A Biomass energy plant, the Clackamas Compost Products, has come under severe criticism from several Redland residents. The Clackamas Compost Products had plans of shifting its wood composting facility from the existing Clackamas industrial region to a locality just off the Redland Road near Beavercreek, Oregon City.
Hydrogen-powered fuel-cell cars are set to play a key role in reducing the emissions of road transport as we move forward. That is the conclusion of an unprecedented European study conducted to date on the prospects of various power-train solutions for personal mobility.
Sempra Energy’s subsidiary company, Sempra Generation, declared that it has entered into a partnership with BP Wind Energy, on an equal basis, for developing a Colorado Wind Farm, the Cedar Creek II Wind Farm.
Kyocera Solar has installed three polycrystalline silicon solar units at the Desert Knowledge Australia (DKA) Solar Centre, which is a public solar installation centre funded by the Australian Government.
Gamesa Technology, one of the foremost wind turbine manufacturers, has introduced its new G97-2.0 MW Class IIIA turbine platform for North America during an exhibition and annual conference, the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA).
Ohio University has welcomed its fourth eminent scholar, Sunggyu K.B. Lee. Lee is the Russ-Ohio Research Scholar in Coal Syngas Utilization in the Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ College of Engineering and Technology’s Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Ohio Coal Research Center.
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has published an overview of the potential to apply CCS (carbon capture and storage) in the Nordic countries. The report - commissioned by the Nordic Innovation Centre - gives an overview of the technologies and applications required for CCS in the Nordic countries.
Joint development work between Takata-Petri of Aschaffenburg, Germany, and DuPont has resulted in the launch of a new grade of DuPont™ Hytrel® RS, the industry’s first renewably-sourced thermoplastic elastomer for use in airbag systems.
Market leading PV installers, Solarsense, joined Michael Eavis for the grand unveiling of his 200kWp solar PV installation at Worthy Farm, home of the Glastonbury Festival.
David Kappos, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) said that the deadline for filing petitions under the Green Technology Pilot Program has been extended from December 8, 2010 to December 31, 2011.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
11 Nov 2010
Deutsche Bank takes clean tech seriously. A fact that was driven home by the appointment of Adam Bergman as a director in the firm’s global clean technology corporate coverage group.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
11 Nov 2010
OnGreen, a web-based ‘green and clean’ market place, has announced a $1.4 million investment in raised from a fund that is jointly owned by Blue Marble Ventures in Los Angeles and China Southern Hong Kong Investment Ltd in Shanghai.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
11 Nov 2010
TransCanada has announced the completion of the Kibby Wind power project. The largest wind power project of New England is completed with an investment of over US$350 million within the stipulated time.
According to commercial counselor, Rudolf Lukavsky, Austria’s Renewable energy investments will increase, if authorized incentive programs are introduced. Austria has invested in Romania’s renewable energy projects, such as wind parks and hydro power, and is anticipating a rise in these investments.
INEOS New Planet BioEnergy, a joint venture company of INEOS Bio, declared that it has awarded an EPC contract to AMEC, a Tucker, GA-based company, to construct its bioenergy facility to be located in Southeast Florida.