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New US wind installations slow down in 2010
The US installed 539 MW of new wind capacity in the first quarter of 2010, the lowest value since 2007, according to the American Wind Energy Association.
US could halt carbon emissions from coal by 2020, say experts
The US could completely halt CO2 emissions from coal-fired power plants by 2020, according to a group of expert scientists, engineers, and architects.
Fisker secures $529 million loan from US government
Californian startup Fisker Automotive has confirmed the closing of a $528.7 million loan from the Department of Energy to support the production of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in the US.
US awards $106 million to innovative energy research
The US Department of Energy is awarding $106 million to 37 innovative research projects that could transform the way energy is used and produced.
ICT industry needs to set targets for reducing emissions
The ICT industry needs to focus on reducing emissions or could come under the same scrutiny from environmentalists as air travel, warns a new publication by the BCS, the UK’s Chartered Institute for IT.
First US offshore wind farm gets the go ahead
US Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar yesterday gave the go ahead for the country’s first offshore wind farm in Nantucket Sound off the coast of Massachusetts.
US to work with Masdar project on clean energy
The US Department of Energy has signed an agreement to work with Abu Dhabi’s Masdar Initiative on clean energy.
Last chance for US climate change bill
A compromise US climate change bill is being analysed by the Environmental Protection Agency ahead of going before the Senate, according to Reuters reports.
Vestas receives order for 2100 MW from Portuguese utility
In one of the largest orders ever seen, Danish manufacturer Vestas is to supply EDP Renováveis, the renewables division of Portuguese utility Energías de Portugal, with wind turbines up to a capacity of 2100 MW.
GE teams up with Arizona utility to look at impact of solar power
US company GE is teaming up with electric utility Arizona Public Service and three other partners to look at how large amounts of solar power can be integrated into the grid.