With the dual aim of diminishing Blue Coat product waste intended for landfills by nearly 90 percent and generating cost savings, Blue Coat Systems, the technology leader in Application Delivery Networking, has initiated a product recycling service.

Blue Coat, which is investing $1 million in a global channel rewards program, is expecting the proceeds from the recycling and reuse program to cover not only the costs of the service, but also to yield nearly $750,000 per year in additional operational savings.

The Tulsi Tanti-controlled wind turbine maker Suzlon Energy and China based Inner Mongolia North Longyuan Wind Power Corporation have formed a joint venture on Tuesday. The JV aims to supply wind turbines of 100 megawatt for a World Bank funded project in China. The company recently bagged order for 80 turbines from Inner Mongolia North Longyuan Wind Power Corporation.

The JV, signed by Chinese Subsidiary of Suzlon Energy, Suzlon Energy Tianjin, would ensure delivery of 80 units of Suzlon's 1.25 megawatt turbines in two lots in the financial years 2010 and 2011.

On Tuesday, Search engine major Google Inc. announced new initiative with the aim to lower demand, and the global warming emissions that come from producing electricity. Google will commence using its software skills in order to help users track their home energy usage.

This step taken by the company comes as a part of Google's effort to introduce hundreds of millions of dollars into renewable energy, electricity-grid upgrades and other measures, which will decrease greenhouse gas emissions.

It has been learnt that an electric version of Daimler's popular Smart car's batteries would be made by Tesla Motors Inc.

The customers would be able to buy the new version of Daimler's two-person Smart by the end of this year. Tesla, based in San Carlos and was initiated by Elon Musk, makes and sells an electric sportscar called the Roadster. At one point of time, Tesla even eyed New Mexico as a site for building its manufacturing plant.

A perfect prototype of a supercar, which operates on the energy of wind and is capable to reach up to the speed of 155 mph, would be completed by a California-based company.

If adhered to the reports, then the car, which will be two-seater and environment friendly, will be outfitted with paper-thin solar paneling, which would fully charge the battery in just six minutes due to new prototype batteries.The car will run up to 200 miles with fully charged batteries.

Tata Group Company Tata Power announced that it is planning set up of a geothermal power plant and a solar power plant of 5 MW each at a suitable location in Gujarat. If the plans are successful, then the renewable energy portfolio of the company would get stronger by this move.

In a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange, the company said, “Tata Power has entered into an agreement in this regard with the Gujarat government to explore the possibility of setting up a 5 MW geothermal power plant in phase I.”