UK: Government go-ahead for Wave Hub project

(ClimateRadar) The UK Government will today give planning approval for the world’s first large scale wave farm off the coast of Cornwall in South West England.
http://www.southwestrda.org.uk/news/release.asp?releaseid=2136

New heating device could save energy by 50%

(The Daily Mail)  It sounds too good to be true – not to mention the fact that it violates almost every known law of physics. But British scientists claim they have invented a revolutionary device that seems to ‘create’ energy from virtually nothing.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/technology/technology.html?in_article_id=481996&in_page_id=1766&ito=1490

Atlantic Carbon Sink to be tested in 2009

(Treehugger)  In an attempt to test the possibility of mitigating the effects of global warming, scientists from India, Germany, Italy and Chile plan on “sinking” carbon emissions into the Scotia Sea, off the Antarctic Peninsula in the South Atlantic, during January to March 2009.
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/09/international_t.php

Carbon-Capture Technology at Least 10 Years away

The technology to capture carbon-dioxide emissions from a power plant and store them underground is 10 to 15 years away from commercial viability, limiting the power sector’s ability to significantly cut emissions in the short to medium term, Duke Energy Corp.’s (DUK) top executive said Tuesday.
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200709111606DOWJONESDJONLINE000660_FORTUNE5.htm

The climate change paradox

With enough CO2 injected into declining oil fields, the US could see its petroleum reserves quadruple.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0911/p03s03-wogi.html

Koshla puts in $40M in solar startup

We knew that Khosla Ventures and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers were major backers of Ausra Inc., the Palo Alto, Calif.-based developer of solar-thermal power generation systems. But the company will disclose Monday, along with the launch of its Web site, that Khosla and Kleiner Perkins have invested $40 million in Ausra’s first round of [...]

New Catalyst May Revolutionize Biodiesel Production

Victor Lin, a chemistry professor at Iowa State University, has developed a catalyst that he thinks will revolutionize biodiesel production. Lin has founded a company in Ames, Catilin Inc., to develop and market that technology.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/07/070708193929.htm

India becoming solar hub

After IT and pharma, India is on course to emerge as a solar hub. The Centre’s move to offer fiscal incentives to solar cell and photovoltaic (PV) manufacturers coupled with surge in global demand for renewable energy sources has triggered domestic and multi-national companies to set up shop here.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Energy/Power/India_fast_emerging_as_a_solar_hub/articleshow/2353788.cms

VC investment in clean tech increases globally

The Cleantech Network™ reported today that in Q2 2007 North American and European venture investments in the cleantech category totaled just under USD $1 billion, representing a 10% increase over the $903 million invested in Q1 2007. For the first half of 2007, there was a total of $1.90 billion in venture capital invested in [...]

China asking for renewable energy investments

Shares in renewable energy companies edged up on China’s stock exchanges Wednesday following the release of a national plan for reducing fossil fuel-based energy consumption, according to the country’s official Xinhua News Agency.
China’s energy czar, Chen Deming, said on Tuesday that China needs $265 billion in investments to meet its renewable energy goals by 2020, [...]