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Voltage Conservation Might Create More Problems Than It Solves
For decades, utilities, regulators and consumers have been intrigued by the concept of reducing electric consumption by lowering voltage levels on the electric grid. Theory and practice say that simply using 114 volts instead of 120 volts saves energy. However, in spite of a body of evidence favoring… Read More
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The Future of Power Quality: Addressing Our Aging Power Grid
Power quality - or, simply, the usability of electric power - is a vital concern to many commercial businesses and industries. The proof is a rapidly growing global market for products to correct or improve power quality that will top $11 billion in 2011. The manufacturers of these products have reason… Read More
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ACORE Conference Aims for Renewable Energy Standards and Funding Support
The struggle Renewable Energy companies face at the moment is not just the financial crunch constraining the industry, but a lack of federal support. We talked with Michael Eckhart, founder and president of the American Council On Renewable Energies to find out more about the conference and the state… Read More
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Green School Leads and Teaches by Example
If there is a public building in Pennsylvania that wants to call itself the “Greenest” in the state, it will have to work hard to beat Green Valley Elementary school in Sinking Spring. Read More
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Fungal Fuels - Scavenging Green Energy from the World’s Waste
By extracting cellulase enzymes from fungus and mixing them with a liquefied wood pulp, sugar can be produced. Add that sugar to yeast, ferment, and you have fungal ethanol, or myconol as some like to call it. Best of all, you don’t need specific crops to produce it: any waste cellulose will do. Read More
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Algae: More Than Just A Fuel Source
While algae might not be what you want to swim in, there's no mucking about when it comes to the diverse uses scientists continue to discover about the fastest growing organism in the world. It can produce 15,000 gallons of oil per year but its bi-products stand to be just as useful, here is a list of… Read More
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Town Plans To Generate Electricity From Trash
It has been done before but not on this scale! Scientist in Minoa, New York have created the first prototype for a small-scale co-digestor using human and food waste to generate electricity for its village. Read More
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The Greenest Hotel in North America
Featuring 24 rooms and a structure that highlights its power production, combining solar power, smart thermostats and geothermal, this hotel uses up to 75 percent less energy than a traditional building. Read More
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North Carolina Artisans Thrive on Landfill Energy
Local officials in Dillsboro, North Corolina decided to explore the growing movement in Western North Carolina to use methane from landfills as an energy source. Read More
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CSU-Northridge Still Well Ahead of the Fuel Cell Curve
Faced with a growing population and evolving energy needs, Cal-State Univeristy: Northridge located in suburban Los Angeles built the world’s largest on-campus fuel cell plant. Read More
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Richard Stockton College Leads The Way In Renewable Energy Solutions
When it comes to renewable energy solutions few schools have demonstrated the commitment to alternative energy to the degree of Richard Stockton College in southeastern New Jersey. Read More
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Victory Over Liquefied Natural Gas at Bradwood Landing was 5 Years Coming
The LNG terminal proposed since 2004 for construction at Bradwood Landing, near Astoria, Oregon, has been suspended by its developer. Grassroots opponents to the project are riding the momentum of their win. Read More
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Off the Grid at Heron’s Head Park
To some it's a sacred connection to ancestors and an opportunity to restore the land and traditional ceremonies; to those that participated in the decade-long planning and building of the solar generated Eco-Center it means serving and educating the public. Most of all, it means Heron's Head Park is… Read More
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