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Installed Wind Power Capacity Up 21% Globally in 2011
Science & Tech  (tags: Wind Power! Clean Energy, Sustainability )

Ben
- 107 days ago - cleantechnica.com
Over 41,000 megawatts (or 41 gigawatts) of new wind power was installed globally in 2011, bringing the overall total of installed capacity around the world to more than 238,000 megawatts (238 gigawatts) by the end of 2011...
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More UK Marine Projects Given Green Light
Science & Tech  (tags: Wave/Tidal Energy, Sustainability )

Ben
- 221 days ago - rechargenews.com
The new leases, mostly in Scotland, include Marine Current Turbines' (MCT) Skerries tidal project off Anglesey, North Wales, and a proposed development by Pelamis Wave Power in the Scottish Western Isles, both of 10MW.
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Spend a Minute in a Test Tube With David Suzuki
Science & Tech  (tags: environment, population growth, resources, science, sustainability )

Julie
- 608 days ago - davidsuzuki.org
David Suzuki uses science to explain why we need to reflect on our population increase and consumption.
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What Can We Learn From Tropical Rainforests?
Science & Tech  (tags: climate, discovery, environment, rainforests, science, sustainability )

Julie
- 636 days ago - asknature.org
There is much we can learn from how plants and animals have adapted to the challenges of living in a tropical habitat. By emulating their strategies in our designs and following life's principles, we can learn to live more sustainably.
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Value of Offshore Renewable Energy
Science & Tech  (tags: Renewable offshore energy, Sustainability )

Ben
- 731 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Wind and wave power could generate the same amount of electricity as is currently achieved by North Sea oil and gas production...
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Nissan All Electric Car
Science & Tech  (tags: Electric Cars, Zero Emissions, Sustainability )

Ben
- 737 days ago - allcarselectric.com
Nissan Europe have announced the pricing structure for the European rollout of the 2011 Nissan Leaf. The Leaf car has received a huge number of reservations in the U.S already and will be launched in Europe in three stages...
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Spiraling Solar-Powered Skyscraper Helps Cool the Environment
Science & Tech  (tags: Solar Energy, Sustainability )

Ben
- 739 days ago - ecofriend.org
Kenneth Loh and Michelle Lim have come up with an ingenious design of an eco-tower that blends a vertical garden, mixed-use development and open space together. The new urban prototype of solar powered skyscraper incorporates many programs to make...
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Top 10 Solar Technologies to Watch Out For
Science & Tech  (tags: Solar Technology, Sustainability, Clean Energy )

Ben
- 956 days ago - cleantechnica.com
Solar power technology is moving forward by leaps and bounds, with some new advancements being built out into usable installations virtually every day. Design concepts once thought to be 'pie in the sky' ideas are being implemented, and making a simple...
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Spain Takes The Lead In Solar Thermal Power
Science & Tech  (tags: energy, environment, green, humans, news, NewTechnology, Spain, sustainability )

Dan
- 1041 days ago - technologyreview.com
Giant mirrors track the sun and radiate its energy to vaporize water into steam to power a turbine. This tower plant uses solar thermal power - the first commercial application in the world, as noted in Doomwatch Legacy by Sunstroke author David Kagan.
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New Revolution in Wind Power
Science & Tech  (tags: Renewable Energy, Sustainability )

Ben
- 1115 days ago - alternative-energy-news.info
A Japanese aerospace manufacturer may have found the right stuff for a solution. It's a windmill you can call your very own. Yokohama-based aerospace manufacturer, Nippi Corporation, has developed a revolutionary 20 kW wind turbine power generation..
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Stirling Engine: Electricity From a Heating Boiler
Science & Tech  (tags: Clean Energy, Sustainability )

Ben
- 1158 days ago - treehugger.com
Powergen, a utility company in the U. K., says it has invented a central heating boiler which generates electricity for households. Powergen is looking for hundreds of customers prepared to buy these personal power stations in a limited launch this...
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The Major Obstacles Standing in the Way of Electric Cars
Science & Tech  (tags: Electric Vehicles, Zero Pollution, Sustainability )

Ben
- 1158 days ago - treehugger.com
A panel of the big names in electric car infrastructure held a panel at Green:Net. Better Place, Google, Coulomb Technologies, and GridPoint were all present. One issue discussed was the challenges facing electric vehicles...
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Solar Power in Spain
Science & Tech  (tags: Solar Power, Sustainability, Energy )

Ben
- 1270 days ago - en.wikipedia.org
Spain is one of the most attractive countries for the development of solar energy, as it has more available sunshine than any other European country. The Spanish government is committed to achieving a target of 12 percent of primary energy from renewable
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Wind Power in Denmark
Science & Tech  (tags: Wind Power, Sustainability, Energy )

Ben
- 1270 days ago - en.wikipedia.org
Wind power provided 19.7 percent of the Denmark's electricity in 2007, a significantly higher proportion than in any other country.[1][2][3] Denmark was a pioneer in developing commercial wind power during the 1970s and today almost half of the wind...
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