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Cash for Insulation? Obama's home efficiency rebate proposal

Obama said the administration's "HOMESTAR" program would reward people who buy energy-saving equipment with an on-the-spot rebate of $1,000 or more. He cast the idea as one that would save people money on utility bills, boost the economy and reduce Am [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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Massive Mojave solar project gets $1.4 billion loan guarnatee

The Energy Department on Monday announced a "conditional" $1.4 billion loan guarantee for a solar thermal power complex in the Mojave Desert that would ultimately produce as much as 392 megawatts of electricity.  [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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Solar Panel Drops to $1 per Watt

A long-sought solar milestone was eclipsed on Tuesday, when Tempe, Ariz.–based First Solar Inc. announced that the manufacturing costs for its thin-film photovoltaic panels had dipped below $1 per watt for the first time.  [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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SOTU proposal 2: Build safe nuclear power plants, clean coal, etc

Construction of "safe" nuclear plants and continued investment in biofuel and "clean coal" technologies. Also suggested that "tough decisions" must be made on opening areas to offshore energy exploration.  [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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Energizer Bunnies: Turning Rabbits into Green Fuel - TIME

Does incinerating bunnies lead to bad or good? Incentives for extermination or a good use of otherwise wasted energy? [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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Experts: Smart grid poses privacy risks

"The modernization of the grid will increase the level of personal information detail available as well as the instances of collection, use and disclosure of personal information," warns a report (PDF) jointly released Tuesday by the Ontario Informati [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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Spain gets 53% of its energy from wind!

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Ok, not all the time, but last weekend at 5:50am on Sunday morning (8th Nov) Spain set a new record, hitting 53.7% of its energy requirements being supplied by wind energy. As you can see from the graph above, the amount of electricity being suppli [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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The world is much closer to running out of oil than reported

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The world is much closer to running out of oil than official estimates admit, according to a whistleblower at the International Energy Agency who claims it has been deliberately underplaying a looming shortage for fear of triggering panic buying. [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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Japan Wants to Power 300K Homes With Wireless Energy From Space

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Japan has serious plans to send a solar-panel-equipped satellite into space that could wirelessly beam a gigawatt-strong stream of power down to earth and power nearly 300,000 homes. The satellite will have a surface area of four square kilometers, [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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Solar Panels Built Into Roads Could Be the Future of Energy

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The Department of Energy just gave $100,000 to upstart company Solar Roadways, to develop 12-by-12-foot solar panels, dubbed "Solar Roads," that can be embedded into roads, pumping power into the grid. The panels may also feature LED road warnings and [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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Onion manufacturer turns onion waste into electricity and feed

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Here's how AERS works: the onion waste goes in, it's shredded and pressed to squeeze all the juice out of the onions, which reduces the solid waste by 75 percent. The juice goes into the anaerobic digester, where microbes turn the juice into methane g [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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Now, LCD monitors watch you

If it senses for 40 seconds that no one is there, it puts the monitor into sleep mode. It then resumes normal operation when the user returns. For example, it won't be fooled by such shenanigans as leaving a cardboard cut out of yourself in front of i [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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