Clean Energy
Clean energy includes renewable energy sources that have minimal impact on the environment such as solar and wind power which do not emit greenhouse gases (GHGs). They also are referred to as green energy because they do not deplete fossil fuels and other natural resources.
Renewable Energy Projects On Tribal Lands: A Growing Trend
Tribal communities in the Southwestern United States are making renewable energy development on tribal lands a reality. Areas defined as “Indian country” [see ...
CO2 to Stay Below 2005 Levels, U.S. to Wean Itself from Foreign Oil, EIA Predicts
Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions will remain below 2005 levels through 2035 as increased oil, natural gas and renewable energy production reduces U.S. reliance on ...
Crown Holdings Cuts Direct GHGs 8%
Crown Holdings, a leading supplier of cans and other metal packaging products to consumer marketing companies, cuts its direct greenhouse gas emissions by ...
Mercer Plans Steam Turbine for German Plant
Pulp company Mercer International Inc. has announced a project to increase production and efficiency through initiatives including the installation of ...
Policy & Enforcement: Deepwater Horizon, Wind Tower Anti-Dumping Claim, Rio+20, Thai Flood Plan
The U.S. Department of Justice has asked a U.S. District Judge to declare BP, Anadarko and Transocean, as Deepwater Horizon owners and operators of vessels or ...
Bombardier to Use Maxwell Ultracapacitors for Energy Storage
Train manufacturer Bombardier is to install Maxwell Technologies' ultracapacitors in a braking energy recuperation system.
Each stationary "wayside" EnerGstor unit incorporates a Maxwell ultracapacitor array ...
Policy & Enforcement: EU 2020 Targets, Japan Nuclear Safety, Light-Duty Vehicle Emissions
A European Commission analysis said that raising the EU's 2020 emission reduction target to 30 percent may be less costly than previously reported. The cost ...
Higher Gas Prices: Ethanol Subsidy Expiration Could be to Blame
The expiration of ethanol subsidies from the federal government last month may already be driving up gas prices at the pump, according to AutoblogGreen.
Earlier ...
BP Predicts Small Future Role for Renewables
Energy production by renewable sources will roughly quadruple by 2030, but the use of such energy will still only account for fraction of energy consumption, ...
Financing Wind Ambitions: Offshore Wind Parks
Wind power is currently a highly relevant energy source, especially offshore wind. Within five years, offshore wind power plants are expected to account ...
Lux: Bio-Chem Firms Poised to Revolutionize Industry
A group of fast-growing bio-based chemicals and materials startups - including Novamont, Arcadia, Elevance, Amyris, Gevo and Solazyme - is rapidly maturing and attaining scale, ...
BP Wastewater Plant Installs FlexEnergy Turbines
BP is to install Flex Energy turbines as part of a greenhouse gas emissions reduction project at its Wamsutter, Wyo., water disposal facility.
Three Flex Turbine ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: World Future Energy Summit, China Carbon Trading, Obama's Jobs Council
At the Abu Dhabi opening of World Future Energy Summit, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon laid out three core goals for 2030 in his launch of ...
US Replaces China as Top Clean Energy Investor
The United States has regained its place as the world's number one investor in clean energy, reclaiming the top spot from China, according to Bloomberg ...
BSkyB Studio to Get 40% of Energy from Biomass CHP
BSkyB, the U.K. satellite and telecoms company, will generate up to 40 percent of the energy for its new main studio campus through a ...
Detroit Auto Show Briefing: Toyota, Honda, Acura, PG&E, BMW, Hyundai
Toyota has debuted the 2012 Prius c (pictured), which it says offers the highest city fuel efficiency of any vehicle without a plug, at ...
Routes Revealed for Natural Gas Highway
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has unveiled the route plan for the first stations in America's Natural Gas Highway, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) ...
Renewables Briefing: Vestas Layoffs, Dubai’s 1000 MW Solar Plant, BP and Sempra Team Up and More…
Vestas Wind Systems, the world's largest wind turbine manufacturer, is to lay off 2,335 staff worldwide. The company has also warned of a potential further ...
GeoSystems Launches New Geothermal Heat Pumps
GeoSystems LLC has released GeoSource, a new generation of geothermal heat pumps.
GeoSource was designed to meet and exceed Energy Star Tier 3 performance requirements making ...
Tesco Opens Zero-Carbon Store
Tesco has opened its fourth zero-carbon store, the first such retail outlet in Ireland, the company announced.
The U.K.-based grocery giant already has zero-carbon stores ...
