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World's Largest Solar Power Tower Energy Plant Begins Operation for Abengoa Solar

Following the conclusion of the successful three-day production and operational testing period, Abengoa Solar has begun commercial operation of the new PS20 solar power tower plant located at the Solúcar Platform, near Seville (Spain)

29 Apr 2009

Community Groups Benefit From Renewable Energy Grants

Forty two community groups have benefited from £815k of funding for renewable energy technologies in the fourth round of the Community Sustainable Energy Programme capital grants scheme

28 Apr 2009

San Diego Backs Algal Biofuel Development Partnership

San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders today joined UC San Diego Chancellor Marye Anne Fox, local scientists and industry leaders to announce their support for a regional partnership designed to develop innovative ways to turn algae into biofuels

28 Apr 2009

Building Trades Unions Encourage Congress To Develop Clean Energy Plan

America's Building Trades Unions have launched a major new paid media campaign to urge the U.S. Congress to enact a clean energy plan that will make America a global leader in energy, while also developing the domestic energy technologies that will create American jobs and strengthen our economy for years to come

28 Apr 2009

Next Generation Boing 737s Are More Fuel Efficient and More Comfortable

Changes to the Next-Generation Boeing 737 are more than cosmetic. Boeing is targeting a 2 percent reduction in fuel consumption by 2011 through a combination of airframe and engine improvements. Airplane structural improvements will reduce drag on the airplane, reducing fuel use by about 1 percent.

28 Apr 2009

Satellites Show That Wilkins Ice Shelf in the Antarctic Has Been Destabilised and Is Collapsing

Satellite images show that icebergs have begun to calve from the northern front of the Wilkins Ice Shelf – indicating that the huge shelf has become unstable. This follows the collapse three weeks ago of the ice bridge that had previously linked the Antarctic mainland to Charcot Island

28 Apr 2009

Antifungal Drug to be Tested in Space Using NASA Nanosatellite

NASA is preparing to fly a small satellite about the size of a loaf of bread that could help scientists better understand how effectively drugs work in space

28 Apr 2009

United States Army Destroys 60 Percent of Their Chemical Weapons Stockpile

Today, U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency (CMA) officials announced the destruction of 60 percent of the U.S. declared stockpile under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)

28 Apr 2009

Ford Fusion Hybrid Car Sets World Record For A Single Tank of Gas Travelling 1445 Miles at 81.5 MPG

Drivers trained in mileage-maximizing techniques such as smooth acceleration and coasting to red lights were able to get an extraordinary 1,445.7 miles out of a single tank of gas in an off-the-showroom floor, non-modified 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid

28 Apr 2009

Seattle Forms Zero Emissions Vehicle Partnership With Renault-Nissan Alliance

The Renault-Nissan Alliance today announced that Nissan and the City of Seattle are forming a partnership to advance zero-emission mobility by promoting the development of an electric vehicle (EV) charging network

28 Apr 2009

CleanTech Biofuels Successfully Demonstrates The Commercial Viability of Turning Municipal Waste Into Clean Energy

CleanTech Biofuels, an early stage provider of cellulosic biomass derived from municipal solid waste for energy production, has successfully demonstrated operational capability of its technology that processes municipal solid waste into clean, homogeneous biomass for energy productio

28 Apr 2009

Hybrid Bus From Volvo Makes World Premiere in Göteborg, Coming Soon to London

Hybrid solutions for heavy vehicles have existed for many years, but they have been too expensive and reduced emissions too little, as a result of which they did not achieve market penetration. The Volvo Group’s new hybrid technology changes this

28 Apr 2009

Oak Ridge National Laboratory to Get Energy Frontier Research Center

Oak Ridge National Laboratory will be home to two of 46 new multi-million-dollar Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) announced today by the White House in conjunction with a speech delivered by President Barack Obama at the annual meeting of the National Academy of Sciences

28 Apr 2009

Report Released Into the Printed Battery Market

NanoMarkets, a leading industry analyst based here, today announced the release of "Printed Battery Markets: 2009 and Beyond". The report contains the latest analysis and market projections from NanoMarkets' ongoing research of the "thin" batteries market

28 Apr 2009

Energy Frontier Research Center for University of Michigan

The University of Michigan will be home to a $19.5-million Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) that will explore new materials to better convert solar energy to electricity, the White House has announced

28 Apr 2009