A ruling or verdict in favor of permitting geothermal energy to be extracted from protected forest areas is expected to be issued by Jakarta’s President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. According to Zulkifli Hasan, the Forestry Minister, the majority of the geothermal reserves in Indonesia are concentrated in protected forests in West Nusa Tenggara, Sumatra, East Java and West Java regions.
Kenya is anticipated to invest more on geothermal projects to realize its Vision 2030. Currently the country generates around 1,428 MW with its installed power generation to meet its peak power requirement of 1,200 MW.
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.
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.
In yet another attempt to harness solar power for sea travel, Swiss engineer Raphael Domjan has designed the world's largest solar powered boat.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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