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Apple released new data on Thursday regarding its carbon footprint worldwide, confirming that the company has achieved 100 percent renewable energy across all its data centers. The Cupertino giant maintains a site entirely dedicated to disclosing information regarding “Apple and the Environment.” On the ... |
22 March 2013
08:11 GMT |
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Researchers working with the University of Melbourne and the collaborative Zero Carbon Australia Project released a report stating that Australia has the potential to switch from being powered by so-called dirty energy sources to being powered by renewables in just ten years' time. This is because, courtesy of i... |
19 January 2013
02:24 GMT |
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Thanks to the greenheads and scientists working at the Sustainable Dance Club Company, green electricity can now be generated simply by getting a bunch of people together and making them dance for hours on end.
However, there is a catch: these people must dance on some very innovative and high tech floor tiles spec... |
24 October 2012
04:26 GMT |
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A couple of days ago, Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond made it public news that people living in North Yell, a remote community in Shetland, are soon to benefit from having their own tidal turbine, which is to meet the energy demands of a local ice plant and industrial estate.
Official sources inform us... |
25 August 2012
05:53 GMT |
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Only yesterday, Mitt Romney (i.e. American businessman and politician) launched a most vicious attack against environmental protection and green-oriented technologies, arguing that President Obama's current energy policies will take down the country's economy sooner than expected.
As far as he is concerne... |
24 August 2012
12:11 GMT |
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This year's LA Mobile Arts Festival gave CODA Automotive the perfect opportunity to charm potential EV customers and people who already own an electric car with a green-oriented automobile that does more than simply help protect the environment.
Thus, the electric car they put on display for this festival disp... |
22 August 2012
07:31 GMT |
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A study conducted by the Australian Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics recently lead to the publishing of a report which states that, by the mid-2030s, the country's renewable energy industry will develop to such an extent, that green power will be significantly cheaper than the one delivered by coal-based... |
4 August 2012
06:28 GMT |
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US' Department of Energy recently agreed to provide funding for a research project aimed at developing an innovative type of battery which could store solar power for use during rainy days. It now seems that their decision paid off, as a team of scientists from the University of California claims to have devel... |
2 August 2012
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Published at the beginning of this month, Ozzie Zehner's book, “Green Illusions,” does exactly what its title suggests: it brings down a long-lasting myth that green industries and renewable energy sources are the way to go if we are to make this world a better place. In 464 pages, the scholar cond... |
28 June 2012
09:51 GMT |
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Only recently, the Earth Policy Institute made public reports of the current state of our renewable energy sources, with special emphasis placed on the use of hydropower.
These reports indicate that, throughout the past four decades, there has been a steady increase in the number of households and businesses relyin... |
21 June 2012
07:58 GMT |
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Much like the educational sector, the cultural department in most countries found itself seriously affected by the on-going economic crisis, which basically meant that fewer funds were made available for administrative purposes, not to mention additional investments.
Therefore, it should come as no surprise that, m... |
12 June 2012
10:56 GMT |
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By investing in the development of a waste-to-fuel center in Sacramento, California, the US hopes that, by 2013, when the facility should be fully functional, around 1 million gallons of diesel will be successfully replaced each year by renewable natural gases.
Thus, the national need for fossil fuels might find it... |
12 June 2012
03:52 GMT |
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Recent reports on the amount of money that went into developing renewable energy sources throughout the year 2011 show that a staggering $257 billion (€204 billion) made their way into this rapidly growing green industry. Ever more interesting is that this figure was recorded during a period of economic turmo... |
12 June 2012
02:51 GMT |
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As unbelievable as it might sound, it seems that, throughout the past ten years, the development of wind energy in the UK is to be held responsible for investments of about ₤5 billion (about €6.2 billion / $7.7 billion).
Therefore, it should come as no surprise that, as of tomorrow, the country's capital ... |
11 June 2012
10:49 GMT |
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Towards the end of 2011, Eco Wave Power's (EWP) wave energy devices passed – with flying green colors, we might add – all of the tests the Institute of Hydromechanics in Kiev, Ukraine had in store for them. Thus, the aforementioned Israeli company was allowed to go ahead and test this new technolo... |
11 June 2012
10:15 GMT |
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It is a well-known fact that countries such as Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Ireland both have significant debts to the European Union and are tremendously resourceful in terms of sun, wind or geothermal energy.
This is why Sweder van Wijnbergen, a Dutch economist, decided to take time and seriously look into ... |
11 June 2012
07:32 GMT |
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Recent news from Spain informs us that the country's high officials have decided to invest in the development of a national solar-power industry. Thus, their main goal is to start manufacturing cheaper solar cells, whilst at the same time abiding by current efficiency standards.
In order to make solar cells, m... |
11 June 2012
05:15 GMT |
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On the 29th of June, Singapore is expected to open the gates to the largest of the three gardens designed and created as part of the Gardens by the Bay project.
With a total area of 54 hectares (about 250 acres), the Bay South garden features a typical tropical landscape: quite a lot of flowers and climbing ferns.
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9 June 2012
07:07 GMT |
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Although the majority of the world's nations are making plans to put nuclear energy behind them, the US openly admits to having decided to keep 71 of their reactors working for an additional 20 years.
In the aftermath of Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster from March 2011, European countries decided to shu... |
9 June 2012
05:31 GMT |
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Results of studies carried out on the topic of geothermal power in the UK indicate that the country's present geothermal resources could provide for 20% of the country's energy needs.
Although geothermal reserves seem to be spread throughout the entire British territory, the regions of Southwest England, ... |
9 June 2012
04:37 GMT |
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Recent developments in California's legislation include the decision to invest in making renewable energy sources more readily-available to the general public, with special emphasis placed on installing more rooftop solar panels.
Studies show that, at the present moment, California's economy is largely su... |
9 June 2012
03:37 GMT |
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Startling reports inform us that, presently, one in five people around the globe carry on with their lives without the benefits of electricity. Naturally, this situation takes its toll both on their educational perspectives and on their economical well-being. Seeing how 400,000 of the afore-mentioned people come from... |
8 June 2012
05:55 GMT |
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The British Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR, for short) recently made it clear that, unless ways are found to get national manufacturers to switch from gas-emitting technologies to more environmentally friendly options, the country doesn't stand a chance of meeting its low-carbon economy goals. Thus... |
6 June 2012
07:27 GMT |
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Two years after Floating Power Plant, a Danish energy company, introduced the general public to its prototype Poseidon 37 power generator, Australia decides to follow in their footsteps and go double or nothing in terms of off-shore renewable energy. Thus, a new project aims at having revolutionary power capture de... |
6 June 2012
04:35 GMT |
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It is a well-known fact that Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, has a rather peculiar urban geography, meaning that it hosts countless canals and about 1,500 bridges that help local people and tourists “navigate” their way around the city. Therefore, it shouldn't surprise us that, given the... |
5 June 2012
02:46 GMT |
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Well-known worldwide for its hot summers – which indicate that sunlight is anything but scarce in this part of America, especially throughout the course of these months –, Iowa now takes center-stage environmentally wise due to its decision to invest in generating significant amounts of electricity by mea... |
4 June 2012
04:58 GMT |
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Driven both by the need to cut down on their energy bills, and by their concern for the environment, about 50% of the world's major companies are seriously considering investing significant amounts of money in setting up renewable energy sources for themselves. For the time being it seems that, out of a total ... |
2 June 2012
04:29 GMT |
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Although the decision to go green is quite an easy one to make, difficulties may arise when one tries to figure out which type of renewable energy would best suit his/her needs. Aware of this dilemma, some researchers decided to put their backs into it and compare and contrast your most common two types of alternativ... |
1 June 2012
10:19 GMT |
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Nowadays, being environmentally responsible is more than just an option: it's a must. This seems to be the conclusion reached both by your average Joes and plain Janes, and major corporations world-wide. Interestingly enough, on-line retail companies are also starting to invest more in managing their affairs ... |
1 June 2012
08:35 GMT |
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The renown Hewlett-Packard is soon to cut down on its use of energy by approximately 30% and reduce its dependence on the national power grid by a staggering 80%, all thanks to its brand new Net-Zero Energy Data Center. Designed by some of the company's own researchers, this data center allows for the use of en... |
1 June 2012
02:30 GMT |
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Latest reports from the European Environment Agency (EEA) indicate that by 2011 gas emissions on this continent grew by approximately 3.2% as compared with 2010, regardless of how many efforts went into switching to renewable energy sources.
Interestingly enough, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, France and Spain... |
31 May 2012
08:29 GMT |
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Following the Fukushima “incident” in March, 2011, Japan was forced to instate a stand-by policy for 50 of its nuclear reactors. Whereas high officials, concerned about the country's economy, regard this as a downfall, Japanese citizens suggest making the most of this situation and going all green. ... |
31 May 2012
02:43 GMT |
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Following attacks by Greenpeace activists, Apple has issued new documentation to confirm that the company’s data centers will be fully-powered by renewable energy before the end of 2012. The company run by Tim Cook is confident that, as we prepare to pop open the champagne to celebrate the passing into 2013, o... |
18 May 2012
06:51 GMT |
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A group of engineers from the University of Strathclyde, in Glasgow, says that harnessing solar energy in space would be an efficient method of ensuring that the maximum amount of sunlight can be converted into electricity. The current would then be sent to Earth via lasers. This would indeed be renewable energy fo... |
17 May 2012
11:30 GMT |
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Working together with experts at leading wind turbine manufacturer Vestas, scientists at the Sandia National Laboratories’ Scaled Wind Farm Technology facility (SWIFT) decided to extend the installation by adding three experimental wind turbines.
The two SNL V27 turbines will be joined by a third experimental... |
18 April 2012
11:40 GMT |
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Greenpeace activists have staged a protest at Apple’s Ireland headquarters in Cork, where they stuck signs with letters spelling out "clean our cloud," and then distributed leaflets to staff. “When people around the world share their music or photos on the cloud, they want to know that the cloud is power... |
18 April 2012
10:36 GMT |
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University of Cambridge investigators announce the development of a new method for obtaining solar-grade silicon at low cost. This improvement could finally see efficient solar cells making their way into mainstream use for electricity generation.
Producing energy from renewable sources is an important drive for sci... |
18 April 2012
08:14 GMT |
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A new report identifies no less than 54,000 sites throughout the United States that could be developed to produce electricity from renewable sources. The investigation was focused on existing dams and hydroelectric power, and found that the country could generate an additional 12 gigawatts of electricity.
The docume... |
18 April 2012
05:26 GMT |
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Greenpeace has released its latest report - “How Clean is Your Cloud” - stating that Apple Inc., Amazon, and Microsoft “are powering their growing 21st-century clouds with dirty, 19th-century coal energy.” Apple has responded negatively to these claims. Greenpeace believes that “if Appl... |
18 April 2012
05:25 GMT |
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German investigators warn in a new report that it may be safer for scientists to conduct a new series of analyses on the effects of using biomass as a source of energy. Long touted as a potential source of cleaner, renewable energy, biomass is now slowly coming under fire for its perceived effects.
Some say that ma... |
9 March 2012
08:45 GMT |
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Andreas Mershin, a researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has a big dream, one that could potentially change some parts of the world. He believes that it is possible to create inexpensive solar panels from plant wastes, an inexpensive peptide powder, and an ordinary substrate material.
The expert... |
3 February 2012
05:43 GMT |
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After absorbing, filtering and improving the information provided by previous models, Sauter Carbon Offset Design and Ned Ship Group declared that they are working on developing a product which might be considered, in a few years, "the fastest and greenest superyacht in the world."
Emax E-Volution is worth approxima... |
27 October 2011
08:14 GMT |
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Eaton Corporation has stated that officials managed to obtain $8.1 million contract from Abengoa Solar. As a result, the company will have to provide renewable energy distribution equipment for Solana Generating Station, which will most likely become one of the the largest solar power plants in the whole world. The... |
18 October 2011
10:55 GMT |
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Moser Baer Clean Energy Limited (MBCEL) and GE Energy Financial Services announced their partnership in developing a greenhouse in Sardinia, Italy. The officials are talking about a very ambitious project, that depends on the construction of a greenhouse able to use sunlight to grow crops and produce energy due to ... |
18 October 2011
09:49 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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It looks like the Chevrolet division of General Motors is not all about making not so eco-friendly Camaros, but they also have an ambitious carbon-reduction goal of preventing up to 8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide from entering the air during the next five years.The company has identified 16 projects across A... |
10 October 2011
08:08 GMT |
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Modernizing America’s electric grid is seen as a critical move for a more secure energy future of the country, so the Obama Administration decided to accelerate the process.
The White House recently announced it would speed up permitting of seven transmission lines as part of an interagency effort to move su... |
7 October 2011
01:08 GMT |
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As the European Union struggles to complete its crisis response mechanism, important figures in the markets of biomass for energy are worried that this situation could also affect renewable energy policy decisions.As governments focus on the economy, the development of energy policies and subsidies could be shad... |
6 October 2011
06:55 GMT |
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In an attempt to reduce its environmental footprint, Frito-Lay North America has engaged in a process that will see every of its plants getting closer to the near net zero status. The latest to reach that goal is its Casa Grande, Arizona, facility.This has been made possible through the use of renewable energy source... |
6 October 2011
03:19 GMT |
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The ambitious plans made by the EU currently seem unlikely to turn real, according to Niina Kautto, a researcher at the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics at Lund University. The EU aims at increasing the proportion of renewable energy to 20 percent by the year 2020, while at the same time... |
3 October 2011
12:59 GMT |
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