Archive for ‘Energy’
India ripe for renewable energy market, much like tech revolution
November 1st, 2007
India’s role as a hub for US technology companies could be mimicked in the renewable energy market, US and Indian business leaders in the sector said Wednesday, calling for greater deregulation and a global price on carbon emissions to help spur growth in alternative fuel sources.
Popularity: 5%
Taiwan VP hopeful aims to expand nuclear energy
October 31st, 2007
Taiwan vice presidential hopeful Vincent Siew, a powerful economic adviser to lead candidate Ma Ying-jeou, said on Wednesday that despite safety fears he would push for more nuclear power in the face of oil price hikes.
Popularity: 3%
Solar energy boom may help world’s poorest
October 31st, 2007
A surge in investment in solar power is bringing down costs of the alternative energy source, but affordability problems still dog hopes for the 1.6 billion people worldwide without electricity.
Popularity: 4%
Looking For E85 Fuel For Cars
October 30th, 2007
Ethanol plants are getting a lot of attention in Central New York. Drivers are buying cars that can use the alternative fuel, called E85. It’s a mixture of 85% Ethanol and 15% gasoline. But, where can you fill up on the green energy?
Popularity: 3%
Stay On Road To Green With Ethanol Station
October 30th, 2007
It’s a little easier to stay green on the road. A new local station lets you fill up with biodiesel and ethanol, along with unleaded.
Popularity: 3%
Astronauts Make Spacewalk
October 30th, 2007
Astronauts made a spacewalk Tuesday to install a solar power tower on the International Space Station
Popularity: 3%
IBM has greener way to reuse silicon
October 30th, 2007
IBM Corp. says it has developed a greener method for recycling precious silicon that is wasted during computer chip manufacturing.
Popularity: 3%
Astronauts install solar unit on space station
October 30th, 2007
Astronauts made a tricky job look easy Tuesday when they used a robot arm to latch a 17.5 ton solar power girder to its new home at the end of the International Space Station.
Popularity: 3%
Barcelona looks to skies for energy
October 30th, 2007
Barcelona in Spain’s Catalan region is a pioneer in the field of renewable energy with an ambitious programme of installing solar panels. Renewable energy accounts for between five and seven percent of output. But it’s a struggle to keep up with the growing demand for energy.
Popularity: 3%
Egypt’s president unveils plan to build nuclear power plants
October 29th, 2007
Egyptian President Hosny Mubarak announced on Monday a plan to build several nuclear power plants for peaceful uses, the first of which would be built with the help of the United Nations atomic watchdog.
Popularity: 5%
Chinese province sees high rates of birth defects in coal mining areas
October 29th, 2007
Coal mining regions of northern China are reporting soaring levels of defects in newborn babies as an apparent result of heavy pollution, state media said Monday, citing a local population planning official.
Popularity: 4%
New electric car unveiled
October 29th, 2007
A new car could help save you money. Basin Electric Power Cooperative is unveiling this 2008 Ford Escape Electric car at the Great Plains Energy Expo in Bismarck. Its a project Basin Electric has been working on for the past eighteen months. Chris Vandeventer has been the one behind this vehicle. He says instead of filling your car with three …
Popularity: 8%
E-85 Ethanol: How is it Affecting the U.S.?
October 28th, 2007
Ethanol based gas products such as E-85 meet only 2% of the U.S. economies transportation fuel demands. At a time when there is wide spread drought and high food prices across the country is Ethanol viable?
Popularity: 8%
Russia EU energy agreement
October 24th, 2007
The agreement comes ahead of a Russia-EU summit in Portugal where energy issues are expected to be on the agenda.The EU is heavily dependent on energy from Russia, where Kremlin leaders see oil and gas as new instruments of geopolitical clout. Russian energy supplies have been disrupted in the past…
Popularity: 2%
Nuclear Energy’s Revival
October 18th, 2007
Momentum is under way based on loosening regulatory control in Washington. Electricity demand is expected to rise 40% in the U.S. through 2030.
Popularity: 6%
