Minnesota Act Sets Efficiency and GHG Goals while Boosting Renewables
Last month, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty signed the Next Generation Energy Act of 2007, which will increase energy efficiency, expand community based energy development, and establish a statewide goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; it supplements the aggressive 25 x '25 renewable energy standard proposed by the Governor and signed earlier this year.

U.S. Senate Says No to "Clean Coal" & Nuclear in RPS
National Renewable Energy Portfolio (RPS) legislation introduced by Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM), which included clean coal technology and nuclear power alongside traditional sources of renewable energy, was voted down in the U.S. Senate this afternoon 56-29.

Suzlon Secures 630 MW Wind Turbine Order
Suzlon Wind Energy Corporation has signed a contract to supply an equivalent of 630 megawatts (MW) of capacity via 300 units of the S88-2.1 MW turbine, to Edison Mission Group (EMG) of Irvine, California.

UNITED SOLAR OVONIC panels power largest farm-based solar plant in ... - Verivox (Pressemitteilung)

UNITED SOLAR OVONIC panels power largest farm-based solar plant in ... Verivox (Pressemitteilung), Germany - 12 hours ago The installation, which spans 8 acres, is one of the largest single-site, privately-owned solar energy systems in the US SolarCraft, one of the most ... UNITED SOLAR OVONIC receives $15 million order from BIOHAUS PresseBox (Pressemitteilung)(abonnement) UNITED SOLAR OVONIC expands its presence in Europe Verivox (Pressemitteilung) all 7 news articles

Tubular Fuel Cell System Tested for Residential Use by NIST
Acumentrics Corporation, developer of solid oxide fuel cells, has submitted its 5-kilowatt (kW) fuel cell generator to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Maryland, to help with testing.

Offshore Wind Farm Plans Are Called Off in U.S. Gulf


Wind to Make 20% of Power by 2030: Advocates


Yale chemists funded for research on converting solar energy to fuel - EurekAlert (press release)

Yale chemists funded for research on converting solar energy to fuel EurekAlert (press release), DC - 4 hours ago A team of chemists at Yale is working to increase the nation’s energy supply through effective use of solar power under the auspices of the US Department of ...

Alternative Energy Store Ranks on Internet Retailer's Top 500 List
Alternative Energy Store achieves national award in Internet Retailer Magazine for being one of the top 500 web retailers the United States.