Archive for June, 2008



Homeowner 'goes green' with wind turbine

Monday 30 June 2008 @ 6:02 pm

Going Green is now the new in thing to do at schools and businesses. So how about being more environmentally savvy in your own home while saving money? FOX 28 found a homeowner who is doing just that.




Biodiesel Expansion - Is it in the Horizon?

Monday 30 June 2008 @ 6:02 pm

Biodiesel has many advantages over common gasoline, notably, the fact that you can use your old cooking oil to produce it is a great one. In my opinion, people are really just beginning to understand what biodiesel can do to help us in so many ways in terms of the global warming situation and also, most specifically in these times of gas crisis, in terms of savings in gas prices.




VW Golf Twin Drive Plug-In Hybrid Diesel

Monday 30 June 2008 @ 12:01 pm

Volkswagen announced the Golf Twin Drive Concept, a step toward a diesel plug-in hybrid. Jalopnik.com reports that the concept car runs in electric-only mode up to 30 miles, using an electric motor that makes 82 hp. In addition, there’s a 2.0 liter 122 hp turbodiesel. The two engines combine for 174 hp. Regenerative braking […]




Renewable Energy a 'Finance-driven' Industry

Monday 30 June 2008 @ 12:01 pm

Although the renewable energy industry saw over US $100 billion in global market activity, 14 percent of global venture capital investment and accounted for roughly one-third of new U.S. electrical generation capacity last year, the industry is still very far from maturation. But America’s financial leaders are helping change that.

Source:Renewable Energy a 'Finance-driven' Industry




Markbygden & Enercon To Erect 3-GW Wind Farm in Sweden

Monday 30 June 2008 @ 12:01 pm

Wind turbine manufacturer Enercon and Markbygden Vind AB have signed a cooperation agreement to develop and install one of Europe’s largest interconnected onshore wind farm projects with a capacity of between 3 and 3.5 gigawatts (GW). Expected to be completed by 2020, the wind farm is planned to cover an area of 450 square-kilometers in Tavelsjo, in the municipality of Pitea in north Sweden.

Source:Markbygden & Enercon To Erect 3-GW Wind Farm in Sweden




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