Alternative Energy News Archives
Friday 13th of January, 2006
Lingle announces ambitious alternative energy plan ★
KPUA Hilo, appx. 229 wordsAnother state looking to move closer to alternative energy in order to lower risk, improve their local economy and environment, Hawaii is looking to encourage the use of solar panels, to make it easier for renewable energy projects and lastly to create a ten million dollar fund for local hydrogen energy research.
Energy savers? The answer is blowing in the wind ★
Pune Newsline, appx. 375 wordsFolks in Pune, India are taking to using small windmills, the cost of which is subsidized by the government. They are also getting into solar power and hybrid wind/solar systems as a way to avoid higher electricity bills.
IRS and Treasury Provide Guidance to Hybrid Manufacturers ★
Magic City Morning Star, appx. 256 wordsThe IRS and Treasury (United States) have provided guidance on a process that manufacturers can use to certify the amount of credit the purchaser of a hybrid or lean burn vehicle can claim. Taxpayers can use this for claiming the credit on their tax return.
The Wind and the Willful ★★
Grist Magazine, appx. 2045 wordsSome decent background into the battle between those for building an offshore wind farm in Nantucket Sound, Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Solar tower project in Australia could represent the future of clean energy ★★★
Newstarget.com, appx. 1438 wordsA write-up about the Solar Mission Project in Australia, which uses solar power to create an air temperature imbalance which causes air to flow, and that air is passed thru 32 turnbines located near the base of the 1 kilometer high tower.
