Brussels (AFP) March 14, 2008 - Britain and France on Friday persuaded their EU partners to consider cutting value-added tax (VAT) on environmentally friendly domestic products.
Bend OR (SPX) Mar 14, 2008 - Davenport Power has announced that US Renewables Group and Riverstone Holdings have agreed to provide development capital for the Newberry Geothermal Project. The initial funds will be used to drill exploratory test wells to explore potential geothermal resource areas for underground geologic features that have the right combination of heat and water to produce steam.
Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Mar 14, 2008 - A growing number of plug-in hybrid electric cars and trucks could require major new power generation resources or none at all- depending on when people recharge their automobiles. A recent Oak Ridge National Laboratory study, featured in the current issue of the ORNL Review examined how an expected increase in ownership of hybrid electric cars and trucks will affect the power grid depending on what time of day or night the vehicles are charged.
Clearfield PA (SPX) Mar 14, 2008 - Governor Edward G. Rendell said that Pennsylvanias energy future begins in Clearfield with the groundbreaking for BioEnergy's new ethanol biorefinery, which will be Pennsylvanias first such facility and one of the largest in the nation when operational.
Bismarck ND (SPX) Mar 14, 2008 - Basin Electric Power Cooperative and Powerspan have announced the selection of Powerspan's carbon dioxide (CO2) capture technology for a commercial demonstration at Basin Electric's coal-based electrical generation facility, the Antelope Valley Station located near Beulah, North Dakota. Approximately one million tons of CO2 will be captured annually from the 120 megawatt slipstream project, making this demonstration among the largest in the world.
Racine WI (SPX) Mar 14, 2008 - The slow and steady churn of giant windmills at the Harvest Wind Farm in Michigan will help SC Johnson power 46 percent of its second largest North American manufacturing plant in Bay City, Mich. This initiative alone helps the company keep 29,500 tons of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere annually. The energy saved is comparable to the energy needed to supply 1,800 average homes a year, and the CO2 reduction is equivalent to taking almost 3,000 cars off of the road annually.
- Nigerian security officials said they discovered a complex oil-stealing scheme involving a secret oil pipeline through a militant camp and onto a private jetty.
Dumaguete City, Philippines (SPX) Mar 13, 2008 - The Supreme Council of Datus Alimaong has reached agreement with Monterey, CA-based Abundant Biofuels Corporation to develop more than 1.2 million acres of ancestral domain for production of biodiesel from Jatropha curcas in underused Lumad lands on the island of Mindanao.
Denver CO (SPX) Mar 13, 2008 - Xcel Energy has announced it will put in motion its vision to make Boulder, Colo., the nation's first fully integrated Smart Grid City. The advanced, smart grid system - when fully implemented over the next few years - will provide customers with a portfolio of smart grid technologies designed to provide environmental, financial and operational benefits.
Ottawa, Canada (SPX) Mar 13, 2008 - During the sustainable housing round table session of the Mexican-Canadian Alliance, the Zero Energy Housing pilot program was presented as a result of the alternative energy program, a joint project between Urbi, the Valle las Palmas technical round table and the Ministry of Energy, and overseen by Comision Nacional de Vivienda (CONAVI - The National Housing Commission).
Dresden, Germany (SPX) Mar 13, 2008 - Most diggers and construction machines discharge unfiltered exhaust fumes into the air. This is because special vehicles are made in small batches, and each requires a different filter geometry. Diesel soot filters of varying shapes can now be produced at competitive prices.
Vancouver, Canada (AFP) March 13, 2008 - Basic changes in building design and construction could slash greenhouse gas emissions by 35 percent in North America, said a joint Canada-US-Mexico report Thursday.
Wilmington DE (SPX) Mar 13, 2008 - HyPower Fuel is pleased to release details on its newly acquired ultra-green biodiesel process for the North American market. Mr. Douglas Bender, President of HyPower Fuel, reports that we firmly believe that our biodiesel process is the world's most cost-effective and environmentally friendly method of producing biodiesel. Our process uses no water and virtually no hazardous chemicals other than methanol, which is a common denominator in any biodiesel process.
Tokyo (AFP) March 13, 2008 - Iran on Thursday reassured Japan, the top buyer of its oil, that it would continue to be a stable supplier despite fresh UN sanctions over the Islamic Republic's contested nuclear programme.
Denver CO (SPX) Mar 13, 2008 - Driving Change will be launched at an event led by Denver Mayor John W. Hickenlooper and Driving Change developers, stakeholders, and participants. In an effort to identify new ways for drivers to address GHG emissions stemming from vehicles, Driving Change measures the environmental impact of driving behavior.
Washington (UPI) Mar 12, 2008 - A Pentagon report says four key oil-related laws in Iraq are stalled in political gridlock while gains in oil and power production could be lost.
