China: JA Solar to Raise Cell Manufacturing Capacity to 175MW
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Gore Urges Immediate U.S. Freeze on Warming Emissions
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Disgusting!! Alaska Puts $150 Bounty on Wolves
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Yellowstone Bison Controversy Thunders On
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Colorado Lawmakers Lay Out Plan to Fund Renewables
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India: Development Preys on World's Largest Urban Forest
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ENEL Enters U.S. Geothermal Market
Enel’s subsidiary Enel North America, Inc., announced the acquisition of geothermal developer AMP Resources, LLC (AMP) from AMP Capital Partners and a minority investor. The acquisition includes one operating and four advanced stage geothermal development projects expected to add approximately 150 MW of capacity over the next four years to Enel’s North American operations, as well as access to a number of future opportunities. Located in Nevada, California, and Utah, the projects, once fully developed, are expected to generate enough renewable power for over 100,000 average U.S. households annually. “I am pleased to announce Enel’s entry into the U.S. geothermal market. These development projects will benefit from Enel’s expertise in geothermal power and will consolidate and extend Enel’s leadership in using the earth’s natural heat to produce zero-emissions electricity. This acquisition further confirms our commitment toward environmentally-friendly technologies worldwide. By 2011 Enel plans to invest globally over 4 billion euros in combating climate change. A plan having few rivals in quality and presence” commented Fulvio Conti, Enel’s CEO. The agreement calls for an initial payment of approximately $90 million and milestone-based contingent payments. Enel pioneered geothermal electricity generation with projects developed over 100 years ago in Tuscany, Italy in Larderello […]
New Carbon-Dioxide Tracking Developed
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The New Bioplastics, More Than Just Forks
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Duraflame Discontinues Petroleum Wax in its Firelogs
By the end of April 2007, Duraflame, Inc. will no longer use petroleum wax in the production of its duraflame brand firelogs. After over 30 years in business, the company is going all-natural by making the switch to non-petroleum waxes. As North America’s firelog brand leader, using bio wax represents a significant change in the more than $250 million industry. This decision was spurred by the rising costs and declining quality of petroleum wax available to the company. Duraflame decided to take action before volatile conditions in the petroleum markets negatively impacted the company’s reputation for industry-leading quality. In recent years, the company’s R&D team had been testing new blends of “bio-wax” materials made from renewable resources. Tests showed the environmentally responsible waxes burned more vigorously and yet produced fewer emissions. The switch to bio waxes also provides the added benefit of reducing the company’s carbon footprint. As a result of the product formulation change, Duraflame will dramatically reduce its use of non-renewable fossil fuels. New studies from Omni Environmental Laboratories of Beaverton, OR also show that the company’s firelogs emit 70 percent less CO2 than burning an equivalent wood fire, and over 80 percent fewer green house gas emissions […]