[This post by Luis de Sousa was published at The Oil Drum.] Last week I went to Longwy's university campus, the Institut Universitaire de Technologie (part of the University of Lorraine), for a conference on renewable energies and energy efficiency.
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2012-01-30 06:24:51
Category : Carbon & Climate, Energy, Policy & Finance Region : South Korea Tags : batteries, carbon trading, clean energy, emissions, energy efficiency, fossil fuels, investment, legislation, R&D, solar, wind President Lee Myung-bak said Thursday
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2012-01-29 19:52:00
LONDON (Reuters) - Global renewable energy deals climbed 40 percent to a record high of $53.5 billion last year from $38.2 billion in 2010, as solar, wind and energy efficiency overtook hydropower as the main deal drivers for the first time, a report said on Monday.
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2012-01-29 18:09:03
Hybrids and electric cars continue to dominate the conversation around fuel efficiency, but panelists at the show's policy summit, held last Wednesday at the Cannon Building on Capitol Hill, agreed that cars powered by hydrogen fuel cells deserved more ...
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2012-01-29 16:45:15
Heated discussions are underway concerning the impact of advanced electric vehicles (EVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and current hybrid EVs on energy efficiency and the environment. A panel of experts will examine these issues during the
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2012-01-29 14:21:00
Local farmers, ranchers and rural small businesses are eligible for loans and grants for renewable energy systems, as well as grants to make energy efficiency improvements, according to a release from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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2012-01-29 11:14:03
Climate Friendly Bradford on Avon is rejoicing after getting £61,725 of Government money to spend on community energy efficiency projects. The group was awarded the money by the Department for Energy and Climate Change, as part of the new Local Energy
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2012-01-29 06:32:00
Contrary to a common belief stemming from ethanol production, farmers are not destroying large tracts of timber and pasture land to grow corn. Environmentalists can use their energy in other areas. I suggest cleaning up the roadsides across America.
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2012-01-29 02:50:04
New automobile fuel-efficiency standards, solar and wind power, and weatherization of buildings are cleaner and healthier alternatives that will generate better and longer-lasting jobs. A rupture in the pipeline could cause a major oil spill in ...
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2012-01-28 23:06:49
With Toyota it is working to improve the efficiency of lithium-ion batteries, while its project with Shell is an attempt to make hydrogen fuel cells safer. In short the firm's technologies can be used in all sorts of green energy solutions, ...
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2012-01-28 05:39:56
Renewable forms of energy, such as biofuels, have the potential to displace fossil fuels in a wide variety of applications. Further benefit can be achieved through the use of combined heat and power devices, as this is accompanied with a considerable
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2012-01-27 22:31:00
Category : Carbon & Climate, Policy & Finance Region : Singapore Tags : air conditioning, carbon trading, economy, emissions, energy efficiency, energy intensity, floods, fossil fuels, gas, oil, shipping, solar, tax, trade Singapore, the world's
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2012-01-27 16:44:00
with the exception of a few limp nods to energy efficiency and solar power. That's a far cry from the President's previous State of the Union speeches, which have dedicated paragraphs to energy innovation, cap and trade, and climate change. The gays.
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2012-01-26 15:44:23
Category : Carbon & Climate, Energy, Policy & Finance Region : Global, Middle East Tags : economy, energy efficiency, fossil fuels, renewable energy, subsidies I have just returned to Norway after three exciting and fast-moving days at the World
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2012-01-26 07:36:00
Canada.