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(Source: Green Car Congress - References: Earth2Tech) UK-based ACAL Energy Ltd. completed a £3.3-million (US$4.9 million) fundraising round. The funds will be used to take the company to the next stage of development of their fuel cell systems, based on a novel liquid cathode technology (FlowCath).Led

(Source: WSJ.com: Environmental Capital - References: Climateer Investing) Need another reason to believe that the economic slowdown is bad news for the environment? Don’t get burned (AP) The collapsing auto and construction sectors have sideswiped steel makers around the world (leading to massive layoffs and

(Source: Eco Earth Environment Newsfeed - References: The Green Life) BBC: Palm oil is a common vegetable oil, and is now regarded as a major source of biodiesel, however the researchers question whether it really offers environmental benefits over conventional fossil fuels. Clearing land to start plantations involves

(Source: TreeHugger) artist rendering: FPL There are bigger solar projects in the works , but the new Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center near Indiantown, Florida can make a couple of ‘first’ claims (for the time being at least): It is the largest solar thermal

(Source: Point Carbon News - References: Climateer Investing) Generation IM Climate Solution Fund has increased its stake in Camco International to 12.4%.

(Source: ScienceDaily: Energy Technology News - References: EcoGeek.org) Imagine a self-powering cell phone that never needs to be charged because it converts sound waves produced by the user into the energy it needs to keep running. It's not as far-fetched as it may seem.

(Source: TreeHugger) Photo via gwaar We’ve seen ways to charge cell phones by fuel cells, sunlight, wind and even dancing. But what about with sound waves? That might just be the next step for charging...

(Source: Eco Earth Environment Newsfeed - References: WSJ.com: Environmental Capital) LA Times: Reporting from Bakersfield -- Just up the road, past pump jacks bobbing in California's storied oil patch, look sharp and you'll catch a glimpse of the state's energy future. Rows of gigantic mirrors covering an area bigger than two

(Source: New Scientist) Climate change is exacerbating damage from acid rain and other forms of environmental degradation – such effects could have greater impact than global warming itself

(Source: New Scientist) A new book describes the technologies we need to adopt if we are to win the war against climate change

(Source: TreeHugger) image: Coulomb Technologies A bit over a week ago Coulomb Technologies announced that it would be installing 40 of its electric vehicle charging stations across California. Now the company will be expanding access to these chargers through regional

(Source: Greentech Media - References: WSJ.com: Environmental Capital) If you've got solar or wind farms, head to Tennessee. The TVA wants to rapidly buy up capacity for renewable power.

(Source: Environmental Leader) Companies in consumer goods sectors that do not implement strategies to mitigate the risks posed by environmental pressures could face a potential loss of 13 percent to 31 percent in earnings by 2013, according to a scenario proposed in an analysis

(Source: Green Light - References: The Oil Drum) Shell has drilled an oil well in the Gulf of Mexico that’s 1.77 miles deep and it will follow up with an even deeper one. The oil giant announced it has drilled a well in the Silvertip field of the Perdido development that extends 9,356 feet

(Source: Greentech Media - References: EcoGeek.org) The EMerge Alliance says low-voltage direct current built into interior spaces can power LED lights, sensors and other devices more efficiently that the AC wiring in use today.

(Source: Watts Up With That?) Wind turbines and neighborhoods just don’t mix It seems. Would you want one of these to do this when a wind storm comes your way? Wind power has it’s pluses and minuses, just like any energy solution. But like a coal or nuclear power

(Source: Green Light - References: Cleantech Investing in Israel) Overlooked Solar Balance-of-Plant Technology Getting Its Due While firms like Nanosolar and Solyndra garner the lions share of media and VC attention, one facet of the solar ecosystem has been relatively overlooked — inverters and balance of

(Source: WSJ.com: Environmental Capital - References: Future Energy Investor,Earth2Tech) We wondered earlier why Ford was heavily advertising its trucks while telling Congress just how green it plans to become. Here?s one obvious answer: Trucks sell. Even with the grim economic outlook and fears that cheapish gasoline is a temporary

(Source: WSJ.com: Environmental Capital - References: TreeHugger,Gristmill) U.S. presidents have been talking about energy security and searching for an energy policy since Nixon was popular. By tapping General James Jones as his national security adviser, President-elect Barack Obama is indicating that the great energy

(Source: TreeHugger - References: Peak Energy) photo: Home Energy Though solar panels definitely hog the renewable energy stage when it comes to home installations, a number of new, innovative wind turbines have entered the market in the past couple of months. Not all of these are intended to