Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/3109 science Alternative Energy en-us Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:42:03 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/3109 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/altenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_re_us/sd_gov_energy ap/20100204/sd_gov_energy AP science Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:42:03 GMT AP - Gov. Mike Rounds said Thursday he pushed for federal action that would help South Dakota develop ethanol plants and wind-generated electrical power when he met this week with President Barack Obama and top federal officials. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/altenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obama_energy ap/20100204/us_obama_energy AP science Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:19:48 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/altenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obama_energy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100203/i/ra2693055410.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=kQZYsxK3LKgMgQKVpuL9Lg--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="U.S. President Barack Obama is seen in the East Room of the White House in Washington in this January 8, 2010 file photo. China warned Obama on Wednesday that a meeting between him and the Dalai Lama would further erode ties between the two powers, already troubled by Washington's arms sales to Taiwan. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Files" border="0" /></a>AP - Looking for a political and policy victory, President Barack Obama on Wednesday pushed energy proposals designed to attract allies and opponents alike, calling for increased ethanol production and new technology to limit pollution from the use of coal.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/altenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obama_energy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100203/i/ra2693055410.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=kQZYsxK3LKgMgQKVpuL9Lg--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="U.S. President Barack Obama is seen in the East Room of the White House in Washington in this January 8, 2010 file photo. China warned Obama on Wednesday that a meeting between him and the Dalai Lama would further erode ties between the two powers, already troubled by Washington's arms sales to Taiwan. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Files" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/altenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100203/sc_afp/usenergyenvironmentobamachina_20100203213835 afp/20100203/usenergyenvironmentobamachina AFP science Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:37:37 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/altenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100203/sc_afp/usenergyenvironmentobamachina_20100203213835"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100203/capt.photo_1265232965099-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=ngXXjZBYv1RM.IKbRvidmw--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="US President Barack Obama (R) speaks during a meeting with a bipartisan group of governors to discuss energy policy as Vice President Joe Biden (L) looks on in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Obama on Wednesday unveiled a new strategy to reinvigorate US production of biofuels, vowing he would not let nations like China race ahead in building new energy economies.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)" border="0" /></a>AFP - US President Barack Obama on Wednesday unveiled a new strategy to reinvigorate US production of biofuels, vowing he would not let nations like China race ahead in building new energy economies.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/altenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100203/sc_afp/usenergyenvironmentobamachina_20100203213835"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100203/capt.photo_1265232965099-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=ngXXjZBYv1RM.IKbRvidmw--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="US President Barack Obama (R) speaks during a meeting with a bipartisan group of governors to discuss energy policy as Vice President Joe Biden (L) looks on in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Obama on Wednesday unveiled a new strategy to reinvigorate US production of biofuels, vowing he would not let nations like China race ahead in building new energy economies.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/altenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100202/wl_sthasia_afp/germanyindiaenergyindustrycompanysiemens afp/20100202/germanyindiaenergyindustrycompanysiemens AFP science Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:04:57 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/altenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100202/wl_sthasia_afp/germanyindiaenergyindustrycompanysiemens"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100202/capt.photo_1265104903718-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=xVSLf_TLvjXMG65k7SJxEA--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens, Peter Loescher answers a question at a press conference in New Delhi. The German industrial group would spend 16 billion rupees (346 million dollars) in India, mainly in renewable energy, as part of a drive to step up investment in the country.(AFP/Manpreet Romana)" border="0" /></a>AFP - German industrial group Siemens said Tuesday it would spend 16 billion rupees (346 million dollars) in India, mainly in renewable energy, as part of a drive to step up investment in the country.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/altenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100202/wl_sthasia_afp/germanyindiaenergyindustrycompanysiemens"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100202/capt.photo_1265104903718-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=xVSLf_TLvjXMG65k7SJxEA--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="photo" title="President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens, Peter Loescher answers a question at a press conference in New Delhi. The German industrial group would spend 16 billion rupees (346 million dollars) in India, mainly in renewable energy, as part of a drive to step up investment in the country.(AFP/Manpreet Romana)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/altenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100202/india_nm/india458458 nm/20100202/india458458 Reuters world Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:56:24 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/altenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100202/india_nm/india458458"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100202/i/ra1406819125.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=5IxT9XGPMtmiEAb5kDSc.A--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="The logo of Siemens company is pictured in front of a factory in Berlin March 28, 2007. Europe's biggest engineering group, Siemens, said on Tuesday it would invest $346 million in India over three years, mostly to make wind turbines to tap into a rapidly expanding market for renewable energy. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz/Files" border="0" /></a>Reuters - German engineering conglomerate Siemens will invest $346 million in India over three years, most of it to make wind turbines, but said plans to add 8,000 jobs in the country even as it cuts them elsewhere is not a move to shift production to low-cost countries.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/altenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100202/india_nm/india458458"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100202/i/ra1406819125.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=5IxT9XGPMtmiEAb5kDSc.A--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="photo" title="The logo of Siemens company is pictured in front of a factory in Berlin March 28, 2007. Europe's biggest engineering group, Siemens, said on Tuesday it would invest $346 million in India over three years, mostly to make wind turbines to tap into a rapidly expanding market for renewable energy. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz/Files" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/altenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100201/ap_on_bi_ge/lt_brazil_shell_cosan ap/20100201/lt_brazil_shell_cosan AP science Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:35:27 GMT AP - Royal Dutch Shell and Brazil's Cosan ethanol producer announced plans Monday to create a $12 billion joint venture for ethanol production and fuel distribution in Latin America's largest nation. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/altenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100201/bs_nm/us_cosan_shell nm/20100201/us_cosan_shell Reuters science Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:07:57 GMT Reuters - Brazilian sugar and biofuel giant Cosan plans to merge its ethanol and fuel distribution units with Royal Dutch Shell in a deal worth up to $12 billion, extending a trend of growing foreign investment in the fast-growing industry. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/altenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100128/bs_nm/us_economy_jobs_mit nm/20100128/us_economy_jobs_mit Reuters business Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:41:43 GMT Reuters - Students at one of America's top business schools see evidence that high-technology, startup and alternative energy companies will hire more actively this year after a difficult 2009 for graduates. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/altenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100127/sc_afp/scienceenergyclimatewarmingbiotechnology afp/20100127/scienceenergyclimatewarmingbiotechnology AFP science Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:31:13 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/altenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100127/sc_afp/scienceenergyclimatewarmingbiotechnology"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100127/capt.photo_1264617038345-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=3DmT25tzZ0SHvvOGzEv4eg--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Gene scientists have coaxed bacteria into eating agricultural waste and secreting diesel, offering a potentially cheaper, greener energy source than present-day biofuels, a study released Wednesday said.(AFP/BELGA/File/Lieven van Assche)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Gene scientists have coaxed bacteria into eating agricultural waste and secreting diesel, offering a potentially cheaper, greener energy source than present-day biofuels, a study released Wednesday said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/altenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100127/sc_afp/scienceenergyclimatewarmingbiotechnology"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100127/capt.photo_1264617038345-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=3DmT25tzZ0SHvvOGzEv4eg--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="Gene scientists have coaxed bacteria into eating agricultural waste and secreting diesel, offering a potentially cheaper, greener energy source than present-day biofuels, a study released Wednesday said.(AFP/BELGA/File/Lieven van Assche)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/altenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100127/wl_sthasia_afp/indiaenergyenvironmentbiofuel afp/20100127/indiaenergyenvironmentbiofuel AFP world Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:18:26 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/altenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100127/wl_sthasia_afp/indiaenergyenvironmentbiofuel"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100127/capt.photo_1264564045816-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=75&q=85&sig=ppVuBH5SKGTtnkqA.rvNKQ--" align="left" height="75" width="130" alt="In this undated photo released by Mission Biofuels India, Indian labourers are seen working in a field of jatropha in the village of Hassan, some 250 kms from Bangalore. To its fans, jatropha is a miracle crop, an eco-friendly answer to India's growing energy needs, but some experts are starting to question whether the wonder-shrub is too good to be true.(AFP/HO/Mission Biofuels)" border="0" /></a>AFP - To its fans, jatropha is a miracle crop, an eco-friendly answer to India's growing energy needs, but some experts are starting to question whether the wonder-shrub is too good to be true.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/altenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100127/wl_sthasia_afp/indiaenergyenvironmentbiofuel"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100127/capt.photo_1264564045816-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=75&q=85&sig=ppVuBH5SKGTtnkqA.rvNKQ--" align="left" height="75" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this undated photo released by Mission Biofuels India, Indian labourers are seen working in a field of jatropha in the village of Hassan, some 250 kms from Bangalore. To its fans, jatropha is a miracle crop, an eco-friendly answer to India's growing energy needs, but some experts are starting to question whether the wonder-shrub is too good to be true.(AFP/HO/Mission Biofuels)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/altenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100126/sc_afp/bulgariaenergyalternativeenvironment afp/20100126/bulgariaenergyalternativeenvironment AFP science Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:07:50 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/altenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100126/sc_afp/bulgariaenergyalternativeenvironment"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100126/capt.photo_1264520954686-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=aE5EhaWVqvL3lfCzofep0A--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="A flock of sparrows rest on a fence, backdropped by the smoking chimneys of the largest metal working company in Bulgaria. The number of "green" energy projects in Bulgaria has exploded from almost nil just a few years ago to a proposed 12,000 megawatts (MW) from wind farms, solar energy parks and small hydropower stations, a government expert said.(AFP/File/Valentina Petrova)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Bulgaria is undergoing a boom in the renewable energy sector that experts warn could see an influx of dodgy investment and actually end up doing more harm than good for the environment.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/altenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100126/sc_afp/bulgariaenergyalternativeenvironment"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100126/capt.photo_1264520954686-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=aE5EhaWVqvL3lfCzofep0A--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="photo" title="A flock of sparrows rest on a fence, backdropped by the smoking chimneys of the largest metal working company in Bulgaria. The number of "green" energy projects in Bulgaria has exploded from almost nil just a few years ago to a proposed 12,000 megawatts (MW) from wind farms, solar energy parks and small hydropower stations, a government expert said.(AFP/File/Valentina Petrova)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/altenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100125/ap_on_bi_ge/us_hawaii_state_of_the_state ap/20100125/us_hawaii_state_of_the_state AP business Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:46:11 GMT AP - Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle pushed for the island state to increase its use of renewable energy and provide tax credits to stimulate it during a downtrodden economy. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/altenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100121/ap_on_re_us/in_net_metering ap/20100121/in_net_metering AP science Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:51:27 GMT AP - A bill aimed at utility customers who install renewable power sources such as wind turbines is seriously flawed and would hurt Indiana's renewable energy movement, clean energy advocates told a state Senate committee Thursday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/altenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100121/wl_canada_nm/canada_us_samsung nm/20100121/canada_us_samsung Reuters science Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:53:58 GMT Reuters - A C$7 billion ($6.7 billion) green energy investment by a consortium led by South Korea's Samsung C&T Corp will make Ontario a leader in renewable energy technology, the Canadian province said on Thursday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/altenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100121/wl_canada_nm/canada_us_samsungct_canada nm/20100121/canada_us_samsungct_canada Reuters science Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:38:04 GMT Reuters - A South Korean consortium led by Samsung C&T Corporation has won a $6 billion deal to supply renewable energy equipment to the Canadian province of Ontario, the company said on Thursday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/altenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100121/sc_afp/unclimateswitzerlandaviation afp/20100121/unclimateswitzerlandaviation AFP science Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:02:54 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/altenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100121/sc_afp/unclimateswitzerlandaviation"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100121/capt.photo_1264045850785-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=rQQByG5QaPrWuEGsYxhFbg--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Swiss scientist-adventurer and pilot Bertrand Piccard is pictured unveiling the 'Solar Impulse' airplane during a ceremony in June 2009, in Duebendorf, near Zurich. 51-year-old Piccard plans to fly his 'Solar Impulse' around the world over 20 to 25 days, traveling at an average of 70 kilometres (43 miles) an hour.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Bertrand Piccard is no conventional environmental activist -- he hopes to raise awareness about the potential of renewable energy by flying a solar-powered aircraft around the world.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/altenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100121/sc_afp/unclimateswitzerlandaviation"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100121/capt.photo_1264045850785-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=rQQByG5QaPrWuEGsYxhFbg--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="Swiss scientist-adventurer and pilot Bertrand Piccard is pictured unveiling the 'Solar Impulse' airplane during a ceremony in June 2009, in Duebendorf, near Zurich. 51-year-old Piccard plans to fly his 'Solar Impulse' around the world over 20 to 25 days, traveling at an average of 70 kilometres (43 miles) an hour.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/altenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100121/ap_on_bi_ge/us_wisconsin_clean_energy ap/20100121/us_wisconsin_clean_energy AP science Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:39:30 GMT AP - State lawmakers started poring over a sweeping renewable energy bill Wednesday, establishing battle lines as the measure inches toward a vote. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/altenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100120/ap_on_bi_ge/us_renewable_energy_south_dakota ap/20100120/us_renewable_energy_south_dakota AP business Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:33:53 GMT AP - Property tax breaks will be awarded for investments in small renewable energy projects, a South Dakota legislative committee decided Wednesday, despite concerns that the exemptions would result in less revenue for schools and local governments. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/altenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100120/ap_on_bi_ge/us_chesapeake_biofuels_maryland ap/20100120/us_chesapeake_biofuels_maryland AP science Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:57:50 GMT AP - More farming, not less, could be the answer to cleaning the Chesapeake Bay, according to a new report that finds biofuels from plants grown in the Chesapeake Bay watershed could create jobs, provide energy and prevent millions of pounds of runoff. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/altenergy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100119/ap_on_bi_ge/us_biofuel_plant_wisconsin ap/20100119/us_biofuel_plant_wisconsin AP business Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:44:31 GMT AP - A company wants to build a $250 million biofuel plant in northern Wisconsin.