Google is helping build a massive undersea power cable along the East Coast that's designed to ferry clean power from offshore wind farms to the country's most populous region. Starting off in southern Virginia and ending in northern New Jersey, the cable would lay on the sea floor some 10 to 20 miles offshore. It could carry up to 6,000 megawatts of clean electricity, enough to power nearly 2 million homes.

Khoản hỗ trợ cho ngành công nghiệp gió ngoài khơi của Anh đang tăng lên mang lại cơ hội kiếm lời từ thị phần rộng lớn trong thị trường toàn cầu. Hãng Business Green cho biết những phân tích từ tổ chức Carbon trust cho thấy công suất gió trên thế giới có thể đạt tới 1.150 GW trong 40 năm nữa và những đóng góp của Anh vào lĩnh vực này thông qua các dịch vụ duy trì và vận hành có thể đạt 10% thị trường thế giới.

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.

On April 9th, in Hanoi, Vietnam Biogas Association was officially founded. The establishment– technical activity, contributing to the development of livestock husbandry, reducing gas emissions, improving the efficiency of current and future biogas projects, raising income for households and businesses as well as protecting the environment.

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 Hội nghị khung của Liên hợp quốc về vấn đề biến đổi khí hậu tổ chức tại Băng Cốc (Thái Lan), các nhà hoạt động vì môi trường, viện dẫn thảm họa hạt nhân tại Fukushima , đã kêu gọi các nước phát triển năng lượng tái tạo, nhờ đó thế giới sẽ không phải lựa chọn giữa mối nguy hiểm của năng lượng hạt nhân và những ảnh hưởng của biến đổi khí hậu.

In Paris they met Eric Besson, France's minister of industry and energy, and took part in a round-table discussion with both countries' energy and industrial leaders aimed at exchanging experience and developing partnerships. One result was the creation of a high level group jointly chaired by GDF-Suez CEO Gérard Mestrallet and Guillermo Luksic of the wide-ranging Quiñenco conglomerate.

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.

Spain’s Deputy Prime Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba said, “The goal is to reduce the consumption of oil and gas to reduce our energy bill which has risen in recent days and which we do not forecast will drop.” The Deputy Prime Minister also added that the measures are just temporary, though he did not clarify as to till when these will be in effect.

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.

Viện khoa học quốc gia Australia đang phối hợp cùng với các trường đại học hàng đầu trong một dự án nghiên cứu trị giá 8,3 triệu dolla Australia(178 tỷ VND) sử dụng enzim sản xuất nhiên liệu sinh học từ cây khô. Dự án nằm trong kế hoạch của Nhóm năng lượng chuyển đổi thuộc Tổ chức nghiên cứu Khoa học & Công nghiệp nhằm tìm kiếm cách thức hữu hiệu dùng cây khô sản xuất năng lượng bền vững cung cấp cho xe hơi, xe tải, thậm chí máy bay.

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.

Những chiếc lá nhân tạo sẽ hấp thụ năng lượng mặt trời để tạo ra một nguồn năng lượng giá rẻ có hiệu năng cao vừa được các nhà khoa học Viện công nghệ Massachusetts (Mỹ) chế tạo thành công.

Chi tiêu chính phủ để tái thiết đất nước và phục hồi ngành năng lượng đóng vai trò quyết định tới sự phục hồi nền kinh tế Nhât Bản. Nhận định trên được Quỹ tiền tệ quốc tế (IMF) đưa ra hôm thứ năm vừa rồi sau khi Nhật Bản thông báo thiệt hại do trận động đất hôm 11/3 lên tới 309 tỷ USD. Theo IMF, nền kinh tế Nhật sẽ chậm lại trong ngắn hạn, tuy nhiên tốc độ tăng trưởng sau đó sẽ phục hồi bằng, hay thậm chí cao hơn mức trước khi xảy ra động đất