News tagged with energy projects

California hits wind energy milestone: About 5 percent of power from wind

California now gets about 5 percent of its electricity from wind power, according to data released Tuesday by the California Wind Energy Association.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 42

Facebook, Greenpeace in truce over data centers

(AP) -- Facebook and Greenpeace have called a truce over a clean energy feud that had the environmental group using the social network's own platform to campaign against it.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Project begins injection of CO2 for storage at Illinois Basin

The Midwest Geological Sequestration Consortium (MGSC) has begun injecting carbon dioxide (CO2) for the first million-tonne demonstration of carbon sequestration in the U.S. The CO2 will be stored permanently in the Mt. Simon Sand ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 13

Insect cyborgs may become first responders, search and monitor hazardous environs

(PhysOrg.com) -- Research conducted at the University of Michigan College of Engineering may lead to the use of insects to monitor hazardous situations before sending in humans.

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 23, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

U.S. announces desert 'solar energy zones'

The Obama administration on Thursday announced its plan for solar energy development, directing large-scale industrial projects to 285,000 acres of desert in the Western U.S. while opening 20 million acres of the Mojave for ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 28, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (12) | comments 9

Now you can determine the solar efficiency of your roof

It is becoming more and more common to install solar panels on roofs in order to obtain green electricity, but not all roofs are equally suitable. Scientists from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

IBM and EKZ make electric vehicle charging more convenient with new smartphone application

IBM Research today announced that it has teamed with EKZ, the electricity utility provider of the Canton of Zurich in Switzerland, on a new pilot project that will allow consumers to conveniently charge electric ...

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created Oct 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Tech company to build science ghost town in NM

New Mexico, home to several of the nation's premier scientific, nuclear and military institutions, is planning to embark on a science project of unprecedented scale - a petri dish the size of a large U.S. city.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Sep 06, 2011 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 18

Solar water heaters offer relief to S.Africans

For years the only hot water in Zoleka Mali's home came out of a pot on her paraffin stove.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jun 26, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Australia picks Areva for solar energy project

French state-owned energy group Areva announced Tuesday that it had won a bid to participate in an Australian solar energy programme.

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created Jun 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

One million Bangladesh homes on solar power

The number of households in electricity-starved Bangladesh using solar panels has crossed the one million mark -- the fastest expansion of solar use in the world, officials said Wednesday.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jun 15, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Google invests $280 million to spur home solar

(AP) -- Google is investing $280 million to help private homeowners put solar panels on their rooftops. It's Google's latest - and largest - investment in clean energy.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jun 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Google backs wind energy in California desert

Google on Tuesday said it is investing $55 million into a California wind energy farm, raising to $400 million the amount of money the technology giant has pumped into clean energy projects.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 4

If you can 'green' it here, you can green it anywhere

At 7,000 feet in a tony resort community in the Wasatch mountains, Park City, Utah is known for many things-the Sundance Film Festival, world class outdoor recreation, 2002 Winter Olympics-but modest, "high ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Massive hydroelectric project faces test in Chile

A $3.2 billion hydroelectric project billed as key to satisfying Chile's growing energy needs faces a major hurdle Monday as an environmental panel decides whether or not to give it the green light.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3