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Xethanol Extends Research Agreement with NREL on Ethanol Feedstocks

Xethanol Corporation, a renewable energy and clean technology company, today announced an extension of its Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) on cellulosic ethanol feedstocks, with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colorado. The agreement has been extended through March 7, 2008. The NREL lab is operated by the Midwest Research Institute under contract to the US Department of Energy.

3 Jan 2008

Manipulating Rumen Ecosystem of Cattle and Sheep Significantly Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emission

Greenhouse gas emissions could be reduced by as much as 10 per cent thanks to the efforts of Queensland's cattle and sheep industries.

3 Jan 2008

San Francisco Converts Pet Feces into Methane Gases for Renewable Energy

Americans have always expended energy on their dogs—we love them, we feed them, and of course, we clean up after them. Finally, the dogs of San Francisco are going to return the favor. The city will be the first in the nation to convert pet feces into methane gases for renewable energy.

3 Jan 2008

EPA's Clean Fuels Programs Exceeded Expectations

EPA's clean fuels programs have exceeded expectations in reducing ozone pollutants and air toxics. A new report based on data collected from 1995-2005 finds emission reductions often significantly greater than regulatory requirements.

3 Jan 2008

Scientists Discoveres New Tool for Identifying Geothermal Energy Resources

In a survey of the northern Basin and Range province of the western United States, geochemists Mack Kennedy of the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Matthijs van Soest of Arizona State University have discovered a new tool for identifying potential geothermal energy resources.

3 Jan 2008

Texas Coast Wind Generation Sites Pose Severe Threat to Birds

The Coastal Habitat Alliance, Inc. today released the results of a scientific review of two proposed wind energy generation projects for Kenedy County, Texas.

2 Jan 2008

EarthFirst Canada Announces Turbine Supply Agreement

EarthFirst Canada Inc. is pleased to announce that it has signed a turbine supply agreement and a long-term service and warranty agreement with ENERCON GmbH for 15 of their E82-2.0 MW wind turbines. These wind turbines are to be delivered for installation in 2009 at EarthFirst’s Grand Valley project in Ontario, Canada.

2 Jan 2008

Photovoltaics to Reach 13,724.4 MW by 2013

According to a new technical market research report, PHOTOVOLTAICS: GLOBAL MARKETS & TECHNOLOGIES (EGY014F) from BCC Research, the global market for photovoltaics (PV) is expected to be worth $12.9 billion in 2007. This is expected to increase to over $32.3 billion by 2012, a compound average annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.9%.

2 Jan 2008

Hamilton Sundstrand Agrees to Commercialize SolarReserve

Hamilton Sundstrand, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp., and US Renewables Group have agreed to commercialize the concentrated solar power tower technology and corresponding molten salt storage system developed by Rocketdyne through a new entity known as SolarReserve.

2 Jan 2008

DOE Launches the Fourth Large-Scale Carbon Sequestration Project

Following closely on the heels of three recent awards through the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership Program, DOE today awarded $66.7 million to the Midwest Geological Sequestration Consortium (MGSC) for the Department’s fourth large-scale carbon sequestration project.

2 Jan 2008

Toyota is Making Sustainable Plants a Reality

"Sustainable plant" activities emphasize the role of nature in creating production sites that harmonize with their natural surroundings.

1 Jan 2008

Dupont Recognizes Growing Importance of Sustainability in Australian and New Zealand

DuPont will recognize innovation in sustainable services and sustainable energy for the first time as part of the 2007/08 DuPont Australia and New Zealand Innovation Awards.

1 Jan 2008

Loosing More than We Gain in the North

An international study investigating the carbon sink capacity of northern terrestrial ecosystems discovered that the duration of the net carbon uptake period (CUP) has on average decreased due to warmer autumn temperatures.

31 Dec 2007

Powerboat Fueled by Biodiesel

A group of talented designers, boatbuilders, and adventurers are planning an attempt on the world circumnavigation powerboat record. To be called the Earthrace. What makes this challenge remarkable is the boat will be fuelled by biodiesel, a fuel produced from renewable crops such as canola.

30 Dec 2007

Duke Energy Places Order for 91 Megawatts of Additional Wind Turbines

Duke Energy has placed an order with Vestas for 91 megawatts of additional wind turbines for the first phase of its Notrees wind power project located in Ector and Winkler Counties, Texas.
The 55 wind turbines are scheduled to arrive on the western Texas site in the second half of next year and are anticipated to be in service by the end of 2008. Terms of the transaction with Vestas were not disclosed.

29 Dec 2007