A team of astronomers led by Jose Dias do Nascimento (Department of Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte [DFTE, UFRN], Brazil) has found the farthest known solar twin in the Milky Way Galaxy— CoRoT Sol 1, which has about the same mass and chemical composition as the Sun
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2013-05-20 06:33:15
If Germany can phase out nuclear power and still thrive, why would other nations pursue a uranium-fuelled future, wonders Jochen Flasbart
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2013-05-20 02:03:57
"As the most actively traded market for North American gasoline, ultra-low-sulfur diesel and ethanol futures contracts, our new RINs products make a good complement to our existing suite of services," said Gary Morsches, Managing Director Global Energy at ...
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2013-05-18 03:12:48
The debate over the viability and future of wind power in Scotland is omnipresent. But another form of renewable energy could soon become part of the national energy revolution – wave and tidal energy.
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2013-05-17 18:37:32
Federal law requires refiners and importers to show the credits as proof of compliance with rules requiring the blending of renewable fuels such as ethanol and biodiesel into U.S. gasoline and diesel stocks. If refiners or importers don't blend enough ethanol, ...
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2013-05-17 14:04:03
The CME listed nine contracts across three types of RINs - ethanol, biodiesel and advanced biofuel - on Monday. The first trade occurred for a 50,000 lot of ethanol RINs, the spokesman said. StarFuels Inc, a Jupiter, Florida-based brokerage, negotiated the ...
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2013-05-17 13:52:08
'Our firm has set a target of $40bn in financings and investments in renewable energy over the next decade, and we believe SolarCity's range of distributed solar solutions targeting a wider customer base will help us move toward a low carbon energy future.' ...
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2013-05-17 03:54:29
The 96-0 vote was welcomed by biodiesel and ethanol groups: steckel “Throughout his career, Ernest Moniz has supported efforts to move beyond fossil fuels to a cleaner, more secure energy future in which renewable sources play a prominent role,” said ...
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2013-05-16 19:36:06
For the past three years, he and his father and uncle have been moving product from their cornfields to the site of a new ethanol operation. What's new is that the part of the corn plant they're selling to this new ethanol operation isn't the grain – this time it's the ...
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2013-05-16 00:35:25
A program that encouraged thousands of California homeowners to install solar energy systems is under attack and could suffer crucial setbacks if one of the state's biggest utilities gets it way.
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2013-05-15 17:45:36
“The people of Illinois almost unanimously consider renewable energy critical to the future of our state,” said Amy Francetic, Clean Energy Trust CEO. “We hope this overwhelming voter support will help to inform policymakers' discussions around SB 103.” ...
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2013-05-15 17:24:17
He said that conventional energy resources are under stress and it is the established fact worldwide that future now lies in renewable energy. He called upon the new government to strategically invest in energy sector with emphasis on renewables, Thar coal ...
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2013-05-15 17:10:15
Editor’s Note: Technology created an energy revolution over the past decade – just not the one we expected. Old energy has found ways to conquer new technology. The first part of this two-part series explored the new ways natural gas and oil are being harvested. This week looks at renewable energy and what’s in store for the future
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2013-05-15 14:56:27
SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWR) Investors and politicians have been debating the merits of solar power for decades. In the late '70s and early '80s, the industry went through a boom because of government subsidies that were extremely short-lived, ...
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2013-05-15 14:55:34