Monthly Archive
for: ‘February, 2012’

US Virgin Islands Launches 15-Year Energy Initiative to Reduce Fossil Fuel Use 60% Source

Targeting new, emerging technologies in locations and environments where they can make the greatest impact makes a lot of sense, and when it comes to renewable energy, island communities, cities, and states fit the bill. A clean, renewable energy movement is afoot in Hawai’i, where proponents are laying out a path to a 100% renewable energy …

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Floating Wind Farm for Malta

The Swedish company Hexicon, which has developed an innovative type of floating wind farm or two, may soon supply Malta with 9% of its electricity needs via one of these floating wind farms.

While the EU already has about 20% of its energy coming from renewable energy, the small island nation of Malta has lagged a lot with only …

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LanzaTech named a top tech innovator

[Press release idealog byEsther Goh, on February 23rd, 2012]
The third annual list of the world’s most innovative technology companies has been released and LanzaTech is proudly flying the Kiwi flag on there.
Another company on the list with a Kiwi connection is California-based Alta Devices, pursuing a new horizon in solar energy with New Zealand scientist Brendan Kayes …

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