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Winter sports are the main attraction for millions of tourists enjoying at least a one-week-long holiday in the best ski resorts. Even if they bring huge profits, these facilities often display an increased carbon footprint.
If green buildings are still in fashion, the same trend can be easily applied to the best, ... |
19 January 2012
08:35 GMT |
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Wind farms represent one of the most criticized sources of eco-friendly power. Some authorized voices indicate they are useless, 'ugly,' and not powerful and reliable enough to make a difference in the sector of alternative energy, while others are concerned about their impact on human health.
So far, ske... |
19 January 2012
03:25 GMT |
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Most homeowners are tired of paying huge bills monthly and often decide to go in favor of cheaper, unconventional sources of energy. Butter power could become an affordable, original solution for an inspired farmer from Juniata County.
The source of inspiration is the Pennsylvania Farm Show, organized every year, pr... |
18 January 2012
05:48 GMT |
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At times when traditional, expensive sources of power are blamed for their impact on the environment, new paths are exploited to mark the beginning of the era of energy independence, even in developing countries where progress is usually delayed by poverty.
While some of the people living in rich nations are eager ... |
18 January 2012
04:01 GMT |
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Renewables are a solid bet in the development of a coal-free society. Even if the role of wind farms has been underestimated by skeptics, claiming that their power is unreliable and cost-inefficient, while wind turbines are ugly and represent a mere 'fairytale,' they are still installed all across the Globe... |
16 January 2012
07:03 GMT |
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A new kind of photovoltaic solar system has been recently introduced, marking a collaboration between ULMA Agrícola consortium and Tecnalia research center, providing clean green power and favoring crops at the same time.The system exploits temperature oscillation and it is considered an ideal asset for every ... |
14 January 2012
11:31 GMT |
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Wave power plays an important part in the sector of renewables. AW-Energy is one of the companies interesting in harnessing the 'blue energy' in a cost-efficient manner, to green up the energy industry and shift the global economy from a costly oil and coal dominance.
Its WaveRoller concept was recently we... |
13 January 2012
04:07 GMT |
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America is now one step closer to a new generation of nuclear reactors, less risky than previous candidates and more efficient when it comes to the amount of energy provided.
Federal regulators have recently given the green light to a new design revealing improvements but not quite considered the next best thing by... |
23 December 2011
09:46 GMT |
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Google is squeezing in another green energy investment, before the year is over. The company is pouring $94 million, €72 million in a number of solar panel projects. These are large scale projects that tap directly into the grid, a first of its kind investment for Google.The company has made a few very lar... |
20 December 2011
11:51 GMT |
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The current development of poor nations definitely has to focus on the sector of renewables, an important element for a sustainable future.
This target seems achievable, especially nowadays when the costs of solar power installations is considerably low. India makes no exception, since some of its solar power is ... |
17 December 2011
05:29 GMT |
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Renewables are meant to deliver a safer, cleaner alternative to dirty coal exploitation. However, this option was not good enough for a couple who decided to drag the owners of a wind farm to court, hoping to get their hands on no less than £2.5m ($3.9m/€2.9m).
They filled a case and hoped for justice to... |
2 December 2011
08:33 GMT |
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Representatives from environmental groups and major players operating in the solar industry join forces to empower The New York Solar Jobs Coalition, an organization aiming to encourage New York to pass a solar bill by 2012.
In their opinion, the development of solar industry implies the creation of thousands of gr... |
30 November 2011
04:31 GMT |
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Wind and solar power are expected to green up Morocco's energy grid, as the African Development Bank (AfDB) decides to approve two historic loans summing $365 million. The significant amount will help Eskom develop Ouarzazate, its first large-scale project, exploiting the advantages of 500 MW clean solar thermal... |
25 November 2011
05:40 GMT |
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A smart mixture of passive and active solar energy, correlated with the usage of wood stoves and geothermal power, appears to be the winning combination for those who want to make their homes energy-efficient. As winter approaches, household owners might consider improving their heating systems, while going green an... |
17 November 2011
05:25 GMT |
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Scientists know that waste can become a significant source of renewable energy. Their findings have managed to increase the profit margins of several major players on the market so far, providing an alternative, cost-effective solution to power large commercial buildings, households or even cars. Despite the fact th... |
17 November 2011
02:54 GMT |
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Farmers in Vermont seem to be aware that traditional ways of obtaining energy are expensive and may have damaging consequences upon the environment.
Therefore, they are trying to obtain power by exploiting other natural resources, which don't seem to be in danger of ever disappearing, in order to provide rene... |
20 October 2011
02:45 GMT |
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After the devastating nuclear accident from Fukushima, companies and individuals have taken into consideration the development of renewable, clean sources of energy that wouldn't put in danger the lives of thousands of people.It seems that, if Indian Point Energy Center doesn't renew its license by 2015, it... |
18 October 2011
08:24 GMT |
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The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) announces that it has joined the Billion Dollar Green Challenge, which is a national endeavor that seeks to promote the development and implementation of energy-efficiency upgrades on campuses throughout the United States. Thus far, the collaborative effort has drawn 3... |
17 October 2011
03:47 GMT |
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The producers who manufacture photovoltaic solar panels on US territory have real reasons to manifest their excitement as researchers found that the American solar market has experienced a 69% growth so far, in 2011. Until the end of this year, it seems that numbers should increase, adding to those 1,750 megawatts in... |
14 October 2011
07:27 GMT |
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One of the biggest hurdles for installing solar panels at home has been the prohibitive up-front cost. While the cost offset by the savings on the energy bill over a period of time, many individuals can't afford to make such a big investment.But Google is working to change that. It is now investing $75 million, ... |
27 September 2011
18:11 GMT |
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Google has always touted its small energy use and its green conscience, but it has never revealed how much its operations consume, until now. Google uses about 260 MWh of power at any given time, powering its data centers around the world.
If you're not too familiar with energy figures, that's about a qu... |
9 September 2011
10:41 GMT |
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Google isn't shy about boasting of its green cred, but at least it's got something to rely upon, since the company does really go beyond what most others of its size do to ensure that its business has as little impact on the environment as possible.Its latest achievement, so to speak, is a LEED (Leadership ... |
18 August 2011
10:40 GMT |
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Google is announcing that it's investing a further $102 million in a wind farm project it got involved with last month when it provided it with $55 million. It's the latest big investment in green energy at the company and it indicates not only Google's commitment to a greener future and a cleaner imag... |
22 June 2011
11:51 GMT |
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Google loves green technology, not that it's alone in saying this, but Google also loves with its pocket, yet again it's shelling out hundreds of millions for a green energy company. Google has agreed to invest $280 million in SolarCity, a company which offers a way for home owners to install solar panels w... |
14 June 2011
10:11 GMT |
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Google is very concerned about its carbon footprint and is looking at various ways it can have a smaller impact on the environment. One way is by investing in green energy projects, ensuring that the energy its data centers consume is clean, coming from a renewable source.But that's just one half of the equation... |
24 May 2011
11:51 GMT |
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Google is continuing its investment in green energy projects. Lately, it's been pouring quite a lot of money into renewable energy sources, wind farms in particular, and now it's revealing yet another such investment. The company, through its Green Business Operations arm, is providing $55 million for the c... |
24 May 2011
11:11 GMT |
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Google has been very active with its green initiatives in the past few weeks, putting its money where its mouth is, so to speak. It invested in several large scale clean energy projects and has now agreed to buy all of the energy provided by a wind farm in Oklahoma for the next 20 years, a deal similar to one signed ... |
22 April 2011
08:50 GMT |
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Google has invested in yet another green energy project, this time pouring in $100 million in a wind farm site in Oregon. When completed, the Shepherds Flat Wind Farm is expected to be the largest such project in the world. This is Google's second big investment in green energy in the past few weeks."We recently... |
19 April 2011
05:21 GMT |
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Google has announced that it has invested $168 million towards the completion of a new solar energy plant in Nevada, US. When finished, it will be the largest "power tower" solar plant in the world and the investment is Google's largest in green technology to date."We’ve invested $168 million in an excitin... |
12 April 2011
05:00 GMT |
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LS9, Inc. announced today that it has received its last round of funding of $30 million, which allows the company to speed up the commercial production of their renewable chemicals and fuels.This is a private industrial biotechnology company that uses synthetic biology in an attempt to develop renewable industrial ch... |
21 December 2010
10:19 GMT |
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Google is becoming a major player in the green energy business. It is now investing in a large-scale backbone transmission project which would make it more economically viable to deploy offshore wind turbines on the US Mid-Atlantic coast. "We just signed an agreement to invest in the development of a backbone transmi... |
12 October 2010
03:07 GMT |
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Algae are starting to more and more preoccupy scientists, as strains can potentially produce 10 times or more fuel than the corn used in making ethanol or the soybeans that produce biodiesel. They also can be produced basically anywhere, so food production is not likely to be affected. As algae feed on carbon dioxide... |
26 July 2010
08:20 GMT |
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Google has been investing in alternative energy and looking at ways it can diversify its energy sources and bring down its carbon footprint. Its efforts, though, have been on a relatively small scale. Not anymore, the company has announced that it has invested $38.8 million in a large-scale wind farm project. It is t... |
4 May 2010
04:11 GMT |
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Google is moving so fast in so many different markets that there are not that many things it could do that would prove surprising. Except maybe become a utility company, which is now within its rights to do. Google, or rather its subsidiary Google Energy, has been granted permission to become a wholesale electricity ... |
20 February 2010
05:59 GMT |
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Google is getting into a lot of things these days, operating systems, even phones, so there shouldn't be anything surprising to us coming from the Mountain View company. Except maybe that it's getting into the utility business, but that's exactly what the company is doing with the newly formed Google ... |
7 January 2010
06:47 GMT |
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A group of American researchers, based at the University of Washington (UW), and at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill (UNC) has recently managed to take an important step forward in its quest of finding a method of converting methane gas into a liquid fuel. The innovation could see a lot more uses for m... |
23 October 2009
05:48 GMT |
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As green energy is one of the issues making headlines more and more these days, we thought you'd be glad that we decided to introduce to you the Solar Charger USB Hub, a pretty nifty piece of gadgetry designed to recharge your portables with lesser impact on the nature. This recharging gadget doubles as a very h... |
15 June 2009
11:10 GMT |
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Trying to face the extremely difficult dilemma of housing a predicted 1 billion people in urban environments by 2030, Chinese authorities in Beijing and Shanghai decided a few years ago to construct the country's first green city, a project that was to house some 500,000 people, with a minimal carbon footprint o... |
12 January 2009
04:22 GMT |
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Energizer goes green and debuts the solar recharger product line with the newest and most stylish unit so dully named Rechargeable Solar Charger. The launch of the product has been scheduled for the next month CES, and we sincerely hope that Energize will come up with a better name, as the device looks very-very coo... |
23 December 2008
04:32 GMT |
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So, you're about to leave on a trip in the wilderness, but you'd like to take some music with you to help you feel better that you're one with the nature. You're looking at your iPod and just know that it would die after your first camping night out. Moreover, your cellphone has an awful sound whe... |
22 December 2008
17:21 GMT |
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One more gadget has entered the neat world of the “go green:” it's the solar-powered iPhone leather case from Solar Arcadia. Now, there are so many reasons for you to choose this special product over any common one (or any case at all), and the “green factor” is only one of them. From the... |
22 December 2008
05:45 GMT |
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If you're the kind of person who likes to go outdoor and on all sorts of trips, but feels that more than the sound of nature is needed in order to make things right, then the Active Trax is definitely the right tool for you. Active Trax is a portable music player, which operates on green energy and can be easil... |
17 December 2008
20:01 GMT |
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Green energy is obviously one of the newest, most popular trends these days, one that generates innovative, great gadgets every week. And since the concept behind this whole idea involves finding alternative methods to harness energy from the most common human activities or from natural elements, it goes without sayi... |
12 December 2008
07:36 GMT |
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Some of you have a swimming pool at home, while others are architects or contractors who are very likely to deal with one at some point. Now, surely most of you agree that a pool at night looks way better with submersed lights on than in the dark. And since pools are rather large objects, serious lighting is mandator... |
11 December 2008
17:31 GMT |
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You all know what “go green” stands for: it's all about using renewable energy. Alternate energy sources to ease the fate of our environment which, you must admit, cannot go on like this for too long, anymore. Solar energy, wind power, muscle power, any kind of truly natural energy not involving gas,... |
10 December 2008
21:31 GMT |
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One of the biggest problems with clocks is that they stop working as you forget to wind them up or as their batteries grow weak or die. And such situations could have more serious consequences than missing the train or the plane. Well, maybe it's time to stop worrying about your time-keeping machines and their p... |
10 December 2008
02:40 GMT |
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One thing is really annoying about portable gadgets: that they run out of power, usually when you need them the most. Notebooks are especially prone to such a fate because they're used quite a lot and they need more energy; extra battery packs and larger power reserves are cool, but, in the end, they'll be ... |
4 December 2008
08:10 GMT |
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One thing that's not that cool about gadgets is that they "tend" to stop working as their batteries are depleted; and the fact that they need power in order to run. Unfortunately, there isn't any way to get our hands on gadgets running without electricity so other solutions must be developed for this proble... |
25 November 2008
03:25 GMT |
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Green energy is more and more on people's minds as discussions about the depleting resources of the planet are to be heard almost every single day. With batteries transforming into rechargeable batteries, a non-friendly load has been taken off the already burdened environment, yet another problem emerged: charge... |
11 November 2008
05:01 GMT |
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They say amazing things usually come in the simplest, most basic forms and after taking a look at Sequoia Studio's E-note, you’ll probably realize that nothing comes closer to the truth. In a world more and more preoccupied with going green and saving as much from our resources as possible, every piece of ... |
28 October 2008
05:28 GMT |
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