She sees significant potential for further improvement of the islands using environmentallyfriendlytechnology and regard the acquisition as a long-term financial investment.
"I expect this to lay the foundation for future success by establishing offshore wind as a dependable and environmentallyfriendlytechnology, " Mr Battle said.
Newell says getting businesses to develop cleaner types of fuel depends on government providing incentives for the environmentallyfriendlytechnology, and regulating higher-polluting fuel sources.
Xela Teco builds environmentallyfriendlytechnology that can be used to bring survival basics to poverty-stricken villages in the Mayan highlands: clean water, electricity and fuel.
Green startups have their company base in Pittsburgh because of how strongly the city welcomes and supports green technology and environmentallyfriendly innovation.
The goal is to help the US catch up to foreign competition with regards to electric vehicle technology and to put a million "environmentally friendly" vehicles onto US roads by 2015.
Which means this technology takes us several steps farther along the path of creating sustainable, scalable and environmentallyfriendly energy production.