Posts Tagged green energy
Project to pour water into volcano to make power
(AP) — Geothermal energy developers plan to pump 24 million gallons of water into the side of a dormant volcano in Central Oregon this summer to demonstrate new technology they hope will give a boost to a green energy sector that has yet to live up to…
FBI Raids ‘Connected’ Energy Firm Solyndra
Posted by admin in World News on September 8, 2011
The FBI has confirmed to ABC News that federal agents are conducting a search this morning at the offices of Solyndra, the now-bankrupt California solar power company that received $535 million in federal loans under a green energy program touted by Pr…
Solar Powered Restaurants: Fast Food, Green Energy
A number of fast food restaurants in the U.S. are going green by installing solar panels.solarpowerpanels.ws
Wind Power Jobs in UK Up 91 Percent [w/vid]
In just three years, the number of wind power jobs in the UK is up 91 percent. A recent report by RenewableUK stated that staff members employed full-time on green energy wind projects increased from 4,800 in 2007 to about 9,200 in 2010.www.peachygreen…
New dyes improve solar technologies for generating clean electricity and hydrogen fuel
Chemists at the University at Buffalo have synthesized a new class of photosensitizing dyes that greatly increase the efficiency of light-driven systems that produce two kinds of green energy: Solar electricity and clean-burning hydrogen fuel.www.physo…
Left Behind: The Obama Appreciation Gap
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on August 17, 2010
Your President spent a day in Real America to visit a smart energy grid manufacturing facility that is putting to use 1.3 million dollars in Recovery Act money. While your President was supporting green energy, he also supported keeping manufacturing j…
6 Questions for Environmentalists On Earth Day
Posted by admin in Environment on April 22, 2010
What is going to replace the coal, oil, and natural gas that we use to heat our homes and offices, fuel our cars and airplanes, power up our computers, and light up the night? “Green energy!” the Greens tell us, as they wax poetic about the promise of solar panels, wind turbines, “smart grids,” etc.
The State of Renewable Energy in the United States [Graphic]
Posted by admin in Environment on April 1, 2010
You can see that while some states are taking the lead in green energy, a large portion of the country is still dragging their feet in adopting more environmentally friendly means of generating electricity.
Google Revolutionizing The Energy Industry |
Posted by admin in Tech Industry News on March 11, 2010
Google has developed a prototype for a new mirror technology that could cut by half the cost of building a solar thermal plant, the company’s green energy czar said on Friday.
Green tech to turn your home into a mini power-plant
Posted by admin in Environment on March 1, 2010
Not long ago, people who wanted to generate their own green energy at home had to content themselves with rooftop solar panels. But new technologies — and hefty government subsidies — are now allowing homeowners to tap the wind, the Earth and other renewable sources in their own backyards. Call it the green evolution.
Panasonic Aims to Be Top Green Energy Company | Solar Power
Panasonic projects to become the top green energy company in electronics by 2018.
Solar prices reaching grid parity
Posted by admin in Environment on November 28, 2009
With expanded production bringing down panel prices, a green energy outfitter claims price parity with grid power is near.
China Harnesses Mountain Wind Power
Posted by admin in Environment on November 22, 2009
In the mountains above the southwestern Chinese town of Dali, dozens of new wind turbines dot the landscape – a symbol of the country’s sky-high ambitions for clean, green energy.
A Path to Sustainable Green Energy by 2030 (Interactive)
Posted by admin in Environment on October 28, 2009
Scientist’s idea on how to get all energy from wind, water and solar power by 2030.
Cambridge firm’s green energy source fuels speculation
Posted by admin in Environment on August 24, 2009
Joule Biotechnologies Inc.’s secret ingredient, a designer organism, looks like green Jell-O before it’s refrigerated. Whatever it is, the stuff swirls inside a bottle being shaken by a machine called an agitator. When there’s enough of it, the gunk will go into a solar panel-like contraption..“We are converting sunlight to liquid energy,’’
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