energy

Apr
22

FPL Energy sells off wind for $121.6 million

As the saying goes, you’ve got to know when to hold them and know when to fold them. Canadian
1 min read
Apr
22

US mobile giant's energy saving puts computers to sleep

Give computers too much intelligence and you end up with Terminator 2 and I, Robot. Greenbang shudders to think about
1 min read
Apr
21

NTR does Stirling $100m solar hook-up

Irish renewables firm NTR is handing over $100 million to US solar company Stirling Energy Systems to help them deliver
1 min read
Apr
16

Defra demands more energy from unloved logs

If someone from the government turned up and suggested you might like to start, you know, like to start burning
1 min read
Apr
16

Popcorn doubles dyed solar efficiency rate

For years, popcorn has remained quiet, biding its time. Once an underachiever, now it’s ready to burst out from
2 min read
Apr
14

MIT-Fraunhofer union spawns $6m energy lab

Greenbang has always held MIT in some respect. They walk in shadow, move in silence, guard against extraterrestrial violence. They’
1 min read
Apr
11

PSE&G lends $105 million to solar shoppers

Like an itinerant millionaire without an heir, PSE&G (the utility, not the sponsors of Sesame Street) is seeking
2 min read
Apr
09

New York pensioners put $500m in green tech fund

Pensions funds remind Greenbang of Otto von Bismarck’s remark that “Laws are like sausages, it is better to not
1 min read
Apr
08

E.ON promises 24% renewables - and gas, coal, nuclear

Ever found yourself falling between two stools? No? Greenbang neither. It’s a daft idiom all in all, but Greenbang
2 min read
Apr
08

China will double renewables consumption by 2010

Like Marty McFly and Sam Beckett, China is doing a little bit of time travel, unveiling a plan for renewable
1 min read