(Source: AutoblogGreen) Filed under: Biodiesel Shaun Stenshol and a Bio-Beetle - Click above for high-res image gallery They don't call Hawaii a paradise for nothing. The archipelago lies in the middle of the Pacific ocean and is one of the most remote locations on the

(Source: New Scientist) These dark regions may somehow alter the rate of Earth's spin – an insight that could help steer spacecraft more accurately

(Source: Solve Climate Chronicles - References: Environmental Leader) The biomass industry is demanding that U.S. EPA revamp newly proposed standards that would impose strict emissions limits on the boilers at its wood-burning plants, saying the billions in equipment upgrades would "endanger" the

(Source: Green Car Congress) Bunge Limited, a leading global agribusiness and food company, has joined Solazyme’s Series D round as a strategic investor. Solazyme is an algal biotechnology company that produces renewable oils and biomaterials in standard fermentation

(Source: AutoblogGreen - References: Next Big Future) Filed under: Emerging Technologies, MPG, AutoblogGreen Q & A, AutoblogGreen Exclusive Given that the traditional four-stroke Otto-cycle engine piston engine only has a thermal efficiency of 25-30 percent, there is clearly still plenty of room

(Source: BusinessGreen - References: Peak Energy) James Murray, BusinessGreen, Tuesday 24 August 2010 at 00:15:00 Wind farm developers fear National Grid proposals designed to accommodate nuclear power plants will lead to a huge increase in backup costs Wind farm operators could see their overheads

(Source: Environmental Leader) If you are looking for long-term historical energy statistics, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its Annual Energy Review 2009, which covers all major energy sources and all energy-consuming sectors in the U.S. from 1949 through

(Source: Reuters: Environment) CANBERRA (Reuters) - The government of an Australian territory said on Thursday it will enact tough carbon cutting laws, a step that comes after a national election that punished the ruling Labor party over lack of action on climate change.

09/01/2010 - Mascoma Corporation, a biofuel technology development company, recently announced the acquisition of

(Source: Technology Review - References: The Oil Drum) The cofounder of Microsoft talks energy, philanthropy and management style.

(Source: ScienceDaily: Energy Technology News - References: WorldChanging) Imagine devices that capture electricity from the air -- much like solar cells capture sunlight -- and using them to light a house or recharge an electric car. Imagine using similar panels on the rooftops of buildings to prevent lightning before it

(Source: GoodCleanTech) From wind turbines to solar panels, we've been finding plenty of ways to use the natural world around us as a means of harnessing energy. Now a new technology looks to do the same thing by creating energy from air. Dubbed hygroelectricity, the

08/31/2010 - Voltea Limited - a devloper of advanced water desalination technology - recently announced that it has completed a 3...

08/31/2010 - Exelon Corporation has announced an agreement to acquire John Deere Renewables, an operator and developer of wind power, in a transaction that will add 735 operating megawatts of clean, renewable energy to Exelon's generation portfolio, as well as an additional 230 megawatts in advanced stages of development...

(Source: Environmental Leader) The U.S. set a goal to obtain one billion gallons of home-grown fuel from corn stalks, wood chips and other non-edible waste by 2013 and 16 billion gallons by 2022, under the 2007 renewable fuel standard (RFS), but there is still not one cellulosic

(Source: Environmental Leader - References: Greenbang) Deere & Co. dropped out of the U.S. Climate Action Partnership (USCAP) in May, which has supported a cap-and-trade program for reducing carbon-dioxide emissions, reports The Wall Street Journal. Deere did not make an announcement in May that it

(Source: Technology Review)