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| Serbia plans new hydro plants |  |
| Serbia plans to construct four small hydroelectric power plants with a combined capacity of 4.3 MW in the next two years. via B92 |
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| Wind-power facility plans OK`d | |
| "This is another step, helping us get there" The City Council has authorized an agreement with a wind power-generating facility to be constructed in Utah, furthering its stated goal to be more environmentally conscious. via Pasadena Star-News |
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| Photosynthesis May Rely On Quantum Effect | |
| forgethistory sends us to PhysOrg for a summary of new research suggesting that the near instantaneous energy transfer achieved by photosynthesis may rely on quantum effects. From the article: "Through photosynthesis, green plants and cyanobacteria are able to transfer sunlight energy to molecular reaction centers for conversion into chemical energy with nearly 100-percent efficiency. Speed is the key — the transfer of the solar energy takes place almost instantaneously so little energy is wasted as heat. How photosynthesis achieves this near instantaneous energy transfer is a long-standing mystery that may have finally been solved."
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| Annual U.S. Wind Power Rankings Track Industry`s Rapid Growth | |
| The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) recently released its annual rankings of wind energy development in the U.S. citing more than 2,400 megawatts (MW) of new power generation was installed, representing an investment of about $4 billion. |
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| Solar America Initiative Offers Funding Opportunity for Solar Energy | |
| To support the development of long-term advances, the U.S. Department of Energy`s (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Program (SETP) is providing funding for the development of innovative, revolutionary, and highly disruptive future-generation solar electric technologies, particularly novel devices or processes with potentially significant performance or cost advantages. |
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| California Air National Guard Has Akeena Install Solar Power System | |
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| Vectren to Add Renewable Wind Energy to Electric Generation Portfolio | |
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| Nevada: Geothermal Energy Gets Boost | |
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| East River Becomes a Green Zone | |
| "During high tide periods in July and August, when there is such a demand for power, this could be pretty good stuff, financially speaking." The murky rivers around New York City bring to mind many things _ garbage, chemicals, perhaps mobsters` bodies. Clean energy is not one of them.But the state is trying to change that thinking.It is teaming up with a Virginia company to use the East River for a unique experiment in renewable energy: Six giant turbines are being placed underwater in a $7 million project to harness the energy of the tides and produce electricity.One of the 16-foot-diameter, windmill-like turbines is already operating, supplying power to a grocery store and a garage on Roosevelt Island. The other turbines are being installed over the next two weeks. Read more |
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