Today, the Food Before Fuel Campaign - a partnership of more than 20 environmental, retail, hunger, Hispanic and food industry groups - launched a cooperative effort urging Congress to revisit the nation's food-to-fuel policies, a key factor in the growing global food crisis.
Suniva Inc., a manufacturer of high value crystalline silicon solar cells, today announced plans to locate its first solar cell factory in Gwinnett County, Ga. The new facility, located within the Atlanta metro area, represents a major milestone for the company and follows a successful $50 million financing round led by New Enterprise Associates and Advanced Equities, Inc.
After commissioning a new wafer production facility at the so-called "Jena Site 2" in mid-April, WACKER SCHOTT Solar GmbH is continuing its production-site expansion. The company announced this today during a visit by Jena mayor Albrecht Schröter. The expansion measures focus on construction of a new crystal-growing facility.
Fibrowatt, a pioneer in generating renewable energy from poultry litter, announced today that it has chosen a site offered by Surry County near Elkin to build a new biomass-fueled power plant.
A new public-private collaboration is exploring how smart grid technology may bring the people of Illinois more reliable electric service and a cleaner environment, while holding down costs of electric services. The Illinois Smart Grid Initiative -- which held its first meeting yesterday -- is funded by Illinois native Bob Galvin's Galvin Electricity Initiative and led by the Center for Neighborhood Technology.
Air New Zealand announced today it expects to use at least one million barrels of environmentally sustainable fuel annually by 2013.
Siemens Energy will establish its U.S. wind turbine R+D competence center in Boulder, Colorado. The facility is expected to employ an estimated 50 people and will focus on atmospheric science research, aerodynamic blade design, structural dynamics, wind turbine dispatch prediction and reliability.
The jobs needed to develop a green economy in America not only exist today but are in high-demand and will enjoy greater job security in a sustainable, clean-energy economy, according to a new report released today by a coalition of conservation, political and labor groups.
GE Energy, the leading U.S. supplier of wind turbines, announced today at WindPower 2008 that its installed fleet of 1.5-megawatt wind turbines has surpassed 115 million operating hours in commercial service worldwide.
Dominion and BP Alternative Energy today welcomed Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels at a project recognition and wind turbine blade signing ceremony to commemorate the construction of the Fowler Ridge Wind Farm in Benton County, Ind.
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