A recent EU report showed that the European Commission has funded €25 million for research into concentrating solar power in recent years, and the potential contribution of CSP “has still to be exploited”. Pietro Menna, Directorate General for Energy and Transport, European Commission will address the inaugural CSP Congress in Barcelona, 5-6 February 2006, providing [...]
Archive for January 16th, 2008
Concentrating Solar Power experts to meet in Barcelona
Posted in Policy, Solar Energy on 2008-01-16 | No Comments »
Ireland Launches Ocean Energy Initiative
Posted in Economics, Tidal on 2008-01-16 | No Comments »
Irish Energy Minister Eamon Ryan has announced a program of activity, grants and supports to develop ocean energy in Ireland. Over EUR 26 million in targeted funding will go to the sector over the next three years. The Minister also announced a significant boost for the future of the sector with the first ever, guaranteed [...]
Judge Awards TXU Nothing in Wind Case
Posted in Economics, Wind Energy on 2008-01-16 | No Comments »
A Dallas judge has reversed an earlier jury verdict and ruled that Dallas-based TXU Corp. is not entitled to any damages in a contract dispute with wind farm operator FPL Energy. The dispute centered on claims that FPL Energy had not supplied levels of wind energy from three West Texas wind farms as agreed upon [...]
Xethanol Increases Cellulosic Ethanol Production Rates
Posted in Biofuels, Education on 2008-01-16 | No Comments »
Xethanol has announced that its latest laboratory research results show significant increases in the rate of cellulosic ethanol production. Researchers working at the Forest Products Laboratory of the US Department of Agriculture in Madison, Wisconsin are developing technology to reduce the net cost of renewable fuel made from wood and agricultural residue. Dr. Thomas Jeffries [...]
NanoGram Raises $32M for Solar Investment
Posted in Economics, Solar Energy on 2008-01-16 | No Comments »
NanoGram Corporation has announced that it has closed on a third equity round of $32 million to expand its solar technology and nanomaterials solutions businesses. The new funding will be used to accelerate development of NanoGram’s silicon solar technology.
According to a company press release, the application of NanoGram’s nanomaterials solution to [...]
Georgia Power Contracts with Biomass Plant
Posted in Biofuels, Economics on 2008-01-16 | No Comments »
Georgia Power and Yellow Pine Energy Company, LLC, a biomass-fired facility to be located near Fort Gaines, Ga., recently signed a 20-year contract for electricity that will be generated from wood waste. The material will come from timber harvesting residuals and collection of non-commercial tree species, tree-thinnings, lumber scraps and wood waste reclaimed from landfills. [...]
Bengal Eyes 500 MW from Renewable Energy Sources
Posted in Energy, Policy on 2008-01-16 | No Comments »
The West Bengal government has set a target to generate 500 mw from renewable sources by 2015 for commercial purposes. Of this, around 40% will be generated from wind energy, 30% bio-mass, 20% hydro while the balance 10% will be solar power. At present, the state generates 75 mw of green energy, which is connected [...]
Ontario to Approve Great Lakes Wind Power
Posted in Policy, Wind Energy on 2008-01-16 | No Comments »
Ontario is preparing to lift a controversial moratorium on the development of offshore wind projects in the Great Lakes that has been in place for nearly 14 months, the Toronto Star has learned.
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Wind Power and M&A
Posted in Economics, Wind Energy on 2008-01-16 | No Comments »
Multi-billion dollar renewable energy enterprises seem to have sprung up full-blown practically overnight, providing investment bankers, venture capitalists and financiers with their latest moveable feast. Wind power projects and companies were among the first to attract serious attention and capital. While solar and biofuels have likewise come to the fore, wind power investment continues to [...]
Harnessing Waste Heat for Electricity
Posted in Biofuels, Electricity on 2008-01-16 | No Comments »
Energy now lost as heat during the production of electricity could be harnessed through the use of silicon nanowires synthesized via a technique developed by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California (UC) at Berkeley. The far-ranging potential applications of this technology include [...]
