As a young teen, Louis Palmer dreamed about circling the globe in a solar-powered vehicle.
On Thursday - with his dream all but realized - the 36-year-old Swiss citizen rolled into Vancouver in a three-wheeled, two-seat car that’s powered entirely by electricity from the sun. He’s starting the North American leg of an 18-month tour that’s [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Swiss teacher brings his solar-powered dream car to Vancouver
Posted in Solar Energy, Transportation on 2008-07-04 | 1 Comment »
Wind power becoming a major contributor to US electricity supply
Posted in Wind Energy on 2008-07-04 | 3 Comments »
The ground-breaking report, ‘20% Wind Energy by 2030: Increasing Wind Energy’s Contribution to US Electricity Supply’, looks closely at one scenario for reaching 20% wind energy by 2030 and contrasts it with the scenario of no new US wind power capacity.
Wind Power Becoming a Major Contributor to US Electricity Supply
Is wind power a realistic solution to our energy woes?
Posted in Wind Energy on 2008-07-04 | No Comments »
The UK government has committed itself to some ambitious green energy plans. It sounds good, but is it all hot air?
Wind Power: is it a Realistic Option?
Wind Power Expands In China
Posted in Wind Energy on 2008-07-04 | No Comments »
The AES Corporation says it has increase its China-based wind power operations through two new agreements with Guohua Energy.
Wind Power Expands in China
Wind-led job growth expected
Posted in Wind Energy on 2008-07-04 | No Comments »
Tasmanian wind energy company Roaring 40s expects the Federal Government’s renewable energy mission to lead to strong job growth in the state.
Wind-led Job Growth Expected
Alternative energy solutions
Posted in Energy, Policy on 2008-07-04 | No Comments »
The energy surcharge bomb shell dropped this week after months of anticipation as the price of oil continued to spiral to reach unprecedented levels. Government this week raised the energy surcharge from 50 per cent to 95 per cent while absorbing a further twenty per cent of the initially proposed 116 per cent surcharge level. [...]
A Utah company to build New Mexico’s first commercial geothermal electric generation plant
Posted in Geothermal on 2008-07-04 | No Comments »
A Utah company is planning to build New Mexico’s first commercial geothermal electric generation plant on 2,500 acres in Hidalgo County near Lordsburg that will produce enough power for about 5,500 homes.
Geothermal Electric Plant Planned in Nm
Raser Receives First Power Generation Units for New Mexico Project
Posted in Economics, Geothermal on 2008-07-04 | No Comments »
Raser Technologies, Inc. (NYSE Arca: RZ) today announced that it has begun taking delivery of the UTC Power, a United Technologies Company, geothermal power generating units ordered for the first commercial scale geothermal power [...]
IFC infrastructure fund to invest in African geothermal power
Posted in Economics, Geothermal on 2008-07-04 | No Comments »
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has launched a $100 million fund to invest in infrastructure in the world’s poorest countries. The ‘InfraVentures’ fund will make its first investment in geothermal power in Djibouti.
Ifc Infrastructure Fund to Invest in African Geothermal Power
Scotland must put more of its energy into renewables
Posted in Energy, Europe, Policy on 2008-07-04 | No Comments »
LAST week saw the launch of the UK Government’s Renewable Energy Strategy – with the aim of 15 per cent of our electricity coming from renewables by 2020.
Scotland Must Put More of It’s Energy Into Renewables
