Ch2m Hill To Manage Masdar Zone
Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s future energy initiative, has appointed construction design and management firm Ch2m Hill to develop the first phase of its Masdar Zone, the world’s first zero-carbon, zero-waste “green community”.
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IPTC 2007 For Dubai
The importance of exploration of new energy supplies – as well as the challenges facing the industry – will be under the microscope in Dubai this December.
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US Coal Gasification Hopes Ride On One Project
Much talked-about US efforts to build a coal-fired power plant with near zero emissions are now concentrated in a single project, as the costs and difficulties of the endeavour have mounted and the stakes have risen.
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Carmakers Seek The Engine Of The Future
Oil is getting scarce, and the internal combustion engine adds to pollution. Therefore, the car of the not-too-distant future needs a new motor. The big question is … what motor?
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Honda Plans Big Hybrid Push
Honda will start churning out gasoline-electric hybrid cars in large volumes in earnest with a hybrid-only family car planned for a 2009 launch, Chief Executive Takeo Fukui said this week. Japan's second-biggest automaker ranks a distant second behind Toyota in the hybrid market, now selling only the Civic hybrid after discontinuing production of the Insight two-seater and gasoline-electric Accord.
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Electric Cars No Good For China, Says Toyota
Honda will start churning out gasoline-electric hybrid cars in large volumes in earnest with a hybrid-only family car planned for a 2009 launch, Chief Executive Takeo Fukui said this week. Japan's second-biggest automaker ranks a distant second behind Toyota in the hybrid market, now selling only the Civic hybrid after discontinuing production of the Insight two-seater and gasoline-electric Accord.
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Mazda Prepares For 'Hydrogen Society'
Researchers at Japanese carmaker Mazda think the future of cars is in a water component -- hydrogen.
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US Releases 2008 Fuel Economy Guide
The US Department of Energy (DOE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have released the 2008 Fuel Economy Guide, which provides listings of the 2008 model year vehicles that are fuel economy leaders, both overall and by vehicle class.
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Solar Power Edges Towards Boom Time
Solar power could be the world's number one electricity source by the end of the century, but until now its role has been negligible as producers wait for price parity with fossil fuels, industry leaders say.
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Global Oil Output Peaked In 2006 Says German Think Tank
Global oil output peaked in 2006 and will decline by 7% per year, a Berlin-based energy think tank said this week, drawing a bleaker picture of energy supplies than most other forecasts.
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Belarus To Tender Nuclear Plant
Belarus said last week it would hold a tender next year for the construction of the ex-Soviet state's first nuclear power plant, which could cost up to US$3.5 billion.
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Icelandic Firm Signs Indonesia Geothermal Deal
Indonesian state oil firm Pertamina and Iceland's Reykjavik Energy Invest have signed a preliminary deal to develop a geothermal power plant in Indonesia.
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2007 The Pivotal Year In Climate Change Fight Says Gore
Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore said this week he is optimistic that future generations would look back on 2007 as the pivotal year when the world finally found the courage to fight together against climate change.
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British Telecom Aims For A Green And Windy Future
BT Group Plc, Britain's largest telecoms operator, plans to build wind turbines across the country in a ₤250 million (US$509 million) project to generate one quarter of its power needs by 2016.
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