I have often pointed out the current debate that discusses which is more important, food security or energy independence. To ensure that there is enough biomass resources to address both food and fuel...
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Filed in archive Solar
by Reden Rodriguez on November 30, 2006
Chemist Pam Shapiro and her colleagues from the University of idaho are in the process of devising a new form of solar cell that would improve the commercial feasibility of solar cell systems....
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Filed in archive Wind
by Reden Rodriguez on November 30, 2006
A new map has been developed to identify and determine the strength of wind currents, according to this article from LiveScience.Com. researchers have gathered wind speed data from 8,000 locations...
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Filed in archive Wind
by Reden Rodriguez on November 30, 2006
Wind power can now be generated at home using small-scale wind mills. Personal windmills are often used in rural settings for small mechanical uses (such as those in barns) but producing energy for...
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Filed in archive Solar
by Reden Rodriguez on November 30, 2006
The mercedes benz commercial talked about how the Germans have developed an art form in car manufacturing. Could it be the same for solar power technology? Germany claims to be going after leadership...
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Australia's next biggest news is the start of a biodiesel factory that will begin production soon. A 140-million liter $48 Million Biodiesel production facility just opened in the Northern...
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Filed in archive Wind
by Reden Rodriguez on November 30, 2006
Electric utilities require the Underwriters Laboratories (UL) certification for the accreditation of key electrical devices such as inverters. Southwest Windpower of Arizona has received its UL...
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Filed in archive Solar
by Reden Rodriguez on November 30, 2006
There are current plans to produce solar modules based on non-silicon materials in Germany, according to this report from Renewable Energy Access. The report says that because of the shortage in...
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A University of Minnesota research team has just invented a reactive flash volatilization process that heats oil and sugar at a very fast rate which produces hydrogen and carbon monoxide or what is...
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It cannot be stressed enough; we need to curb carbon dioxide emissions now. This has been the banner statement from most climate scientists, and now including Environmental policy expert M. Granger...
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Get this; you can soon recharge your laptop, cell phone, or other gadgets wirelessly. How fascinating is that? According to Marin Soljacic from MIT's Department of Physics and Research Laboratory...
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Filed in archive Solar
by Reden Rodriguez on November 30, 2006
Solar seems to be taking the forefront in terms of developing technologies. A new process that converts the low-energy photos into short-wave high energy photons is being developed at the Max Planck...
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The Democrats are coming! The Democrats are coming! This is what energy companies are preparing for, now that the Democratic Party has gained a majority in the US Congress. This means that there will...
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A new Silverado is coming to town, an electric one! UQM Technologies, Inc. is displaying an all electric Silverado pickup truck at the Electric Drive Transportation Association Conference and...
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I normally look for renewable energy news and developments but this one has got to top my list for this month. What can the Democrats promise after the Republicans have failed to deliver the US from...
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I have often pointed out the current debate that discusses which is more important, food security or energy independence. To ensure that there is enough biomass resources to address both food and fuel...
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Plans are underway for the development of a £24 M energy plant that will utilize only woody biomass as fuel. This plant is being designed for Cromatry Firth in Scotland. The company Balcas is putting...
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Renewable energy technologies, particularly solar generators and wind turbines, are often criticized for their inability to store electricity in large amounts. It looks like this will change soon, as...
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chevron Energy Solutions is in the news again, this time for proposing to put up high-efficiency ethanol plants for Ethanex Energy. The high-efficiency ethanol distilleries will be built in Missouri,...
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Filed in archive Solar
by Reden Rodriguez on November 27, 2006
Thanks to chevron Energy Solutions, the United States Postal Service (USPS) has gotten a huge solar upgrade. It now has a solar power and energy efficiency project in its mail center in Northern...
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What's an energy company like chevron doing around the kitchen, poking at wastes, and turning it into some slew? Making energy, that's what! Chevron Energy Solutions, a subsidiary of the...
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Filed in archive Wave
by Reden Rodriguez on November 27, 2006
What is in Florida that is world famous? The great beaches and ocean front of course! Now a new sea-side attraction is set to rise in Florida as the Florida Atlantic University has been given a $5...
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Finally some news from the Big Apple. Residents of new york city are devoting a day and a half to sit down and discuss safe and sustainable strategies for new York State. Topics to be discussed will...
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Glitnir, a leading Nordic specialty bank, has expressed its interest in investing in the US geothermal energy Market. This statement was made by Arni Magnusson of Glitnir of Iceland, an investment...
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