Largest Solar Tower Plant Begins Operation
Seville, 23 September 2009 – Their Majesties, Don Juan Carlos and Doña Sofía, today presided over the inauguration of Abengoa’s...
Impacts of Climate Change Coming Faster and Sooner
The pace and scale of climate change may now be outstripping even the most sobering predictions of the last report of the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC). An analysis of the very latest, peer-reviewed science indicates that many predictions at the upper end of the IPCC's forecasts are becoming ever more likely.
‘Climate Smart’ World Within Reach, says World Bank
WASHINGTON, September 15, 2009 – Developing countries can shift to lower-carbon paths while promoting development and reducing poverty, but this...
Schneider Electric creates a €3 million socially responsible venture capital fund
Schneider Electric announces the creation of a global socially responsible venture capital fund called Schneider Electric Energy Access, with an...
World’s First Floating Wind Turbine Swtiches On
Written by Philip Proefrock on 09/21/09 The energy company Statoil has begun operation of the first full-size Hywind floating wind...
Large Scale C02 Sequestration Trial Begins at WV Coal Plant
NEW HAVEN, W.Va. — Poking out of the ground near the smokestacks of the Mountaineer power plant here are two...
Tiny Algae Loom Large in Biofuel Pilot Projects
The production of biofuels from algae gained new prominence this summer when ExxonMobil announced that it will invest up to...
Light Gives Students a Chance at Night School
Less than two percent of Liberia’s estimated two million rural dwellers have access to electricity. Most rely on candles or...
If Ever
If ever were a man whose life was blessed With a woman’s love through every season, Whose joy filled soul...
12 Companies Plan Establishment of the Desertec Industrial Initiative
Munich – 12 companies today signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Munich to establish a DESERTEC Industrial Initiative (DII). The...