Tag: Renewable Energy - Page 4
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Protesters End Week-Long Occupation of Power Station Cooling Towers
A brave group of protesters risked their lives to highlight the dangers of climate change. As we recover from Sandy, let's move the conversation forward.
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Large-Scale Solar Farms to Be Developed in Scotland
Scotland might seem like an unlikely place for large-scale solar. Yet longer days, favorable microclimates and ambitious government targets has some developers making big plans.
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World's Largest Community-Owned Solar Project Launches in England
Imagine 5MW of community-owned solar generating clean, renewable energy. Now imagine it in rainy old England...
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North America to Add 400,000 Megawatts of 'Smart' Energy By 2015
Solyndra gets the headlines. But it seems more like solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, and waste energy are the stars in a North American renewables advance.
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New Eggbeater VAWT Design Claims 35% More Power than Competitors
One company's newest small wind turbine design is said to produce 35% more power, at a 25% lower mounting point, than other similar turbines.
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Can a Bike-Powered Blender Really Change the World?
Bike-powered devices often feel like hippy gimmicks. Yet for some communities, they offer an important glimpse of more resilient technology.
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KidWind Makes Renewable Energy Education Fun and Engaging
One company is turning to Kickstarter to help them make clean and renewable energy science resources not only fun, but widely accessible.
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The Great Transition, Part I: From Fossil Fuels to Renewable Energy
The great energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy is under way.
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New Vertical Axis Urban Wind Turbine Needs a Kickstart
No, you don't have to literally kickstart the turbine, but you can help Kickstart the production of a new double-bladed design for an urban wind turbine.
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IKEA Will Grow More Wood Than It Uses by 2020, Touts Clean Energy, Efficiency Commitments
"Sustainability should not be a luxury good. It should be affordable for everyone": IKEA Chief Sustainability Officer Steve Howard
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Holy Grail of Fuel? Scientists Make Synthetic Gas from Air and Water
Scientists at a company in England are making strides toward sustainable fuel production by producing synthetic hydrocarbon fuels from air,
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Killington Resort Gondola Now Powered by Cow Manure
Killington's K-1 Express Gondola will get its electricity from Green Mountain Power's Cow Power program this winter.
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"Environmental Taliban" Marches on UK Parliament
One of Britain's leading politicians likens green groups and low carbon industry to the Taliban. The greens fight back.
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German Electricity Tax Rises 50% to Support Renewable Energy
Why is the tax intended to help renewable energy being protested by the wind and solar industries?
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5 Energy-Themed Jack-O-Lantern Patterns for Halloween
Let your geek flame burn bright this Halloween with energy-themed Jack-o-lanterns
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GE's First All-New Turbine in 20 Years is Optimized for Renewables
Ideally, the electricity that you're using would come from clean and renewable sources, and the intermittency of many of those (solar, wind, wave...) wouldn't be a problem thanks to various ways to store power...
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How Solar Light Saves Lives
Brave Mhonie, the Malawian field coordinator for Solar Aid, knows first hand the dangers of inadequate and unsafe lighting. Here he explains why solar is a life saver.
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Queen's Crown Estate Identifies 180GW of Potential Marine Power
The Crown Estate is Britain's largest landowner, and it owns an awful lot of coastline. It is also very interested in the potential for marine power.
