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.
In a major new project that could help set the agenda for policymakers, researchers and industry leaders, a team of MIT faculty members has begun a comprehensive study of the technology and the economics of a variety of approaches to harnessing the power of the sun.
A report commissioned by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and prepared by economists at The Brattle Group and Energy Ventures Analysis has assessed the outlook for electric generation capacity in the largest electricity and fuel markets around the world and found that there is little uniformity in preferred new generation choices and in the reasons behind these observed preferences.
The current mainstreaming of climate change into international development policies and thinking may not be enough to address the practical challenge of climate change in poor countries says Professor Kate Brown of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research.
Emissions trading is seen by many governments and commentators as a major means of controlling global warming but it involves worrying assumptions on enforceability and potentially serious implications for development.
Sun Microsystems, Inc. today announced its inclusion in an Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) report that recognizes innovations in environmental efficiency that also benefit the bottom line. In "Innovations Review: Making Green the New Business as Usual," EDF acknowledged Sun's Open Work program, which utilizes innovative technologies, collaboration tools and support so that employees can work anywhere, anytime.
Glycerine-derived, eco-friendly biosurfactants and polymers - produced from renewable resources and quickly biodegradable - are getting their moment in the sun.
It's the U.S. energy boom that no one knows about. Energy efficiency may be the farthest-reaching, least-polluting, and fastest-growing energy success story of the last 50 years. But it also is the most invisible, the least understood, and in serious danger of missing out on needed future investments.
Mesa Power LLP, a company created by legendary energy executive T. Boone Pickens, has placed an order with General Electric to purchase 667 wind turbines capable of generating 1,000 megawatts of electricity, enough to power more than 300,000 average U.S. homes.
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