Dell Goes Green: Dell will be powering their 2 million square foot Texas headquarters with 100 percent renewable power. Following Intel’s lead, Dell wants to reduce its carbon footprint but also says renewable energy gives them price stability – SmartPower Blog.
Fuel Cell Powered Planes: Forget bio-jetfuel, Boeing has just completed the world’s first manned hydrogen fuel cell powered flight. While fuel cells won’t replace jetfuel anytime soon, the aerospace giant says fuel cells could help run auxiliary systems – Environmental Capital.
DOE Makes Energy Star Criteria for Water Heaters: Constantly sucking power, water heaters account for 17 percent of a household’s energy demands. Making them more efficient could save a lot of energy and GE has already trotted out two new models they hope will get the Energy Star of approval – Treehugger.
Google “Largely Supportive of CARB’s Decision”: Google.org, who runs the RechargeIT program, backs CARB’s decision to raise the floor on pure ZEVs. Not surprisingly, they like the fact that plug-in hybrids have been added to the mix – RechargeIT Blog.
Solel to Open $140M Solar Manufacturing Plant in Spain: The facility will make all the needed components for the solar thermal startup, including the reflective parabolic troughs. Scheduled for completion by 2011, the plant will have some production lines up and running as soon as 2009 – Solel via Globes.
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