The Eilat-Eilot International Renewable Energy Conference (www.eilatenergy.com), one of the world’s most important renewable energy events, announced today that eleven emerging Israeli solar companies will present their innovative technologies at the conference, which will be held February 16-18 in Eilat , Israel .As one of the solar industry’s leading annual events, the Eilat Eilot Renewable [...]

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In what is said to be the first commercial sized wind turbine in a public school in Massachusetts, John J, McGlynn Middle school has taken the initiative to help ease the demand on energy providers and also use it as a poignant educational tool.
The wind turbine should provide 10% of the schools electricity requirements and [...]

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Winter X Games go green with the Trashed Recycling Store. The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act will soon come into effect. Find out what it means for new and old products. Check out new Alternative Autos.

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“I HAVEN’T paid an electricity bill since 1970,” says Richard Perez with noticeable glee. He can afford to be smug. While most of us fretted over soaring utility bills this year, he barely noticed. Nor is he particularly concerned about forecast price hikes of 30 to 50 per cent in 2009.
Perez, a renewable-energy researcher at [...]

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For all the support that the presidential candidates are expressing for renewable energy, alternative energies like wind and solar are facing big new challenges because of the credit freeze and the plunge in oil and natural gas prices.
Shares of alternative energy companies have fallen even more sharply than the rest of the stock market in [...]

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In the India Energy Conference 2008 just held in New Delhi by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in association with Petroleum Federation of India (PetroFed) reiterated the fact that as one of the fastest growth economies of the world, India’s energy strategy is critical for achieving her development objectives and that government and corporations [...]

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In the race to produce the best alternative to fossil fuels, there could soon be a new contender – sunflowers. Although already used to produce oil and biodiesel, some scientists believe these tall, colorful flowers can be used to produce ethanol as well.
The silverleaf and Algodones dune varieties are both being looked at [...]

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Bill Gates’ investment firm is funding Sapphire Energy, a company that intends to make auto fuel from algae.
Sapphire Energy said Wednesday that a series B round will bring the total amount it has raised to more than $100 million. Investors include Gates’ investment firm Cascade Investment, as well as Arch Venture Partners, Wellcome Trust, and [...]

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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sustainable Development, Our planet is in danger, species disappear each and every day…and it’s getting worse

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Ready to make your own gas alternative? These products can give you a start—but energy independence won’t come cheaply.
The EFuel100 MicroFueler home-brews ethanol by fermenting a mix of table sugar and nutrient-treated yeast in the system’s 250-gal. tank. The resulting fuel, which is 99.9 percent ethanol, can either be stored in the unit or [...]

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