Topic: Alternative Energy

Break Like the Wind: Turbine Industry Is Turbo-Charged

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T. Boone Pickens Officially Gives Up on Texas Wind Power

We already sort of knew that former All-American oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens gave up on his plan to build the world's biggest wind farm in the Texas panhandle. Pickens said as much this past July, citing difficulties with financing ...READ»

Everyone Poops - - And A Few Spin Gold

Renewable energy is in big demand as states try to cut carbon emissions... READ»

CO2 Wars Begin With World's First Carbon Tariff

Countries and states that plan on ignoring renewable energy technology and focusing on coal power now have a new hurdle to deal with: carbon tariffs for goods produced using CO2-heavy power. Originally intended to be applied to ...READ»

Horizon Brings Hydrogen Fuel Cells Closer to the Mainstream

Hydrogen fuel cell powered vehicles may be taking a backseat to electric cars, but that doesn't mean that the hydrogen economy has gone by the wayside completely--at least, not if Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies has anything to say ...READ»

Study Attempts to Deflate Overblown Wind Turbine Syndrome Claims

So-called Wind Turbine Syndrome--a series of health problems caused by the low-frequency sound of wind turbines--is probably just psychological, according to a study from the American Wind Energy Association. And that means past ...READ»

GE Scores Turbine Contract for World's Biggest Wind Farm

Hot on the heels of an announcement that a group of European countries are planning to build an offshore wind power supergrid, GE has announced that it is the lucky winner of a $1.4 billion contract to supply 338 turbines to what ...READ»

Copenhagen Update: European Countries Agree to Construct Offshore Wind Supergrid

Whether a binding climate change agreement will be reached at this week's UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen is still up in the air, but at least some progress has been made in the realm of renewable energy. Nine European ...READ»

Renewable Energy Group LLC Rodney Sparrow

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Intel Inside ... More Than Computers

In the Web 2.0 world, computers aren't the only products that depend on Intel chips.READ»

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Andrew B Vaughey

Andrew Vaughey Investment flows in 2007 broadened and diversified, making the overall picture one of greater breadth and depth of sustainable energy use. The mainstream capital markets are "now fully receptive to sustainable energy companies, supported by a surge in funds destined for clean energy investment". Angels Individuals providing venture capital. READ»

Statkraft Opens World's First Osmotic Power Plant in Norway

Amidst news of massive solar and wind power plants comes word of a small but significant achievement--the world's first osmotic power plant. Statkraft's $7 million plant, located in Tofte, Norway, only produces enough energy to run ...READ»

Community Wind Gets a Boost on Maine's Fox Islands

As utilities scramble to reach emissions targets with massive renewable energy projects and smart meter rollouts, it's important to remember that community-owned renewable energy is a viable--and sometimes better--alternative. And ...READ»

Harvard to Power 10% of Its Campus Cith Wind

Harvard is already tops in most green university ratings, and now the school appears to be gunning for the number one spot with a commitment to get over 10% of its power from a wind farm in northern Maine. That's a big chunk of ...READ»

Is China the Next U.S. Renewable Energy Superhero?

Oh, the irony. All-American oilman T. Boone Pickens scraps his plans for the world's biggest wind farm--a $10 billion project in Texas--and who comes in to pick up the pieces? China. The communist country is honing in on the Texas ...READ»

GM-Backed Coskata Breaks Ground on Feedstock-Flexible Ethanol Facility

What if we could quickly and cheaply make ethanol using any cellulosic feedstock, including wood chips and construction waste? That's exactly what Coskata claims it can do with its new semi-commercial flex ethanol facility, launched ...READ»

GM-Backed Coskata Breaks Ground on Feedstock-Flexible Ethanol Facility

What if we could quickly and cheaply make ethanol using any cellulosic feedstock, including wood chips and construction waste? That's exactly what Coskata claims it can do with its new semi-commercial flex ethanol facility, launched ...READ»

The Tres Amigas Project: America's Renewable Energy Hub?

Sure, installing solar and wind power is easy enough, but it's difficult to transport alternative energy from its sources--usually rural locations--to the cities that need it. That's where the Tres Amigas Project, announced today by ...READ»

Life in Futuristic Floating Pods: Can Design Harness Tidal Power?

GRO Architects' gee-whiz concept makes tidal generators into living spaces.READ»

E.ON Unveils World's Largest Wind Farm

Texas is home to the world's biggest wind farm, according to officials at E.ON Climate & Renewables. The wind energy company recently put the finishing touches on its 781.8 megawatt (MW), 627-turbine facility in Roscoe, Texas. ...READ»

What Can The USA Learn From Iceland Regarding Clean Energy?

Yesterday (September 22), President Obama addressed the United Nations Climate Change Summit with a speech focused on how the United States is "determined" to combat Climate Change. While the Waxman-Markey bill has been held up in the ...READ»

What It Takes for a Career to Emerge

I have spent most of this month researching and writing about emerging green careers for a book about that subject, and the effort has made me aware of the many factors that must be in place before an emerging career can reach the ...READ»

Ford Converting Old Auto Plant Into Massive Renewable Energy Park

We reported a few months ago that Ford planned to spend $550 million to retool a Michigan SUV plant into a small car plant. Now Ford is at it again, announcing plans to turn the defunct Wixom Assembly Plant in Wixom, MI into a ...READ»

Why Is the Auto Industry Spending Billions on Hydrogen-Powered Wishful Thinking?

Everyday, it seems, we hear about another electric vehicle start-up with plans to revolutionize the auto industry. And with companies like Coulomb Technologies and Better Place slowly expanding their networks of EV charging and ...READ»

Trash Into Treasure: South Korea Builds First Landfill-Powered Hydrogen Station

Landfills now have a use besides stinking up large areas of land. The South Korean government is working on a project to produce hydrogen from natural biogases (aka methane) produces in landfills. The facility, which is being ...READ»