Obama Creates Team to Investigate Oil Companies
Obama Forms Team to Investigate Oil Fraud President Obama made a number of public appearances last week in the name of clean energy, stopping at ElectraTherm, a small renewable energy company in Nev.,...
View ArticleNYC Converting Landfills To Solar Plants
Mayor Bloomberg Plans to Convert Landfills to Solar Plants New York City’s Mayor Micheal Bloomberg announced plans to build solar power plants on old landfills as a part of his PlaNYC initiative. The...
View ArticleTwo High Schoolers Reduce School’s Energy Use
High Schoolers Encourage School to Reduce Energy Two high school juniors helped their school reduce its energy consumption by 13 percent, merely by encouraging their school to measure its energy use....
View ArticleSurvey Says: US Drivers Warming to EVs
U.S. Drivers Embrace EVs According to a Nielson Energy Survey, Americans are warming to electric vehicles, with a majority of consumers (85%) saying they would be interested in driving a plug-in either...
View ArticleTop Ten States by Installed Solar Power Capacity
Top Ten Solar Power States California and New Jersey are the top two states in terms of installed solar power capacity as of 2010, according to a list published by the New York Times on top ten states...
View ArticleGermany’s First Offshore Wind Farm in the Baltic
Germany Inaugurates Offshore Wind Farm Germany’s first offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea was inaugurated at a ceremony attended by German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The 50-MW park will generate...
View ArticleDOE Creates Center to Research Nuclear Reactors
New DOE Research Center Improving Nuclear Reactors The Department of Energy’s new research center will use supercomputers to increase the safety and power output of U.S. nuclear reactors. The...
View ArticleEnergy Project Brings Rwanda Clean Electricity
AWEA Wind Conference Scheduled this May Anaheim, California is the place to be this May for wind industry leaders. It is the site of the Windpower 2011 Conference and Exhibition, the world’s largest...
View ArticleDOE and USDA Allocate New Funds for Biofuel
DOE and USDA Fund Biofuel Projects The Departments of Agriculture and Energy announced $47 million in funding for eight biofuel research and development projects. Biofuels are expected to reduce CO2...
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