Energy News

Congress, critical of tax breaks, lays into oil execs

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:13:20 PDT

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Lawmakers grilled executives from the world's five largest publicly traded oil companies Tuesday, criticizing them for taking tax subsidies and...

Vatican says pollution is also a sin

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:14:58 PDT

VATICAN CITY -- A Vatican keen to show its green side has added pollution to the realm of "new sins" that today's Catholics must confront and avoid. In this age of...

CIVIC-MINDED MILLENNIALS PREPARED TO REWARD OR PUNISH COMPANIES BASED ON...

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:45:08 PST

Socially and Environmentally Responsible Businesses Reap Rewards from | 83% will trust a company more if it is socially/environmentally responsible. | 74% are more likely...

FUSE: Faiths United for Sustainable Energy * ACTION * EDUCATION * COMMUNITY *...

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 18:26:00 PST

FUSE's mission is to educate and mobilize faith communities to act on the increasingly harmful effects of our country's dependence on fossil fuels. For more on FUSE's...

Tap Vs. Bottle

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 14:53:46 PST

The production and consumption of bottled water continues to increase globally, with the United States of America being the leading consumer. This increase is due in...

butterfly display

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:08:13 PDT

Qualcomm has developed a new energy-efficient display technology based on lightwave interference. Their technology, an interferometric modulator (IMOD) display, works by...

IBM to recycle silicon for solar

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:09:02 PDT

IBM has created a process for repurposing scrap semiconductor wafers.

i C e L ™ :: E n e r g y – Lithium Power Systems

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:47:33 PDT

i C e L ™ :: E n e r g y – Lithium Power Systems

OLPC experiments with cow-powered generator for laptops

Sun, 28 Oct 2007 13:31:17 PDT

While the OLPC Foundation is no stranger to unconventional power sources, a team working in a village near Mumbai now looks to be taking things to a whole new level, with...

Media Release

Sun, 28 Oct 2007 13:21:33 PDT

Imagine being able to use electronic devices by simply plugging them in to your clothing.

Solar powered denim jacket at CeBIT

Sun, 28 Oct 2007 13:20:43 PDT

We're not exactly sure whether a technology trade show is the best place to debut a new line of denim wear, but who are we to argue with Bogner Jeans' solar jean jacket?...

Continent-size toxic stew of plastic trash fouling swath of Pacific Ocean

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 01:12:11 PDT

At the start of the Academy Award-winning movie "American Beauty," a character videotapes a plastic grocery bag as it drifts into the air, an event he casts as a symbol...

Solar Tracking Skylights, Inc.

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:47:12 PDT

Solar Tracking Skylights, Inc. offers patented skylight products and technologies that track the sun throughout the day to capture more of the sun's usable light. By...

Stay Informed

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:48:40 PDT

OpenEco is a new global on-line community that provides free, easy-to-use tools to help participants assess, track, and compare energy performance, share proven best...

REC Trading 101

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:58:59 PDT

In the US, a growing recognition of the importance of renewable energy has resulted in a number of federal and state initiatives to encourage the growth of the renewables...

Euclidean dynamics

Sat, 29 Sep 2007 23:37:27 PDT

SAN FRANCISCO -- Electrobike calls it the world's fastest hair dryer, but its Pi electric bicycle isn't even in the same league. It has half the wattage of a Conair --...

Matra shows off its human / electric-powered MS1 bike

Sat, 29 Sep 2007 23:25:39 PDT

Sure, we've seen all flavors of electric motorcycles over the years, but Matra's iteration takes a slightly different approach. The MS1 looks more like a bicycle and less...

The Coal Nine Yards

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 21:19:14 PDT

Big subsidies for coal-to-liquids technology look much less inevitable. CTL has plenty of boosters who argue for it on "energy independence" grounds, but many...

Sunny Outlook: Can Sunshine Provide All U.S. Electricity?

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:27:30 PDT

STEAM AND MIRRORS: A compact linear Fresnel reflector, like Ausra's plant in Australia pictured here, uses lines of mirrors to focus the sun's rays on an overhead trough,...

Helix Wind

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:36:50 PDT

Wind. The planet breathes, and life is carried on its breath. Simple. Natural. Renewable. Free. Helix Wind is an elegant solution for home and small business owners....

Solar plane flies into the night

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:05:49 PDT

A lightweight solar-powered plane has smashed the official world record for the longest-duration unmanned flight. UK defence firm Qinetiq, which built the Zephyr unmanned...

Ontario goes solar

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:05:25 PDT

Energy Reporter The Ontario government has given approval for a California company to construct a massive solar "farm" near Sarnia that will blanket an area larger than...

The Appeal of Animal Waste

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 08:58:54 PDT

The whole idea stinks. But generating heat and power from livestock manure is appealing. The compost is placed into an oxygen-free machine that separates the methane gas...

Electricity Consumption by Size and Type of Lodging Building

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:30:54 PDT

Tables providing detailed information on energy consumption in lodging buildings -- from the 1999 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS).

Specifications for DC/AC Pedal Power Bike Generator

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:48:51 PDT

Typical Applications This bike generator has been successfully used to: * Power a 19" Television * Charge cell phones (All Types) using cigarette lighter style plug. Some...

Jan Chipchase - Future Perfect Archives

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:47:07 PDT

Insight & Innovation: Design Research 18th June 2007 presentation for Nokia Connection hosted (predictably) by my employer Nokia. An introduction to exploratory design...

The Engadget Interview: Sean McCarthy, CEO of Steorn

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 21:41:12 PDT

Steorn has developed a "perpetual motion machine" :)

Renewable Energy Trends

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:37:01 PDT

The Renewable Energy Annual 2004 is the tenth in a series of annual publications on renewable energy by the Energy Information Administration (EIA). The 2004 edition...

REEEP - REEEP Home

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 15:21:47 PDT

We are an active global partnership that structures policy initiatives for clean energy markets and facilitates financing for sustainable energy projects.

Pacific Region CHP Application Center

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 13:06:03 PDT

Combined Heat and Power (CHP) technology enables significant energy, emissions and cost savings through the utilization of waste heat from an onsite electrical generator....

Man flies 193 miles in lawn chair

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 23:24:01 PDT

* Story Highlights * Man uses 105 helium balloons for lift, plastic bags of water for ballast * Kent Couch, 47, flew 25 mph while wife, dog followed in car below * In...

William Kamkwamba's Malawi Windmill Blog

Fri, 06 Jul 2007 11:06:04 PDT

William Kamkwamba's weblog about his experiences buiding windmills in Malawi

Oregon Approves 50% Solar Tax Credit

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:11:36 PDT

Oregon's legislative session has ended -- and June 2007 will be remembered as one of the sunniest month on record. Building on the momentum of its new Renewable Energy...

U.S. Retailers Save with Solar PV & Energy Efficiency

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:11:19 PDT

BJ's Wholesale, Estee Lauder, Kohls, Target, Tiffany & Co., Wal-Mart. From "big box" discount giants to high-end jewelry retailers, solar energy has become big business...

California Solar Initiative

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 19:58:23 PDT

The CSI-EPBB calculator is a tool available to the public and participants of the CSI program, whose sole purpose is to determine the EPBB Design Factor and calculate an...

Find Wind Fast

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 19:38:01 PDT

Three easy steps to a smarter, easier and more cost-effective initial wind assessment — in just minutes!

Solar Advisor Model

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:47:00 PDT

To download please take a moment to register (registration is required). System requirements for the download and use of SAM is a computer running Windows XP or 2000 with...

Design That Solves Problems for the Worlds Poor

Thu, 31 May 2007 13:48:57 PDT

Solutions The exhibition at the Cooper-Hewitt has many items to show a grasp of the depths of world poverty and ingenious ways to attack it. They include a 20-gallon...

Climate Change Calculator

Tue, 08 May 2007 21:31:25 PDT

Miles per Year Miles x | Avg. Miles per Gallon MPG Averages below are based on EPA estimates by type of vehicle.

The National Energy Foundation - Energy Advice - CO2 emissions - Calculator

Tue, 08 May 2007 21:27:27 PDT

All data in this table is based upon official UK data from the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, revised March 2001. Emissions for other fuels can be...

Executive Green - New Blog

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 11:52:06 PDT

This blog covers how professional management teams will partner with early pioneers to accelerate the production and distribution of goods and services in the CleanTech...

New Energy New York Energy Consortium

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 10:29:51 PDT

New Energy New York is a consortium of New York energy-related technology organizations convened to expand and promote energy technology excellence in New York State....

qr5 | quietrevolution

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 16:32:24 PDT

The quietrevolution (QR) was designed in response to increasing demand for wind turbines that work well in the urban environment, where wind speeds are lower and wind...

Autodesk Quietly Giving Away Design Review 2007

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 19:01:22 PDT

Autodesk Design Review 2007, originally priced at $199, is free. The news wasn't announced by press release or high-profile marketing campaign -- it was...

Alternative Energy Retailer

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 13:05:59 PDT

Alternative Energy Retailer is the alternative energy industry's premier monthly publication serving the specifiers, sellers, and installers of alternative energy...

S.F. seeks partner for solar power program

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 14:42:33 PDT

SAN FRANCISCO - The City is ready to partner with a private company to develop large-scale solar power facilities — and has $100 million of bond revenue to bring to the...

2/22/07 - Mayor Newsom Announces Plan to Significantly Expand Solar, Renewable...

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 12:13:46 PDT

Proposed Public-Private Partnerships Would Leverage State Legislation, Available Financing to Generate Nearly 35 Megawatts of Solar Power San Francisco, CA - Mayor Gavin...

Cleantech 2007

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 15:58:50 PST

Cleantech 2007 is a multi-disciplinary and multi-sector conference on global sustainability addressing advancements in traditional technologies, emerging technologies and...

ecoIron - All these whirring boxes.

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 22:32:42 PST

I love Harperesque lists of facts. Here's one on eWaste: * Amount of eWaste recycled in Billings, Montana last year, in tons: 80 * Number of commercial US jet fleets that...

Mexicans stage tortilla protest

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 19:28:25 PST

Tens of thousands of people have marched through Mexico City in a protest against the rising price of tortillas. The price of the flat corn bread, the main source of...

Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP)

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 18:41:03 PST

Note: You can access chapters of the Best Practices Manual from the navigation bar on the right.

Energy Research on a Shoestring

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 19:05:35 PST

GOLDEN, Colo. Thirty years after it was founded by President Jimmy Carter, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory at the edge of the Rockies here still does not have...

The Bulletin Online

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 19:05:22 PST

Developing countries stand to suffer the worst effects of global warming, and should not have to pay for a problem created mainly by the rich, executives and experts said...

"There is no time": Six Nobel Laureates say averting world's climate crisis...

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 19:05:13 PST

By Bonnie Azab Powell, NewsCenter | 22 January 2007 BERKELEY Last week, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the minute hand of the Doomsday Clock two minutes...

Energy Research on a Shoestring

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:58:44 PST

GOLDEN, Colo. Thirty years after it was founded by President Jimmy Carter, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory at the edge of the Rockies here still does not have...

Energy News

Congress, critical of tax breaks, lays into oil execs

Vatican says pollution is also a sin

CIVIC-MINDED MILLENNIALS PREPARED TO REWARD OR PUNISH COMPANIES BASED ON...

FUSE: Faiths United for Sustainable Energy * ACTION * EDUCATION * COMMUNITY *...

Tap Vs. Bottle

butterfly display

IBM to recycle silicon for solar

i C e L ™ :: E n e r g y – Lithium Power Systems

OLPC experiments with cow-powered generator for laptops

Media Release

Solar powered denim jacket at CeBIT

Continent-size toxic stew of plastic trash fouling swath of Pacific Ocean

Solar Tracking Skylights, Inc.

Stay Informed

REC Trading 101

Euclidean dynamics

Matra shows off its human / electric-powered MS1 bike

The Coal Nine Yards

Sunny Outlook: Can Sunshine Provide All U.S. Electricity?

Helix Wind

Solar plane flies into the night

Ontario goes solar

The Appeal of Animal Waste

Electricity Consumption by Size and Type of Lodging Building

Specifications for DC/AC Pedal Power Bike Generator

Jan Chipchase - Future Perfect Archives

The Engadget Interview: Sean McCarthy, CEO of Steorn

Renewable Energy Trends

REEEP - REEEP Home

Pacific Region CHP Application Center

Man flies 193 miles in lawn chair

William Kamkwamba's Malawi Windmill Blog

Oregon Approves 50% Solar Tax Credit

U.S. Retailers Save with Solar PV & Energy Efficiency

California Solar Initiative

Find Wind Fast

Solar Advisor Model

Design That Solves Problems for the Worlds Poor

Climate Change Calculator

The National Energy Foundation - Energy Advice - CO2 emissions - Calculator

Executive Green - New Blog

New Energy New York Energy Consortium

qr5 | quietrevolution

Autodesk Quietly Giving Away Design Review 2007

Alternative Energy Retailer

S.F. seeks partner for solar power program

2/22/07 - Mayor Newsom Announces Plan to Significantly Expand Solar, Renewable...

Cleantech 2007

ecoIron - All these whirring boxes.

Mexicans stage tortilla protest

Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP)

Energy Research on a Shoestring

The Bulletin Online

"There is no time": Six Nobel Laureates say averting world's climate crisis...

Energy Research on a Shoestring

Design That Solves Problems for the Worlds Poor