Electric cars are great for the environment, right? Well, yes, but their carbon footprint isn't exactly zero. You're still drawing that electricity from somewhere, mostly coal-fired power stations How about a solar-powered vehicle, then? There aren't a lot of those around — for cars, the physics don't quite make sense yet
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2013-05-16 17:42:38
Cambridge radar technology pioneer Aveillant has lined up alongside Raytheon and Lockheed Martin in crucial trials for the US government designed to ensure aircraft movements aren’t obstructed by wind farms. Read more...
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2013-05-16 17:26:42
... 2013 /PR Newswire/ -- JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. ('JinkoSolar' or the 'Company') (NYSE: JKS), a leading global PV solar power product manufacturer, today unveiled its new series 'Eagle II' solar modules at the 7th SNEC International Photovoltaic Power ...
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2013-05-16 17:22:45
Following the budget, it's fair to ask: how can ARENA achieve its objective of “accelerating the commercial deployment of renewable energy” while having funding deferred until a later date? Industries · Advertising and Marketing · Agribusiness · Automotive ...
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2013-05-16 17:06:00
Until now, wind power has been the leading low-carbon alternative to oil, coal and gas, outside large niche markets such as Germany, which has seen a huge ramp-up in installed solar. But that could change, with deep implications for the health of both ... Wind turbine manufacturers are targeting both incremental technology development in existing platforms as well as more fundamental advances, in particular towards bigger turbines for the offshore market
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2013-05-16 17:01:39
Today, the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) and Growth Energy filed a complaint with the General Court in Luxembourg challenging the European Union's (EU) decision to impose a 9.6 percent antidumping duty on all ethanol imported from the United ...
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2013-05-16 16:43:22
May 16 (Reuters) - Leading ethanol maker POET Biorefining stopped receiving corn at an ethanol plant in Alexandria, Indiana, due to a maintenance issue but continued to produce ethanol, a company spokesman said on Thursday. "Alexandria is operating ...
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2013-05-16 16:27:15
Corn-based ethanol may offer significantly lower greenhouse gas emissions than previously believed. This realization comes following the release of a recent study performed by U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers showing that corn grown using ...
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2013-05-16 16:13:52
Power generators will now have the option to schedule power in 15-minute intervals that allows variable resources to better forecast and schedule their renewable energy. The proposal also meets Order No. 764 issued last year by the Federal Energy ...
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2013-05-16 16:10:54
Renewable energy can help ease this economic and rising energy burden while uplifting the lives of millions who are currently languishing in the dark. But sadly, if the announcements at the recently-held Clean Energy Ministerial meet are considered, we ...
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2013-05-16 16:01:23
(SPWR), the second-largest U.S. solar manufacturer, expects photovoltaic panels to become a standard feature in new home construction in the U.S., Chief Executive Officer Tom Werner said. The company supplies seven of the top 10 U.S. home builders, ...
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2013-05-16 15:52:10
I grew up in Iowa and witnessed E10, or fuel made with 10 percent ethanol, enter the marketplace. I watched ethanol displace methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) in California, the Northeast and then nationwide. And as crude oil prices continued their inexorable ...
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2013-05-16 15:51:33
"If you want a revolution, you can't do it in your country alone," said Hermann Ott, scientist and member of the German Federal Parliament (Bundestag) for the Green Party. His country launched an energy revolution to transform the way Germans power their lives, and he shared how they did it Tuesday, 30 April, at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business
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2013-05-16 15:42:11
Chief Ethanol Fuels in Hastings and Cornhusker Energy in Lexington each received funding for their work on sorghum-based fuel, while Omaha-based Ag Processing has been working on creating a biofuel from soybean, canola and waste vegetable oil ...
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2013-05-16 15:31:44