Energy and Climate Change

Global Thermoelectric Inc. ("Global" or the "Company"), a leading developer of solid oxide fuel cell ("SOFC") products, announced today that Montana State University-Billings ("MSUB") in partnerships with Montana Dakota Utilities Co. ("MDU") will be evaluating…

CAMPBELTOWN, Scotland, July 8, 2002 (ENS) – Originally an area known best for its fishing fleet, its music festival, and the distillation of whisky, the Kintyre Peninsula is now host to the UK’s most efficient…

Although they are not particularly efficient, plastic solar cells that are flexible enough to be sprayed on roofs or printed on clothes look like being remarkably cheap From The Economist print edition EVERY minute, the…

SUWA — the most vocal opponent of fossil fuel development in potential wilderness areas in Utah — will buy 11 "blocks" of wind power per month from windmill farms in Wyoming. BY BRENT ISRAELSEN THE…

A superstrong composite developed by Brigham Young University scientists has received financing for its first practical application — mammoth wind turbine towers able to more than triple the electrical output of existing steel models. BY…

Windmills may finally be ready to compete with fossil-fuel generators. The technology trick: turn them backwards and put hinges on their blades. Technology Review, July/August 2002 By Peter Fairley The newest wind turbine standing at…

The Montana Public Service Commission should turn down, at least for now, most of the electricity contracts NorthWestern Energy arranged to supply Montanans starting July 1, the PSC staff recommended Friday. By CHARLES S. JOHNSON…

For the last three weeks, the Northwest’s nuclear power producer has also been generating a tiny bit of electricity from solar panels and selling it to the Bonneville Power Administration. Energy Northwest is experimenting with…

The state remains on track to get 20 percent of its electric power from renewable sources such as wind, solar or hydropower, Gov. Gray Davis told a group of Silicon Valley business leaders Thursday. By…

Less time at the pump, fewer expenses, lower emissions: Long story short — the new Toyota Prius is a model of efficiency, going farther on less and doing it in style. By MARTIN J. KIDSTON,…