$10M announced for hybrid schoolbus
Moldova.org Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:42 PM PDT
The U.S. Department of Energy has allocated $10 million for the development of a plug-in hybrid electric school bus, Secretary Steven Chu announced Friday.These projects will help move technologies from the laboratory to the marketplace by improving their durability, reducing their costs, and validating their performance in real-world settings, Chu said. By investing in the vehicles of the ... |
Qatar: New centre to promote sustainable water use
Zawya Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:41 PM PDT
22 April 2009 DOHA: The Texas A&M University at Qatar has initiated a major programme, the Qatar Sustainable Water and Energy Utilisation (QWE) Laboratory, under the patronage of the Deputy Premier and Minister of Energy and Industry, H E Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah. |
Hyatt Hotels & Resorts Launches Global Environmental Training Program to Celebrate Earth Day 2009
Hospitality Net Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:40 PM PDT
Hyatt Hotels & Resorts is launching a proprietary worldwide training program to teach employees additional ways to reduce their environmental impact in hotels and in their own homes. The training program focuses on the following areas, which align with Hyatt’s overarching environmental mission to minimize: Carbon emissions and other harmful pollutants, Waste, Energy consumption, Water consumption. |
Officials want power plants to return money
Journal Inquirer Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:36 PM PDT
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal on Monday asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to compel power plant owners who received almost $86 million for power they never delivered to return the money to New England ratepayers. |
Solar energy a possibility in Southlake
Southlake Times Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:35 PM PDT
The city of Southlake currently has no ordinance on the books concerning solar energy systems. They are prohibited in Southlake. That could soon be changing, however. |
Public invited to view new design of EIU's proposed energy center
Journal Gazette & Times-Courier Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:34 PM PDT
CHARLESTON â€" Eastern Illinois University President Bill Perry invites the community to view an updated design of EIU’s proposed Renewable Energy Center from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, according to a university press release. |
Mesquite eligible for energy stimulus funds
The Mesquite News Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:31 PM PDT
The US Department of Energy announced plans to make available $3.2 billion in Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program money, as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Large cities and counties in Texas are eligible to receive approximately $163 million of these grants. |
(AFX UK Focus) 2009-04-22 06:16 UPDATE 1-Indonesia 2009 tin output may not reach 90,000 tonnes
Interactive Investor Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:31 PM PDT
JAKARTA, April 22 (Reuters) - Indonesia's tin production may not reach 90,000 tonnes this year amid slowing global demand, a director general at the energy ministry said on Wednesday. The price of tin, used in food packaging and soldering of electronic components, has fallen about half from an all-time high of $25,500 a tonne hit last May as the global economic crisis hit, although it has ... |
OG&E gets No. 1 national ranking
Sapulpa Daily Herald Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:30 PM PDT
WASHINGTON, D.C. â“ U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe, Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, applauded Oklahoma-based power company OG&E for being recognized by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory as providing the lowest price premium among more than 850 utilities nationwide for new customers who choose to purchase renewable power. |
T. Boone Pickens' address highlights Missouri Energy Summit
Columbia Missourian Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:29 PM PDT
COLUMBIA â€" No more seats are available to hear T. Boone Pickens, the oil tycoon turned alternative energy advocate, speak at the Missouri Energy Summit , which begins Wednesday on MU's campus.  The two-day summit, sponsored by the four campuses of the UM system, will take place at the Reynolds Alumni Center and Jesse Hall. In addition to Pickens, Gov. Jay Nixon; Dale Klein, chairman of the U.S. ... |
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