Today's Date:
Monday, May 12, 2008
Other Energy
December 31, 2007
Batteries, biofuel, solar and wind companies close deals as the year ends.
December 26, 2007
After the FutureGen Alliance announces the future home of a mostly publicly financed $1.5 billion low-emission coal-fired power plant, the U.S. energy agency reminds the alliance that it has the final say.
December 22, 2007
From Bali to California, the world considered policies that will help determine the future of green technology. Also, utilities signed wave, wind and geothermal contracts, thin films got good and bad news and an independent panel exonerated LDK -- but analysts and investors were unimpressed.
December 19, 2007
The state is named the home of a plant that will integrate the latest technology to make "near-zero-emission" energy from dirty coal.
December 18, 2007
In an effort to add more renewable energy to its portfolio, PG&E said it would buy wave energy from Finavera. Now Finavera is tasked with the hard part -- harnessing it.
December 17, 2007
Solar gets cash, along with fuel-cell, green-chemistry, clean-car and tidal-energy companies.
December 07, 2007
Renewable tax credit and portfolio standard are back in jeopardy as a vote to end debate about the bill fails. Even if those provisions survive the Senate, they face the possibility of a presidential veto.
December 05, 2007
New money for waste-to-energy technology, environmental pesticides, wind power and solar cells. Plus, DOE hits $1 billion in investment for biofuel research.
November 28, 2007
FuelCell Energy has sold four power plants that will use transported methane for electricity. An analyst says more big orders are likely to come.
November 28, 2007
In an effort to lure new entrants to the field, the university is partnering with NSTAR and the DOE to up the bait.
November 21, 2007
EnergyQuest to provide controversial coal-gasification technology to plants in Mumbai.
November 11, 2007
As Sen. Harry Reid and Rep. Nancy Pelosi work to pass a bill before Thanksgiving, two pieces that would benefit solar and wind power might be sacrificed.
November 08, 2007
Schott Solar begins production of amorphous-silicon films at its 33-megawatt plant in Germany, while Oerlikon announces it will double its production capacity and First Solar beats expectations for the third quarter. The American Wind Energy Association raises its forecast for new installations this year to 4,000 megawatts from 3,000 megawatts.
November 05, 2007
The plant, expected to deliver power to PG&E in the summer of 2010, will be built in San Luis Obispo, Calif. The startup claims it can deliver electricity at a cost of 10.4 cents per kilowatt-hour.
November 02, 2007
A news storm this week, including earnings, a stock roller coaster and plenty of funding announcements, reveal many takeaways for industry insiders.
November 01, 2007
Senate subcommittee moves global-warming bill amid criticism of big subsidies for coal, cars -- and no money specifically slated for solar, wind or geothermal power.
October 31, 2007
Chevron and NREL team up to advance algae for fuels, while battery-material company Atraverda pulls in a second round amid skyrocketing lead prices. In other news, Singapore announces a clean-energy fund.
October 26, 2007
According to a Greentech Media report, the country met its 2010 goal this year and its environmental ministry has proposed raising targets for 2020 and 2030 to a whopping 27% and 45%, respectively.