Not all projects 'FIT' for Ontario green program
CBC Ottawa Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:41 AM PDT
An Ottawa man who bought solar panels, hoping to sell electricity to the Ontario power grid, says a new provincial green energy program has left him out in the cold. |
Vertical Village Brings Energy-Efficient Gaudiness to Dubai
The Huffington Post Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:39 AM PDT
The Vertical Village, which contains residential, hotel, and entertainment facilities, features a massive solar array on its southern side that automatically positions itself for maximum sun exposure. A solar roof provides heated water, and self-shading slabs on the north end of the site eliminate direct sun exposure into the building, cutting down on air-conditioning costs. |
State Program To Cut Energy Costs
Georgia Public Broadcasting Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:39 AM PDT
A new state program can help Georgians figure out how to save money on their electricity bills. Every one of the 388 public library branches in the state now has a device called the “Kill A Watt†available for checkout. Once connected to an appliance, the Kill A Watt displays the amount of... |
Energy Future Bondholders Said to Oppose $6 Billion Debt Swap
Bloomberg Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:35 AM PDT
Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Energy Future Holdings Corp. bondholders are forming a group to block the electricity provider’s offer to swap $6 billion of debt for $4 billion of new secured notes with less protection for investors, according to two people familiar with the matter. |
UT Agriculture Institute gets $2.5M for plant research
Knoxville News Sentinel Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:33 AM PDT
KNOXVILLE â€" The University of Tennessee’s Institute of Agriculture has received $2.5 million in federal money for research on energy crops used in biofuel production, production of crop plants that act as early-warning signals of plant disease, and to develop a strategy for fighting the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid. For 2010, the government awarded $1 million for research on ways to improve energy ... |
2nd UPDATE: Britain Needs GBP200 Billion To Meet Energy, CO2 Targets
Nasdaq Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:32 AM PDT
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Up to GBP200 billion needs to be spent on energy-related infrastructure in Great Britain over the next 10 to 15 years to ensure the country can meet its targets to cut carbon emissions and shore up its energy security, British energy regulator Ofgem said Friday. |
Oil prices edge lower as dollar strengthens
The Daily Reflector Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:32 AM PDT
It has been the weak dollar that has attracted billions in investments in energy markets this year because oil is priced in the U.S. dollar. Crude essentially becomes cheaper globally when the dollar falls. |
Miners blame Thatcher for energy crisis
Morning Star Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:30 AM PDT
The National Union of Mineworkers laid the blame for Britain's climate change crisis squarely at the door of the Thatcher administration and its brutal destruction of the mining industry on Friday. |
Around the Sound
South Sound Business Examiner Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:29 AM PDT
At the Auburn Puget Sound Energy Rock the Bulb event this weekend, ENERGY STAR's exhibit house will have its only showing in all of the Pacific Northwest this year. The house features the Environmental Protection Agency's model for an energy efficient home in full model-size and will be open to the public during PSE's weekend event at the Auburn Lowe's Saturday and Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m ... |
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