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| Platinum-Free Fuel Cell Developed |  |
| "The new technology is giving us diversification in addition to our existing hydrogen-based fuel-cell technology" Japan`s Daihatsu Motor Co Ltd said it has developed a technology to make fuel cells without platinum, the precious metal used in the electrolyte process in existing hydrogen-based fuel cells. via Iran Daily |
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| SCA and Statkraft Create Major Wind Power Venture | |
| SCA and Statkraft are to form a jointly owned company for a major investment in wind power in northern Sweden. The plans involve production of 2,800 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of wind power electricity per year in seven wind farms on forest land in Vasternorrland and Jamtland, which will amount to an investment of SEK 16 billion (U.S. $2.3 billion). |
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| Florida: the Dark Horse in the Alternative Energy Race? | |
| When California`s eco-active governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and venture capitalist-turned-ethanol-apostle Vinod Khosla held court in Miami [last month] to heap praise on Governor Charlie Crist`s new climate change proposal, it seemed that Florida`s rise to an alternative energy paradise was well underway. |
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| Global Financial Firm Bets on Green Power | |
| Over the next decade, Citi (formerly Citigroup) plans to invest more than $30 billion in renewable energy through subsidiaries such as Sustainable Development Investments and Citi Alternative Investments. These programs range from renewables like wind, solar and geothermal energy to new technologies, such as highly efficient combustion engines and hydrogen fuel cells. |
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| The Worlds Most Cost Efficient Heating with DRAGIN GeoThermal | |
| DRAGIN GeoThermal Well Drilling of Gilford, NH offers the geothermal and "green" alternative for businesses and residences. Their systems use the earth`s relatively constant temperature (ranging from 45°F or 7°C to 75°F or21°C) to provide heating, cooling, and hot water. The world`s most advanced and most cost-efficient heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) method, the EPA has confirmed that geothermal systems operate at 75% greater efficiency than oil furnaces, 48% greater efficiency than gas furnaces and 40% greater efficiency than air source heat pumps. |
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| Kyocera Participates in San Diego Reuben H Fleet Science Center Energy Exhibit Grand Opening | |
| Representatives from Kyocera were in attendance for the grand opening of the Reuben H Fleet Science Center`s "So WATT! An Illuminating Look at Energy" exhibit on Saturday, September 15. The exhibit, which highlights solar power and other "green" sources of electricity, introduces visitors to the basics of electricity and offers tips on how people can conserve energy at home and at work. |
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| Renewables - Sept 17 | |
| Staff, Energy Bulletin. California`s renewable energy future
Utility will use batteries to store wind power
Cape Wind commentary: Spitting into the wind:
Jeremy Leggett: Solar technology and alternatives ready to replace fossil fuels
Bubble energy? (limits of renewables) |
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