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Barack Obama Picks Berkeley Lab Director Steve Chu for Energy Secretary

President-elect Barack Obama has nominated Steve Chu, Director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), to be Secretary of Energy

15 Dec 2008

Hydro Power Development Deal Formed Between Doheny Global Group and STUCKY Ltd

Doheny Global Group, a US based firm, and STUCKY Ltd, a Switzerland based firm, announce a partnership to develop hydro power facilities internationally

15 Dec 2008

Photovoltaics Company, Konarka, Signs Deal With Oil and Petroleum Company, Total

Konarka Technologies, Inc., an innovator in development and commercialization of Power PlasticR, a material that converts light to energy, today announced the company has signed bilateral R and D and cooperation agreements with Total, one of the largest publicly-traded integrated international oil and gas companies in the world

15 Dec 2008

Sustainable Polymers of the Future May Come from New Theory

Tomorrow's specialty plastics may be produced more precisely and cheaply thanks to the apparently tight merger of a theory by a University of Oregon chemist and years of unexplained data from real world experiments involving polymers in Europe

14 Dec 2008

USC Expands Green Courses and Programs

Recognizing that a humanistic education must cover sustainability, USC expands its 'green' courses and programs

11 Dec 2008

New Guidebook Gives Schools Instruction to Generate the Power They Consume

California's State and Consumer Services Agency (SCSA) announced the release of Grid Neutral - Electrical Independence for California Schools and Community Colleges, a step-by-step guide to help California schools and community colleges cut energy costs through on-site electricity generation

10 Dec 2008

Riding the Green Dragon, Environmental Opportunities Abound in China

Developed world countries with the reputation of being green technology leaders are falling behind in the huge new market for green goods and services opening up in China

8 Dec 2008

Sandia and Mesa del Sol Enter New Sustainable Energy Era

Sandia National Laboratories and Mesa del Sol have signed a formal agreement supporting the research, development and demonstration of energy technologies in a real-life environment at Mesa del Sol — all toward the goal of achieving the nation's energy objectives and meeting national energy needs

8 Dec 2008

Using Manure and Other Farm Byproducts to Remove Toxic Hydrogen Sulfide from Biogas

Cornell plant scientists have invented a new method that uses manure and other farm byproducts to remove toxic hydrogen sulfide from biogas -- a renewable energy source derived from the breakdown of animal waste.

4 Dec 2008

NRG Energy Plans New 30 MW Biomass Project at its Montville Generating Station

NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG) is developing a new biomass project at its Montville Generating Station in Uncasville, CT. NRG is enhancing one of the station's existing units to use biomass as a fuel source for 30 megawatts (MW) of the unit's 82-MW generating capacity.

4 Dec 2008