Growing domestic energy consumption in the world’s largest oil exporter, Saudi Arabia, threatens its ability to adequately supply world markets, said a report from London-based think tank Chatham House. The report, posted on the Chatham House website Wednesday, said without significant policy changes, rising Saudi energy consumption could deprive the world of 2 million barrels [...]
The pieces and policies for potential conflict in the Persian Gulf are seemingly drawing inexorably together. Since 24 December the Iranian Navy has been holding its ten-day Velayat 90 naval exercises, covering an area in the Arabian Sea stretching from east of the Strait of Hormuz entrance to the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of [...]
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing the final series of actions that will ensure that the largest industrial facilities can get Clean Air Act permits that cover greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions beginning in January 2011. These actions are part of EPA’s common sense approach to GHG permitting outlined in the spring 2010 [...]
The U.S. Department of Energy today announced it is accepting applications for a total of up to $74 million to support the research and development of clean, reliable fuel cells for stationary and transportation applications. The solicitations include up to $65 million over three years to fund continued research and development (R&D) on fuel cell [...]
(Phoenix, AZ) – Science Foundation Arizona (SFAz) has announced the use of a $1 million grant for a project to make large-scale solar electricity generation more cost-effective. Pioneered by internationally recognized and celebrated University of Arizona (UA) researcher Roger Angel, the “energy telescope” project uses principals of optics and large telescope design in an innovative way [...]
The Export-Import Bank of the U.S. (Ex-Im Bank) has joined seven other U.S. government agencies in launching a coordinated effort to promote renewable energy and energy-efficiency exports under a project called the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Export Initiative.
SunMaxx Solar announced today the company will soon be starting a large solar thermal system installation in the United States at the Fort Hood military base in Texas. Located approximately 60 miles from the state capital of Austin, Fort Hood covers a total of 340-square miles and supports multiple units, a corps headquarters and a [...]
Enertopia Corporation announced that its partially-owned clean energy partner Global Solar Water Power Systems, has filed additional patent applications in order to safeguard certain intellectual property. Global Solar Water Power Systems (GSWPS) has filed a patent application for its high efficiency, high output, long life, tracking Solar Direct Ultra Filtration System suitable for use with [...]
Cape Fear Solar Systems has announced that they have received NABCEP Solar PV Installer Certification, the highest recognition of knowledge and experience in the solar field, which is in addition to their already awarded NABCEP Solar Thermal Installer Certification earlier this year. This achievement makes this locally owned solar systems installer one of only three [...]
Sustainable Manufacturing Initiative EcoBuild America The Department of Commerce’s Sustainable Manufacturing team will be at Ecobuild this year! Please come by our booth (#738) between December 6-10 at the Washington D.C. Convention Center for information on SMI tools, resources and upcoming events. SMI email list members can register for free VIP Exhibit and Keynote admission [...]
SunPower Corp. this week announced an agreement with Iberdrola Renewables to design and build a 30-megawatt photovoltaic (PV) solar power plant, the San Luis Valley Solar Ranch, on 216 acres of private, former agricultural land in Colorado’s Alamosa County. Expected to be fully operational by the end of 2011, construction will begin this year and [...]
An affordable housing development in Brecon has been dubbed super-green due to its eco-friendly use of air source heat pumps and solar thermal energy technology. The development meets Level 4 of the Code for Sustainable Development. Various options were weighed up including exhaust air heat pumps, considered too big for the compact apartments, and individual [...]
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