Enerkem, a company that converts waste into biofuel, reported that its US-based affiliate has completed the requirements of the US federal environment assessment to get approval for the construction of a waste-to-ethanol plant.
An open-loop geothermal system will be installed in Colorado's Capitol building, which will use a $4.6 million grant from the US Department of Energy under the Energy Recovery Act.
MeyGen, a tidal energy syndicate consisting of International Power, Morgan Stanley, and Atlantis Resources, has entered into a deal with UK-based Crown Estate to construct a tidal power project with a capacity of 400 MW, in the Inner Sound in Pentland Firth of Scotland.
Construction of a 5 MW capacity MicroCSP facility named the Kalaeloa Solar One project, a venture between the State of Hawaii, Keahole Solar Power, and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, commenced on October 27, 2010.
Both South Africa and the U.S. are competing to construct two massive solar farms, which would help them in establishing themselves as solar technology hubs. The US could probably claim to be the largest solar project with 1 GW capacity in California’s Blythe for now.
A business partnership which developed the UK’s most energy-efficient dryer for the manufacturing industry has received the highest grade of ‘outstanding’ by the Technology Strategy Board.
OSRAM is presenting a completely updated product range for signage and illuminated advertising at Viscom 2010. New products for the major applications of light boxes and signage letters as well as the new IP-protected Linearlight Flex Protect offer customers flexible and high performance solutions for various applications.
Volvo Trucks are out to develop the world's fastest hybrid truck. The diesel and electric hybrid truck which has been nick named Mean Green is the forerunner for the title of the world's faster hybrid truck.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Nov 2010
Did you ever think that you could print out a car and drive off in it? Seems impossible? Not anymore. A technique called rapid prototyping printed out a whole car body as green as possible with no other tools or machines used. The car printed on this unique printer is called Urbee.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Nov 2010
The results of the national elections on Tuesday and subsequent advance of Republican politicians will make it even more difficult for the U.S. clean energy industry over the coming years. However with the Governor of Massachusetts Deval Patrick being re-elected the state should not have a problem with its growing cleantech cluster.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Nov 2010
Third quarter investments in cleantech venture capital funding in 2010 have suffered as per a report from Ernst & Young and Dow Jones VentureSource.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Nov 2010
California voted for clean energy in the largest public referendum in history on climate and clean energy policy. Until a day ago the airwaves were full of political slogans and ads designed to sway voters for this crucial contest.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Nov 2010
At the SEMA show in Las Vegas South Korea's second largest automobile Kia Motors revealed a surprise with the Forte Hybrid Concept.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Nov 2010
Saint Gobain Glass India has displayed a wide range of solar glass solutions at the Delhi International Renewable Energy Conference (Direc) 2010 that was held in Delhi from October 27 to October 29, 2010.
DRI Energy, a solar solutions and construction providing company known for its EPC contract solutions, declared that it has completed the erection of two 30.1 kW DC solar systems over the new Science and Engineering quadrangles of Stanford University in Stanford, California.