Weekly Clean Energy Roundup:November 24, 2004

News and Events United States and 13 Other Countries Form Methane Energy Partnership Solar “Utilities” and Credit Trades Boost Solar Water Heating Study: Worldwide Use of Solar Thermal Energy Underestimated Wind Power Brings Jobs to Nevada, Utah, Vermont, and Wisconsin Ethanol Fuel Industry on Building Spree in the Midwest American Chemistry Council Honors Energy Efficiency Efforts News and EventsUnited States and 13 Other Countries Form Methane Energy PartnershipThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced last week that 13 countries have joined the Methane to Markets Partnership, an international effort to capture methane emissions and convert them into energy. In the United States, the major source of methane emissions is landfill gas, but the partnership also focuses on recovering methane from coal mines and from natural gas and oil systems. Methane to Markets has the potential to reduce net methane emissions by up to 50 million metric tons of carbon equivalent annually by 2015, equivalent to eliminating the carbon emissions from 50 500-megawatt coal-fired power plants. Representatives from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, Colombia, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, Russia, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom joined the United States in signing a document to formally create the Methane to Markets Partnership. See […]

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Consortium Receives US$400,000 for Research on Hydrogen Refilling Stations

Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc. (NasdaqSC:ALTI), in collaboration with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Research Foundation (UNLVRF) and Hydrogen Solar LLC, today announced the consortium has received a $3 million grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The fund is for joint research activities related to solar hydrogen production at a refilling station that is under development in Las Vegas. Vehicle integration testing and demonstration will also be included in the project. Under the terms of the multi-year grant Altair will receive $400,000 for collaborative research and development efforts through its subcontractor agreement with UNLVRF. Additional project partners include University of Nevada Center for Energy Research (UNLVCER), Proton Energy Systems (PES), and the Las Vegas Valley Water District. "This grant award marks a groundbreaking event for the development of alternative energy sources," said Dr. Alan J. Gotcher, chief executive officer of Altair Nanotechnologies. "The consortium's two-pronged approach — that of developing new Tandem Cells(TM) for power, along with related vehicle refilling stations — should serve to rapidly commercialize alternative energy vehicles throughout Nevada and ultimately the entire U.S. We are proud to be part of a project supporting the National Hydrogen Fuel Initiative." Said Thomas Williams, Executive Director of […]

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