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Solar Projects Would Supply Enough Renewable Energy for 239,000 Californian Homes

Pacific Gas and Electric Company today announced it has entered into two utility-scale, photovoltaic (PV) solar power contracts for a total of 800 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy. This significant commitment to photovoltaic technology will deliver cumulatively 1.65 billion kilowatt-hours of renewable energy annually. This would be equivalent to the amount of energy needed to serve approximately 239,000 residential homes each year.

14 Aug 2008

Air Products Hydrogen Fuelling Station Used to Fill Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles on National Tour

Air Products new hydrogen fueling station at its Allentown, Pennsylvania headquarters today filled the hydrogen fuel cell vehicles of several automakers making their way across the country as part of a tour designed to demonstrate that hydrogen vehicle and fueling technologies are approaching commercial availability

14 Aug 2008

Beat The Heat Climate Change Campaign Kicked off by Earthwatch Institute

Earthwatch Institute is kicking off a two-month regional campaign to support global climate change research at Boston’s Museum of Science this Thursday evening. The Climate Change Campaign - a “first” for Earthwatch—runs from August 14-October 14, 2008

14 Aug 2008

Earning LEED Gold Certification helps Beijing Games Achieve Goal of being Environmentally Responsible

Environmental Market Solutions, Inc. (EMSI), an environmental and green building consulting company, provided consulting services for the Beijing Olympic Village, the first project in China to achieve LEED(R) ND (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Neighborhood Development) certification.

13 Aug 2008

Turning Highways and Parking Lots into Solar Collectors

Anyone who has walked barefoot across a parking lot on a hot summer day knows that blacktop is exceptionally good at soaking up the sun's warmth. Now, a research team at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has found a way to use that heat-soaking property for an alternative energy source.

12 Aug 2008

New Results Suggests Global Warming will do Little to Change Hurricane Activity

In a study published in the July 2008 issue of Geophysical Research Letters, Drs. David S. Nolan and Eric D. Rappin from the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science describe a new method for evaluating the frequency of hurricane formation in present and future tropical climates.

12 Aug 2008

Researchers Working on Making Wind Turbines Quieter

If wind turbines clatter and whistle too loudly, they are only permitted to operate under partial load to protect the local residents – but this also means a lower electricity output. An active damping system cancels out the noise by producing counter-vibrations

12 Aug 2008