar Systems Worldwide Were Installed In The EU In 2009
9/8/2010
In 2009, newly installed photovoltaic (PV) cells world-wide produced a peak amount of electricity estimated at 7.4 GW, out of which 5.8 GW was located in Europe. Similarly to previous years, this shows the EU's dominance, where more than three quarters of the world's new solar systems were installed.
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Department Of Energy Issues Loan Guarantee Supported By Recovery Act For Nevada Geothermal Project
9/8/2010
Energy Secretary Steven Chu recently announced a partial guarantee for a $98.5M loan to the 49.5 megawatt Blue Mountain geothermal project in Humboldt County in northwestern Nevada.
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Department Of Energy Announces $8.5M To Advance Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems
9/8/2010
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu recently announced that the Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories is investing $8.5M for four projects that have reached Stage III of the Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems (SEGIS) program.
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Department Of Energy Reaches An Agreement In Principle On The Cleanup Of The Santa Susana Field Lab Site In Simi Valley
9/7/2010
The Department of Energy announced recently that it has reached an agreement in principle with California's Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) and NASA on the cleanup of the Santa Susana Field Lab (SSFL) site in Simi Valley.
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New Guide Explores How To Recycle Carbon Emissions Into Green Fuel
9/7/2010
An American Solution for Reducing Carbon Emissions, a guidebook by André DuPont, seeks to demonstrate a new method to slow the increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere through the application of green renewable technology and innovative environmental management
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RWE, BASF And Linde Develop Capture Of CO2 In Coal-Fired Power Plants
9/7/2010
RWE Power, Germany's biggest electricity producer, recently said that it has made a breakthrough in separating carbon dioxide (CO2), from flue gas in coal-fired power plants that will reduce carbon emission, which is key to climate-compatible coal-based power generation
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Iowa State Chemists Discover Method To Create High-Value Chemicals From Biomass
9/6/2010
Iowa State University researchers have found a way to produce high-value chemicals such as ethylene glycol and propylene glycol from biomass rather than petroleum sources.
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ComEd Launches Nation's First 'Smart Grid Innovation Corridor'
9/3/2010
ComEd today launched the "ComEd Smart Grid Innovation Corridor," one of the broadest collections of Smart Grid pilots in the country. This suite of projects will evaluate the latest technology and implementation approaches in areas such as residential solar power, the company's first intelligent substation, distribution automation and electric vehicle charging stations
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New Electricity Supply Supports Coal Phase-Out In Ontario
9/3/2010
Ontario has sufficient electricity generation and transmission resources available to maintain reliability over the next year and a half, said the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) in its latest 18-Month Outlook
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Alexander Asks EPA To Hold Hearing On Coal Ash In Kingston, Extend Public Comment Period
9/3/2010
US Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn) yesterday sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) asking EPA Administrator Jackson to hold one of its hearings on how to handle coal ash in Kingston, the site of the largest coal-ash spill in American history. In the letter, Sen. Alexander also asked the EPA to extend its public comment period to accommodate the concerns expressed at a possible Tennessee hearing.
