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CATCH THE WIND AND AXYS ANNOUNCE INITIAL SALES OF WINDSENTINEL™
sold a WindSentinel™ buoy, a custom marine floating platform bundled with a Vindicator® Laser Wind Sensor (LWS) unit, to each of the Fishermen's Energy LLC and the Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center (MAREC) of Grand Valley University.
Romania must sell of energy sector to end corruption: US
Romania's gas production covers 70 percent of its needs while its wind-power potential makes it an El Dorado for investors in renewable energy sources. The country also has oil fields in the Black Sea and in Transylvania. Gitenstein called on Romania
Legislators battled to protect environment during session
A regional cap-and-trade program in the American west will be a vital step in the development of renewable energy in our state and country. America's economic dependence on fossil fuel is not only environmentally destructive, but it is the greatest
Solar Power Portal
The argument was taken further when the Renewable Energy Association was quoted as saying the industry has been “strangled at birth,” and to the Solar Trade Association, which calls the decision “a total disaster”. “The fact is that solar energy is
Coal seen as integral part of energy mix
While many countries are moving to reduce their dependency on coal and replace it with renewable energy resources, coal is still likely to remain part of the world's energy mix alongside the various renewable energy resources.
Who doesn't like new schools and roads?
Doesn't he realize that I spent years supporting schools and getting legislation passed for alternative and renewable energy in the CNMI Code? Congressman Kilili, a retraction is in order to clarify this false accusation against me and our island
Standard Chartered launches its 2010 Sustainability Review
Other highlights include Standard CharteredStandard Chartered reaching USD4.98 billion of its CGI commitment to mobilise USD8-10 billion of financing towards the renewable energy market. The Bank met its CGI commitment to educate one million people on
NewNet
Archer Daniel Midland, which produces products and energy from renewable crops, has remarketed $1.75bn in debt that was issued as part of its equity package in 2008 in a transaction that is expected to close in early April. The transaction has reset
REAP Urges Governor Jerry Brown To Sign SB 2X; Simitian Bill Requires Big ...
SB 2X would establish in law the requirement that private and public utilities obtain at least 33% of their electricity they sell from renewable energy sources by 2020. In the letter, Gonzalez, on behalf of REAP, urged Governor Brown to sign SB 2X into
Alexis Madrigal chats about Dutch wind power and how to fail well (also, sensors)
One thing you see in the US time and again is that when our [renewable energy] industries collapse, there's no support from the government to keep those people in think tanks or research firms. The Smith-Putnam 1.25 MW wind turbine, circa early 1940s.
5 Alternative Energy ETFs Facing an Uphill Battle
However, at the end of the day, renewable energy continues to remain significantly more expensive and less efficient than its fossil fuels competitors. Both wind and solar power require major government subsidies and mandates just to make them somewhat
What should happen with US government subsidies of renewable energy development?
Renewable energy still hasn't outgrown criticisms that have dogged it for years: It remains too expensive to compete head-to-head with fossil fuels, and it is too dependent on government subsidies. Most renewable energy faces another major obstacle.
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The concept of the “artificial leaf” is not new — a prototype was developed more than a decade ago by John Turner of the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory — but MIT's is the first to use inexpensive materials and be “stable” in a long-term
