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Archive for July, 2006

July 18th, 2006

Utilities spark green programs through conservation incentives

What will they pay if you don’t use their service at all?
Utilities spark green programs through conservation incentives - Phoenix - MSNBC.com
These two programs are designed to help lessen the up-front costs businesses incur when making energy-saving moves that ultimately help the utilities. If companies are using more energy-efficient lighting and cooling systems, […]

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July 17th, 2006

Alternative Fueling Station Locator

Handy!
Alternative Fuels Data Center: Alternative Fueling Station Locator
The Station Locator can search our database of fueling stations for the entire country to find alternative fuel stations that offer compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied petroleum gas (LPG or propane), 85% ethanol (E85), electric, biodiesel, hydrogen, and liquefied natural gas (LNG). The results are displayed in a […]

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July 16th, 2006

Sustainable Energy Careers

If you’ve wanted to get a job with sustainable energy, this might be a good place to start.
ScienceCareers.org | Special Feature: Sustainable Energy Careers : Forde: 14 July 2006
As demand for renewable energy increases, research and development is required to optimise existing technologies and invent new ones. “Venture capital is now flowing into areas such […]

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July 14th, 2006

800 Watt Hours A Day! The Most Efficient Modern House?

This certainly reinforces the idea that everyone can reduce their energy consumption and still enjoy modern conveniences.
Treehugger: 800 Watt Hours A Day! The Most Efficient Modern House?

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July 14th, 2006

Don’t Flush It - Breathe It

Now that’s what I call recycling!
Wired News: Don’t Flush It — Breathe It
NASA’s Oxygen Generation System, or OGS, is essentially a copycat of Russia’s Elektron, which uses electrolysis to turn purified urine into breathable air and has been used on the space station for the past six years. The new setup offers an important backup […]

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July 12th, 2006

Six Steps To Sizing A PV System

How to estimate your needs when converting to solar energy.
Six Steps To Sizing A PV System
We have provided you with an easy to follow, step-by-step guide for sizing your photovoltaic (PV) system. Follow these six steps to determine your requirements and specify the components you will need.

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July 6th, 2006

New Power Plants To Run On Chicken Droppings

Will this lower the price of KFC?
ClickOnDetroit.com - Technology - New Power Plants To Run On Chicken Droppings
Fibrowatt, a British company, plans to build three new power plants that will burn chicken droppings to generate electricity.
Fibrowatt’s site.

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July 5th, 2006

Farm Program Pays $1.3 Billion to People Who Don’t Farm

And just think about how much ethanol we could have from these people who are paid not to grow crops.
Farm Program Pays $1.3 Billion to People Who Don’t Farm
Most of the money goes to real farmers who grow crops on their land, but they are under no obligation to grow the crop being subsidized. They […]

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July 5th, 2006

Florida looks to biofuels on energy woes - Yahoo! News

Good. I’m not sure how I feel about ethanol, but as it’s less politically volatile, I’m all for it.
Florida looks to biofuels on energy woes - Yahoo! News
Now Krohn’s company, U.S. EnviroFuels LLC, is at the heart of a rush by Florida politicians to embrace ethanol as a gas additive that they hope will […]

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July 3rd, 2006

ElectroCeramescent PRODUCTS

Better than LEDs? Well, for some applications perhaps.
ElectroCeramescent PRODUCTS
ElectroCeramescent lighting is the latest breakthrough in solid state lighting technology. It offers cold, thin, durable and energy efficient lighting with the ultimate in versatility for all indirect and backlit applications. ElectroCeramescent panels also eliminate concerns relating to: costly maintenance, high operating costs, structural design […]

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