Latest Stories in Renewable Energy - Page 14
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The Solar Industry's Dead? Not Hardly, US Installations Set New Record
Stats on solar PV installations from the third quarter in the US have set a new record high, with utility installations making up the biggest portion.
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Solar Power Becomes Cheaper Than Diesel Generators in India
Solar cost-competitiveness depends on where it is installed and what it competes against. In India, the diesel generator industry may have cause for alarm.
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First People Powered Christmas Tree in UK
Trivia challenge: how many years can you run London with the power used on Christmas lights?
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Maersk Container Ship Testing Algae Biofuel On Europe-India Route
Shipping giant Maersk says efficiency improvements are critical in the short-term, but is betting on biofuels in the long-term to make global shipping low-carbon.
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Solar Predictions from SunRun: In 2012 Americans Will See Solar as a Way to Save, Not a Science Project
In this guest post from SunRun, they outline their predictions for the solar power market in the US for 2012.
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Algeria Becomes Third Nation To Sign Desertec Deal
By 2050 Desertec plans on supplying 15% of Europe's electricity from networked renewable energy projects in the Sahara desert.
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US Navy's "Green Strike Force" Contracts For More Biofuel
The Navy hopes to power at entire mission through non-petroleum fuels by 2016.
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Solar Panels Are Cheaper Than We've Been Told
We keep hearing that solar will be cheaper than coal soon. But many of those studies significantly overestimate the costs of solar.
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Wind Power Produces Just 4-14% Emissions of Fossil Fuels, Even With Manufacturing & Decommissioning
What phase of the project produces the most emissions varies greatly between onshore and offshore projects.
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First Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Deployed in Atlantic Ocean
The turbine, developed by Principle Power, was assembled on land and then towed over 200 miles out into open water.
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Warren Buffett's Utility to Buy Massive Californian Solar Farm (550MW) from First Solar
Is Warren Buffett bullish on solar? His utility is reportedly buying a huge solar farm in California.
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One Trillion Dollars Invested in Clean Energy In Past 7 Years
"The trillionth dollar milestone shows that the world is not waiting for a deal on climate in order to start turning the supertanker away from fossil fuels." - Bloomberg New Energy Finance
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Renewable Energy in 1970, Renewable Energy Now (Maps)
These two maps offer a visual demonstration of the progress the United States has made in installing renewable energy projects since 1970.
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Crematorium to Generate Energy from Burned Corpses
It gives a whole new meaning to 'people power'.
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Sun-Tracking Solar Trees Installed at GM Tech Facility
More like this, please.
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Powered by Public Art: 10 Stunning "Aesthetic Power Plants" for Abu Dhabi and Dubai
An intriguing competition that calls for art that generates power is coming to New York.
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Solar Power Brings Computing to Rural Africa
Rural villagers, many of them women, are learning computing for the first time. And it's being done without fossil fuels.
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Google Drops 'Renewable Energy Cheaper than Coal' (RE<C) Research Project
I think it's a mistake to stop R&D efforts. If they weren't getting results, they could have re-focused efforts or partnered with someone else rather than stopping completely.
