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Green Energy News for 19-04-2007

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Advertising: Today?s Topic Is Solar Energy Systems View Articles
Sharp Electronics has embarked on a six-month campaign to teach homeowners how solar energy works.
Marine energy can be forecast View Articles
Any wiped-out surfer knows all too well the back-breaking power of the ocean`s waves. Now, a fledgling industry is harnessing the incessant motion of waves, tides and currents to create the world`s newest form of renewable energy.
Air Force building giant solar field to power NV base View Articles
"Solar energy has been around 30 years and is still a start-up industry." Categories: Government technology , Defense , Energy The Air Force is building the largest solar power plant in North America and will soon provide electricity to an Air Force base in the Nevada desert, USA ... via ZDNet
You are now entering an oil-free zone View Articles
Julie Ferry, Guardian. Some towns in the UK aren`t waiting to see whether there will be alternative energy sources when the oil runs out - they`re already trying to do without it. (Transition Towns)
Housing & urban - Apr 19 View Articles
Staff, EB. Model of urban future: Jersey City? Top 10 US cities in use of renewable energy
VeraSun to Build Biorefinery in BioTown(TM) USA View Articles
"VeraSun is making a commitment to Reynolds and the BioTown(TM) project that continues our state`s focus on renewable energy sources" VeraSun Energy Corporation , the nation`s second-largest ethanol producer, today announced plans to build a 110MMGY ethanol biorefinery in Reynolds, Indiana, also known as BioTown USA. via PR-inside.com
Kyocera Invests $250 M to Grow PV Manufacturing Capacity View Articles
Kyocera Corporation announced plans to expand its annual solar module manufacturing capacity to 500 megawatts (MW) by the end of March 2011. The company has secured supply contracts with silicon producers to ensure the steady increase in production capacity, which will be more than double its current annual capacity of 240 MW.
DOE to Invest up to $8.2 M for Hydrogen Storage Research View Articles
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Samuel W. Bodman announced DOE plans last week to provide up to $8.2 million, over four years (FY`07-`10), for six hydrogen storage research projects, directly supporting President Bush`s Advanced Energy Initiative (AEI).
Nellis U.S. Air Force Base Embraces Solar Power View Articles
Philadelphia Eagles to Reimburse Employees for Purchasing Wind Energy View Articles
Taking Nature`s Cue for Cheaper Solar Power View Articles
Solar cell technology developed by Massey University`s Nanomaterials Research Centre in New Zealand may one day enable the country`s residents to generate electricity from sunlight at a tenth of the cost of current silicon-based photovoltaic solar cells. Dr. Wayne Campbell and researchers in the Centre have developed a range of colored dyes for use in dye-sensitized solar cells.
Gore Gets Solar Panels View Articles
The Gore family residence won an appeal with their local zoning board that will allow them to...
Turning carbon dioxide into fuel - using solar power View Articles
Turning a greenhouse gas into a clean energy fuel is the Holy Grail of energy research. UC San Diego chemists have a prototype they think is an important milestone. Their device captures energy from the sun, converts it to electrical energy and splits carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide and oxygen. Obviously carbon monoxide isn`t great either but
Sharp Solar Launches Unique Solar Electricity Awareness Campaign View Articles
Sharp`s Solar Energy Solutions Group, the U.S. solar arm of Sharp Corporation, the world leader in solar cell production, has launched a unique awareness campaign that will demystify solar electricity for consumers. Components of the campaign will appear in newspaper ads, internet search results, and web page banners - even a colorful traveling education trailer that will move from town to town throughout California. "Hello Sunshine" will be the tag line, and a lesson about solar electricity, not a sales pitch for Sharp products, will be the message.
[REPORTS] Facile Splitting of Hydrogen and Ammonia by Nucleophilic Activation at a Single Carbon Center View Articles
Stable electron-rich carbene molecules can activate hydrogen and split ammonia, processes that have typically required a metallic reagent.Authors: Guido D. Frey, Vincent Lavallo, Bruno Donnadieu, Wolfgang W. Schoeller, Guy Bertrand
British Gas launches `green` arm View Articles
"Most UK homes are poorly insulated and the energy loss and emissions levels from them are much higher than they could be." British Gas has launched a green energy business to help customers reduce their carbon emissions.British Gas New Energy will sell and help install rooftop solar heating panels for customers to heat their own water, and will give people the chance to offset their CO2 emissions through schemes that buy credits from other firms or countries that have exceeded their own targets.In addition, customers who buy the solar panelling in some areas will be able to earn a discount of up to 500 on their council tax bills through an agreement between British Gas and the local authorities. Read more
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