Slow-moving ocean and river currents could be a new, reliable and affordable alternative energy source. A University of Michigan engineer has made a machine that … VIVACE: Renewable Energy from Slow Water CurrentsRead more
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PS10 solar plant
In the desert of southern Spain, 20 miles outside Seville, more than 1,000 mirrors are being carefully positioned. Each is about half the size of … PS10 solar plantRead more
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Geothermal Power Project in Utah
Raser Technologies Inc. has completed the first commercial geothermal power plant to be built in Utah in more than 20 years. Raser previously announced the … Geothermal Power Project in UtahRead more
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French also going green
The French Minister for Energy and the Environment announced last Monday that the government was launching an aggressive new program to propel the country to … French also going greenRead more
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Canada’s largest wind farm
The newly finished Melancthon EcoPower Centre, developed by Canadian Hydro, is Canada’s largest wind farm. Located near Shelburne, Ontario (northwest of Toronto), the Melancthon EcoPower … Canada’s largest wind farmRead more
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Los Angeles College Installs 4-MW Solar Project
L.A. Southwest College (LASC), part of the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) has installed a 4-megawatt (MW) solar energy project on its campus. The … Los Angeles College Installs 4-MW Solar ProjectRead more
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Rebirth of 99-year-old hydroelectric plant
A device invented more than 2,000 years ago by Archimedes has found a 21st century use – generating ‘green’ electricity. A crumbling 99-year-old hydroelectric plant … Rebirth of 99-year-old hydroelectric plantRead more
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Wind turbine for home
The Swift wind turbine has a blade/ring diameter of 7 feet; has a rated power output of 1.5 k and can generate up to 2000 … Wind turbine for homeRead more
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Kimberlina solar-thermal plant
Palo Alto, Calif.-based Ausra opened its 5-megawatt Kimberlina solar thermal power project near Bakersfield, Calif on October 23, 2008. It’s the first plant in North … Kimberlina solar-thermal plantRead more
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Kerala going to install one million CFLs
Kerala govt is installing one million CFLs for below poverty line (BPL) families in 466 panchayats. One family get one CFL. The programme is inagurated … Kerala going to install one million CFLsRead more