Alternative Energy News Archives
Monday 27th of February, 2006
GE Energy Completes Record Year in Wind Energy Sales; GE's Global Wind Revenue Up 200% Over 2004 ★
TMCnet, appx. 348 wordsGE Energy (NYSE: GE) delivered 1,346 wind turbines worldwide during 2005, completing the year with revenue exceeding $2 billion - more than a 200% increase over 2004's total - the company reported today at the 2006 European Wind Energy Conference & Exhibition.
Danish know-how headed to Argentina ★
Danmark.dk, appx. 201 wordsLooks like Denmark will be helping out Argentina with their wind power, among other things.
Energy questions have local answers ★★★★
News & Observer, appx. 788 wordsA call for rethinking energy strategies in the light of recent nuclear talks in North Carolina, the author hilites Woking, England (more here, here and here) as an excellent example of how a city can deal with it's power needs.
Northern Ireland Government offer 'green grants' - ★
BBC News, appx. 209 wordsNorthern Ireland has set aside nearly t £60m to promote renewable energy, including grants worth up to 50% for homeowners to install items such as solar heating and systems for geothermal energy
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Biodiesel Engine Unveiled ★
XETV FOX6 San Diego, appx. 179 wordsStudents from San Diego State University's Mechanical Engineering Department Monday built a 1.9-liter turbocharged biodiesel engine as part of General Motors' "Challenge X" competition.
Vegetable Oil Powers New Southland Rental Car Option 'Bio-Beetle' ★
NBC4.TV, appx. 302 wordsHawaii-based Bio-Beetle Inc. announced Monday that it would open Bio-Beetle Eco Rental Cars Tuesday near Los Angeles International Airport... the company will only allow the cars to be fueled with bio-diesel.
Council Planners Unanimous On School Solar ★
Green Building Press, appx. 351 wordsJohn Hampden Grammar School, in Marlow Hill, Wycombe, will be installing 2 solar panels after an idea pushed through by the schools eco-council - manned by students - was approved. They had also wanted turbines, but that idea was shelved due to funding and the proximity of the school to an airport.
Biodiesel Fuel Expands Reach At Truckstops ★
Industry Week, appx. 103 wordsAble Energy Inc. will offer a new biodiesel fuel blend supplied by Denver-based TransMontaigne Inc. through the All American Plaza truck stops in Doswell, Virginia and Bethel and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
