Alternative Energy Press

(Washington, DC) Today SmartPower issued a statement reminding mainstream America that the easiest way to stem the catastrophic tide of global warming was to increase our use of clean energy and increase our use of energy efficiency products and practices.
That statement included reference to the dire prediction of animals drowning being just one of the […]

(DANBURY, Conn.) FuelCell Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq:FCEL), a leading manufacturer of ultra-clean power plants using renewable fuels for commercial, industrial, utility and government customers, today announced the appointment of two new directors to its Board of Directors, Glenn H. Epstein, 49, previously Chairman and CEO of Intermagnetics General Corporation, and Richard A. Bromley, 72, recently retired […]

Scotland’s AWS Ocean Energy is to receive significant further support from the Carbon Trust in the development of the company’s Archimedes Wave Swing (AWS), the world’s first submerged wave energy system. The support is part of the Marine Energy Accelerator Programme, the Carbon Trust initiative to accelerate the commercialisation of the marine energy sector […]

(Philadelphia, PA) Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell will keynote the 12th National Renewable Energy Marketing Conference October 21st - 24th in Philadelphia. SmartPower, the non-profit marketing organization that is leading the creation of a vibrant, voluntary market for clean energy, is proud to be a platinum sponsor of this important event. SmartPower is Proud to be […]

(Washington, DC) Today SmartPower released the following statement voicing their disappointment with the bi-partisan Lieberman-Warner global warming proposal. Along with much of the environmental community, SmartPower does not think the proposal goes far enough in the amount of the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions it proposes, nor does it mandate the reductions quickly enough. SmartPower […]

(Ottawa, Canada) The Government of Canada is once again facing a legal challenge for failing to take action on global warming — this time for refusing to respect a federal law that requires reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Late yesterday an Application for Judicial Review was filed with the Federal Court seeking to force […]

(Toronto, ON, September 17, 2007) The Community Power Fund has launched today a new $3 million fund to support community-owned renewable energy projects in Ontario. This fund is the first of its kind in Canada.
Eligible renewable energy projects include those involving wind, solar photovoltaic and solar thermal, small-scale hydro, geothermal and biogas technologies. Incorporated […]

(Los Angeles, CA) Empire Solar Solutions (www.empire-solar.com), specializing in providing solar electric systems to residential and small commercial consumers that desire to capitalize on the environmental and economic benefits of renewable resources, announces it is bringing its services to the greater Los Angeles area. Empire Solar Solutions is an affiliated partner company of Empire Today, […]

ON THE AMERICAN OPEN ROAD, U.S.A. — What’s lime green, more than 20 years old, and smells like french fries? Sports fans across the nation are seeing - and smelling - for themselves because the 2007 AutoTrader.com Green Power Sports Tour (http://www.greenpowersportstour.com) is in progress and coming to a sports town near you. Freelance sports […]

A series of 21 “Sustainable Energy Studies” compiled by the SUN DAY Campaign. These “studies” are summaries of recent reports produced by various governmental, business, academic, and non-profit organizations. Each provides information and analyzes about the near-term potential and/or status of renewable energy and energy efficient technologies. Collectively, they document how it is possible […]

The California State Legislature, a leader among states in forging new energy policy, has voted to support legislation pending in Congress that calls on the United States to meet at least 25 percent of the country’s total energy consumption with renewable resources by the year 2025. In doing so, California becomes the 12th state legislature […]

A report released today by the Energy Department’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) projecting the economic impacts of a 25-percent renewable energy future underscores the fact that “increased reliance on renewable energy will provide important benefits to the nation at low cost to consumers,” says Ernie Shea, project coordinator for the National 25x’25 Initiative.

SmartPower Serves as a Platinum Sponsor of 12th National Renewable Energy Marketing Conference. (Washington, DC) “Why are people buying clean energy?” That is one of the questions to be answered during the 12th National Renewable Energy Marketing Conference, held next month. SmartPower, the nationally recognized leader in creating a vibrant, voluntary market for clean energy, […]

(DANBURY, Conn.) FuelCell Energy(r), Inc. (Nasdaq:[[FCEL]]), a global leader in the development and manufacture of fuel cells for Ultra-Clean electric power generation, announces the launch of a new web site at www.fuelcellenergy.com. The new site contains extensive information on the company’s patented Direct FuelCell(r) (DFC(r)) technology, and also provides a comprehensive overview of the benefits […]

Plant expected to return 13,000 MW back into the grid annually. (Sudbury, ON) Greater Sudbury Utilities (GSU) will be launching the Greater Sudbury Landfill Gas Generation System, the first of its kind in Northern Ontario, on Thursday, September 6, 2007 at 12:00 pm.
Provincial and local politicians as well as environmental and GSU representatives will be […]