Ocean power is managing to float forward during the recession, thanks in large part to government programs and to a lesser extent, private funding. The latest example is 10-year-old wave power company Wavebob, with CEO Andrew Parish telling us this week that it’s raised €3 million […] Read more »
Swedish electric utility Vattenfall said today that it has acquired what will be one of the largest offshore wind farm in Britain, the Thanet Offshore Wind project, for 35 million pounds ($55 million). Read more »
Coal has been both a major sponsor of and a political weapon during the presidential campaign. And there’s a lot of news from the coal industry this week. A DOE-funded clean coal project began in Colorado, while, the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity said today […] Read more »
The wind energy industry, perhaps the most mature cleantech sector, is truly global in scope. Just look at the wind energy news stories coming across the wire today. Here’s a roundup of recent wind energy plays from all over the world: Ethiopia Signs $285M Deal for […] Read more »
One of the world’s first coal-fired power plants equipped with carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology is set to start up in Germany next week. The 30 MW Schwarze Pumpe power station, built and operated by Swedish power company Vattenfall, will produce power along with 10 […] Read more »
Like a ballet, a patent lawsuit has dozens of carefully orchestrated steps, and today’s judgment against Limelight Networks marks the beginning of the exciting part of the show, which could drag on for years, or get cut short by a settlement. Earlier today a jury in […] Read more »
Blogger Crashless (don’t you just love the internet) has a new Lenovo ThinkPad X41 Tablet PC and is blogging the first impressions of the beautiful device. The review goes into great detail about the build quality, trackstick and other stuff such as the power management software […] Read more »