Americans Favor High-Speed Trains – Survey
Survey finds more than half of Americans would choose high-speed trains over automobile (33%) and air travel, if fares and travel time were about the same.
Arctic Ice Is Much Thinner – Experts
As spring begins, more than 90% of the sea ice in the Arctic is only 1 or 2 years old.
Southwest Windpower Raises $10M from GE, Others for Small Turbines
Largest manufacturer of small wind turbines raises funding to expand business.
Fisker Automotive Raises Additional $85M
Plug-in hybrid maker adds new venture capital investor in largest round of funding to date.
Spire Receives $3.7M in DOE Funding
Solar company chosen to participate in PV technology incubator program.
Satcon Signs 330MW Deal with Ecostream
Company to provide its solar inverters to systems developer.
Applied Materials Sees Major Order Reduced
Order for solar olar production equipment valued at $1.9 billion was cut by more than 85%.
Organic Cotton Market Hits $3.2B in 2008
Global market for organic cotton grew 63% in 2008.
Shallow Offshore Wind Could Provide 20% of Coastal Electricity – DOI
Shallow water wind energy alone could provide at least 20% of the electricity needs of almost all coastal states.
Use of Soy-Foam Increasing For Furniture
Industry is working to increase the percentage of soy material in foam padding.