Obama’s Push for Green Jobs
President Obama tours a wind turbine plant at a community college outside of Cleveland, Ohio and then promotes green technology as a source of new jobs as well as energy. Source: Clean Skies News
Archive for the ‘Renewable Energy’ Category
EPA Puts Off Ethanol Decision to 2010
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) has decided to delay a decision to increase the ethanol blend in gasoline. The ethanol industry is hoping for a favorable decision that will enable them to re-open idled plants. Source: Clean Skies News
Egypt slum recycles waste to create energy
Cairo’s overflowing public garbage has long been a plague on the Egyptian capital, but one association helped by locals is trying to see waste as wealth. Guided by a US engineer, they are working to process the rubbish to create ‘biogas’, that is fuel for cooking and heating homes, as well as using solar energy for hot water. Source: AFP
Affordable Solar Lamp wins Award
With a price tag of just $10, the Kiran, created by D.light, is billed as the world’s most affordable quality solar lamp. Just announced as winner of the 2009 Spark! design award, it is a much safer and brighter alternative to the kerosene lantern, and is designed to provide a highly affordable and easy to use light source for low-income families in developing countries. It uses highly efficient LEDs and will run for about 8 hours on its battery when kept on its low setting, or about 4 hours when on its high setting. Source: CNET/d.light
New Plugin Bus debuts on Capitol Hill
Senators turn out for the unveiling of an all-American-built zero emissions hybrid bus from Proterra. The vehicle achieves between 18 and 29 miles per gallon diesel fuel equivalent fully loaded with 68 passengers, 500% better than a comparable diesel bus. A fleet of 500 buses operating over 12 years could cut emissions of CO2 by 840,000 tons and reduce oil consumption by 82 million gallons. Source: Clean Skies News/Proterra
The boy who harnessed the wind
They call William Kamkwamba “the boy who harnessed the wind.” At 14, after dropping out of school, the African boy in a rural Malawi village taught himself how electricity works, and built a windmill from scraps and pieces of a bicycle. AFPTV talks to him in Washington as he tours around the US to promote his recently published biography. Source: AFP
Solar power in remote Andean village
The ancient village of Misa Rumi, high in the Andean mountains of Argentina, finds itself at the cutting edge of solar energy technology. Source: Reuters
MIT Demonstrates Offshore Renewable Energy
MIT Professor Alexander Slocum talks about offshore renewable energy systems, which he demonstrated to President Obama. Source: Clean Skies News
Obama Pushes Clean Energy
President Obama speaks to students at MIT. He toured clean energy facilities and encouraged senators to pass climate change legislation and boost renewable energy technology. Source: Clean Skies News
Art sheds light on wind energy
An art installation created by Patrick Marold, utilizing wind energy to create light is on view in Burlington, Vermont. Sources: Reuters/Patrick Marold
