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Guide to Geothermal Energy Available for Free Download

If you have questions about geothermal energy, the Geothermal Energy Association has issued a new report that will provide you with answers

16 Feb 2009

Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance Partners Join With Organic Valley Farms

The Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance (SBA) announced today they will be partnering with Organic Valley Family of Farms to field test the Baseline Practices for Sustainability (BPS) through their existing biodiesel operations

16 Feb 2009

Solar Photovoltaic Incentive Program from Oncor to Support Solar Industry, Create Jobs and Save Energy

Oncor officially launched its first solar power initiative, the Take A Load Off, Texas Solar Photovoltaic Incentive Program (Solar PV Program), to encourage expansion of solar energy in Texas, create new jobs for experienced installation experts, and make solar systems more accessible

16 Feb 2009

Scare Campaign Against Ethanol Fuel Continues

On the heels of a new report from Sandia that the U.S. could produce 90 billion gallons of ethanol from biomass by 2030, the Environmental Working Group and others associated with the PR campaign to abolish America's ethanol industry are seeking to throw cold water on the progress of America’s renewable fuels industry

16 Feb 2009

Novel Funding Model Puts Solar Energy Within Reach for Nonprofits

Using a unique financing model, the National Development Council (NDC) is providing groundbreaking support for an innovative solar installation project at the Gasser Foundation's headquarters in Napa Valley, California

16 Feb 2009

Researchers Develop Solar Cell Based on Organic Dyes

Research Scientists at AIST have developed a high-performance dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) based on organic dye

16 Feb 2009

BrightSource Energy and Southern California Edison Sign World's Largest Solar Deal

Southern California Edison (SCE) and BrightSource Energy have reached agreement on a series of contracts for 1,300 megawatts of clean solar thermal power, enough to serve nearly 845,000 homes

16 Feb 2009

Will Converting Grasslands to Grow Energy Crops Release Large Amounts of Soil Carbon

A recent study published in the Agronomy Journal analyzed whether or not soils that were converted from perennial grasses to the production of bioenergy grain crops would experience loss of soil organic carbon. The researchers found the best method to keep this carbon sequestered is through no-till production

16 Feb 2009

Semiconductor Groups Come Together to Develop More Environmentally Ways to Make Computer Chips

A memorandum of understanding has been signed for a consortia to apply their more than 50 years of combined expertise to finding more environmentally friendly ways to make chips for use by the worldwide electronics industry

16 Feb 2009

New Light Shed on Solar Cells With Reverse Current Research

The electric breakthrough of solar cells cannot be ascribed to the surface preparation as has now been demonstrated by physicists at the University of Leipzig and the company Q-Cells SE in Bitterfeld-Wolfen

16 Feb 2009