The Klimakomissionen says many more wind turbines will have to be erected to cover up to half of the country?s energy consumption.
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Scotland’s renewables potential
Innovation and advances in clean green energy present a “pivotal turning point in human history”, Scotland’s First Minister said, urging private finance leaders to seize opportunities in renewable technology.
Continue readingOffshore wind energy could power more electric vehicles than new offshore oil and gas combined
Plugin hybrid-electric vehicles, like Chevrolet?s Volt, and completely electric vehicles, like Nissan?s Leaf and THINK?s City, will begin to be sold commercially in the US within the next year.
Continue readingThe Future of Renewable Technologies in Australia
CSIRO is developing the next generation of technologies that produce energy from renewables including solar energy, wind turbines, ocean and geothermal resources.
Continue readingChina’s rare earths campaign helps development of new energy industry
Rare earths have become increasingly important in the manufacture of new energy products like electric-car batteries, wind turbines and other sophisticated products.
Continue readingSenators proposing renewable energy standard (RES)
?The RES is the single most important thing we can do to grow jobs here in the United States and keep 85,000 American wind energy workers on the job.?
Continue readingRenault signs a letter of intent with the Nord-Pas de Calais Region on Electric Vehicles
Renault today signed a letter of intent on Electric Cars with lithium ion batteries with the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in France. The Group has strong presence in this region, with four plants.
Continue readingEDTA Announces Commitment to Spur Adoption of Plug-In Electric Vehicles
The Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA) unveiled a detailed action plan as part of the green mobility commitments announced today at the Clinton Global Initiative’s (CGI) 2010 sixth annual meeting.
Continue readingIberdrola, Steelworkers, UCS join in call for RES By Tom Gray
The U.S. simply cannot afford to end the year without a national renewable electricity standard.
Continue readingTHINK joins consortium of leading car manufacturers for electric cars
THINK joins consortium of leading car manufacturers led by Jaguar and Land Rover to support project to deliver next generation high-performance electric vehicles.
Continue readingWaking up from the ozone dream
The more I reflect on the 23 impressive years since the signing of the Montreal Protocol, the more I realize what far-reaching lessons it holds for the global environmental agreements of today.
Continue readingChina’s pollution reduction right on target
China is beating its targets for reducing major air and water pollution for 2010, Environmental Protection Minister Zhou Shengxian said.
Continue readingThe Limits and Potential of Plant-Based Energy By Lester R. Brown
In a land-scarce world, energy crops cannot compete with solar electricity, much less with the far more land-efficient wind power.
Continue readingDOE Announces $20 Million to Boost Development of Innovative Geothermal Technologies
Geothermal energy uses the earth’s heat to generate consistent, low-cost renewable energy resources with a small environmental footprint.
Continue readingConsortium to offer Electric Vehicles to interested Canadian companies
Project Eve’s co-founders’ direct experience in the creation of such evolutionary vehicles as the A2B and Kestrel will be invaluable in producing EV’s that can be used in the Canadian fleet environment.
Continue readingPilot project starts with the Audi A1 e-tron in the Munich model region
Project partners Audi, E.ON, Stadtwerke München and TU Munich. 20 Audi e-trons will comes onto the roads successively. 200 ?electricity fuel stations? will be set up.
Continue readingHard Rain exhibition opens in Brussels
In the heart of the EU quarter in Brussels is a stunning new photography exhibition displaying the most harrowing images of climate change in our world today.
Continue readingDOE announces more than $5 million to support wind power development
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that the Department of Energy is awarding more than $5 million to support U.S. wind energy development.
Continue readingCalifornia’s clean energy and clean air standards could save the average household up to $670 in 2020
California’s clean energy and clean air standards could save the average household up to $670 in 2020 if oil and natural gas prices spike, according to a new study by three economists.
Continue readingDOE Awards $9.6 Million for Transformational Energy Research Projects
Six projects to pursue breakthroughs that could fundamentally change the way we use and produce energy.
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