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World’s Largest Solar Roof To Power High Speed Rail Station in China

Architecture • January 26, 2011 • 2 Comments

Efficiency abounds in China as the world’s largest building integrated photovoltaic project prepares to power the railway station where some of the world’s fastest high speed trains pass through. China Sunergy, a solar cell and module manufacturer based in Nanjing, China, has recently signed a deal with CEEG (Nanjing) Solar Energy Research Institute to supply […]

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Personal Energy Generator Recharges Your Electronic Device While You Move

Uncategorized • January 17, 2011 • 3 Comments

The nPower PEG (personal energy generator) by Tremont Electric wowed reviewers at the 2011 CES convention. This back-up hybrid charger allows you to keep your cell phone, iPod, or other hand-held device working while you’re on the go. By harnessing the kinetic energy that you produce through movement, then converting it into accessible power, the

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Valero Invests in Producing Car Fuel From Wood Waste

Uncategorized • January 14, 2011 • Leave a Comment

The cellulosic ethanol movement got a much needed boost yesterday with the announcement that Valero, the nation’s largest independent oil refiner, is investing $50 million into the Mascoma Corporation’s plans to build a commercial sized wood-based biofuel refinery in Kinross, Michigan. Together with subsidiary Frontier Renewable Resources, Mascoma, based in Lebanon N.H., intends to break

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Better Place Shows Electric Taxis Working in the Real World

Uncategorized • January 6, 2011 • 2 Comments

Shai Agassi, founder and CEO of Better Place, has a vision — a vision for a world free of oil dependency. Mr. Agassi, who is well on his way to making this vision a reality, has what he believes is the solution for making electric vehicles efficient and affordable. He theorizes that the only way

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3 Reasons Light Rail is an Efficient Transportation Option for U.S. Cities

Uncategorized • January 1, 2011 • 6 Comments

Light rail is a type of electric railway that runs on right-of-way railroad tracks or on tracks in city streets. Using their own lanes and able to go anywhere, light rail cars mix well in urban settings by not getting caught up in traffic congestion. Though the United States operates the largest and most efficient

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Italian Town Runs On 100% Renewable Power

Uncategorized • December 17, 2007 • 23 Comments

Varese Ligure, a town in Northern Italy, runs on 100% renewable power. The town uses a mix of wind, solar and small-scale hydropower. The town has reaped benefits from the energy network through added jobs, and an additional 350,000 euros [US $514,000] in revenues that are handed over to the council each year. Varese has

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Google Wants To Make Clean Energy Cheaper Than Coal

Uncategorized • November 27, 2007 • Leave a Comment

eSolar is one of the early-stage companies Google is working with. Google has announced a plan to develop sources of renewable energy that will be cheaper than coal. The new initiative, RE<C, (renewable energy is cheaper than coal) will begin by focusing on solar power technology, and will also encompass geothermal energy production. According to

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