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Biofuels vs. Biomass Electricity Debate »
Posted by: cliff99 6 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Findings show that turning biomass into electricity is more beneficial than turning it into transportation fuels.
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BBC NEWS | Technology | 'Magnetic electricity' discovered »
Posted by: Radiofreeeuropa 1 month, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
Researchers discover a magnetic equivalent to electricity: single magnetic "charges" that behave and interact like electrical ones.
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Energy suppliers overcharge customers by 100 »
Posted by: arijit57 3 months ago in Business & Finance
Customers are being overcharged by £100 a year to heat and light their homes as suppliers fail to pass on price cuts, research by the ...
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California targets TVs to lower electricity demand »
Posted by: WikiMap 1 week, 1 day ago in News
The most power-hungry television sets could soon be banned from store shelves in California as state energy regulators on Wednesday consider a first-in-the nation mandate ...
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The Prophet of Garbage »
Posted by: cosmogenium 6 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
It sounds as if someone just dropped a tricycle into a meat grinder. I’m sitting inside a narrow conference room at a research facility ...
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EarthTronics Wind Turbine Generates Electricity Even in Low Wind Speeds »
Posted by: onlyonesecret 4 days, 2 hours ago in Science & Technology
A Michigan company named EarthTronics has developed a small-scale wind turbine that could be used to generate electricity at home in winds as low as ...
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Breakthrough In Production Of Double-walled Carbon Nanotubes »
Posted by: myfairlady 11 months ago in Science & Technology
In recent years, the possible applications for double-walled carbon nanotubes have excited scientists and engineers, particularly those working on developing renewable energy technologies. These tiny ...
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6 Weird Ways to Turn Poop Into Electricity »
Posted by: phoebus__221 6 months ago in Humor
Some really crazy stuff being dreamed up about how to turn poo into power.
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Plus, there's this guy: "After almost 40 years of working ...Read (159) | Share | Discuss (3) | Read Full Story at motherjones.com
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Breakthrough in Solar Panel Technology: Prices drop below $1 per Watt »
Posted by: ashleycharles 7 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
The FIRST SOLAR INCORPORATION (FSI) has brought the manufacturing cost of solar panels down to $1 per Watt. This news has brought another wave in ...
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Top Eight Clean Car Technologies Most Likely To Take Over For Gas »
Posted by: cliff99 7 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Here are eight leading technologies that are poised to replace the straightforward, gas-burning internal-combustion engine.
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Piezoelectric Road Produces Electricity From Traffic »
Posted by: IsraGeek 10 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
The revolutionary new surface, created by engineers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, uses piezoelectric crystals embedded in the asphalt to ...
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Speed Bumps Harvest Electricity from Moving Cars »
Posted by: cliff99 2 months, 2 weeks ago in News
One New Jersey Burger King recently equipped its drive-thru with a speed bump that harvests electricity from cars that pass by. ... and if all goes ...
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Plugged-In Age Feeds a Hunger for Electricity »
Posted by: arijit57 2 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
With two laptop-loving children and a Jack Russell terrier hemmed in by an electric fence, Peter Troast figured his household used a lot of power ...
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U.S. Senate panel approves comprehensive energy bill »
Posted by: zaph22 5 months, 1 week ago in News
WASHINGTON, June 17, 2009 (Reuters) — A U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday approved a comprehensive energy package that would require utilities to generate 15 percent ...
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Say no to the supersized TV, EPA hints | Green Tech - CNET News »
Posted by: gunnyreef 2 months, 2 weeks ago in News
How big is too big when it comes to TV screen size? How much energy does the U.S. gobble up watching television?
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