 INDUSTRY TRENDSApril 2013Thursday, April 25, 2013Power GenerationReuters Green Energy In Europe Vies Now With Conventional EnergyRenewable energy production and infrastructure are gaining investor appeal as they become less dependent on government support in more European markets, the asset management arm of insurer Allianz said on Thursday. See more Wednesday, April 17, 2013Power GenerationCenter for American Progress Energy from Waste Can Help Curb Greenhouse Gas EmissionsThe United States currently generates 390 million tons of trash per year, or 7 pounds per person per day. See more Thursday, April 4, 2013Power GenerationCleanTechnica Salt-Based Solar Thermal Power Plant Takes Shape In NevadaThe notorious Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Plant near Tonopah, Nevada passed another milestone this month, as workers finished placing receiver panels on top of a 540-foot tower that forms the centerpiece of the facility. See more March 2013Friday, March 22, 2013Power GenerationUSA Today Renewable energy losing its shine in EuropeFor many years plasma systems have been recycling precious metals and an inert construction material from a wide range of spent catalysts. See more Wednesday, March 20, 2013Power GenerationLos Angeles Times California continues to lead nation in green technologyThe state is No. 1 in areas such as venture capital funding for green technology, green tech patents and the growth in clean power generation, a group says. See more Tuesday, March 12, 2013Power GenerationReuters EU Commission wants carbon cuts, more renewables in 2030 goals - draftThe European Union needs to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent by 2030 and increase the share of renewable energy to 30 percent by then, the executive European Commission said in a draft paper on new energy targets. See more February 2013Monday, February 25, 2013Power GenerationWaste Management World Waste Heat to Energy Firm to Buy Landfill for $9mLargo, Florida based GDT Tek, a specialist in the use of the use of the Organic Rankin Cycle principal to generate electricity has entered into an agreement in principal to purchase 100% of a landfill gas to energy company. See more Wednesday, February 20, 2013Power GenerationBloomberg New Energy Finance Obama steps on green energy pedal: week in reviewAll eyes were on the US last week as President Barack Obama delivered his annual State of the Union address. See more January 2013Wednesday, January 30, 2013Power GenerationAOL Energy Rocket Engine Maker Commissions Fuel Cell In Ongoing Effort to Help Conserve EnergyPratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, a rocket engine maker based in California, celebrated another milestone in its effort to conserve energy and reduce waste with the commissioning of United Technology Corp.'s first operational large (400kW) fuel cell in the San Fernando Valley. See more Tuesday, January 29, 2013Power GenerationBloomberg Japanese Ministry to Double Budget for Clean Energy DevelopmentJapan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will more than double the budget for developing clean energy in the year starting April 1 to boost renewables. See more Friday, January 25, 2013Power GenerationReuters Obama to push investment in renewable energy projectsObama's first-term clean energy efforts were tarnished by failed loans to companies like Solyndra, the California solar panel maker that went bankrupt in 2011 after receiving more than US$527 million in government backing. See more Thursday, January 24, 2013Power GenerationBloomberg U.K. to Import Electricity From Irish Clean Energy PlantsThe U.K. plans to import gigawatts of wind energy from Ireland to cut costs to consumers of lowering the greenhouse gas output of the nation's power mix. See more Wednesday, January 9, 2013Power GenerationBloomberg China unveils big renewable energy ambitions for 2013China, the world's largest carbon emitter due to its dependence on coal, plans to add 49 gigawatts of renewable-energy capacity this year in an effort to boost power production without increasing its reliance on fossil fuels. See more Monday, January 7, 2013Power GenerationClean Technica China's Strong Renewable Energy Growth ContinuesChina has again stretched its renewable energy installed capacity, increasing its wind energy capacity up to 56 megawatts at the end of October 2012, and increasing its hydro power capacity to 206 megawatts. See more |
