German Environment Minister Norbert Rottgen (C) arrives for a crisis meeting on biofuel Super E10 as German federal government meets with the chiefs of the oil industry for talks on why German motorists are refusing to fill their cars with a new ‘eco-friendly’ petrol, Berlin, Germany.

Bộ trưởng Môi trường Đức Norbert Rottgen đã tới tham dự hội nghị về nhiên liệu sinh học E10 giữa chính phủ liên bang Đức và những nhà lãnh đạo trong ngành công nghiệp dầu mỏ. Hội nghị được tổ chức ở Berlin, tập trung bàn thảo vấn đề vì sao người dân Đức không sử dụng loại xăng mới, thân thiện với môi trường.

The second generator of Son La hydropower plant on Tuesday successfully started its test operation, paving the way for its official commissioning with a capacity of 400MW on April 20. With the forthcoming operation of Generator 2, Son La will supply some 20 million kilowatt hours of power for the national grid a day to ease the power shortage for the country in this dry season, said the management board of Son La plant.

Brazil, the world's third largest sugar producer, is willing to invest in Pakistan's energy sector. Ambassador of Brazil to Pakistan Alfredo Laoni communicated this during his visit to Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI), highlighting that Brazil is prepared to aid community traders and industrialists during Pakistan's energy crisis.

The UK's growing support for the offshore wind industry stands it in good stead to benefit from a large share of the global market, householders wanting to switch energy might be pleased to learn. Business Green reports that analysis from the Carbon Trust shows wind capacity around the world could grow to 1,150 GW in the next 40 years and the UK's contribution to the sector, through operations and maintenance services, could see it account for around ten per cent of the international market.

Finland is one of the leading countries in the world in the field of clean technologies, especially industrial sewage treating technology and renewable energy development technology. Not only that, the country is also well known for its sustainable development of urban and rural areas as well as its comprehensive solutions to conserve and assess the environment’s condition, control air pollution and protect water sources.

Mr. Tran Dinh Lai, age 35, resident of An Xuan village (Quang An, Quang Dien, Thua Thien Hue) is the inventor of the pressing machines which turn husk into firewood – an invention which has earned him a living as well as created employment for a number of people.

Với việc ưu tiên phát triển các công nghệ tiết kiệm năng lượng và thân thiện với môi trường, thế hệ tủ lạnh 2 cánh mới của LG được sử dụng công nghệ biến tần tuyến tính giúp giảm thiểu mức điện năng sử dụng cũng như tiếng ồn trong quá trình họa động. Cơ chế hoạt động này cho phép giảm mức tiêu thụ điện năng 20% so với máy nén công nghệ cũ.

Xã Ninh Sở (huyện Thường Tín, Hà Nội)đã xây dựng thành công mô hình tiết kiệm điện, với hơn 80% số hộ áp dụng biện pháp sử dụng điện hợp lý.Dự án “Xây dựng mô hình trình diễn sử dụng hợp lý, hiệu quả và tiết kiệm năng lượng trong chiếu sáng công cộng và hộ gia đình tại vùng ven đô” đã được GEF tài trợ 80% vốn.

Citing the nuclear disaster in Fukushima, environmental activists at a U.N. meeting Sunday urged bolder steps to tap renewable energy so the world doesn’t have to choose between the dangers of nuclear power and the ravages of climate change.

Trong một vài tuần nay, đất nước Nam Mỹ này đã nỗ lực chuẩn bị sẵn sàng tâm thế để cân nhắc một cách nghiêm túc về việc sử dụng năng lượng hạt nhân. Ngày 18 tháng 2 vừa qua, ông Jaime Salas đã được bổ nhiệm là giám đốc Hội đồng Năng lượng Nguyên tử Chile (Comisión Chilena de Energía Nuclear, CCHEN), chỉ 1 tuần sau chuyến thăm chính thức của ông cùng Bộ trưởng bộ năng lượng - khai khoáng Chile tới Pháp và Bỉ, thăm quan nhà máy điện hạt nhân Tihange.

America is yearning for leadership, and energy policy is another area where it is lacking. Democrats argue we must do more to promote and develop alternative fuels. Republicans counter that there is no alternative to oil and gas in the short term and that we need to increase our domestic output to secure our energy supply.

The annual survey of cell manufacturers published in the March 2011 issue of PHOTON International shows that the PV industry increased global cell production to 27.2 gigawatts (GW) in 2010, which is as much as the output of the previous 4 years combined. This incredibly large volume means an increase of 118-percent over the 12.5 GW produced in 2009 - the highest annual growth rate since PHOTON International started tracking cell production in 1999.

Richard MacLellan, Halifax Regional Municipality’s SEMO Manager (Sustainable Environment Management Office) remarked that adopting solar heating technology was a good cost- effective proposition. As the demand for hot water was very high in the building, the opportunity for savings by decreasing the operating costs in the facility was also huge. He mentioned that they would continue their exploration to discover the most promising and innovative renewable technology that could be used in the projects.

Senator Joe Lieberman called for a temporary halt on the building of nuclear plants in the U.S., and many news organizations have reported that it could cause a major setback for U.S. nuclear policy. Last year, the Department of Energy announced $8.3 billion in loan guarantees for the construction of two nuclear plants in Georgia. The plants are part of a major push by President Obama and Energy Secretary Steven Chu to support nuclear power in the United States.

Australia’s national science agency is collaborating with leading universities on an 8.3-million Australian dollar ($8.17 million) research collaboration to use enzymes to produce biofuels from waste plant feed stocks. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization’s Energy Transformed Cluster on Biofuels seeks viable ways to transform waste plant materials into a sustainable low-emission fuel for cars, trucks and even planes.

IDTechEx recently visited GS Caltex in Seoul, Korea, who have developed a solid state lithium thin film battery. The company is a joint venture between GS, Korea and Chevron, USA, and its core business is oil refinery where they are number two in Korea. The company also works on renewable energy including fuel cells, biofuels, materials for supercapacitors and thin film batteries.

Under the RCUK programme, Nanoscience through Engineering to Application, the EPSRC and the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) are investing in four industry-led collaborative research and development projects that will address challenges in building the supply chain and scaling up technologies.

Restoring power and government reconstruction spending are crucial to Japan's economy resuming growth, the IMF said Thursday, after Tokyo put the damage of the March 11 earthquake at $309 billion. International Monetary Fund officials said they expected a short-term slowdown, but growth would "rebound" to pre-quake levels and more.

The first new nuclear reactor ordered in the U.S. in roughly three decades is beginning to take shape near Augusta, Ga. Southern Company and its partners have dug 27.5 meters down to reach bedrock and are now refilling the hole to provide a stable, anchored foundation for what is likely to be the first of a new generation of reactors in the U.S.: two new AP1000 models at the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant that stand next to two older pressurized water reactors, which came online in the 1980s—the first of some 14 AP1000s and 20 new reactors in total that may be built in the U.S. in the next 15 years.