GE Announces $1 Billion Deal with Invenergy

GE Announces $1 Billion Deal with Invenergy
Excerpt:
"GE Energy has announced an agreement with Invenergy LLC of more than $1 billion, marking one of the largest commitments for wind turbines to be delivered in a single year in the history of the global wind industry. GE will supply Invenergy with 600 megawatts (MW) of its 1.5-megawatt wind turbines for projects in North America, and 200 MW of its 2.5xl wind turbines for European applications."

The Increasing Quality and Economy of LEDs

Excerpt:
" Compact fluorescents are the poster children for the energy efficiency movement. But in a not so far-away future, LEDs may give them a run for their money. We recently wrote about this in a recent, and surprisingly controversial, post.

LED bulbs are longer-lived and consume less energy than compact fluorescents, and they do not contain mercury. So why aren’t we using them already? There are two main complaints with LEDs: they are way too expensive, and they have an impractical spotlight type quality. But the University of Glasgow has a new process that they believe addresses both of these complaints."
http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/1296/

5 breakthrough energy technologies - Popular Mechanics

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5 breakthrough energy technologies - Popular Mechanics
Excerpt:
"With the outlook for oil uncertain, it's time for new ideas. Here are five emerging technologies--from buoys that harness the power of waves to bacteria that extract electricity from wastewater."
http://men.msn.com/greenarticlepm.aspx?cp-documentid=702606

Report: China to stick with coal, promote clean energy

Report: China to stick with coal, promote clean energy

Excerpt:
"China will remain dependent on coal for energy in the long-term, but has vowed to give the development of renewable energy a "top priority," the government said in a white paper released Wednesday. Coal will continue to play the main role as an energy source for a "long time" with efforts stepped up to burn it more cleanly, said the country's first white paper on energy."
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/164397.html

Foreword by Senator Olympia Snowe - Saving Energy, Growing Jobs - How Environmental Protection Promotes Economic Growth, Profitability, Innovation, an

Foreword by Senator Olympia Snowe - Saving Energy, Growing Jobs - How Environmental Protection Promotes Economic Growth, Profitability, Innovation and

Excerpt from Senator Snowe Foreword:
"Saving Energy Growing Jobs offers a compelling way forward, and demonstrates how environmental protection is not merely compatible with economic growth, but can also create business opportunities. A healthier environment can and must come from collaborative relationships among government, private industry, and the environmental movement..."
http://newsofmaine.blogspot.com/2007/12/foreward-by-senator-olympia-snowe.html

Google's Love for Solar May Extend to Other Renewables

Excerpt:
"When it comes to bragging rights and solar power, Google's on top: it has the largest corporate installation of solar-powered electricity yet.

But that apparently is just the beginning. The search giant is also considering other forms of renewable energy, according to Robyn Beavers, the director of environmental programs at Google. Google intends to generate 50 megawatts of electricity from renewable forms for its operations by 2012."

http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9807330-7.html

Energy-Saving Electronics: CamSemi Raises $26M

Energy-Saving Electronics: CamSemi Raises $26M

Rock Stars Lobby Congress Against Nuclear Power

Rock Stars Lobby Congress Against Nuclear Power

Energy Consumption Fueling Catastrophic Climate Change, Report Warns -

Energy Consumption Fueling Catastrophic Climate Change, Report Warns -

Green Power & Status Quo Bias

Green Power & Status Quo Bias

Innovalight raises $28M for new ink-based solar cell

Innovalight raises $28M for new ink-based solar cell

Project Green: The Power of the Sun

Project Green: The Power of the Sun

Excerpt:
"The search for renewable-energy sources is making clean-tech jobs hot."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21047656/site/newsweek/page/0/

More Utilities Seek Renewable Energy

More Utilities Seek Renewable Energy

Excerpt:
"Sierra Pacific Resources announced today that its two Nevada-based utility subsidiaries, Nevada Power Company and Sierra Pacific Power Company, have issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for renewable energy resources.

Proposals will be considered for solar, wind, geothermal, biomass and other resources eligible for portfolio energy credits under the Nevada renewable portfolio standard."

http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/story?id=50160&src=rss

LDK Solar Signs $224 M Supply Agreement with Solartech Energy

LDK Solar Signs $224 M Supply Agreement with Solartech Energy

Excerpt:
"Multicrystalline solar wafer manufacturer, LDK Solar Co., Ltd. announced yesterday that it has signed a five-year supply contract with Taiwan-based Solartech Energy Corp."

http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/story?id=50161&src=rss

Konarka Secures $45 M in Private Capital Financing

Konarka Secures $45 M in Private Capital Financing

Coal is still king, but wind energy grows in India

Coal is still king, but wind energy grows in India

Excerpt:
"If wind power has a reputation of being on the fringes - an expensive technology that has more to do with environmentalist dreams than electricity production - India is also proving it to be a viable energy source, even in the developing world. India has the fourth-highest installed capacity for wind power in the world, lagging only Germany, Spain and the United States, according to the Global Wind Energy Council."

http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5gxqQw6aL64MQP9AzR7BIVnxOd4VQ

European Environment Ministers meet on nuclear power

European Environment Ministers meet on nuclear power

Excerpt:
"The Environment Minister is meeting with a number of other European Environment Ministers in Austria today to discuss the future of nuclear energy.

John Gormley says he will voice his concerns that it's being put forward as a solution to climate change."

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/ireland/politics/article3013315.ece

Energy crop company Ceres raises $75M

Energy crop company Ceres raises $75M

EU calls on Poland to end 'unlawful' energy rules

EU calls on Poland to end 'unlawful' energy rules

Best Energy Strategy: Small, Green And Local, Experts Say

Best Energy Strategy: Small, Green And Local, Experts Say