Electric cars will have fewer gadgets - here's why
What high-tech feature would you want to see in your car that's not there now? Autobytel.com asked that question as part of its "What's Hot Now?" report, and the results indicate that people must get lost a lot -- 30 percent, by far the largest number, would like to have an in-dash GPS navigation device. Me, I can live without one.
In fact, just as cars are connecting big time, we're electrifying them, and many of the early EVs will be kind of skimpy on personal tech, trying to increase battery life and increase range. (Source : Yahoo News)

Lowlands Festival 2010 powered by hydrogen fuel generator
Bredenoord, a Dutch power supply rental company will provide hydrogen fuel generator at Lowlands festival taking place this weekend. This festival is held every year and it is a reputed pop-music festival.

Portugal transformed into green energy powerhouse
Portugal is doing more than its part to move away from traditional energy sources and cut greenhouse gases. Lead by the likes of EDP-Energias de Portugal SA, the world's fourth-largest wind power company - with clean-energy operations stretching from Europe to North America - Portugal has become an example for many countries to follow. (Source : Energy Boom)

Massive oil plume discovered in the Gulf of Mexico
Researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have detected a plume of hydrocarbons that is at least 22 miles long and more than 3,000 feet below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, a result of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, reports a study published in Science.
The 1.2-mile-wide, 650-foot-high plume of trapped hydrocarbons provides a clue on where all the oil has gone as oil slicks on the surface disappear. (Source : Mongabay)

Dutch biopark looking for users of residual heat from biomass plants
Stichting Biopark Terneuzen, an organisation that focuses, among other things, on the development of sustainable connections (so-called smart links) between businesses in Terneuzen's Canal Zone, is very busy developing a cluster of bio-energy power plants on the Axelse Vlakte in southern Netherlands. These plants generate a considerable amount of residual energy which Biopark Terneuzen hopes can be used by other parties rather than wasted. (Source : Renewable Energy Magazine)

Paris' electric car sharing program ready to hit the streets
After numerous delays, the city of lights (Paris, France) has decided to go ahead with Autolib, it's electric car sharing program.
Modeled after the city's successful curbside bike rental scheme, Autolib (a contraction of automobile and liberte) will offer 2,000 electric vehicles (EVs) for customers to pick up or drop off at various locations around the city. An additional 2,000 EVs will be available in two dozen nearby cities as well. (Source : Energy Boom)

Portugal now gets 45% of its electricity from renewable energy
Five years ago, when 17% of Portugal's energy came from renewable energy - about like California now - the government made a bold decision to aim for 45% during the next five years - by 2010.
Sounds impossible, right? Yet, according to Elizabeth Rosenthal at the NYT, they will have achieved their goal by the end of this year. (Source : Susan Kraemer, Clean Technica)