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1st solar panel installed on Vatican roof - International Herald Tribune

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:44:06 -0000

The first solar panels have been installed on top of the papal audience hall at Vatican City.

Tags: pv solar energy

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Saving Energy Where It Counts: On The Desktop -- Green Computing -- InformationWeek

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:20:09 -0000

Tags: energy savings internet

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Can The Internet Save The Planet? -- Internet Evolution -- InformationWeek

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:13:49 -0000

Tags: internet energy savings

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Nuclear power in Europe » Climate sceptics?

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:39:45 -0000

Tags: nuclear

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2005 Environmental Sustainability Index

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:58:08 -0000

Tags: environment performance measurement

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Energy Cannibalism

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:45:02 -0000

Tags: energy generation efficiency

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Measuring Sustainability: Sustainable Development Indicators

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:41:10 -0000

Tags: environment policy impact

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2. Description of the energy sector

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:40:03 -0000

Tags: energy generation impact

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Cambrian House, Home of Crowdsourcing

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:36:11 -0000

Tags: productivity

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Wikinomics

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:34:25 -0000

Tags: marketing management productivity

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Superconductor Uses

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:28:37 -0000

Tags: superconductivity

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Superconductivity in power systems webcast

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:02:48 -0000

Tags: superconductivity

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Sweden Rolls Out New High-Speed Green Train on Old Tracks :: PNN Planet2025 News Network

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:26:00 -0000

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new ECO4 energy saving technologies have been installed, including a new permanent magnet motor that delivers increased propulsion chain efficiency and a "driver assistance system."

Tags: electric motor train

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MIT Develops Way to Bank Solar Energy at Home

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:11:52 -0000

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During photosynthesis, plants use sunlight to break water into hydrogen and oxygen atoms and later on the atoms recombine and produce energy. MIT scientists have tried to duplicate this method of plants to store sun’s energy.

The main constituent in Nocera and Kanan’s procedure is a new catalyst that generates oxygen gas from water and another catalyst produces hydrogen gas. The catalysts are cobalt and platinum. These new catalysts work at normal room temperature in neutral pH water and the whole system can be installed easily.

Tags: alternative energy solar storage

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CGEE | Mudança Climática

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:11:19 -0000

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EPA Declines Texas Request to Reduce Renewable Fuel Requirements

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:00:51 -0000

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deny a request from the State of Texas to reduce the national Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS)

perceived contribution of the RFS to high grain prices, which are negatively impacting the production of beef, poultry, and eggs in his state

Tags: biofuels

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New York Expands Renewable Net Metering and Green Roof Incentives

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:57:22 -0000

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legislative package on August 5 that will encourage people throughout the state to install grid-connected solar and wind power systems, systems that generate power from farm wastes, and green roofs. Most of the bills relate to net metering, which allows homeowners and businesses to earn credit for any excess power that they feed back into the electric grid

up to 2 megawatts in capacity, or equal in size to the customer's peak load, whichever is less, and increases the maximum solar power system size for residential customers to 25 kilowatts, up from 10 kilowatts

Tags: electricity renewables incentives

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ZENN Motor Company

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:31:17 -0000

Tags: electric energy efficiency cars

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Commissioner Piebalgs adresses the Parliament on high oil prices

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:53:04 -0000

Highlights and Sticky Notes:

As a result of these policies, we can expect a gradual decrease in oil consumption in the EU over the coming years, and the beginning of the switch to cleaner more efficient, and often renewable transport.

the era of cheap energy is over, and at a time when, in any event, we have an absolute obligation to future generations to move to clean, carbon free energy sources for heat, power and transport due to climate change. This is the challenge facing us.

draft directive guaranteeing 20% renewables

Practically all of these measures were already cost effective at 60$ pr barrel of oil.

lead efforts in an increased drive for Energy Efficiency

ensure that 10% of EU transport is powered by renewable fuel by 2020 into practice. It should be noted that this 10% can be covered by biofuels, or electricity from renewable sources.

There is an energy future for all of us. This future will most likely be organised around different patterns of production, consumption and behaviour. Like with climate change, action is needed now.

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Storing the Sun - molten salt

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:51:28 -0000

Highlights and Sticky Notes:

solar technologies suffer the limitation of most renewable technologies: an unpredictable operating profile due to weather variations.

it offers the capability to dispatch electricity as needed without requiring the use of natural gas

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