First Solar Dedicates Mesa Factory Site

According to the press release, “First Solar, Inc.  dedicated its factory site in Mesa, Ariz., at a ceremony held this morning. The company also announced that Todd Spangler has been appointed Site Director and General Manager of the new Mesa factory, having previously served as General Manager of First Solar’s factory in Perrysburg, Ohio. Mike [...]

European Development Finance Institutions to establish joint climate change fund

According to the press release, “Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the European Investment Bank (EIB) and European Development Finance Institutions (EDFI) will establish a joint climate change fund. AFD, EIB and EDFI members will sign a Memorandum of Understanding for THE INTERACT CLIMATE CHANGE FUND (ICCF) at a meeting in Bruges on Friday. The Parties [...]

UK firms not ready for government green plan: consultants

According to Reuters, “UK businesses are unprepared for a complex government plan to cut corporate energy use and it will only deliver 1.4 percent of its carbon reduction target for 2020, energy consultants McKinnon & Clarke said in a report. The government hopes to reduce greenhouse gases by 34 percent by 2020 below 1990 levels [...]

Centrica awarded Round Three offshore wind development zone

According to the Press Release, “Centrica plc, the parent company of British Gas, today welcomed the news that it has been successful in The Crown Estate’s Round Three offshore wind tendering process, having been awarded exclusive rights to develop the Irish Sea zone. The zone, which is located 15 kilometres off the coast of Anglesey, [...]

Sir Muir Russell to head the Independent Review into the allegations against the Climatic Research Unit (CRU)

According to the Press Release, “Today the University of East Anglia (UEA) announced that Sir Muir Russell KCB FRSE will head the Independent Review into allegations made against the Climatic Research Unit (CRU). The Independent Review will investigate the key allegations that arose from a series of hacked e-mails from CRU. The review will: 1. Examine [...]

Climategate – Data manipulated at the Climate Research Unit

Please go to here to view the emails @ wikileaks. The key to proving science is the quality of data.  Climategate is stirring since computer hackers have obtained over 160 MB of emails from the Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia in England.  The Climate Research Unit issued a press release, trying [...]

Ed Miliband statement to the House on the draft National Policy Statements

According to the Transcript, “With permission, I would like to make a statement about the energy National Policy Statements and our proposals on clean coal.  In the summer, we published the Low Carbon Transition Plan, which explained how we would meet our commitments to carbon reduction for 2020 and beyond. New infrastructure is being provided [...]

Centrica to invest £725 million to build 270MW offshore wind farm and also announces equity partner and refinancing of existing wind portfolio

According to the Press Release, “Centrica plc, the parent company of British Gas, today announced that its 270 megawatt (MW) Lincs offshore wind project has received final investment approval, and that construction is expected to begin in 2010. Lincs will be situated eight kilometres off the coast of Skegness next to Centrica’s existing wind farm [...]

United States seeks more clean energy market access in China

According to Reuters, “Commerce Secretary Gary Locke will press for more access for American companies in China’s clean energy sector, an area where Washington feels it can make inroads on its enormous trade imbalance with China. China’s ambitious wind power plans, as well as national policies to reduce emissions and use water and fuel more [...]