2008-05-12 Power Engineering

Qatar signs multi-billion deals to build power plant

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2008-05-12 Business Journal of Milwaukee

New green ranking system pushed for cities and towns

Three green-minded groups are teaming up to push LEED to a new level: entire cities. The , the and California-based are developing a new green rating system for towns and cities.

2008-05-12 Denver Post

Editorial: Greener farm bill also better

The newest version of the farm bill now pending in Congress is substantially better than it was earlier. Because of improvements in conservation programs and a vital shift to promoting cellulosic ethanol, The Post now supports the bill, which could come to a vote as early as this week.

2008-05-12 Casper Star Tribune

Feds will study water issue

Federal legislation to explore putting groundwater pumped out during oil and gas production to use was signed into law last week. The bill signed by President Bush directs the Interior Department to assess the feasibility of recovering and cleaning up the millions of gallons of water that are reinjected into.

2008-05-12 specialchem.com

Ashland adhesive brings value to makers of hi-tech control panels

DUBLIN, Ohio -- Hi-tech touch-pad control panels, like those used on today's appliances, can now be created more efficiently with new UV-curable technology from Ashland Specialty Polymers & Adhesives (SP&A), a business group of Ashland Performance Materials, a division of Ashland Inc.

2008-05-12 Pollution Online

CES Technology To Anchor Large-Scale Carbon Capture And Storage Project

Rancho Cordova, CA - Clean Energy Systems' (CES) zero emissions power plant technology has been selected to supply carbon dioxide to a large-scale carbon capture and storage project under the leadership of the West Coast Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (WESTCARB).

2008-05-12 Tennessean

McCain to unveil climate plan

WASHINGTON ā John McCain heads to the Pacific Northwest today to propose a climate-change plan, addressing an issue integral to his presidential bid in a region that could be crucial.

2008-05-12 Venture Beat

HelioVolt claims CIGS thin film efficiency record

HelioVolt CEO BJ Stanbery is set to announce that his company has set a new speed record for CIGS conversion efficiency, ratcheting up the pressure in the competitive, high-stakes thin-film solar cell sector.

2008-05-12 Pacific Business News

Climate bill could raise natural gas, power costs

High gasoline prices may be today's energy crisis, but electricity rates and natural gas prices could become even bigger headaches for businesses in the future.

2008-05-12 NewsRx

RG Global's First Coal Bed Methane Water Treatment Plant for Yates Petroleum Begins Production; Reduces Treatment Cost by 50%

(NewsRx.com) -- RG Global's (BULLETIN BOARD: RGBL) Catalyx Fluid Solutions (CFS) division announced that its first plant for Yates Petroleum Corp. to treat discharge water from coal bed methane (CBM) wells has begun water treatment production after successfully passing the Wyoming Department of Environmental.

2008-05-12 CNN

Catch them if you can

(CNN) -- Despite plans to slash carbon dioxide (C02) emissions, the world still faces a very basic, and very big, problem. Many scientists believe the CO2 'tipping point' has been passed already.

2008-05-11 PhysOrg.com

Oil powered Norway gradually turns into the wind

'Wind-mapping shows that ... Norway is among the (world's) most ideal locations for wind power, both on the coast and offshore,' said Norwegian Deputy Petroleum and Energy Minister Liv Monica Stubholdt.

2008-05-09 TradingMarkets

Early Stage Companies Vie for Spot at Ventures Conference

Clean Technology Early Stage Ventures runs concurrently with Clean Technology 2008, and Nanotech 2008, now celebrating its 11th year. Clean Technology 2008 provides over 100 sessions on business and finance related to clean technology.

2008-05-07 DiGiTAL50

Solar Technology Leader Breaks Ground on Largest Inverter Factory on Earth

- Global solar technology giant SMA Technologie AG, the parent company of SMA America, Inc., has broken ground on an 82,000-square-foot solar inverter manufacturing plant in Kassel, Germany.

2008-05-07 The Banker

Prospects for nuclear financing

Silvia Pavoni reports on the potential and pitfalls of private finance for the UKā s new nuclear power station building programme. Politicians are famous for announcing grand policy initiatives that have not been properly thought through and that then prove unworkable in practice.