SDG&E launches new solicitation for renewable energy (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News: Wed, 12 Mar) San Diego Gas & Electric has issued a competitive solicitation seeking supply of renewable-energy resources to help the utility meet California's mandate to derive 20 percent of its energy from renewable sources starting in 2010.
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Toshiba Creates Nuclear Energy Unit (AP via Yahoo! Finance: Thu, 06 Mar) Toshiba Corp. said Thursday it has established a new U.S. company, Toshiba America Nuclear Energy Corp., to enhance its nuclear power businesses.
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Toshiba to open up U.S. nuclear-power business (Addict 3D: Thu, 06 Mar) Mission of Japanese consumer electronics company's Toshiba America Nuclear Energy is to promote and support boiling-water plants. Consumer electronics giant Toshiba on Thursday said it has launched a new company in the United States to enhance its nuclear-power businesses.
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Regents OK new bio-fuel focus at UMC (Crookston Daily Times: Wed, 12 Mar) Growing interest in bio-fuels and renewable energy are the focus of a new option for students majoring in agriculture at the University of Minnesota, Crookston. An emphasis in bio-fuels and renewable energy technology was approved by the University of Minnesota Board of Regents during their February meeting.
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