Hawaii may be the first state in the nation to successfully build a fueling infrastructure that will support thousands of hydrogen fuel cell cars. Today, the Detroit auto manufacturer General Motors, in partnership with the Honolulu-based utility the Gas Co., announced they are partnering with 10 additional companies, government agencies and universities to help implement a plan [...]
Harnessing an important natural resource like wind requires a substantial amount of capital. So when renewable energy companies hoping to invest in wind power came to Goldman Sachs, we helped find the capital they needed to embrace this innovative technology. Goldman Sachs views environmental stewardship as one of our corporate responsibilities, including actively finding solutions [...]
The Interior Department today announced that it hopes to offer new offshore wind leases in the Atlantic by the end of 2011 by conducting front-end environmental reviews of the breeziest federal waters and collaborating with several coastal states. At a news conference today at Baltimore’s Fort McHenry, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said the department will [...]
Economics favor extending the life of nuclear power plants beyond 60 years, according to a recent report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook for 2010 with projections to 2035 found that if nuclear plants are retired after the 20-year renewal, ending operation at 60 total years, more than one-third of existing U.S. nuclear capacity will be retired between 2029 and 2035.
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