News: Archive for June, 2009
‘WASHINGTON – Concessions to farmers and lawmakers from rural areas erased a major obstacle facing a massive climate bill before the House but divided environmentalists, some of whom now oppose the legislation.’
via Controversial deals behind climate bill – Climate Change- msnbc.com.
‘LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – Europe has started moves to help China develop technology to trap and bury carbon dioxide (CO2) underground in the fight against global warming.’
via EU to help China bury carbon in climate fight | Green Business | Reuters.
‘The AORA formerly EDIG Solar hybrid solar power station will be up and running as of today, with enough capacity to power 70 homes continuously — through the night and cloud cover. Thirty heliostats will track and reflect the sun towards the nearly hundred-foot tall turbine tower, where the concentrated sunlight heats compressed air, which then drives a gas turbine.’
via Hybrid Thermal Plant Provides Constant Power | Green Business | Reuters.
‘A terrific new documentary, “Food, Inc.,” playing in cinemas nationwide, offers a powerful and largely persuasive diagnosis of American agriculture. Go see it, but be warned that you may not want to eat for a week afterward.’
via Op-Ed Columnist – Lettuce From the Garden, With Worms – NYTimes.com.
‘BRUSSELS Reuters – European solar power will start to become economically competitive compared to mainstream electricity from next year, a report by the European Photovoltaic Industry Association EPIA said on Monday.’
via Solar power to challenge in Europe by 2010 | Green Business | Reuters.
‘LONDON Reuters – The cleantech industry is poised to grow this year although 2009 could be a “bloodbath” for the solar sector due to falling module prices and limited credit, the managers of a new megatrends fund launched this month said.’
via New megatrends fund sees 2009 solar bloodbath | Green Business | Reuters.
‘Meeting energy needs while being efficient and using environmentally responsible technologies is probably the single greatest change that needs to happen to alter the effects of climate change now. In the United States and the European Union, governments are backing smart grid and renewable energy programs. Undoubtedly, the two technologies go hand-in-hand, but where should we put our efforts and dollars/euros first?’
via Smart Grid vs. Renewable Energy: Where Should We Invest? | Green Business | Reuters.
‘HONG KONG Reuters – Beijing's bid to boost the solar energy sector could draw more than $10 billion in private funding for projects and put China on track to become a leading market for solar equipment in the next three years.’
via Incentives add shine to China solar drive | Green Business | Reuters.
‘A group of 20 German firms is forming a consortium this July to begin raising $555 billion for the much-discussed Afro-European solar research project known as Desertec, the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung revealed this week.’
via Holy Solar Funding: Project Desertec to Get $500 Billion Cash Infusion? | SolveClimate.com.
‘PARIS Reuters – Biofuels could be used to replace jet fuel in less than five years following recent tests by plane-maker Boeing, while the industry says it is putting billions of dollars into improving its environmental impact.’
via Biofuels to the fore in fight to reduce emissions | Green Business | Reuters.