With the availability of credit and the confidence of investors both declining, 2009 is a difficult year for the global wind power industry. However, the global wind power industry is estimated to grow steadily under the concerns for energy security and global warming, the increasing electric demand in developing countries and the gradual reduction of [...]
‘Cash for Clunkers’ Reveals Preference for Smaller Gas Engines; New Study Shows Awareness of Turbo Benefits Creates Dramatic Shift in Americans’ Buying Behavior As American consumers shift their buying behavior towards more fuel efficient vehicles, turbocharging — already in use by roughly half of new vehicles in Europe — has emerged as the engine technology [...]
Inaugural list from the Guardian and Cleantech Group showcases 100 clean technology companies aspiring to shape tomorrow’s world The Guardian and Cleantech Group(TM), LLC, providers of leading research, events and advisory services for the cleantech ecosystem, have announced the Global Cleantech 100 – the first ever list of this scale highlighting the most promising private [...]
Government States New Model Will Offer Profitable Opportunities for Foreign Operators While Promoting Responsible Development of the Brazilian Economy Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announced a new development model for the exploration and production of petroleum in Brazil’s offshore “pre-salt” region, which includes the largest oil discovery in the Americas in three decades [...]
Industry Goes 0-6 in 2009 Efforts to Overturn State Bans on New Nuclear Reactors More Lobbying Expected in 2010 in Even Tougher Environment After Yucca Mountain and Soaring Cost Estimates; Outside of Bans, Industry Falters on CWIP in Missouri and Key Fights in Other States. The so-called “nuclear renaissance” is finding few friends among state [...]
Methanol fuel cells reduce plant’s CO2 emissions Nissan North America has become the first vehicle manufacturer to commercially deploy methanol fuel cells to power its material handling equipment (tugs) at its Smyrna, Tenn., assembly plant. The methanol fuel cells from Oorja Protonics, OorjaPac(TM), provide a more energy efficient and cost effective battery-charging process for the [...]
Global offshore wind farm capacity will grow at a compound annual rate of 32 per cent in the coming decade, according to a new report by energy consulting firm ODS-Petrodata. The International Offshore Wind Market to 2020 report predicts that by the end of 2020 global offshore wind farm capacity will have soared to 55 [...]
First of eleven live webcasts – Adapting to New Policies – is scheduled for July 28 at 10:00 AM ET Hart Energy Publishing (Hart) announces the launch of The Carbon Challenge webinar series designed to aid the global energy industry and policy-makers in understanding the impact of carbon-related issues on their businesses and constituents. Leading [...]
National initiative to green living space, lifestyle and back to school Teens Turning Green, a national coalition of teens educating peers and community members about healthy lifestyle choices, announces the launch of Project Green Dorm, a multi-faceted effort to encourage teens around the country to make eco-informed purchases around the age-old tradition of back-to-school. “Project [...]
2009 Green Brands Global Survey Reveals Consumers in Brazil, China, and India are Most Eager to Embrace Green Products and Corporate Actions; Top Ten Greenest Brands Revealed A newly released survey, conducted in seven countries — the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Brazil, India, Germany and France — indicates that while many environmental beliefs [...]