Solar Power System Tracks the Sun; Chevy Volts to arrive early?; Green Products at CES; Fuel cell boat; AT&T Sustainability Advisory Council

Solar Power System Tracks the Sun Mendocino College in Ukiah, California, will now be saving $14.9 million in electricity costs over the next 25 years, thanks to a just-installed solar power system with sun-tracking technology.

Chevy Volts to arrive early? Might the Chevy Volt get coaxed into customer hands earlier than November 2010? Could be, if a new deal to the Volt team worth $100 million from GM’s large cash fund (seriously, GM apparently has $46.2 billion to spend) works as planned.

Green Products at the Consumer Electronics Show The Consumer Electronics Show 2010 is in just a few weeks. It’s the biggest tradeshow for consumer electronics, and it’s dedicating more space this year for green innovation.

Fuel cell boat cruises Amsterdam’s canals Emitting only water vapour and gliding silently through Amsterdam’s centuries-old canals, a canal boat — a popular tourist attraction — powered by fuel cells made its debut cruise on Wednesday.

AT&T Forms Sustainability Advisory Council Fresh off hiring an energy director to help it reduce its carbon footprint, AT&T now is moving ahead with the creation of a sustainability advisory council. The new business advisory council will be comprised of AT&T staff, as well as third parties including the Carbon Disclosure Project, Cisco Systems, The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, the University of Colorado Denver, and University of Texas at Austin.