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Technology to Help Solve Nation's Energy Challenges

A new study has found that technology leads to a dramatic increase in energy efficiency and is actually a net saver of energy by a 10:1 ratio across the economy. The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) found a direct correlation between gains in energy productivity and investments in information and communications technology (ICT).

7 Feb 2008

Calculator Helps Customers Find Ways to Save Energy

Dominion customers looking for ways to increase energy efficiency in their homes and businesses have a handy new tool at their disposal - an energy calculator installed on the company's Web site, to help them find out how much energy they are using and explore ways to save energy and money.

7 Feb 2008

Yingli Signs Agreement to Supply PV Modules to Solar Services Provider

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited, is one of the world's leading vertically integrated photovoltaic product manufacturers, today announced that it has signed a new sales contract with Recurrent Energy, Inc., a solar services provider based in San Francisco, U.S.A.

7 Feb 2008

Tomorrow's Green Chemistry Today

Research and Markets has announced the addition of “Tomorrow's Chemistry Today: Concepts in Nanoscience, Organic Materials and Environmental Chemistry” to their offering.

7 Feb 2008

Conference Seeks More Support for Better Climate Forcast

Next year’s landmark WMO World Climate Conference 3 (WCC-3) will urge the international scientific community, including governments, to do more to improve seasonal climate predictions to enable the planet to adapt to the impacts of climate variability and change, saving lives and protecting economies in the process.

6 Feb 2008

Berkeley - The Global Center for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology Research

Nordic Windpower Ltd., a leading company manufacturing and selling utility-scale wind turbines based on field-proven and innovative technology, today announced that it has opened its new North American office in Berkeley, CA.

6 Feb 2008

Cutting-Edge Research Receives Government funding

Four cutting-edge research projects at the University of Toronto have been awarded $23 million from the Province of Ontario through its Ontario Research Fund – Research Excellence program.

6 Feb 2008

i-Blue Demonstrates Significant Step Towards Fuel Cell Vehicles

Hyundai's new hydrogen-powered, zero-emission concept, the i-Blue Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV), debuted in North America at the 100th edition of the Chicago Auto Show today.

6 Feb 2008

Initiative to Help Texas Develop Comprehensive Global Warming Strategy

The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation today announced a $6 million initiative to advance a clean-energy future for Texas. The initiative's goal is to improve air quality and reduce global warming pollution while growing the Texas economy.

6 Feb 2008

China Clean Energy Scheduled to Present at Conference in California

China Clean Energy Inc., a leading producer of biodiesel fuel and environment friendly specialty chemical products made from renewable resources in The People's Republic of China , today announced that the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Taiming Ou, and Director and Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Gary Zhao, are scheduled to present at The Roth Capital 20th OC Conference in Dana Point, California on Thursday, February 21st 2008 at 12:30 PM PST.

6 Feb 2008

GreenBiz Index to Grade Environmental Progress

The State of Green Business 2008 report unveils the GreenBiz Index to establish benchmarks for measuring the progress of green business.

6 Feb 2008

Virginia Addresses Climate Change

This week Virginia joined 15 other states as part of EPA's Clean Energy-Environment State Partnership to help address climate change.

6 Feb 2008

Bella Energy Provides Solar Energy to Power Film Studio

Bella Energy, a Boulder based solar energy company that installs and maintains solar energy systems in Colorado and the Rocky Mountain Region, has installed a 22.8 kilowatt solar system on Oceanic Preservation Society’s Boulder film production studio.

6 Feb 2008

$7 Trillion in Clean Energy Investment by 2030

Increasing public concerns about climate change -- and its potential economic and political security consequences -- are driving public policy and private investment to bring clean energy technologies from the fringes of the global energy industry to the center of activities as quickly as possible, a new analysis by Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) has concluded.

6 Feb 2008

Key Region for Global Climate Events

In the Southern Ocean, large quantities of surface-drifting plankton algae are able to significantly reduce the carbon dioxide content of the surface waters, which can affect the global carbon dioxide cycle.

6 Feb 2008