Energy Research Project for Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy, and Green Energy Technologies

1. Solar power could provide 10% of US energy: report (AFP)
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AFP - The United States could source 10 percent of its electricity from solar power by 2030, a report said Tuesday, winning support from a US lawmaker who wants to boost the number of US solar panels. ...

2. Insulators made into conductors
(Feed Articles / MIT - Energy Research News)

... for dissipating heat in many applications where metals are now used, such as solar hot water collectors, heat exchangers and electronics. Chen explains that most attempts to create polymers with improved ...

3. Salt River Solar & Wind Invites Customers to Go Solar! at the Maricopa County
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Salt River Solar & Wind (http://www.saltriverenergy.com) invites customers to bring a copy of their electricity bill to receive a free solar quote from Booth #117 at the Maricopa County Home & Garden ...

4. In Profile: Alex Slocum
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... as much electric power as the nation currently uses. He’s also looking into ways of storing solar power, using molten salts to store the thermal energy for delivery later. With the right policies in ...

5. A new way to build membranes for fuel cells
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... “we are more focused now on using this process as a membrane-producing technology,” he says. And in addition to fuel cells, they could also be used as electrolytes in advanced batteries and solar cells, ...

6. What's stopping us getting solar power from deserts?
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Plans to use concentrating solar power plants in the Sahara to generate and export electricity have been on the table for years. Now, it looks as though political will might help move things forward  ...

7. What's stopping us getting solar power from deserts?
(Feed Articles / ENN - Top Environmental Stories)

Plans to use concentrating solar power plants in the Sahara to generate and export electricity have been on the table for years. Now, it looks as though political will might help move things forward  ...

8. Alternative Energy Grows in Europe
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Wind and solar technology made up over half of Europe’s new electricity generating capacity in 2009, as the number of new coal and nuclear facilities fell More wind capacity was ...

9. 25% US Renewable Electricity Standard Will Create 274,000 Jobs
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... in some industries. Job growth in the wind, solar, biomass, waste-to-energy and hydropower industries would particularly benefit the Southeastern U.S. and manufacturing states whose Congressional delegations ...

10. Powering cube satellites
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... are used for tasks that don’t require precise orbit control, to travel great distances and perform more serious tasks, such as searching for planets outside our solar system. The technology, which is based ...

11. California approves $350 million in rebates for solar water heating installations
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Novato-based SolarCraft, the North Bay leader in Solar Electric and Solar Thermal installations, is pleased to announce that the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved a $350 million ...

12. Power from down under
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... time, unlike sources such as solar or wind power. “So that’s certainly very promising,” he says. “It’s not completely infinite, but for all practical purposes it is.” Probing underground One of the ...

13. Solar Power Is Now an Option for Even the Most Cash-Strapped Suburbanites
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Residential solar leases offer a no-money-down, low-monthly plan that makes solar electricity cheaper than the stuff we get by wire -- and you don't have to buy the panels. ...

14. CLEAN ENERGY PATENT GROWTH INDEX - Shine-On Solar Edition
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Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C. is pleased to announce the Shine-On Solar edition of the Clean Energy Patent Growth Index (CEPGI) by the firm's Cleantech Group. The CEPGI tracks the granting ...

15. Utilities start soaking up sun
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For the first time, Duke Energy will be making a small part of its electricity this year from the sun, using its solar rooftops program ...

16. Solar Cell Phone Charger
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The solar cell phone charger can help you to keep your mobile phone battery full while traveling on the road without any electrical power plugged in, apart from the solar charger itself. Can you imagine ...

17. Clean Future Solutions Now
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... We have everything you need from eco-friendly gift ideas to complete grid-tie and off-grid renewable energy systems. We can outfit your home or business with the latest in solar and wind power technology! Clean ...

18. E: The Environmental Magazine - Generation solar: third-generation solar cells will work better, cost less
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November 1, 2009 -- Turning sunlight into electricity is big business, with the market for photovoltaic technologies expected to grow a whopping 39.9% over the next...

19. Liquid battery big enough for the electric grid?
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... revolutionize the way electricity is used and produced on the grid, enabling round-the-clock power from America's wind and solar power resources, increasing the stability of the grid, and making blackouts ...

20. Ecosmackdown: Pets Versus Solar Panels - A Shocking Statistic
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It takes 17 times more land to feed American pets than would be required by solar farms producing enough electricity to meet all the demand in the United States. ...

21. SEPA Commends Florida Power & Light for Largest US Solar Facility
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Washington, DC – The Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) commends Florida Power & Light (FPL) and SunPower for the completion of the DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center in Arcadia, Florida. ...

22. The easy way to go green
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... Power company. "I want to let people know that solar energy is practical and affordable today, with normal construction," he told one of the many Energy Night guests who stopped to chat with him. The ...

23. Powering Up The Nation’s Largest Solar Power Plant
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Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) has announced the near completion of its DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center in Arcadia, Florida. This solar power plant will be producing electricity ...

24. Diamond tech to reduce the cost of renewable energy?
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Scientists at UK-based Evince Technology say one coin-sized diode can replace numerous silicon devices used to convert electricity from solar panels and wind turbines before it reaches the grid.  ...

25. A minor that's major
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... technology and engineering, and energy social sciences. So, for example, a solar energy project might require a detailed knowledge of the inherent physical limits to the system’s possible efficiency ...

26. Trends & Innovations - Tuesday (Investor's Business Daily)
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Investor's Business Daily - Solar panels made out of special semiconductors could produce electricity at a similar cost as the electricity produced by coal. Nanosolar, a technology firm in San Jose, Calif., ...

27. Trends & Innovations - Friday (Investor's Business Daily)
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Investor's Business Daily - The nation has begun work on building a giant solar-power generator that will orbit the Earth and beam electricity back to Earth. The electricity would be transmitted via microwaves. ...

28. Smartcool, Lumina Solar target energy efficiency in Cyprus
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Mediterranean island has some of the highest electricity rates in Europe thanks to its lack of energy resources.

29. Trends & Innovations - Thursday (Investor's Business Daily)
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Investor's Business Daily - Highways could soon produce electricity using built-in solar panels. Solar Roadways, a startup in Sagle, Idaho, developed a prototype solar road panel that can generate 7.6 ...

30. SolarBee Gets Busy on Wastewater Treatment - Could Have A Huge Impact On Electricity Consumption
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SolarBee, the North Dakota company that has made a name for itself with solar-powered circulators to improve water quality in ponds and lakes, has developed solar equipment for wastewater treatment plants ...