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Generate Electricity With Waste Heat Engine
Wednesday, 11 Feb, 2009 – 14:49 | 2 Comments
Generate Electricity With Waste Heat Engine

Cyclone Power Technologies Inc., the developer of the external combustion Waste Heat Engine (WHE), has formed a separate division called WHE/Generation to market and manufacture WHE systems for applications such as small-scale cogeneration, solar thermal …

Obama Says the HSR and MT Words!
Wednesday, 11 Feb, 2009 – 7:32 | One Comment
Obama Says the HSR and MT Words!

President Obama said that the days of just building sprawl are over. This was in response to a question from a city councilwoman about transportation and infrastructure in the stimulus bill during a town hall …

Sandia / GM Study Finds Large-Scale Biofuel is Sustainable
Wednesday, 11 Feb, 2009 – 6:55 | 11 Comments
Sandia / GM Study Finds Large-Scale Biofuel is Sustainable

A joint biofuels study by Sandia National Laboratories and GM’s R&D Center in 2008 concluded that the large-scale production of advanced biofuels produced from plant and forestry waste and dedicated energy crops in volumes well …

7 Million UK Homes to Be Retrofitted for Energy Efficiency By 2020
Tuesday, 10 Feb, 2009 – 17:20 | One Comment
7 Million UK Homes to Be Retrofitted for Energy Efficiency By 2020

More than seven million homes in the UK will be offered a complete eco-makeover under ambitious plans expected to be announced this week to cut fuel bills and reduce global warming emissions from power plants.
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6 Hot Green Jobs and How to Get Them
Tuesday, 10 Feb, 2009 – 10:58 | 2 Comments
6 Hot Green Jobs and How to Get Them

Massive investments in renewable energy and clean tech will ensure that workers in the solar power, wind power, green building, sustainable development and recycling industries are in demand for decades to come. This short primer …

Google PowerMeter Will Show Electricity Consumption in Near Real-Time
Tuesday, 10 Feb, 2009 – 9:02 | 2 Comments
Google PowerMeter Will Show Electricity Consumption in Near Real-Time

Google has announced the Google PowerMeter, a program that displays real-time information about home energy consumption on your computer  The program is in closed beta right now, but Google hopes that it will eventually be …

Geothermal Energy Could Power All of California
Tuesday, 10 Feb, 2009 – 7:08 | 4 Comments
Geothermal Energy Could Power All of California

Today, there are only about 50,000 acres of federal geothermal leases in production across the USA which support about 1,200 MW of power capacity. In California, geothermal energy produces more power in than wind and …

Bee Inspired Swarm Algorithm Could Cut Energy Bills
Monday, 9 Feb, 2009 – 8:16 | 3 Comments
Bee Inspired Swarm Algorithm Could Cut Energy Bills

When power hungry equipment like air-conditioning units and heating systems are all switched on at once, as often happens in commercial buildings. Power consumption spikes, and a building’s owners are left with hefty peak-demand charges …

Competition to Lure Green Industry Jobs Heats Up
Sunday, 8 Feb, 2009 – 5:54 | One Comment
Competition to Lure Green Industry Jobs Heats Up

It was the states hardest hit by contractions in manufacturing industries years ago that began laying the groundwork to land green jobs and may now be poised for the biggest gains, depending on federal economic …

World’s First Smart Grid City Will Be Boulder Colorado
Saturday, 7 Feb, 2009 – 14:45 | 2 Comments
World’s First Smart Grid City Will Be Boulder Colorado

Boulder aims to become the world’s first smart grid city this year, taking the first step towards President Barack Obama’s vision of a “smart” electrical grid that is key to America’s energy future. In his …