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by Greg Cruey on October 6, 2009
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GreenBeat is reporting that Abu Dhabi is preparing for a bid to become a world hub for alternative energy.Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s state-owned energy company, announced over the weekend...
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by Reden Rodriguez on March 30, 2007
According to the spanish Ministry for Industry, Tourism, and Commercie, El Hierro will be the first energy self-sufficient island in the world. It will have a development budget of over 50 million Eur...
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by Reden Rodriguez on February 26, 2007
Thanks to Narsi Santhanam for sending an email pointing me to many the resources on algae power that you will find on Narsi's blog. You can visit Narsi's blog by clicking this link and learn m...
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by Reden Rodriguez on November 27, 2006
Stadiums used for sports and entertainment activities require huge amounts of electricity for its operations. Millennium Stadium in Wales is leading the call for renewable energy use by positioning it...
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by Reden Rodriguez on August 24, 2006
The Science Daily reports of a new alternative energy source for powering medical devices, sensors and portable electronics. The new source would come from muscle contraction or other body movements. ...
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by Reden Rodriguez on August 24, 2006
Can you burn plastics? This is a very old question that has not really been answered. Some people think that burning plastics in wood stoves, furnaces, or in open fires is better than burying plastics...
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by Reden Rodriguez on August 10, 2006
My friend and colleague Meikah who writes about the management concept called Six Sigma sent me this article about Silverlake's Lovecraft Biofuels, a company engaged in customizing old gas guzzler...
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by Reden Rodriguez on August 5, 2006
Tidal power is undergoing a stage of research and development similar to wind farm development 15 years ago and solar cell development a couple of decades back. A number of developments in tidal power...
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by Reden Rodriguez on August 5, 2006
A Spanish company is developing a system for producing energy from marine algae, with the hope of replacing fossil fuel and reducing pollution by late 2007. Biofuel Systems SL (BFS), the Spanish compa...
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, US
by michael on June 28, 2006
Hi,
I am writing to let persons interested in Alternative fuels know that MapMuse has recently introduced interactive mapping of biodiesel fuel stations and ethanol 85 fuel stations across the US. Th...
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, Edge Technology
, World
by michael on June 18, 2006
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories' Advanced Energy Technologies Department conducts research focusing on converting and storing energy (batteries and fuel cells), processes to reduce the env...
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, Renewable Energy
, US
by michael on June 13, 2006
Physicist Seamus "Shay" Curran, head of the nanotechnology program at New Mexico State University along with collaborates from Wake Forest University and the University of Florida are develo...
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, Future
, Market
by michael on June 8, 2006
New York state, two partners will capture carbon dioxide, make biofuel
algae stored in tubes are busy capturing carbon dioxide in this reactor created by GreenFuel Technologies. A similar system will...
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, Opinion
by michael on May 28, 2006
"Ethanol is a clean-burning, high-octane fuel that is produced from renewable sources. At its most basic, ethanol is grain alcohol, produced from crops such as corn. Because it is domestically pr...
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by michael on May 27, 2006
How much money can I save by making biodiesel?
Your immediate savings per gallon can be calculated by taking approximately $1.50 (typical petroleum diesel cost) minus the $0.70 (very conservative) cos...
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by Creative Weblogging on May 24, 2006
What happens when you can't be a Texas Oilman in Texas? You become a windfarmer: ENN
Windfarms are great, but why put them in the gulf of Mexico? Won't there be like maintenance problems, o...
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, Future
, Opinion
by michael on May 21, 2006
GreanPeace is committed to stopping climate change through the use of decentralized energy alternatives. "The scope for reducing electricity demand, and thus CO2 emissions, through energy efficie...
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, Edge Technology
by Creative Weblogging on May 19, 2006
Feeling guilty about your home's energy bills? You should be, especially if you are getting your electric from a company that uses coal or other fossil fuels to generate your power.
But look at t...
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, H2
, Solar
, World
by michael on May 11, 2006
Beginning in 2007, a group of Danish developers will build the worlds first hydrogen city complete with residential houses, businesses, shops, cars, and roads so that ordinary citizens may enjoy life ...
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, Future
, Political
by michael on May 8, 2006
According to an American Bar Association (ABA) newsletter on energy, CO2 concentrations ion the atmosphere are rising at 2 ppm a year (the newsletter article cites: The discovery of Global Warming). O...
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by michael on April 27, 2006
Realizing that global warming may not just be a scientific proposition but an occurring fact, King County in Washington State has started taking steps to both curb emissions and reuse resources throug...
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, Opinion
, Renewable Energy
by michael on April 25, 2006
This article is co-authored by Hans De Keulenaer and Michael Olivo. Hans De Keulenaer is the Manager for Electricity & Energy at the European Copper Institute. He maintains the Sustainable Energy ...
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, Capital Investing
, World
by michael on April 22, 2006
When it comes to investment in the alternative/renewable energy and technology predictions vary as they usually do but even more so when entering into unexplored territory, maybe because all the optio...
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, Capital Investing
, Renewable Energy
by michael on April 18, 2006
For the investment savvy crowd here's something to check out:
PowerShares WilderHill Clean energy Portfolio (PBW) has experienced a 30% up move over the last few months. This portfolio is designe...
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, H2
, World
by michael on April 16, 2006
According to Clean Energy Canada with regard to fuel cells, "Current projections anticipate an industry growth rate of 75% per year over the next decade, for an expected worldwide commercial mark...
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by michael on April 14, 2006
What's biomass? Biomass is plant matter such corn, trees, grasses, crops or other biological material such as animal waste and/or landfill contents. When processed, it can be used as a solid fuel ...
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, Renewable Energy
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, Wind
by michael on April 14, 2006
Iowa is leading the way with its renewable power initiatives. When it comes to wind power, Iowa leads per capita with 836 megawatts of installed generation capacity. They are also actively promoting p...
