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Texas Approves Biomass-Burning Plant

September 1, 2008 1:00 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

A $2.3 billion biomass-burning plant in East Texas has won approval from the Austin city council. Earth2Tech says the 100-megawatt facility will burn woody waste, such as sawdust and tree trimmings, and sell the power to Austin Energy.

Web pick posted by Neil Savage, Xconomy.com

Tags: Austin, biomass, Earth2Tech, Texas

Wind Power Promoted at Convention

August 28, 2008 4:00 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

With one of the themes of the Democratic convention focusing on the need to go green, it's just natural that the world's largest maker of wind turbines would be in Denver to promote its product. Danish company Vestas brought a 131-foot turbine blade manufactured at a Colorado factory, Earth2Tech says. The company is already operating a plant in Colorado, and has plans for two more, including the largest in the world for building turbine towers.

Web pick posted by Neil Savage, Xconomy.com

Tags: Colorado, Democratic Convention, Earth2Tech, wind

The Power of Heat

August 14, 2008 4:00 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

With all the focus on biofuels, wind power, and solar cells, one alternative energy source that remains largely untapped is geothermal power, which draws energy from the heat under the Earth's surface. Earth2Tech reports on several companies raising millions of dollars to expand their geothermal operations. According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, geothermal energy currently provides only one half of one percent of total U.S. energy consumption.

Web pick posted by Neil Savage, Xconomy.com

Tags: Earth2Tech, geothermal

Google Enters the Green Car Business

July 25, 2008 7:10 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Aptera's three-wheeled electric vehicle, Typ-1, which reportedly gets 231 miles per gallon. It is actually classified as a motorcycle.

Google has begun investing in green-car startups, announcing $2.75 million in funding split between green-car maker Aptera Motors and ActaCell, which develops rechargeable batteries for the cars. Earth2Tech calls the move "significant" as it starts to position Google as an incubator for the next generation of electric vehicles.

Web pick posted by Neil Savage, Xconomy. com

Tags: ActaCell, Aptera Motors, Earth2Tech, electric cars