While ocean ship operators were digesting news of a pending major rule from the Environmental Protection Agency on vessel air emissions, another vision of the future occurred at the Port of Long Beach, CA.
A Toyota car carrier partially powered by solar energy docked at the port. The Auriga Leader is the first such green-technology-equipped car carrier to ply the high seas and it's about time.
The vessel is outfitted with 328 solar panels that can generate up to 40 kilowatts, decreasing demand on the ship's diesel-powered auxiliary engines for electricity, thus cutting down pollution, the port says.
Dow and Algenol Biofuels joining forces is a match made in algae photobioreactor heaven.[read more]
Many people have the misconception that the renewable energy field is comprised largely of little start-ups. In reality, many of...[read more]
The most interesting part of this project is the compromise between new construction and retrofitting. [read more]
Industrial designer Virginia Gardiner has designed not just a new toilet, but a new closed-loop management system that will...[read more]
Editor's note: Correction, the city of San Jose will be processing yard and food waste, not human waste, as...[read more]
Wednesday marked the start of the Virtual Energy Forum, billed as the World's Largest Online Energy Conference. I was lucky...[read more]
We have to make sure that projects like Desertec are not just neo-colonists, stealing sun rather than gold[read more]
The Waste Expo convention that I attended early this month was sponsored in part by the National Solid Wastes...[read more]
Solar stocks are hot but are they a good long-term investment?[read more]
China is the largest emitter of greenhouse gas emissions in the world. Coal is used for 70 percent of China’s...[read more]
We have certifications for organic claims, guides for green marketing, why not impose a new rule of thumb for...[read more]
STC says it has always been green and it is taking its "go solar" mantra to Africa.[read more]
It’s hard to believe that, until the 1990’s, Dubai was little more than a desert tent city. A brief...[read more]
The tax-credit bond program for renewables has a volume cap of $2.4 billion in California -- a nice chunk of change.[read more]
San Diego-based Helix Wind is looking to ramp up production and build out a place for itself as a premier provider of small-scale vertical axis wind turbines, a sub-sector of the wind power market that looks poised for strong growth.[read more]
Along with the fiddle, big hair, and American Idol/pop music rejects, Country music relies on the persistent theme of...[read more]
Thirteen percent—more than 30 million tons—of the municipal solid waste collected in 2007 was food waste. This comes from...[read more]
The US market for small wind turbines grew significantly in 2008 despite the recession. New investment, new government incentives, greater economies of scale, and greater demand from residential and commercial customers all contributed.[read more]
The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 shaping up in the US Congress does indeed address the latter. Unfortunately the effectiveness of King Coal and Big Oil massive lobbying and public PR campaigns has turned the bill into a "Subsidize Oil and Coal" as opposed to "Clean Energy and Climate Change" legislation. [read more]
Earlier this week, Boeing released it’s 2009 Environmental Report which highlights 2008 reductions in energy and water consumption and...[read more]
Renewable energy and sustainable lifestyles are coming together on American Indian tribal lands and in communities around the country, including an off-grid Native American eco- and cultural resort near the San Bernardino National Forest. Loan guarantees expected through the Dept. of Interior through Pres. Obama's "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act" should provide a much needed boost.[read more]
The U.S. wind power sector benefited from the 8,358 megawatts (MW) of wind power capacity that was installed last...[read more]
Part one in a series of reports looking at Germany's energy and climate policies, and how they might serve as...[read more]
Ecuador's making progress as it strives to meet a goal of eliminating fossil fuel use on the Galapagos Islands by 2015.[read more]
Tri-State Energy has a lot of ground to cover. The Denver-based energy co-op is responsible for generating baseload power to...[read more]
Alaska governor Sarah Palin has rejected $28.6 million dollars in federal stimulus money for Alaska’s State Energy Program. However,...[read more]
Is camelina the next big thing in biofuel crops?[read more]
