renewables
Energy and Climate Change Minister Mike O’Brien this week announced the availability of up to £10 million for developing the next generation of offshore wind technology. “Renewable energy is a weapon in our armoury to secure future energy supplies, reduce our reliance on foreign imports, and help tackle climate
cleantech
Need an update on all things cleantech? Here are some recent headlines you might have missed: * New York-based China Hydroelectric is seeking a $200 million IPO on the Hong Kong stock exchange, the Cleantech Group reports. Founded in 2006, the company aims to help the Chinese government meet its goal
cleantech
Couldn’t keep up with all the cleantech news coming out yesterday? Here are some stories you might have missed: * Texas is moving ahead with plans for $5 billion (US) worth of new electricity transmission lines to deliver wind energy to its big cities, Reuters reports. The top wind-energy producer
clean energy
This week saw the founding of a new global organisation — the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) — aimed at giving renewables “an international voice and political impetus,” according to Sigmar Gabriel, Germany’s Federal Environment Minister and representative to the new group. Seventy-five nations (though neither the UK nor US) signed
climate
Attendees at the World Future Energy Summit 2009 now taking place in Abu Dhabi are hearing good news along with the bad: while the globe faces severe threats from climate change and rising energy demand, speakers warn, those factors are also contributing to rapid growth in alternative energy technologies. “Alternative
biomass
New York City-based Astonfield Renewable Resources Ltd. today announced plans to spend $2 billion (US) on energy projects in India over the next two years. Most of the funds — about $1.7 billion — will focus on solar energy projects, with the remaining money going toward waste-to-energy and biomass developments. Founded
carbon sequestration
A proposed $825 billion programme to revive the US’s tottering economy includes spending for a long list of clean and green initiatives. Unveiled this past week by President-elect Barack Obama and Democratic members of the House of Representatives, the plan calls for heavy investment in renewable energy development, electric
los angeles
If Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa gets his wish, his city will get 10 percent of all its energy from solar power by the year 2020. Unveiled this past week, Villaraigosa’s Solar LA plan would make Los Angeles the top solar-powered city in the U.S. The plan calls
investment
Remember the heady days of June 2008? Things are so different, you know? Life was simpler. People knew their neighbours and they weren’t afraid to leave their doors open. And that Marine Renewable Power, the renewables company set up by Eddie O Connor, the brains behind Airtricity, was just
energy
Like a student house and Ikea, or bananas and custard, or Boris Johnson and a blancmange made of razor blades, some things naturally go together. Today’s Romeo and Juliet are US utility Duke Energy and Catamount Energy Corporation, who were united in a $240 million buy. Duke’s acquisition
energy
The government has gone literally green crazy with its latest renewables plan – 15 percent renewables by 2020. Here’s the highlight of what the government wants to ahead with: * Extending and raising the level of the Renewables Obligation to encourage 30-35% of our electricity to come from renewable sources by
battersea power station
Battersea Power Station: one of London’s most recognisable buildings. Apart from if you’re the person in charge of finding locations for the Macguyver film, Lost Treasure of Atlantis, in which case you probably thought that no one would notice the power station looming over the back of a
