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Energy News- DOE Awards Nearly $1.4 Billion in Loan Guarantees to BrightSource Energy February 24, 2010DOE has awarded a conditional loan guarantee for nearly $1.4 billion to BrightSource Energy for three utility-scale concentrated solar power plants in southeastern California. Pending regulatory approval, the Ivanpah Solar Complex will generate about 400 megawatts of energy. […]
- Environmental Assessment Issued for 750-Megawatt Solar Two Project February 24, 2010A project to deploy 42,000 solar dishes in the Southern California desert has passed a key hurdle with the issuance of a draft environmental impact statement. Stirling Energy Systems and Tessera Solar recently deployed a much smaller system, featuring 60 solar dishes, in Arizona. […]
- Report: Copenhagen Accord Pledges Fall Short of Climate Goals February 24, 2010If the world is going to avoid catastrophic levels of climate change, world leaders will need to commit to more aggressive cuts in greenhouse gas emissions than currently pledged under the Copenhagen Accord, according to a new study by the United Nations Environment Programme. […]
- DOE Awards Nearly $1.4 Billion in Loan Guarantees to BrightSource Energy February 24, 2010
- Renewable Energy
- Making Wind Turbines Builds Career InterestGood-paying jobs in renewable energy are important to the nation's future and don't all require a college degree, high school students learn. […]
- Balancing Renewables and Natural ResourcesNREL biologists test revegetation and wildlife protection strategies at new solar power array at the National Wind Technology Center. […]
- NREL Battery Testing Capabilities Get a Boost NRELRecovery Act funding will be used to enhance battery testing equipment and facilities, helping NREL continue to support industry. […]
- Making Wind Turbines Builds Career Interest
- Energy And The Environment
- One Year Later, EPA-Funded Recovery Act Projects Yielding Cleaner Air, Water and Land Across New York State; EPA Assistant Administrator for Water Visits Renewable Energy Installations in Syracuse February 17, 2010(New York, N.Y.) One year ago today, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and over the last year, projects funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have yielded cleaner air, water and land, and new jobs across the country […]
- As Anniversary of Recovery Act Nears, EPA-Funded Projects Yielding Cleaner Air, Water and Land Across New York State; EPA Regional Administrator, DEC Commissioner Visit Cleanup Project in Albany February 12, 2010(New York, N.Y.) As the one-year anniversary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act nears, projects funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are yielding cleaner air, water and land, and new green jobs across the country […]
- Kansas School Districts Receive National "Energy Star Leader" Honors for Energy Efficiency February 9, 2010Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Feb. 9, 2010) - School districts in Bonner Springs and Arkansas City in Kansas have been named Energy Star Leaders by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency […]
- One Year Later, EPA-Funded Recovery Act Projects Yielding Cleaner Air, Water and Land Across New York State; EPA Assistant Administrator for Water Visits Renewable Energy Installations in Syracuse February 17, 2010
- Energy Research
- Postdoc fellow aims to create marketable products based on own research February 26, 2010Often there???s a gap between research conducted at DOE's Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and what is needed to turn that research into useful technology. […]
- Computational science programming model crosses the petaflop barrier February 26, 2010Researchers at DOE's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory have demonstrated that the PNNL-developed Global Arrays computational programming model can perform at the petascale level.?? The demonstration performed at 1.3 petaflops???or 1.3 quadrillion numerical operations per second???using over 200,000 processors. […]
- Neutron studies support superconductor theory February 26, 2010Neutron scattering experiments performed at DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory give strong evidence that, if superconductivity is related to a material's magnetic properties, the same mechanisms are behind both copper-based high-temperature superconductors and the newly discovered iron-based superconductors. […]
- Postdoc fellow aims to create marketable products based on own research February 26, 2010
- Agriculture
- Water Quality Model Passes Another TestARS researchers tested the SWAT (Soil and Water Assessment Tool) model on the Warner Creek watershed near Frederick, MD, and found it could accurately predict pollutant levels over the long term in the small watershed, which is a mix of farm, forest and urban lands. Photo courtesy of Aisha Sexton, ARS. Satellites help keep Chesapeake Bay clean Models help […]
- ARS Scientists, Colleagues Sequence Genome of Major Agricultural PestAn international group of researchers, including three ARS scientists, has sequenced the genome of the pea aphid, an achievement expected to lead to better controls and a deeper understanding of a major agricultural pest. Photo courtesy of Clemson University - USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series, Bugwood.org. USDA scientists, colleagues sequence corn gen […]
- Scientists Identify Specific Barley Tissues Infected by ScabRead the magazine story to find out more. By tracking where transformed Fusarium graminearum glows neon-green under a fluorescence microscope, ARS plant molecular geneticist Ron Skadsen has discovered that the fungus, which causes scab in barley, specifically attacks the protruding tip of the developing seed, the soft tissue connected with it and, to a lesse […]
- Water Quality Model Passes Another Test
- Food, Drugs And Health
- FDA Update on the Investigation into the Salmonella Montevideo Outbreak - February 25, 2010The Food and Drug Administration, along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, continues to work closely with the Rhode Island Department of Health and other states in the investigation of an outbreak of Salmonella Montevideo infections associated with certain Italian […]
- U.S. Attorney News Release: Medical Technician Sentenced to 30 YearsStatement by U.S. attorney David Gaouette regarding the sentencing of Kristen Parker […]
- Maryland Veal Calf Dealer Agrees to Close in Response to FDA-Initiated ActionA Maryland veal calf dealer has agreed to shut down as part of a consent decree of permanent injunction, which he entered into after being charged with repeatedly violating federal law and U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulations by selling veal calves with illegal drug residues in their edible tissues. […]
- FDA Approves Pneumococcal Disease Vaccine with Broader ProtectionThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Prevnar 13, a pneumococcal 13-valent conjugate vaccine for infants and young children ages 6 weeks through 5 years. Prevnar 13 will be the successor to Prevnar, the pneumococcal 7-valent conjugate vaccine licensed by the FDA in 2000 to prevent invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) and otitis media. The new v […]
- NIH and FDA Announce Collaborative Initiative to Fast-track Innovations to the PublicThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health today unveiled an initiative designed to accelerate the process from scientific breakthrough to the availability of new, innovative medical therapies for patients. […]
- FDA Update on the Investigation into the Salmonella Montevideo Outbreak - February 25, 2010
Google And Energy
Google received federal approval to trade energy on the open market. The ability to buy and sell energy will give Google the ability to help control one of their largest expenses — electricity. It was also give them the ability to have a stand-alone energy company.
“We made this filing so we can have more flexibility in procuring power for Google’s own operations, including our data centers,” said Niki Fenwick said of Google.
Google has been publicizing their “green” initiative:
“We’re committed to helping to build a clean energy future.
As our business grows, we want to make sure we minimize our impact on the Earth’s climate. So we’re taking every step we can to implement innovative and responsible environmental practices across our company to reduce our carbon footprint, ensure efficient computing and help our employees be green.
We are also providing tools that enable our users to make their lives more green.”