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Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
Abu Dhabi is staged to become one of the leaders in cleantech. With a recent multi-million dollar commitment to the development of renewable energy, this country which provides a large quantity of the world’s oil is poised to be a leader in renewable energy sources.
1 ) General Electric. In 2008, GE donated more (more…)
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Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
Streetlights do more than tell us when to be home — “Be back before they come on,” our parents would tell us – they also light the way and keep us safe. Nowhere is this more evident than in the sprawling camps of people displaced by the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti. In recent months, the lights (more…)
Posted in Developing World, Lighting, Solar | No Comments »
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
ConocoPhillips Company is an American-based multinational energy corporation that has their headquarters in Houston, Texas. It is the fifth largest private sector energy corporation around the globe. (more…)
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Monday, October 17th, 2011
Proctor & Gamble is a well known Fortune 500 company that has headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio, but is known all over the world as a leading manufacturer in a wide array of consumer-based (more…)
Posted in Building, Energy | No Comments »
Monday, October 17th, 2011
The Norwegian government last week launched a global initiative to finance access to renewable energy, energy efficiency and low carbon development in developing countries.
The launch took place during a conference organized by the International Energy Agency and (more…)
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Monday, October 17th, 2011
A case study in Vermont suggests that it is economically feasible for dairy farms to convert cow manure into electricity using anaerobic methane digestion, provided there is adequate commitment from utilities, farmers, customers, and government agencies.
During a seven-year period, six dairy farms (more…)
Posted in North America, Waste-to-Energy | 1 Comment »
Friday, October 14th, 2011
Israel Electric Corp. has signed contracts to build a $1.3 billion 240 megawatt solar energy project in China.
The facility, to be situated in northern China, will consist of three photovoltaic solar energy arrays. Israel Electric Corp. will not invest equity in the project. (more…)
Posted in Asia-Pacific, Solar | 1 Comment »
Friday, October 14th, 2011
Who ever thought that every home in America would have a radio, a television, a phone, a computer, and now a solar rooftop? If it can be imagined, then it can be done.
As crude oil price fluctuates between $70 and $110 a barrel in the past year, and nuclear power plant (more…)
Posted in North America, Solar | No Comments »
Friday, October 14th, 2011
Duke Energy is a large energy company with headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina. Duke Energy has assets in the United States as well as Canada and Latin America. This energy company has been providing businesses and residents with gas and electric services that are reliable, clean, as well as (more…)
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Thursday, October 13th, 2011
Iberdrola is a prominent global private electric utilities company as well as the largest operator of renewable energy in the world. It is headquartered in Bilbao, Spain and services more than 16 million customers around the world (with nine million of those customers in Spain). Some of the operations include transmission, (more…)
Posted in Europe, Wind | No Comments »
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