GE Energy to acquire majority of Converteam
GE’s Energy business has entered into an agreement to acquire approximately 90 per cent of Converteam, a provider of
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US seeks 'Top Energy Innovators'
As part of the Obama Administration’s Startup America Initiative, US Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced the “America’s
Colorado energy park plan wins county approval
Commissioners in Colorado’s Weld County have approved Harrison Resource Corporation’s plans for development of the Niobrara Energy Park.
ABB helps bring ultrahigh-voltage system to India
Power and automation technology group ABB has been selected by Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (PGCIL) to deliver an
Does our energy future lie off-grid?
Syracuse University Research Fellow Janet Marsden plans to discuss her vision of a future in which homes can produce all
UK regulator: Energy firms 'failing consumers'
UK gas and electricity watchdog Ofgem has proposed a radical overhaul in energy practices following a review that found supply
Alstom launches clean-energy incubator in Israel
Alstom has teamed up with Rotem Industries Ltd and Gefen Biomed Investments — two Israeli firms specialising in cutting-edge technology — in
IEA names new executive director
The governing board of the International Energy Agency (IEA) has confirmed the selection of Maria van der Hoeven, a Dutch
Ford auto plant plugs into solar power
The primary part of one of Michigan’s largest solar power generation systems at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is
New US fellowships promote clean-energy studies
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has launched two new fellowship programs designed to attract the country’s best and
UK debuts 'green gas certification scheme'
The UK’s Renewable Energy Association has established a Green Gas Certification Scheme (GGCS) that tracks biomethane, or “green gas,
A first: Isobutanol directly from cellulose
In the quest for inexpensive biofuels, cellulose proved no match for a bioprocessing strategy and genetically engineered microbe developed by