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GM at the Forefront of Developing and Promoting Ethanol-Capable Vehicles

General Motors’ global leadership in producing vehicles that operate on ethanol fuel blends is a key part of its commitment to reinvent the automobile through a range of clean transportation technologies that reduce greenhouse gas (CO2) emissions and petroleum use.

13 Jan 2008

Enel Announces Completion of the Tallest Utility-Scale Wind Turbines

Enel SpA, through its subsidiary Enel North America, Inc., announced today the completion of a wind farm in Texas with the tallest utility-scale wind turbines in the United States as well as investments by an affiliate of GE Energy Financial Services, the energy investing unit of GE.

13 Jan 2008

Cutting Mercury Emissions from Electric Power Plants

Washington University in St. Louis is partnering with Chrysler LLC and a major Midwest utility company in a project to determine if paint solid residues from automobile manufacturing can reduce emissions of mercury from electric power plants.

13 Jan 2008

Largest Corporate-Owned Roof-Mounted Solar PV System in the State

A 30 kw solar photovoltaic (PV) system was switched on at Delta Products office in Research Triangle Park (RTP) on January 7, 2008. Comprised of 160 solar panels, the array is the largest corporate-owned, roof-mounted solar PV system in the state.

13 Jan 2008

Xcel Energy Seeking New Solar Power Generation as Part of Ongoing Commitment

Xcel Energy today announced that it is seeking new solar power generation as part of its ongoing commitment to generate more power from clean, renewable energy sources.

13 Jan 2008

Westar Energy Signs Final Agreements with Wind Farms Developers

Westar Energy, Inc. today announced that it has signed final agreements with developers to build three wind farms in Kansas totaling approximately 300 megawatts (MW).

12 Jan 2008

Distributed Energy Receives Orders for Seven Advanced 100 Kilowatt Wind Turbines

Distributed Energy announced today it received orders for seven Northwind 100 wind turbines for use in Alaska and the Northeast region of the United States.

11 Jan 2008

The Masdar World Future Energy Summit to Address World's Future Energy Challenge

The inaugural World Future Energy Summit will be attended by leaders and experts from Asia and around the world and will convene to stimulate innovative solutions for some of the most pressing challenges of our times: energy conservation, energy security, the environment and truly sustainable human development.

11 Jan 2008

Ford Becomes First to Feature PPG's Fuel-Saving Technology

PPG Industries is helping Ford Motor Co. become the world's first car manufacturer to feature a panoramic glass roof using Sungate infrared reflective (IRR) technology.

11 Jan 2008

Biofuel Very Similar to Traditional Unleaded Gasoline

Diversified Energy Corporation announced today that the Centia™ process, during a recent demonstration, produced a bio-gasoline fuel very similar to traditional unleaded gasoline.

11 Jan 2008