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Shell Builds Facility to Grow Algae for Biofuel

Royal Dutch Shell plc and HR Biopetroleum today announced the construction of a pilot facility in Hawaii to grow marine algae and produce vegetable oil for conversion into biofuel.

25 Dec 2007

Horizon Wind Energy Places Order for 242 Wind Turbines

Horizon Wind Energy has placed an order for 242 units of the V82-1.65 MW wind turbine. The wind turbines, which will have a total installed capacity of 400 MW, will be delivered to Horizon owned wind projects.

24 Dec 2007

Alcoa Commends Approval of New Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Standards

Alcoa announced today that it commends the U.S. Congress and the White House for approving new vehicle fuel efficiency standards incorporated in the energy bill. The new law requires 35 miles per gallon fuel average for new domestic vehicles, including SUVs, by 2020 a 40 percent increase from current corporate average fuel-economy (CAFE) standards.

23 Dec 2007

Alcoa Announces New Renewable Energy Contract to Supply Massena Operations

Alcoa today announced it has reached an agreement with the State of New York and the New York Power Authority (NYPA) on a new, renewable energy contract to supply the Company’s Massena, NY operations that paves the way for an upgrade of the operations there. Alcoa’s Massena Operation is the largest private employer north of Syracuse, contributing nearly $350 million annually to the local economy.

23 Dec 2007

Research Shows Housewives Are More Willing to Recycle than Students

Research carried out at the University of Granada reveals that housewives are more willing to separate glass from other garbage than students. According to this work, a high awareness of the environment does not necessarily entail the practice of ecologically responsible behaviour.

23 Dec 2007

Online Shoppers Trims Nearly Half a Million Tons of Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Holiday shoppers who do most of their gift gathering on-line are saving more than wear and tear on their toes. They are also trimming emissions of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere by nearly half a million metric tons, according to calculations from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

23 Dec 2007

Green Power Viable for Tourism

Installing renewable energy is economically viable for tourist accommodation despite being considered too expensive and inefficient, according to the first Australian study of renewable energy in tourism accommodation.

23 Dec 2007

Future Automotive Hydrogen-Storage Materials

Hydrogen is the fuel of the future. Unfortunately, one problem remains: Hydrogen is a gas and cannot easily be pumped into a tank like gasoline. Storage in the form of solid hydrides, chemical compounds of hydrogen and a metal or semimetal, are good storage materials in principle, but have not been well suited to automotive applications.

22 Dec 2007

UW Establishes Center Dedicated to Wind Energy Research

For years, Jonathan Naughton and his colleagues in the University of Wyoming's College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS) have conducted research on various wind energy topics.

22 Dec 2007

EPA Promotes Recycling of Certain Petroleum Secondary Materials into Fuel

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is promoting the recycling of certain petroleum secondary materials into fuel. This effort, which will revise the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act regulations, is expected to help petroleum refineries reduce waste and capture more energy from each barrel of oil by allowing for the recycling of these materials when they are used at a petroleum refinery for the production of synthesis gas fuel.

21 Dec 2007

CTDC Concentrates on Solar Energy

China Technology Development Group Corporation, a provider of clean and renewable energy products and solutions focusing on solar energy business in China, today announced that it has completed another step in its strategic plan to focus the Company's management and operating resources on the principal business of solar energy.

21 Dec 2007

SDG+E Launches Competitive Bid for Clean, Renewable Resources

San Diego Gas & Electric today announced it has launched a competitive bid process for short-term clean, renewable resources for the 2008-12 timeframe to help meet California’s mandate for 20 percent of state utilities’ energy from renewable sources starting in 2010.

21 Dec 2007

Using Garbage, Compost and Other Waste to Generate Light

A Harvard biology professor’s fascination with seafloor microbes has led to the development of a revolutionary, low-cost power system consuming garbage, compost, and other waste that could provide light for the developing world.

21 Dec 2007

Earth Changed From Icehouse to Greenhouse 15 Million Years Ago

Earth literally turned over a new leaf 15 million years ago when an earlier version of global warming changed large parts of the planet from lush forests to open grasslands, a new study by scientists at the University of Florida and other institutions shows.

21 Dec 2007

Understanding Green Living

Home buyers appreciate the benefits of “green” communities, but residents don’t necessarily lead more eco-friendly lives than their neighbors in traditional homes, according to two University of Florida studies conducted in the fast-growing state.

21 Dec 2007