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| Expedition to Promote Alternative Fuels |  |
| "Its purpose is to create enlightenment opportunities that will inspire a new generation of scientists, engineers and explorers." A U.S. team plans to drive from the Antarctic coast to the South Pole later this year to demonstrate the viability of alternative energy sources to replace fossil fuels, a spokesman said Monday.The 1,000-mile journey to the South Pole will take 10 days using alternative fuel vehicles driven along a U.S.-developed ice highway, said Nick Baggarly, executive director of the `Zero South` expedition.The expedition would `demonstrate the viability of these energy alternatives,` Baggarly said, without specifying what types of alternative energy sources the group plans to use. Read more |
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| UN praises Indian solar project | |
| "It does sound a lot but the irony is that people are paying more for the kerosene, and that`s why the banks are taking it up" A solar power project in India supplying electricity to 100,000 people will be widened to other developing nations after showing that clean energy can be cheaper than fossil fuels, a UN report says. via The West Australian |
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| Rosebud Tribe Expands Tribal Leadership in Renewable Energy | |
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| Indian Loan Project Gives Solar Energy to Rural Poor in India | |
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| Acciona`s First Wind Turbine Plant in the U.S. Under Way | |
| This week Acciona Windpower begins construction work on its first wind turbine plant in the U.S., specifically, West Branch, in Iowa. The facility, which represents an investment of Euro 17 million [US$23 million] and will have a production capacity of 250 turbines in 2008, is expected to be operational by the end of the year. |
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| Ontario to Build 40 MW Solar Farm, through SOP | |
| Ontario`s electricity grid will soon get a boost from 14 new renewable energy projects -- including the recently announced 40 megawatts (MW) solar farm -- awarded through the country`s Standard Offer Program (SOP), according to Canada`s Energy Minister Dwight Duncan. |
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| New Report Shows Geothermal Growth Accelerating Worldwide | |
| The US Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) today released a report assessing the progress in worldwide geothermal development since 2005. The report, titled, "Update on World Geothermal Development," concludes, "geothermal development is accelerating." |
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| Hydrogen Engine Center Ships for International Chemical Industry | |
| Hydrogen Engine Center, Inc. (HEC) has shipped its proprietary hydrogen-fueled Oxx Power Generator Set (genset) to Grasim Industries Ltd., an Aditya Birla Group company based in India. |
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| The U.S. Fuel Cell Industry Requests Long-Term Tax Incentive | |
| The U.S. fuel cell industry has formally requested that the U.S. Congress agree to a long-term extension of the investment tax credit for businesses and households that install fuel cells. |
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| U.S. Potential for Enhanced Geothermal Systems | |
| I recently read about a report from MIT that says geothermal energy is a tremendous energy source, and it talks about enhanced geothermal systems that could provide power just about anywhere. Is the US doing anything about developing an enhanced geothermal system project? What do you think about this MIT report? -- Ron Martin, New York, New York |
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| Soda Can Solar Panel | |
| "Daniel Strohl, painted some aluminum cans black, drilled some holes in the cans, stacked them, and then put them in a box and, voila, [solar panel]." |
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