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GM and ABB Show Reuse of Chevrolet Volt Battery to Power Homes

General Motors and ABB today showed the next stage in battery reuse, the repackaging of five used Chevrolet Volt batteries into a modular unit capable of providing two hours of electricity needed by three to five average American homes.

15 Nov 2012

Stanford's Global Climate and Energy Project Celebrates 10 Years of Funding Cutting-Edge Research

Stanford University engineer Shanhui Fan envisions a future where we don't just drive electric cars, we drive them on highways embedded with evenly spaced metal coils, generating electrical currents that charge the car wirelessly as it barrels down the road – car and coil never touch.

9 Nov 2012

Duke Energy Contributes $1 Million to Palmetto Clean Energy Program

As part of its continuing commitment to the communities it serves, Duke Energy has given the first half of a $2 million contribution to Palmetto Clean Energy (PaCE), a South Carolina non-profit program designed to improve the quality of the environment by promoting the development of renewable energy resources, such as solar, wind and water.

From Duke Energy 7 Nov 2012

Second Edition of Road to Natural Gas Released by Clean Energy

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. today released the second edition of “The Road to Natural Gas,” an update of truck companies, refuse haulers, fleet operators, airports, municipalities and other organizations which are making the switch to natural gas with transportation fuel, station construction and services provided by Clean Energy.

3 Nov 2012

GDT Tek Retains Nabors Group to Market Waste Heat to Green Power Generation Technology

GDT Tek today announced that it has retained the services of a public relations firm, The Nabors Group.

2 Nov 2012

Diesel-Powered Emergency Backup Generators Play a Vital Role during Hurricane Sandy

As communities throughout the East Coast and Mid-Atlantic continue to deal with the devastating winds and flooding from Hurricane Sandy, diesel-powered emergency backup generators are working to provide power to hospitals, nuclear power plants, emergency response centers, and other critical facilities.

2 Nov 2012

Stanford Researchers Urge Need for More Investment in Renewable Energy

Scientists and politicians disagree on climate change or the best ways to get America energy independent, but one thing is clear: The United States and the rest of the world need more energy. Scientists project that by 2050, the world will consume double the energy it does today.

30 Oct 2012

Fire Test Results Confirm Safety of Lithium-Ion Batteries in Electric Vehicles

DEKRA Automobil GmbH has spent a long time focusing on the safety of electric vehicles. "Safety issues are key to increased popularity of electromobility - and that includes fire protection," says Andreas Richter, who works in the DEKRA Electromobility Competence Center and coordinates all the company's activities in this area.

30 Oct 2012

Lake Charles Clean Energy Secures Offtake Contracts with Denbury, Air Products and BP

Lake Charles Clean Energy, LLC announced today that it has secured major long-term commercial offtake contracts with BP Products North America Inc., Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. and Denbury Onshore LLC, a subsidiary of Denbury Resources Inc., for the Lake Charles Clean Energy project located at the Port of Lake Charles, Louisiana. LCCE is a subsidiary of Leucadia Energy, LLC.

29 Oct 2012

Safety Plans for Hurricane Sandy

As Hurricane Sandy begins to make its way up the East Coast, Duke Energy is making preparations for possible effects from the storm in Florida and the Carolinas.

From Duke Energy 26 Oct 2012