Tag: electricity
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August 01, 2008 09:07 PM EDT --
Two studies published in the July 31 issue of Science help open the door to the hydrogen economy by eliminating the need for platinum in electrolyzers and fuel cells.
Hydrogen can be produced . . .
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December 11, 2007 10:24 PM EST --
Britain's secretary of state for business, John Hutton, plans to identify sites in British waters for u p to 7,000 offshore wind turbines, averaging one wind turbine every half-mile around the . . .
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December 13, 2007 09:17 AM EST --
Friends! As we enter this new era, we face the giant task of transforming society, by changing the very fabric of our economy, all in a mere decade. That fabric is energy, currently supplied largely . . .
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September 01, 2008 06:31 AM EDT --
All-electric cars
Toyota has announced plans to launch an electric car. It will be an all-electric car (rather than a hybrid) and it will be a small car, limited to commuting or city driving, powered . . .
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February 29, 2008 04:05 AM EST --
Lights consume about 2 trillion kilowatt-hours annually, or one-eighth of all electric power. Globally, lighting is equal in emission contribution to about 70% of the world's passenger vehicles. Of . . .
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May 04, 2008 09:41 PM EDT --
OptiSolar is developing a 550-megawatt photovoltaic solar farm on the northwestern corner of Carrisa Plains, some 100 miles north of Los Angeles. The project will produce enough electricity to power . . .
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November 19, 2008 07:41 AM EST --
Extract: As we shift away from fossil fuel and as the number of wind turbines increases, more and more people are calling for a Supergrid - high capacity links carrying electricity between the major . . .
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February 22, 2008 02:12 AM EST --
The image on the right shows the Anderson Mill, in Travis County, Texas, which was built in the 1850s as a corn mill. Since ancient times, waterwheels and wind mills have been used to grind grain to produce . . .
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December 24, 2007 05:23 AM EST --
Can electric vehicles supply power to homes? The short answer is yes! Electric vehicles can be connected to the electric grid, not only to draw electricity from the grid (in order to recharge their . . .
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January 15, 2008 02:35 AM EST --
Electric vehicles can cut greenhouse gas emissions in two ways. They are clean and efficient. By acting as storage capacity, they can also make the electric grid more efficient.
Electric cars are . . .
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April 24, 2008 01:32 AM EDT --
In discussions about global warming, many are reluctant to make 'the first move'. The coal industry points at figures by the Energy Information Administration (EIA), showing that coal accounted . . .
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December 28, 2007 03:38 AM EST --
The best way to deal with global warming is a FeeBate policy. This works fast and effectively, is ideology- and budget-neutral and has the least risk of feeding a wasteful bureaucracy.
In essence, a . . .
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May 22, 2008 07:32 AM EDT --
Rising Sun for Electric Cars
Originally published 04/22/08 (Earth Day)
by Roy Morrison in Policy Innovations
Earth Day 2008 is a time to ask: Is my sustainability work consonant . . .
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