The Texas Petawatt laser reached greater than one petawatt of laser power on Monday morning, March 31, making it the highest powered laser in the world, Todd Ditmire, a physicist at The University of Texas at Austin, said.
Orlando FL (SPX) Apr 09, 2008 - Siemens Power Generation has been awarded another major order for its 2.3-megawatt (MW) wind turbines. Siemens will supply 65 wind turbines for the Biglow Canyon Wind Farm Phase 2 and 76 units for the Biglow Canyon Wind Farm Phase 3 in Sherman County in Oregon. The purchaser is Portland General Electric Company (PGE), a fully integrated utility that serves more than 804,000 customers in Oregon.
Manama, Bahrain (SPX) Apr 09, 2008 - The Bahrain World Trade Center (BWTC) made history this week as its pioneering wind turbines turned together for the first time. The three 29m-diameter turbine blades on Bahrain's iconic landmark are the world's first to be integrated into a commercial development, and are forecast to provide the equivalent of 11-15% of the power for the two towers when fully operational.
- One of Nigeria's most top militants from the oil-rich Niger Delta is being tried in closed-door proceedings on gun and treason charges.
Miami, April 8, 2008 - Mexican President Felipe Calderon is facing growing pressure to present to Congress his reform proposal for the country's energy sector, experts say.
Hastings-On-Hudson, N.Y., April 8, 2008 - Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of Multi-National Force-Iraq, needs to answer some oil questions as he testifies before Congress this week, coinciding with Wednesday's fifth anniversary of the U.S. occupation of Iraq's Oil Ministry.
Washington (AFP) April 8, 2008 - The United States said Tuesday a Central Asian bloc dominated by Russia and China was unlikely to turn into a military alliance but expressed concern over Iran's potential membership.
Monrovia CA (SPX) Apr 07, 2008 - AeroVironment has been awarded three utility patents and six design patents by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) along with 12 European design patents relating to new approaches to renewable energy generation on buildings. The USPTO awarded the patents relating to the incorporation of AV's Architectural Wind system on rooftops.
Washington, April 7, 2008 - What a difference two decades and a generation make.
Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Apr 07, 2008 - The U.S. military, eager to establish a high degree of energy self-sufficiency, has announced that it is considering Coal-To-Liquid Fuel ('CTLF') facilities to be built on their bases. Further, major energy producers are turning towards CTLF as part of the country's energy-delivery solution. It is worth reiterating that this positions Silverado Green Fuel Inc. at the forefront of one of the U.S.'s highest priorities, namely domestic energy supply and security.
Brussels (AFP) April 7, 2008 - Power companies in just five EU nations could reap windfall profits of up to 71 billion euros over five years thanks to Europe's emissions trading scheme, the green group WWF claimed Monday.
Loveland CO (SPX) Apr 07, 2008 - In just a few years renewable energy has gone from a trendy niche to a national imperative. Today thousands of employers in dozens of sectors are looking for employees. But even though opportunities abound, unearthing them has been a challenge. Now in his latest book, Careers in Renewable Energy, author Gregory McNamee gives job seekers a guide to where green energy jobs can be found.
Gulf Ethanol has met with government officials, investors and industry partners in Central America to discuss plans to manufacture biofuels in Central America.
Jakarta (AFP) April 7, 2008 - Indonesia is failing to halt the destruction of its peatland forests despite promising to do so during last year's climate change conference in Bali, pressure group Greenpeace said Monday.
Gaithersburg MD (SPX) Apr 07, 2008 - One of the key engineering challenges to building a clean, efficient, hydrogen-powered car is how to design the fuel tank. Storing enough raw hydrogen for a reasonable driving range would require either impractically high pressures for gaseous hydrogen or extremely low temperatures for liquid hydrogen.
North Stamford CT (SPX) Apr 07, 2008 - A developer is taking green design to another level with a new community that may be one of the most eco-friendly residential developments in the nation. Windermere on the Lake, which is under construction in North Stamford, Connecticut, utilizes the latest green technologies and environmentally sensitive habitat management plans to create a residential enclave in harmony with the natural surroundings.
