1366 Technologies , a photovoltaics start-up company based in Massachusetts, won four million dollars in federal funding from the the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) . The first ARPA-E solicitation was extremely competitive with over 3,600 applications from across the country.  Evaluations were based on the potential for high impact on ARPA-E’s goals and scientific and technical merit. 1366 Technologies was the only photovoltaics (PV) company sele

This entry is part of a series about renewable energy. It’ll be a renewable week! This entry is available as a Adobe Acrobat file for printing or use in a class. This entry includes a listening exercises. You can dowload the MP3 or play it using the button below. (MP3)If you own a car, you need to put gas—short for ‘gasoline’—in it. That gas is made from oil, which we pump out of the ground. Oil is a finite resource, that means, there is a certain amount of oil in the ground—I don’t think

Sadhu Johnston, Chief Environment Officer, Chicago city government, discusses Chicago’s forward-thinking and comprehensive climate action plan at its one-year anniversary. Johnston outlines progress in key areas, including green roof and stormwater management infrastructure, building energy efficiency ( including new rules on reflective roofs), renewable energy, and sustainable transportation systems. Chicago’s many city agencies has spent the past year turning the broader climate action pla

PHEV electric car. Credit: CSIRO By Rich Bowden: Australia’s CSIRO has said Victorian energy distributor SP AusNet has begun road testing the revolutionary plug-in hybrid electric vehicles ( PHEV s). Staff from SP AusNet will test the PHEV’s as part of a join trial hosted by the CSIRO and the energy company, said the science organisation in a news release. The vehicles are capable of carrying a 30Ah NiMH battery which is capable of holding a 6kw charge, and will include a battery ch

The only thing burning is tax dollars. Finally some good news regarding “global warming” comes out of Washington: President Obama will almost certainly not travel to the Copenhagen climate change summit in December and may instead use his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech to set out US environmental goals, The Times has learnt. With healthcare reform clogging his domestic agenda and no prospect of a comprehensive climate treaty in Copenhagen, Mr Obama may disappoint campaigners and

China is attempting to rein in overcapacity in the country’s solar energy sector despite the government’s ambitious goal to increase solar capacity from 50 megawatts in 2008 to between 10 and 20 gigawatts by 2020. Enterprises flocking to boost markets in industries such as steel and cement have been common in recent years, with the government then stepping in to correct potential overcapacity. The central government last week announced plans to curb the expansion of six industry sectors by

Jebsen Group, a Hong Kong-based marketing and distribution company, is accelerating its investment in the mainland luxury consumer market where the demand for luxury goods remains unabated despite the recession. “The luxury sector is going to be one of our major focuses in the future because we believe Chinese consumers will lead the growth in the global luxury market,” said Denis Li, director of the Jebsen Group. The company is representing international high-end luxury products – includin

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The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) today presents six Innovation Awards and five Special Recognition Awards at its annual meeting in Anaheim, CA. Selected through a competitive process, the Innovation Awards were made in six categories: The Rahus Institute (non-profit); the State of Michigan (state government); We Energies (college and university); the Advanced Transportation Technology and Energy Center and Hands On Solar (workforce development); Bonneville Environmental Foundatio

Column by Steven Gardner Kentucky has deep roots in mining and coal. Coal is a part of Kentucky’s heritage and a part of Kentucky’s future. UK was originally the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky, established as part of Kentucky University, of which mining was an integral foundation. Today, UK is leading the country in many areas of coal-related research including environmental restoration, safer and more efficient mining systems, coal resources, reforestation, and cleaner util