Cetrel and Novozymes to Make Biogas and Electricity from Bagasse

December 14, 2009 Category: Bioenergy, Electricity, Green Energy
Cetrel and Novozymes to Make Biogas and Electricity from Bagasse

Cetrel, the largest provider of environmental solutions for the manufacturing industry in Latin America, and Novozymes, the world’s leading producer of industrial enzymes, today announced a research partnership to turn sugarcane waste into green energy. Using Cetrel’s know-how in waste-stream treatment and Novozymes’ biotech expertise, the partners... 

Hiroshi Development, LLC Closes Initial $300 Million to Fund Renewable Energy and Technology Projects

December 12, 2009 Category: Energy Efficiency, Energy Prices, Renewable Energy
Hiroshi Development, LLC Closes Initial $300 Million to Fund Renewable Energy and Technology Projects

Hiroshi Development, LLC addresses an opportunity in the renewable energy market that neither traditional private equity nor venture capital investors currently address. Renewable energy financings require a strong understanding of project equity, senior and subordinated debt structures, regulatory compliance, fuel supply and power purchase agreements.... 

Swedish EcoEnergy to Begin Construction of Waste-to-Energy Facility in Donetsk

November 19, 2009 Category: Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Energy Management
Swedish EcoEnergy to Begin Construction of Waste-to-Energy Facility in Donetsk

In June 2009, the Swedish company EcoEnergy Scandinavia and the Ukrainian government signed Memorandum of understanding on constructing and operating waste incineration plants in Ukraine. Today, EcoEnergy and the Municipality of Donetsk participated in a ceremony in Donetsk in conjunction with the launch of the construction of the first waste to energy... 

Electric vehicles, infrastructure power 2009 Beyond Oil conference

November 16, 2009 Category: Electric Energy
Electric vehicles, infrastructure power 2009 Beyond Oil conference

Shiny new electric vehicles, emitting only low-whirring sounds, glistened as they darted among the few sun breaks in Seattle outside a Cascadia Center conference titled Beyond Oil: The Sustainable Communities Initiative. The all-electric Ford Focus made its debut at the late-October event, co-sponsored by Idaho National Laboratory. Ford’s Focus... 

Largest Wind Project in Missouri to Feature GE 1.5-Megawatt Technology

November 11, 2009 Category: Wind Energy
Largest Wind Project in Missouri to Feature GE 1.5-Megawatt Technology

In an effort to meet Missouri’s ongoing renewable energy goals, Wind Capital Group is developing the state’s largest wind project, Lost Creek, with the support of GE’s 1.5-megawatt wind turbine technology. The Lost Creek project supports Missouri’s Clean Air Initiative, which calls for 15 percent of the state’s power to be generated from renewable... 

Dominion Resources GreenTech Incubator to Grow Clean Technology Businesses, Jobs in Central Virginia

November 10, 2009 Category: Energy Companies, Energy Efficiency, Green Energy
Dominion Resources GreenTech Incubator to Grow Clean Technology Businesses, Jobs in Central Virginia

The Dominion Resources GreenTech Incubator, a center to assist new businesses focused on energy efficiency and other clean and green technologies, is scheduled to open early next year in Ashland, Va., with financial support from Dominion, one of the nation’s largest producers of energy. Modeled after other successful technology incubators, the... 

Hydrogen milestone moves energy independence one step forward

November 10, 2009 Category: Hydrogen Energy
Hydrogen milestone moves energy independence one step forward

Big things often come in small packages. That’s certainly the case with the potential created by recent successes in hydrogen research at Idaho National Laboratory. Steve Herring, technical director of the High Temperature Electrolysis Nuclear Hydrogen Initiative, holds in his hand a solid-oxide electrolysis cell no larger than a standard CD.... 

Honeywell’s UOP and China National Petroleum Corp. to Collaborate on Biofuels Projects in China

November 4, 2009 Category: Biofuel Energy
Honeywell's UOP and China National Petroleum Corp. to Collaborate on Biofuels Projects in China

UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, announced that it signed a memorandum of understanding with China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) under which the two companies will collaborate on a range of biofuels technologies and projects in China. Under the terms of the agreement, announced at the 20th meeting of the China-U.S. Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade... 

U.S. Department of Energy Awards Momentive $4.5 Million Grant

October 30, 2009 Category: Energy Companies, Natural Gas, Oil Energy
U.S. Department of Energy Awards Momentive $4.5 Million Grant

Momentive Performance Materials will receive $4.5 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to continue the development of breakthrough technology for the low cost production of light emitting diodes (LEDs) used in solid state lighting (SSL) and for increased LED light source performance. LED lights can consume 75 percent less energy... 

Honeywell Refrigerant Helps Homeowners Convert the Sun’s Heat Into Power

October 29, 2009 Category: Electricity, Energy Bills
Honeywell Refrigerant Helps Homeowners Convert the Sun's Heat Into Power

Honeywell announced today that its Genetron® R-245fa refrigerant is being used to help homeowners generate electricity from the sun’s heat while offsetting energy costs. Honeywell’s energy-efficient refrigerant is being used in an organic rankine cycle (ORC) called the 35Z Micro Power Plant, manufactured by Germany-based Turbolina GmbH... 

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