Technology:
¶ A company in the UK demonstrated in a laboratory project that it could capture carbon dioxide from the air, and turn it into petrol. This process is powered by electricity. [Daily Mail]
Japan:
¶ Stories of families in Fukushima Prefecture are the subject of a documentary being released in the US. It indicates a widespread cover-up of problems resulting from the Fukushima Disaster. [The Japan Daily Press]
¶ A new robot developed to survey the contents of the failed Fukushima Daiichi reactor buildings was shown to the press. [The Denki Shimbun]
World:
¶ Chile’s environmental evaluation service has approved construction of a 162 MW solar power park in the mineral-rich Atacama region. [PV-Tech]
¶ The European solar industry believes it will have at least 15% of production, and possibly up to 25%, by 2030. [EurActiv]
¶ A new report suggests that concentrated solar power could play an essential role in achieving a secure and diversified energy future for India, especially to deal with the issues of energy blackouts. [The Hindu]
US:
¶ For the first time, output of wind generators was greater than hydro plants in the Pacific Northwest. [EarthTechling]
¶ A report just released says Nebraska is missing an opportunity to add jobs to the state economy while producing a cleaner form of energy, at just a time neighboring states are building wind capacity. [The Republic]
¶ A “Perfect Storm” may be brewing for US solar manufacturers. [Consumer Energy Report]
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