Australia: Alternative Energy Grants
Geothermal PlantFrom geothermal power to better batteries, millions have been spent on alternative energy research grants in Australia, according to Rod Myer writing for The Age of Australia.The AUD...
View ArticleAlternative Energy Argentina: Bringing Wind Power to Remote Areas
Max Seitz reports for the BBC that wind power is the most widespread renewable energy source in Argentina - and Patagonia in particular has extraordinary potential due to its strong and constant...
View ArticleWhy Alternative Energy?
A poll carried carried out for the BBC World Service of nearly 20,000 people from across 19 countries found wide support for alternative energy strategies.The poll illustrates a perceived triple threat...
View ArticleSeeing Red: Palm Oil Biodiesel
In the enthusiasm for renewable energy and taking care of our environment, it is easy to assume that making fuel from plants (biofuel) must be by definition green and renewable. However when it comes...
View ArticleEnergy prices to remain high
That's the verdict, at least, of a few recent news items. First of all, the National Petroleum Council released a study (pdf of execsum here) which projected continued energy demand growth which will...
View ArticleHeliovolt and Metrolight
Two other cleantech deals hot off the presses today:Tech Confidential is reporting that CIGS startup HelioVolt has raised a $78 77mm Series B. According to the site, a first close has been completed...
View ArticleSmart Grid: Top Ten Trends
In the past few years, the electric utility industry has experienced a momentous season. The business of electricity generation, transmission, distribution, and consumption has been thrust to the...
View ArticleWednesday Roundup
I concluded yesterday's post with a joke about repeating that post today by replacing municipal bonds with European stocks. Well I guess it turns out not to be just a joke as things in Ireland appear...
View ArticleToyota Readies 3 Electric Cars for 2012 Dealer Sales
600 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrids are now being driven daily in the U.S., Europe, and Japan. Commercial, government, and university fleets and individual drivers are putting this advanced Prius through...
View ArticleDow Kokam and PVI partner on fully electric refuse trucks
Dow Kokam and PVI are partnering on a small fleet of fully electric refuse trucks. The electric truck and its battery system, which will be produced and assembled in France, were unveiled at Pollutec...
View ArticleRicardo and Piaggio develop twin-cylinder turbodiesel engine family for light...
Piaggio has designed and developed a new twin-cylinder turbodiesel engine the first engine of this type to be certified Euro 5 emissions compliant in partnership with Ricardo. The engine is part of a...
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