Related NewsIdaho State University, INL dedicate new Energy Technology Education Center (AG Weekly)Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:24:39 GMT
POCATELLO - On Friday, Nov. 7, at 9 a.m., Idaho State University, Idaho National Laboratory and Partners for Prosperity dedicated the new Energy Systems Technology and Education Center (ESTEC) on the Pocatello campus.
More... Power of the Future: A Timeline to Energy Independence (LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News)Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:45:28 GMT
President-elect Barack Obama has plans to invest $150 billion in clean energy technology over the next 10 years. With similar initiatives in other countries, when might we expect exciting alternative technology to deliver true energy independence?
More... Concerns emerge about environmental effects of wave-energy technology (Seattle Times)Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:13:02 GMT
Energy generated from the ocean's waves and tides might be the next source of "green" power in our region, but the technology demands more study. A new marine renewable-energy research center has been launched, giving the University of Washington the lead for tidal-power research.
More... Bechtel Veteran Rick Smith Joins Evergreen Energy Board of Directors (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:24:00 GMT
DENVER----M. Richard Smith, a 36-year power industry engineering, management, and M&A veteran and the former president of Fossil Power at Bechtel Power Corporation, has joined the board of directors of Evergreen Energy Inc., , a cleaner coal technology, energy production and environmental solutions company.
More... Geo-Seal(TM) Vapor Intrusion Management Technology Recognized at Top European Environmental Technology Event (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:19:00 GMT
Ewire -- Geo-Seal(TM), a highly effective gas vapor intrusion management technology developed by the Land Science Technologies division of Regenesis, was named a finalist in the 2008 Environment and Energy Awards competition at Sustainabilitylive! in Birmingham, England, the U.K.'s largest and longest-running exhibition and networking event for the energy and renewables industries.
More... TWAS calls for one per cent GDP investment in science (SciDev.net)Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:31:12 GMT
[MEXICO CITY] Leading scientists of the developing world have called on their governments to increase investment in science and technology to at least one per cent of gross domestic product (GDP).
More... (AFX UK Focus) 2008-11-18 21:48 Google CEO Schmidt lays out U.S. energy ideas (Interactive Investor)Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:24:38 GMT
WASHINGTON, Nov 18 (Reuters) - The United States should use part of any future economic stimulus package to connect wind turbines and solar energy to the nation's electricity grid, said Google Inc Chief Executive Eric Schmidt, an advisor to President-elect Barack Obama. In a wide-ranging speech, Schmidt, who has been mentioned as a candidate to become Obama's chief technology officer, argued on ...
More... Supercomputers Break Petaflop Barrier, Transform Science (Wired News)Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:32:02 GMT
With two supercomputers reaching petaflop-per-second speeds, and a crop of other petascale rigs in the making, science will get a major boost.
More... Report claims energy security fears do not justify coal expansion (vnunet.com)Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:54:06 GMT
Tom Young, BusinessGreen , Wednesday 19 November 2008 at 15:41:00 Coal-fired plants should not get go-ahead, regardless of concerns over reliance on Russian gas, say scientists The government must not allow the construction of new coal-fired power plants until Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology has been proven to be effective, according to a major new...
More... GRE receives of one of state's most prominent technology awards (Osseo-Maple Grove Press)Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:55:44 GMT
The Minnesota High Tech Association (MHTA), in partnership with Enterprise Minnesota and LifeScience Alley, celebrated Minnesota's status as a hub for technology innovation with the 2008 Tekne Awards recently at the Minneapolis Convention Center.
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