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Fayette County Courthouse to Install Geothermal System

The Fayette County Courthouse in West Union will have a 250-ton geothermal heating and cooling system, as the city is one of the two cities chosen for Iowa’s Green Streets pilot project. About 18 local companies will have access to the system.

30 Nov 2010

Enel Green Power Commences Power Production at the Chiusdino Geothermal Power Plant

Tuscany region in Italy continues to grow with geothermal power production. The 20 MW Chiusdino geothermal power plant in Chiusdino commune in the Siena province has commenced its power production.

30 Nov 2010

World's Largest Solar Powered Boat

In yet another attempt to harness solar power for sea travel, Swiss engineer Raphael Domjan has designed the world's largest solar powered boat.

29 Nov 2010

Geothermal Heat Plant Set Up in University of Missouri Campus

A $32.4 Geothermal heating plant is to be installed at the University of Missouri’s campus. The university’s Board of Curators has given approval for the project and for the issue of 30 year bonds for financing the project.

29 Nov 2010

Chevrolet Invests $40 Million in a Range of Clean Energy Projects in the US

Chevrolet revealed that it plans to invest $40 million in different clean energy projects all over America, for achieving a goal of reducing 8 million metric tons of CO2 discharges. These projects would promote renewable energy conservation, energy savings and a responsible usage of natural resources all over the United States.

25 Nov 2010

Accelerated Supercomputers Take 8 of Top 10 Slots on Green500 List

Accelerator-based supercomputers hold eight of the top 10 spots on The Green500 List, released yesterday. These supercomputers use dedicated hardware to perform computations faster than a typical central processing unit (CPU).

21 Nov 2010

Yingli to Build $435 Million Solar Plant in South Africa

South Africa is giving clean technology a boost by signing up with Yingli Solar to build a $435 million manufacturing plant with a local partner.

18 Nov 2010

Kyocera Develops Solar Cycle Station

Japan's Kyocera Corporation has announced that it has developed a Solar Cycle Station. This solar powered recharging station will help to charge electric bikes that use the company's high performance solar modules.

18 Nov 2010

University of Bath to Undertake Groundbreaking Localised DC Electricity Supply Network

For the first time in the UK, researchers from the University of Bath are working with RWE npower in a groundbreaking project exploring the potential energy savings of using a localised DC (Direct Current) electricity supply network.

17 Nov 2010

China Renewable Energy Market - Threat or Opportunity?

A recent survey of US green industry leaders was conducted by law firm Cooley LLP. The subject of the survey was to gather and analyse the varied perspectives and opinions on the Chinese presence in the international market.

16 Nov 2010