State of Illinois, FutureGen Partners Highlight Significant Progress and Unwavering Commitment to Bring Project Home to Mattoon

Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Director Jack Lavin today assembled national, state and local partners to announce new developments in the state’s effort to secure the landmark FutureGen clean energy project. The progress report included new geophysical data that confirm the suitability of the Mattoon host site to securely... 

Global Solar Leaders and UNEP Outline Central Role for Solar in Climate Solution at United Nations Climate Change Conference in Poland

Representatives from three leading international solar companies and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) — Dr. Zhengrong Shi, Suntech’s Chairman and CEO, Jeremy Leggett, Executive Chairman of Solarcentury, Mike Ahearn, Chairman and CEO of First Solar, and Achim Steiner, UNEP Executive Director — gathered at the United Nations... 

Industry-Academia Cooperation between NCKU and Celxpert

National Cheng Kung University, the second largest university in Taiwan, and Celxpert Energy Corp., the renowned Li-ion battery manufacturer, jointly established a platform for industry-academia cooperation, especially with a focus on fuel cell development. The kick-off party was held on the 1st December 2008, at the Department of Aeronautics &... 

Centriforce Technology’s Desalination Process Will Reduce Energy Requirements with Lower Environmental Impact

Centriforce Technology Corp.’s new desalination technology is designed to reduce the amount of energy needed to produce fresh water and reduce the environmental impact compared to existing technologies. Current desalination processes that convert salt or brackish water into fresh water require significant energy input and expense. Centriforce’s... 

ANEW, a Joint Venture between the A. N. Group & Waste-to-Energy Group, Calls for Nation-to-Nation Cooperation

The Acjachemen Nation, commonly known as the Juaneno Band of Mission Indians, celebrates the inaugural Native American Heritage Day with an announcement of a nation-to-nation cooperation. “This day we announce a new day. ANEW day! From this day forward we are persistent in our pursuit to battle the pollutants that sicken the gift we call ‘Mother... 

European Commission announces first building-blocks of a future super-grid

The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) welcomes the key role given to offshore wind energy in the European Commission’s Strategic Energy Review (SER) published this morning, and above all its commitment to publish a Blueprint for a North Sea offshore grid. With 1, 486 MW of capacity currently installed offshore and 30, 882 MW more capacity... 

Destiny, Florida Announces Florida’s First Green Energy Station

Destiny, Florida, America’s first eco-sustainable city, announced today that the first green E-station in Florida will be located at the Southeast corner of 441 and State Road 60 in southern Osceola County. The 6,000-square-foot energy refueling station will contain traditional and renewable fuels, electric automobile charging stations along with... 

Plug Power Partners With National Grid for Combined Heat and Power Fuel Cell Field Trial

Plug Power Inc., a leader in providing clean, reliable energy solutions, and National Grid, an international natural gas and electric utility, today announced a partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to conduct the first field trial of Plug Power’s new micro-CHP (combined heat and power) GenSys(r) fuel cell system. Fueled by natural... 

Renewable Choice Energy Launches First-Of-Its-Kind Product: ‘GREEN YOUR PHONE’

As the environmental impact of conventional energy production and electricity consumption continues to be a growing concern with Americans, Renewable Choice Energy has developed GREEN YOUR PHONE, a first-of its-kind retail product which enables cell phone users to offset their mobile device’s electricity use with wind power. GREEN YOUR PHONE allows... 

CleanTech Biofuels Enters Into Alliance Discussions for Expansion Into France

CleanTech Biofuels, Inc. announces that it has begun exploring opportunities to implement its technology in France with the assistance of the French government economic development arm, the Invest in France Agency. This significant development signals CleanTech’s expansion into international markets, starting with France which is already recognized...