2008-12-31 22:50
From SciDev.Net - December 31, 2008
Read Full Article: Coffee next in line as biofuel source - SciDev.Net
Coffee grounds — currently wasted or used as garden compost — could become a cheap and environmentally friendly source of biodiesel and fuel pellets, says...
2008-12-31 22:26
From: Bloomberg.com - December 26, 2008
Read Full Article: World Crops Threatened by Strengthening La Nina Weather Pattern | Bloomberg.com
Grain and oilseed crops may be threatened next year by a weather pattern known as La Niña, according to a private...
2008-12-31 21:05
From Technology For Life - December 31, 2008
Read Full Article: A mega solar power plant in Portugal is connected to the grid « Technology For Life
Acciona Energy has put into service its photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Amareleja (Moura, Portugal). The Company...
2008-12-31 20:41
From: ScienceDaily - December 28, 2008
Read Full Article: NASA Study Links Severe Storm Increases, Global Warming
The frequency of extremely high clouds in Earth's tropics -- the type associated with severe storms and rainfall -- is increasing as a result of...
2008-12-31 20:33
According to recent reports, the first solar-powered community in North America has been established in the Drake Landing Solar Community (DLSC) in the town of Okotoks, Alberta (Canada). This community consists of 52 houses powered by solar energy - a total of 800 solar panels are...
2008-12-24 01:34
From: World of Cogeneration - December 22, 2008
Read Full Article: World of Cogeneration.com - News - £12m to encourage biomass heat
UK, Capital grants totalling £12 million are to be made available for the installation of biomass boilers, the government has...
2008-12-23 18:49
From: Meridian Institute - December 23, 2008
Read Full Article: US-Ukraine Nanotechnology Research Center to Focus on Energy Efficiency | NDN
A new research center in Ukraine will focus on fundamental and applied research in nanotechnology for energy efficiency such...
2008-12-23 18:34
From: Reuters - December 19, 2008
Read Full Article: Moody's revises Petrotrin's outlook to negative | Markets | Reuters
Moody's Investors Service changed the rating outlook for Petroleum Company of Trinidad & Tobago (Petrotrin) to negative from stable.
The...
2008-12-23 18:23
From: RTT News - December 23, 2008
Read Full Article: RTTNews - Era Of Cheap Gas Coming To An End, Warns Putin
Addressing a meeting of ministers from the world's major gas-exporting countries in Moscow on Tuesday, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said that...
2008-12-23 01:26
From: World of Solar Thermal - December 22, 2008
Source: 'India will have to reduce energy consumption by 20%’
CHENNAI: Some sections view the current economic meltdown as a direct fall-out of consumption exceeding money supply. Power policy makers of the country seem to...
