World energy ministers commit to advance energy efficiency

The commitments build on two years of work by the Clean Energy Ministerial and support the goal of sustainable energy for all by 2030, the primary objective of the Secretary-General’s initiative. Both the CEM and the Sustainable Energy for All initiative seek to improve energy efficiency, increase the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix, and ensure access to energy.

Specific commitments by participating CEM governments in each category include...
World energy ministers commit to advance energy efficiency

DTEK selects Vestas V112 turbines for Botievo wind farm in Ukraine

The Botievo project is located in the coastal area of the Zaporozhye region, near the village of Botievo.

The order includes supply, installation and commissioning of 30 V112-3.0MW wind turbines, along with a VestasOnline® Business SCADA system. A service agreement is under negotiation.

The project is scheduled to be competed in the fourth quarter of 2012...
DTEK selects Vestas V112 turbines for Botievo wind farm in Ukraine

Carbon Sciences eyes $150 billion hydrogen market

Steam reforming of natural gas is the primary method for producing over $150 billion per year of hydrogen for use as a critical reactant in fuel and chemical processes and in making the world's fertilizers. There are approximately 2,000 steam methane reforming (SMR) plants around the world using older generation catalysts that require a high steam to natural gas ratio. Carbon Sciences said its new catalyst will allow plant operators to reduce the steam to natural gas ratio. Less steam used means more natural gas is processed in a greener and cleaner solution that saves energy costs, increases profits and reduces CO2 emissions.

Byron Elton, Carbon Sciences CEO, said: "With an abundance of market opportunities ahead of us, we have chosen to focus first on the hydrogen market. Hydrogen is a here and now market and represents the lowest hanging fruit for us. If our catalyst proves to be best of breed, we expect to be adopted very rapidly....
Carbon Sciences eyes $150 billion hydrogen market