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AUO's US-Made Solar Solutions Ready, with 9 MW Solar Power Project in Pennsylvania School District Successfully Acquired

AU Optronics ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO), the global leading display and solar solutions provider, today announced that it is ready to provide its customers with US-made solar solutions. more...
Filed under: Solar

Strip mining plan reduced

Western Kentucky Minerals has withdrawn four parcels from its rezoning application for strip mining in the Pleasant Ridge community, reducing the proposal for its initial request to about 385 acres. more...
Filed under: Fossil & Biomass

Authority closer to deal with energy company

Macon and Bibb County are getting very close to landing NW Technologies, a Norcross company that hopes to build a $20 million green energy farm in Ocmulgee East Industrial Park. more...
Filed under: Solar

Hope is, solar scope HQ can stay here

Arizona science boosters hope that federal budget problems will cause the National Science Foundation to turn down a proposal to move the headquarters of the National Solar Observatory from Tucson to Boulder, Colo. more...
Filed under: Solar

Proposed Utah mine expansion reflects politics of coal

REPORTING FROM PANGUITCH, Utah -- It was the simple beauty of the sagebrush hills and the first-rate fishing that drew Vince Salvato here 15 years ago. more...
Filed under: Fossil & Biomass

 

ARTICLES

Shale Gas -- Friend or Foe

By Richard Goodwin -
Since I reside in Palm Beach County, FL, I pay attention to my local electricity rates, provided by Florida Power & Light [FPL] -- a more...
Filed under: Fossil & Biomass

Gas Molecules and Dust in the Atmosphere Cool the Earth!

By Bob Ashworth -
Many meteorologists have blamed water vapor and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere for warming the earth. Below is an excerpt from a paper1 written by more...
Filed under: Environmental, Emissions & Carbon Management

The Climate Change Challenge -- Can we turn the Titanic before it's too late?

By Peter Meisen -
We've seen the movie and we know the outcome. The unsinkable Titanic hits the iceberg and two-thirds of the ships passengers and crew were lost. more...
Filed under: Environmental, Emissions & Carbon Management

Is it Time for California to Phase Out Nuclear Power?

By Tam Hunt -
Italy recently became the fourth nation to pledge to phase out nuclear power since Japan's Fukushima disaster. Italy accomplished this feat by a popular referendum, more...
Filed under: Nuclear

Nuclear-Based Electricity and Economic Theory

By Ferdinand E. Banks - The purpose of this article is to extend the short paper I presented as part of an energy 'debate' at the recent 'Singapore Energy Week'. more...
Filed under: Nuclear
 
 

ENERGY BLOGS

Biomass Densification

Blogger Photo By Salman Zafar -   In a typical biomass pre-processing facility, feedstock arrives at the plant in chops or bales. The bales are cut more...

Someone needs to follow the money--the numbers do not make sense

By Mark Wooldridge - Defense Department Studies Solar Energy Potential at Desert Bases - The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) could generate 7,000 megawatts more...

USAGAPP.com USA Green jobs now.Org Secures bids for smart grid inspections 2012 summer. Green Electr

Blogger Photo By Ron Vogt - USAGAPP.com USA Green jobs now.Org Secures bids for smart grid inspections 2012 summer. Green Electricity Network Integration ($36.4 million) USAGAPP.com more...

Commissioners visit New Mexico for natural gas conference The Daily Review

By Da Roberts -   TOWANDA - While Bradford County has experienced extensive gas drilling for a few years, what will it be like more...

Disruption – Where Art Thou? Notes from Distributech

Blogger Photo By Martin Rosenberg - There is all the glitter – the gleaming transmission widgets, the towering consultants’ tents. Tons of wall-to-wall eye candy for more...
 

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Steps Towards a Low Carbon Future: Technologies That Will Support the Global Revolution Required

Thursday Feb 9, 2012 - 11:00 AM Eastern - Your Desktop

Did you know the United Kingdom, the world's sixth largest economy, expects to exceed EU targets for carbon emission reduction by 2020? Scotland, the Northern part of United Kingdom, is currently becoming a world class leader in promoting sensor, offshore more...

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