News about Solar, Wind and alternative green power technologies

Biomass: Changing Waste Into Watts

Prior to striking an agreement with Capital Power Corporation in the early 1990s, the five main sawmills, located in the Central Cariboo region of the British Columbia Interior, did not have much choice than to burn their wood waste or heave it to a landfill. Nowadays, the sawmills’ wood residues are being used by Capital [...]

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GMO Regulations Hampering the Growth of The Bio-fuel Industry

The growth of the bio-fuel industry has been badly hurt through regulations. Promising bio-fuel for vehicles derived from trees and grasses (cellulosic biofuels) is now faced, with regulations that are tarnishing the research. The new GMO regulations have put an end to the advanced gene modification. In a recent study issued in the Journal of [...]

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Biomagnetics Diagnostics Going to Emphasis on Renewables

Biomagnetics Diagnostics, the pink sheets-listed diagnostic system developer has made an announcement regarding its intention to focus on the renewable energy sector after the completion of its merger with the biofuel company Zhuhai Energy Science Technology. The company stated that it is anticipating all the essential government approvals to be done this week and that [...]

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Bio Architecture Laboratory Developing Algae Bio-fuel, Research Funded By Statoil

A US-based Bio Architecture Lab’s (BAL) research, development and demonstration center for algae bio-fuel is being financed by Statoil and Global Oil. This will support European commercialisation efforts of bio-fuel. These large corporations have recently joined on a strategic agreement. The aim is to research and develop ethanol from macro-algae, which is currently available off [...]

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Bio-fuel is Causing High Demand For Land According To The World Bank

According to the World Bank, there is a high demand for agricultural land in developing countries. The focus is on bio-fuel. Recently, the World Bank has associated the increasing demand for farmland to bio-fuel. According to a ‘164-page report released by the World Bank’ developing and emerging economies are investing heavily in farmland. Last year [...]

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China Will Be Spending $3B on Alternative Energy – Trees

China is planning to make an investment of $3 billion during the next decade in order to develop alternative energy fuels, to fight against desertification as well as to avoid landslides. In accordance to what the leading engineer of the State Forestry Administration, Wu Jian, stated at a news conference during the week, that the [...]

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Renewables: Geothermal Energy & German’s Early Expansion

Germany is a key player in the emergence of renewable fuel sources. They did through the implementation of the Electricity feed laws establish a world record in 2006, where investment in German’s green industry rose to more than US$10 billion, including research and development as well as the erection of wind turbine, expansion of solar [...]

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Interesting Facts about Renewable Energy (Water, Geothermal and Bio-Energy): Part 1

This article provides a few interesting facts related to sources of renewable energy like water, geothermal and bio-energy. The potential of renewable energy is phenomenal. Water (as a source of energy) There is a vast depository of water on the earth surface. Did you know? 1. Water is the most known sources of renewable energy, [...]

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Alternative Energy Is an Integrated Part of Sustainable Development – Invest In Renewable Energy Now -

The trend is towards eco-friendly developments. However, the reason for going green is not solely ecological. There are stronger indicators forcing us to indulge in renewable technology, one particular factor is the depletion of fossil fuel. There is also a rising world demand for energy. The supply of energy cannot be sustained through natural gas [...]

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Global Investment Trends in Green Energy Unveiled In Recent Reports (2010)

Investment in clean energy remains strong despite the tough recession. Renewable is constantly expanding in most countries. The past year, 2009, marked the subsequent second year in a row carrying a higher expansion capacity in renewable sources of energy like solar and wind in comparison to gas, coal and nuclear energy. This was published in [...]

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