Alternative Energy News Archives
Wednesday 1st of March, 2006
Portugal powers ahead as wind champion ★★
Guardian Unlimited, appx. 582 wordsPortugal - a country importing 86% of its energy needs
- has announced a wind project that will vault it into the real of Denmark and Spain with respect to wind energy in the national grid.
The enormous project - equivalent to a quarter of all the wind power installed in the European Union last year
- will supply enough electricity for 750,000 homes.
Portugal has been busy this year, having also granted a licence for the world's biggest solar energy plant.
Governor calls for use of renewable fuels in state vehicle fleet ★
WBAY, appx. 133 wordsWisconsin Governor Doyle issued an executive order today
requiring all state agencies to reduce the use of petroleum-based gasoline and diesel vehicles in the states fleet by 20 and 10 percent respectively by 2010 and 50 and 25 percent respectively by 2015. Ethanol blend gasoline, E-10, E-85, or biodiesel will be used as substitutes.
Alcoa and Iceland propose site for new aluminum smelter in north Iceland ★★
IcelandReview, appx. 236 wordsAlcoa and the Icelandic government are looking at building a $1-billion geothermal powered aluminium smelter in North Iceland, approximately 2 kilometers outside the town of Húsavík. 2010 would be the earliest construction would begin if the project goes ahead.
Lack of turbines could put drag on wind energy ★★
Agri News, appx. 318 wordsLack of turbines could put drag on wind energyAgri News, MN - 1 hour ago... AP) -- Demand for turbines used to turn wind into electricity is blowing by supply, which is hampering efforts to cultivate the alternative energy source in ...Energy independence for Humboldt? ★★
Times-Standard, appx. 599 wordsSteven Mueller, CEO of DG Energy Solutions, presented the Board of Supervisors of Humboldt County, California, with a project that would include wind, wave and wood-burning technologies and move Humboldt toward being a net energy exporter
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Pacifica pushes for biodiesel ★★
San Francisco Examiner, appx. 483 wordsBiodiesel may be available in San Franciso within a year under a proposal to establish its first biodiesel production plant on public property.
The plant is planned to be capable of producing 200,000 gallons of biodiesel annually — enough fuel to power city trucks, private vehicles and potentially help power the city’s wastewater treatment facility at a savings of $60,000 a year
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Honda Line-up at The Geneva Salon 2006 Tackles Future Challenges ★
Auto Spectator, appx. 3376 wordsHonda's FCX Concept: a futuristic, stylish, but highly practical fuel cell car that points the way to a potential production model in three to four years' time
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Honda offers a Home Energy Station which can be used to deliver a supply of hydrogen reformed from natural gas
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