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Iowa State researchers developing clean, renewable energy for ethanol industry

Iowa State researchers developing clean, renewable energy for ethanol industry

Technology / Energy

created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Iowa State University researchers are working to produce clean, renewable energy by developing a new, low-emissions burner and a new catalyst for ethanol production.


Turning the tide to energy

Turning the tide to energy

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 06, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (20) | comments 6

NASA researchers who developed a new way to power robotic underwater vehicles believe a spin-off technology could help convert ocean energy into electrical energy on a much larger scale. The researchers hope ...





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US tops $1 bln in stimulus for clean energy projects

Technology / Energy

created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

The US government has spent more than one billion dollars on private sector renewable energy projects from the massive economic stimulus program passed seven months ago, officials said Tuesday.


Schwarzenegger to sign order boosting clean power

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created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

(AP) -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is scheduled to sign an executive order requiring California utilities to get a third of their energy come from renewable sources by 2020.


Canada awards $1.1M for energy projects

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created Nov 21, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The Canadian government is investing in solar energy, awarding $1.1 million for projects promoting photovoltaic and solar thermal power technologies.


Australia's government is seeking approval for plans to produce 20 percent of energy from renewable sources by 2020

Australia targets 20 pct renewable energy by 2020

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 18, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Australia on Thursday passed a clean energy law requiring the country to produce 20 percent of its power from renewable sources by 2020 in move that could draw billions of dollars of green investment.


China joins U.S. FutureGen project

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created Dec 16, 2006 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

China has joined the United States in the FutureGen International Partnership, a plan to develop clean-burning coal, the U.S. Department of Energy said Friday.


Impact of renewable energy on our oceans must be investigated, say scientists

Impact of renewable energy on our oceans must be investigated, say scientists

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Scientists from the Universities of Exeter and Plymouth are today calling for urgent research to understand the impact of renewable energy developments on marine life. The study, now published in the Journal of ...


NREL Uncovers Clean Energy Leaders State by State

NREL Uncovers Clean Energy Leaders State by State

Technology / Energy

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- That California and Texas still lead the United States in generating renewable energy probably is no surprise. But, NREL's 2009 State of the States report shows that several smaller states ...


China passes Renewable Energy Law to boost clean energy industry

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created Mar 01, 2005 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Chinese top legislature passed Monday the Renewable Energy Law to ease the energy strain, secure the country's energy security and better protect ecological environment. The bill on renewable energy was deliberated a second ...


Study says businesses can create clean energy jobs

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created May 25, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (5) | comments 2

(AP) -- The organizers of a global business summit on climate change say millions of new jobs would be created in the U.S. alone by relying almost entirely on renewable or low-carbon sources of electricity.


Workers at the Statkraft Osmotic power plant prototype in Tofte

Harnessing the power of salt, Norway tries osmotic power

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created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 4

After wind, sun, currents and tides, a company is preparing to make clean electricity by harnessing another natural phenomenon, the energy-unleashing encounter of freshwater and seawater.



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