
Will Microsoft follow Google into the renewable-energy black hole? (ZDNet: Tue, 27 Nov) Google has announced that it plans to spend "tens of millions" of dollars in R&D to help discover new renewable energy sources -- based on wind, solar-thermal, geothermal and other "potential breakthrough technologies." Will Microsoft follow suit? I hope not. I'm not anti-environment; far...
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China, France sign 8-bln-Euro nuclear energy deal (China Economic Net: Mon, 26 Nov) China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group and Areva of France signed an eight-billion-Euro civil nuclear energy cooperation deal on Monday, according to which the French company will help build two reactors in the southern province.
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Alternative energy workshop focuses on home, farm, acreages (Tri-State Neighbor: Wed, 28 Nov) LINCOLN, Neb. - A Dec. 6 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension workshop on Alternative Energy for Home, Farm and Acreages, will answer questions and discuss considerations about using or implementing alternative energy sources.
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Renewable energy ministry seeks Rs 10k cr for 11th Plan (Indian Express Finance via Yahoo! India News: Wed, 28 Nov) The ministry of new and renewable energy has proposed an outlay of Rs 10,460 crore for the 11th Plan period for development of new and renewable energy in the country. According to the ministry, renewable energy sources exploited so far in the country are solar, wind, small hydro and bio energy. While the estimated potential of grid interactive renewable power is 84,776 mw, the cumulative ...
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