Tarong Power is one of the main electricity suppliers in Queensland, where it's responsible for producing some 25 percent of the demand in the region. It has three major, coal-fired plants. Two of those, Tarong and Tarong North, engulf approximately 7 million tonnes of coal from the nearby mines of the company e... |
11 November 2008
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Past studies argued that the maximum amount of carbon that our atmosphere could handle was somewhere around 450 ppm (parts per million). However, this is an extremely wrong assessment, argue the supporters of a new theory, which states that a maximum of 350 ppm is sufficient to trigger significant changes in our plan... |
8 November 2008
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The very young carbon market is currently in a constant state of expansion, following more and more members entering the agreement, which regulates the amounts of carbon each of the signing parties can emit in the atmosphere over a year. Statistics show that the carbon trading business went up from $67 billion in Jan... |
1 November 2008
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Intel Capital has recently invested millions of dollars into various Chinese firms, dealing with renewable energy and alternative power sources. In fact, the corporation has allotted some 500 million dollars in project funds to be invested in China. The money will go to companies dealing with capturing solar energy a... |
29 October 2008
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The algae business could be on its way to the spotlight, as new companies emerge and quickly become very competitive on a very tight market. A good example in that direction is Greenfuel Technologies, based in Massachusetts, which recently opened its first algae-powered greenhouse, with the express purpose of creatin... |
21 October 2008
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China is currently unparalleled in its expansion of the electrical supply sector, as several new massive power plants go online in the country every week. For now, their power grid is second only to that of the U.S. but at the rate things are going, it's safe to assume that, in a few years, the Chinese will deve... |
7 October 2008
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