I learned about a new kind of renewable energy this week when I attended the E3 Conference (Energy, Economy and Environment) hosted by the University of Minnesota's Initiative for Renewable Energy and the Environment (IREE). It was a great day of speakers and conversation and - contrary to other conferences I've attended - there was a solid mix of business leaders, clean energy advocates and policymakers there.The new energy I learned about is called osmotic energy. Here's the scenario: When a river runs into an ocean, freshwater mixes with saltwater. A large amount of energy is released when ...
11/10/2008 - Gov. Matt Blunt recently signed legislation to decrease pollution from energy production by encouraging an increase in the use of renewable energy from sources such as wind, hydroelectricity, solar power, hydrogen, and biomass......
Barack Obama has been elected as the 44th President of the USA and with his election, Solar Integrated Technologies rose by 30% yesterday after increases of 22% by Renewable Energy Corporation and 16% by the wind turbine maker Vestas. Barack Obama ...
The ninth wind farm in South Australia just opened on the Barunga Ranges near Snowtown. Its 47 turbines, installed by Trust Power of New Zealand, (who already operate that countries largest wind farm at Tararua), are said to have a capacity to deli...
