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03.03.2010
Big Carbon Permit Sell-Off Unlikely This Year
AMSTERDAM - Companies with excess carbon permits are stock-piling them rather than selling them off in anticipation of tighter emissions caps and higher carbon prices from 2013, industrial firms and utilities said on Tuesday.
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02.03.2010
India woos foreign investment with CDM reforms
The Indian government is proposing a set of reforms to Kyoto Protocol standards for Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects, which involve scrapping further charges to developers, to push through more CDMs and keep investment flows alive, the Indian government climate change representative and government adviser Prodipto Ghosh announced Tuesday.
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25.02.2010
Putin lashes out at energy tycoons
Russian billionaire energy moguls should respect their social responsibility and invest in the national grid amid soaring demand, the prime minister said.
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22.01.2010
Energy Summit balances Copenhagen setbacks
ABU DHABI - The four-day World Future Energy Summit, or WFES, concluded on Thursday on a high spirit of consensus among the world leaders, brightening up the hopes of a better outcome at the ensuing global climate change talks in Mexico, in contrast with disappointing results of the Copenhagen Summit.
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10.01.2010
Energy efficiency incentives lauded
Jan. 10--Home improvement chains and companies that make insulation are cheering federal proposals to give consumers incentives for making energy-efficient improvements to their homes.
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08.01.2010
President Obama Awards $2.3 Billion for New Clean-Tech Manufacturing Jobs
Today at the White House, President Obama announced the award of $2.3 billion in Recovery Act Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits for clean energy manufacturing projects across the United States. One hundred eighty three projects in 43 states will create tens of thousands of high quality clean energy jobs and the domestic manufacturing of advanced clean energy technologies including solar, wind, and efficiency and energy management technologies.
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08.01.2010
Energy efficient gadgets that could change the game in 2010
The Consumer Electronics Show, that huge once-a-year celebration of the latest, fastest, sleekest gadgetry that runs Jan. 7 to 10 in Las Vegas, has been getting greener every year, with more and more companies touting the energy efficiency of their products.
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06.01.2010
DOE Announces $47 Million for IT and Communications Sectors
Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that the Department of Energy is awarding $47 million for 14 projects across the country to support the development of new technologies that can improve energy efficiency in the information technology (IT) and communication technology sectors. The data processing, data storage, and telecommunications industries are a crucial part of the American information economy. The rapid growth of these industries has led to an increase in electricity use, but improvements in the sector's energy efficiency can provide significant energy and cost savings. The energy efficiency projects announced today will reduce energy use and carbon pollution, while helping to develop a strong, competitive domestic industry.
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23.12.2009
Taiwan unveils Asia's biggest solar plant: govt
TAIPEI (AFP) – Taiwan has unveiled what it calls Asia's biggest solar power plant as the island, which imports almost all its energy, seeks to tap into clean renewable resources, the government said Wednesday.
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16.12.2009
First Solar sales forecasts tops Wall St view
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - First Solar Inc forecast on Wednesday higher-than-expected 2010 sales and said it plans to boost solar module production capacity in Malaysia, sending its shares up 3.3 percent.
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02.12.2009
UN halts funds to China wind farms
The United Nations body in charge of managing carbon trading has suspended approvals for dozens of Chinese wind farms amid questions over the country's use of industrial policy to obtain money under the scheme.
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