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Political
on January 20, 2009
TreeHugger pointed out to me yesterday that the World Future Energy Summit is underway at the moment in the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
Renewable energy has become big business in the UAE. T...
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Automobiles
on January 15, 2009
Treehugger is reporting that Norwegian automaker THINK has found the funding it needs to resume making cars.The Oslo-based company said that it had secured NOK 40 million ($5.7 million) in loans which...
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Solar
on January 9, 2009
Venture Beat was the first source that I saw this in: plans have been announced to build a gigawatt-sized solar power station in Qinghai Province, China. If it goes through, it would be the largest so...
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Biofuel
on January 2, 2009
From Seeking Alpha, back in February:The Energy Bill requires that 3% of ethanol be derived from cellulosic sources by 2012, and 44% by 2022. That means, by my estimates, we'll need to produce 405...