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Delivering Massive Solar Power Gains

Phoenix-based Stirling Energy Systems plans to begin construction in 2009 on two $1 billion solar power farms on federal land in California's Mojave Desert northeast of Los Angeles and in the Imperial Valley east of San Diego, reports USA Today.

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Iowa E85 sales up 48 percent

In Iowa, the state’s Renewable Fuels Association said that E85 sales increased 48 percent in the 3rd quarter of 2007, compared to the corresponding quarter in 2006. Total sales for the quarter were 941,547 gallons from 68 E85 stations.

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Solar Hydrogen Generator May Make Clean Hydrogen Fuel Cells

The solar Hydrogen generator is designed to rest on a 50 x 50 ft space on a sunny roof and will create enough hydrogen to meet the daily driving needs of a family of four.

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Who needs oil when you got a Tesla Roadster

The Tesla Roadster is a fully electric sports car, and is the first car to be produced by electric car firm Tesla Motors. The car will be able to travel 221 miles (356 km) on a single charge of its lithium-ion battery,[2]The Roadster's efficiency is reported as 133 Wh/km (4.7 mi/kWh)[3], equivalent to 135 mpg–U.S.

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2007: record year for US wind industry

Shattering all its previous records, the U.S. wind energy industry installed 5,244 megawatts (MW) in 2007, expanding the nation's total wind power generating capacity by 45% in a single calendar year.
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Why LED GrowLights Are Better

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Hemp: Many possibilities as an alternative crop

Most people know that industrial hemp has been a source of rope, cloth and paper since ancient times, but few recognize its incredible potential today.
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Brighter LED Lights Could Replace Household Light Bulbs Within 3 Years

ScienceDaily (2008-01-10) -- Researchers are developing new technology that could replace the household light-bulb within three years. Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs), already used in electrical equipment such as computers and mobile phones, are several times more energy efficient than standard light-bulbs. However, because of their structure and material, much of the light in standard LEDs becomes trapped, reducing the brightness of the light and making them unsuitable as the main lighting source in the home.

Motor Mouth: Detroit show rocks to a green beat

Even on the hydrogen front, there is diversity of design. While most hydrogenpowered prototypes use fuel cells, BMW's Hydrogen7 pumps the lighter-than-air gas into a good old V12 piston engine.

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Cheap, Superefficient Solar

Solar-power modules that concentrate the power of the sun are becoming more viable.

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Hemp clothing boutique opens soon

Tim Shea didn’t move to Bellingham to start a business, but sometimes an idea grabs a person and won’t let go.

Shea is in the process of opening The Hempest, a clothing store with products made primarily of hemp, at 1307 Cornwall Ave.

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Biofuel: Major Net Energy Gain From Switchgrass-based Ethanol

ScienceDaily (2008-01-14) -- Switchgrass grown for biofuel production produced 540 percent more energy than needed to grow, harvest and process it into cellulosic ethanol, according to estimates from a large on-farm study. Results from the five-year study involving fields on farms in three states highlight the prairie grass' potential as a biomass fuel source that yields significantly more energy than is consumed in production and conversion into cellulosic ethanol, said Ken Vogel, a U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service geneticist in UNL's agronomy and horticulture department.

Goldwater Jr. helps launch Global Green Energy Consortium

Former U.S. Rep. Barry Goldwater Jr. and former U.S. Ambassador Osman Siddique have announced the launch of the Global Green Energy Consortium, a nonprofit organization to promote green energy and sustainability.

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