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Carbon Credit: Discrediting efforts

Ahmad Mukhtar on July 1, 2008
International market has started looking at carbon quota exchange with an ambition in order to "fine tune" the disciplines, however the other side of the ...

renewable energy

About 2 years ago i could have a chance to at a distillation unit where i found the spent wash after utilised for the bio-gas ...

How Much is a Solar Rooftop Array Worth to You?

Kristen Lee on June 25, 2008
SunRun, a San Francisco-based company which "installs and operates residential solar systems" is trying to break down the price barrier and make solar arrays more ...

The enabling effect of ICT

Philippa Martin-King on June 23, 2008
"When it comes to emissions, ICT is on a par with aviation." That's how the Economist has described Information & Communication Technology in a recent ...

Green Data Centres

Bill Thompson on June 22, 2008
(or Centers for those who prefer North American spellings) There's an interesting interview on O'Reilly and Associates' news pages [ http://news.oreilly.com ...

SMART 2020: Emissions down by 15 per cent with intelligent tech use

Toby Johnson on June 20, 2008
Transformation in the way people and businesses use technology could reduce annual man‐made global emissions by 15 per cent by 2020 and deliver energy ...

Streamlining Microchip Energy Use

Kristen Lee on June 19, 2008
If you've wondered what we can do to make our sensor-based devices more environmentally-friendly, check out this article about a new microchip from the ...

Big Push for Solar Residential Rooftops in the US

Kristen Lee on June 14, 2008
While I had heard of Duke Power's commitment to put $100M into solar, I didn't expect timely development of project plans and implementation ...

London: Symposium on ICTs and Climate Change

Toby Johnson on June 13, 2008
The second part of ITU's Symposia on ICTs and Climate Change takes place next week in London. You can follow the event live by ...

Greening Olympic IT?

Bill Thompson on June 7, 2008
Back in 2005 the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (BOCOG) signed an agreement aimed at reducing ...

HP Technique Doubles Efficiency of Solar Panels

Kristen Lee on June 6, 2008
With so many recent advancements in solar energy, I can't wait to see what will be available to consumers in the next few years ...

Changing Out Old Streetlights

Kristen Lee on June 3, 2008
A few progressive cities around the world have taken initiative to reduce carbon output via the installation of energy saving streetlights. Benefits include 40-50% reduced ...

Solar Power from Space?

Kristen Lee on June 3, 2008
Generating solar power near sea level on Earth may just be an old way of thinking.  Consider catching rays even closer to the source- from ...

Le Dossier noir des Energies vertes

M. Denis Bloud on June 2, 2008
Malheureusement, l'éolien et le solaire ne sont pas la solution pour obtenir l'hydrogène! Car il faut pousser le raisonnement un peu plus ...

MEG Aharonov-Bohm Effect, Watergas, Negative Energy, Negative Probabilities, Precursor Engineering,

M. Denis Bloud on June 1, 2008
Tom Bearden 7 April 2008   Dear (Correspondent),   I very much appreciate your kindness in sending me the information, and the new work with polarized daylight ...

Sony Produces a New Solar Cell

Kristen Lee on May 28, 2008
Sony's new silicon-free dye-sensitized solar cells have a 10% energy conversion efficiency, putting them on the map for commercial use.  By using a gel ...

Solar cell efficiency may improve

Bill Thompson on May 27, 2008
A team of researchers at TU Delft (Netherlands) and the FOM (Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter) under Prof. Laurens Siebbeles have a paper in ...

Dirt Powered Fuel Cells for Light

Kristen Lee on May 23, 2008
An organization called Lebônê is working to provide low-cost energy solutions for Africa. They've developed a simple, low maintenance system that derives energy ...

Heat Pumps for energy savings!

Sergio Ferreira on May 22, 2008
The Leonardo ENERGY program has recently put together a How to Manual on Heat Pumps. This high efficient technology demonstrates a great potential for reducing ...

My Lab-Grown Hamburger

Kristen Lee on May 22, 2008
I have felt this guilt on many occasions. It's hard to play innocent when you understand the toll that carnivorous people (such as myself ...