EPA Delays CO2 Regulations for Biomass, China to Impose Regional Targets
EPA wants to study biomass emissions for three years. China will set binding limits for regional emissions.
Expense of Home Charging Could Slow Electric Vehicle Adoption
IBM survey shows that people are unwilling to pay for expensive charger installation.
2010 Ties for Warmest Year on Record
Climate records at NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies go back to 1880.
Evergreen Solar Gives Up on U.S. Manufacturing
Massachusetts company said it continued domestic operations as long as feasible.
Ice Energy Teams with HVAC Company Trane
Trane systems designed for integration with Ice Energy storage systems.
Gulf Methane Levels Return to Normal After BP Oil Spill
Scientists are pleasantly surprised that bacteria so quickly absorbed the methane, but that doesn't mean the Gulf ecosystem is healthy.
Buy American Solar Made it Through Lame Duck Session
Surprisingly, the military is required to buy solar products made in the US because of legislation passed during the lame duck.
US to Hit Emissions Target Without Even Trying
US emissions should be 4.4 percent in 2012, the target Obama committed to at the Copenhagen Climate Summit.
Concentrating Solar Finding it Hard to Compete with Solar PV
Prices of Solar PV continue to drop, making long term prospects for concentrating solar difficult.
Weekly Clean Energy Roundup: January 12, 2011
Detroit International Auto Show Spotlights Hybrids, EVs Argonne Lab Licenses Advanced Battery Cell for Volt 9th Commercial Solar Project on Public Lands Approved Final Permits Granted for Cape Wind Project $74M for Fuel Cell Research and Development Asia Economic Recovery Drives Up Global Oil Demand Detroit International Auto Show Spotlights Hybrids The 2011 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), which opens to the public January 15-23 after industry previews, will put hybrids in the spotlight. Ford is displaying two next-generation hybrid vehicles: its C-MAX Hybrid and its first production plug-in hybrid, the C-MAX Energi. Both are based on the new Ford C-MAX five-passenger multi-activity vehicle. The models will be built alongside the 2012 Ford Focus and Focus Electric at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan. Ford, which revealed its Focus Electric last week, announced at NAIAS that it would add 7,000 U.S. jobs over the next two years to support this growth, and that it’s specifically seeking engineers who specialize in electrification. See the Ford press releases on new hybrids and job expansion. Ford’s Focus Electric goes on sale in late 2011, competing with the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf, which went on sale in December 2010. The Focus […]
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