Reserve Nissan’s Leaf EV starting Spring 2010

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Nissan has announced that it will begin taking reservations for its upcoming Nissan Leaf electric vehicle starting in the Spring of 2010. The automaker predicts that it will have about 20,000 preorders lined up before production of the Leaf begins late next year.

According to Nissan’s …

Originally posted at The Car Tech blog

For Texas Instruments, ‘green’ is the colour of new business – The Hindu Business Line

Swetha Kannan The company is in initial talks with players to provide chips and
circuits that will “increase the power factor of motors and help
control blades which will effectively do wonders by improving wind
energy generation,” says Mr Arun Jain, Director – Sales and
Marketing, Texas

Start-up crunches data for home energy efficiency tips

When it comes to saving money on utility bills, good data beats out fancy energy displays any day, say the founders of energy efficiency start-up Opower.

The Arlington, Va.-based company on Thursday officially launched its energy efficiency recommendation service, after months of operating in stealth mode.

Opower, previously called …

Protesters insist wood-chip power plant cannot meet its emission limits ; But energy company says it will comply with Port Talbot targets – Western Mail (Cardiff, Uk)

CAMPAIGNERS against the building of the world’s largest wood- chip-
burning power plant claim strict emission limits for the pounds 400m
plant cannot be met. Plans to establish the Prenergy plant at Port Talbot, which could
power 500, 000 homes, took a huge step forward this week after
Environment

Turbine firm takeover talks advanced ; COMPANIES TODAY: ENGINEERING – The Journal (Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Uk)

US wind turbine firm Clipper Windpower’s shares rose 11% after it
revealed advanced talks with a number of major investors which could
lead to a takeover. The firm, which has a base in Blyth, said the potential move would
strengthen its finances and position it for future growth.

MP Young on nuclear power issue – Taranaki Daily News (New Plymouth, New Zealand)

IN REPLY to Mr McCormack (Sept 28), your question on where future
energy would come from and your suggestion advocating the use of
nuclear energy identifies some serious issues. The growing population of the world over the next 40 years will
place incredible demand upon resources such as energy,

Plan for legal fight against waste burner – South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Uk)

OPPONENTS of plans for a waste-burning renewable energy plant are
set to mount a legal challenge to a decision to give it the go-
ahead. Vale of Glamorgan councillors approved the plans for Barry Dock last
month in the face of widespread opposition. The scheme, by Barry Energy Recovery Ltd,

Turbine talks ; In brief – Daily Post (Liverpool, Uk)

US wind turbine firm Clipper Windpower’s shares rose 11% after it
revealed advanced talks with a number of major investors which could
lead to a takeover. The firm said the potential move would
strengthen its finances and position it for future growth.

Staff hike as BioFuels meet product demand – Birmingham Post (Birmingham, Uk)

Business is booming for an innovative Birmingham company which is
set to double its workforce by up to 20 to cope with a surge in
demand for its ecofriendly fuel products. Nechells-based BioFuels International’s energy products Leaf Log,
Rustic Log and Leaf Lite firelighters are causing such a

Future blows bright for Tarmac with wind deal – Birmingham Post (Birmingham, Uk)

Wolverhampton-based Tarmac is pioneering an innovative form of
buying renewable wind energy with a pounds 3.5 million deal to
source its power directly from a Welsh wind farm. The firm is the first quarrying and construction products business
to sign a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) which will see