POET announced today the purchase of a 90 million gallon-per-year ethanol plant located just outside Cloverdale, Ind. and previously operated by Altra Biofuels. Making the announcement from the Renewable Energy Finance Forum in New York, POET CEO … [Read more...]
Grassley: Funding Key to Bill with Biodiesel Measure
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The bill that would renew the $1-a-gallon federal biodiesel tax incentive could pass right… if Democrats would just fund the entire bill. That’s according to a key Republican senator trying to renew the tax break. This article from the … [Read more...]
Three Algae Biofuels Consortia to Share $24 Mil Funding
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Three groups researching algae-based biofuels will get a big boost from $24 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy. Biofuels Digest reports that Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Cathy Zoi made the … [Read more...]
Wind-turbine wing almost ready for takeoff
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A California company is developing a flying matrix of wind turbines that will reach into the troposphere, as much as seven miles up. The multi-wing turbine, a concept from Joby Energy in Santa Cruz, says it can be scaled to carry many turbines. The … [Read more...]
Blue Jeans Hold Secret To Making Better Solar Cells
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Photo via lifecreations Researchers at Cornell University have found a seemingly simple solution to creating more efficient solar cells. It turns out that particular molecules found in blue jeans and some ink dyes can be used in a process for … [Read more...]
Paris Plans Hydropower Turbines Under Four Seine Bridges
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photo: Jean-François Gornet via flickr At the opposite end of the population scale from the remote Alaskan village now powered entirely by a hydrokinetic river turbine, Paris wants in on the hydropower without dams act. As The Guardian reports, the … [Read more...]
Federal Judge Throws Out New York City E-Waste Lawsuit
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Photo via cometstarmoon After New York state passed the new e-waste law earlier in June, we figured the lawsuit by electronics manufacturers against New York City for its toughened requirements for e-waste collection would be a moot. The state law … [Read more...]
Interactive Map Shows Worldwide Water and Energy Tug-o-War
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Image via IEEE The water crisis and energy crisis are not necessarily exclusive issues around the globe. The generation of electricity is hugely dependent upon water, which is a quickly disappearing resource. Power plants heavily rely on water to … [Read more...]
Find Out How to Make High-Quality Solar Panels with Earth4Energy
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There is an outstanding new product on the market called Earth4Energy. It is all about taking advantage of energy sources that are renewable. Solar energy and wind power is what I’m talking about. Regardless of where you live, you more than … [Read more...]
Sales of Small Wind Turbines Up, Even in Soft Housing Market
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If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it's a duck – or a really great ducklike thingamajig. Apply that maxim to energy, and you get some insight into why more Americans are shedding fossil fuels in favor of wind power and other … [Read more...]