The Daily Sprout

SeaGen Tidal Turbine Delivering Power to Grid: Marine Current Turbines, a British tidal energy startup, says their SeaGen turbine located off the coast of Ireland has delivered its first power to the grid making it the first commercial-scale tidal turbine to power the grid – Press Release.

Clean Energy Gets $3.6M for Natural Gas Fuel Pumps: Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has been granted $3.6 million to install 9 natural gas fuel pumps in southern California. The South Coast Air Quality Management District has also granted $7.7 million to Clean Energy’s customers to help buy vehicles that burn natural gas – Press Release.

Nissan, GM and Ford Building Hybrid Taxis for NYC: Starting in October, all New York City taxis must get 25 mpg. Nissan will be providing the city with 200 hybrid Altimas, GM will ship 50 hybrid Malibus and Ford will put in 50 hybrid Escapes. Notice the domestic automakers are still lagging – Autoblog Green.

“Cleantech Investing For EcoGeeks”: Tom Konrad advises ecogeeks to invest in what you know but warns that you shouldn’t just invest in what excites you. A green business plan might not put the company in the black – EcoGeek.

Fresno Airport Going Solar: The Fresno airport will hire a private company to design and install a 11,000 panel array on 9.5 miles of land to power 40 percent of the airport. Officials say it’ll save $11 million over the next decade – KMPH.

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