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31/12/2008 22:50

Coffee as a source of biofuels?

From SciDev.Net - December 31, 2008 Read Full Article: Coffee next in line as biofuel source - SciDev.Net     Coffee grounds — currently wasted or used as garden compost — could become a cheap and environmentally friendly source of biodiesel and fuel pellets, says...
31/12/2008 22:26

World Crops Threatened by Strengthening La Nina Cooling

From: Bloomberg.com - December 26, 2008 Read Full Article: World Crops Threatened by Strengthening La Nina Weather Pattern | Bloomberg.com   Grain and oilseed crops may be threatened next year by a weather pattern known as La Niña, according to a private...
31/12/2008 22:04

Solar vs Wind Energy

An interesting discussion that has developed over the past two months on the GreenerPeople.Com forum, on the advantages and disadvantages of wind energy and solar energy, with emphasis on its use in small-scale or domestic applications. Link to thread: Solar vs. Wind Energy -...
31/12/2008 21:05

Mega solar power plant in Portugal connected to the grid

From Technology For Life - December 31, 2008  Read Full Article: A mega solar power plant in Portugal is connected to the grid « Technology For Life   Acciona Energy has put into service its photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Amareleja (Moura, Portugal). The Company...
31/12/2008 20:41

NASA Study Links Severe Storm Increases, Global Warming

 From: ScienceDaily - December 28, 2008   Read Full Article: NASA Study Links Severe Storm Increases, Global Warming   The frequency of extremely high clouds in Earth's tropics -- the type associated with severe storms and rainfall -- is increasing as a result of...
31/12/2008 20:33

Canada has First Solar Powered Community in North America

  According to recent reports, the first solar-powered community in North America has been established in the Drake Landing Solar Community (DLSC) in the town of Okotoks, Alberta (Canada). This community consists of 52 houses powered by solar energy - a total of 800 solar panels are...
24/12/2008 01:34

UK: £12m to encourage biomass heat

From: World of Cogeneration - December 22, 2008   Read Full Article: World of Cogeneration.com - News - £12m to encourage biomass heat   UK, Capital grants totalling £12 million are to be made available for the installation of biomass boilers, the government has...
23/12/2008 18:49

US-Ukraine Nanotechnology Research Center to Focus on Energy Efficiency

 From: Meridian Institute - December 23, 2008 Read Full Article: US-Ukraine Nanotechnology Research Center to Focus on Energy Efficiency | NDN   A new research center in Ukraine will focus on fundamental and applied research in nanotechnology for energy efficiency such...
23/12/2008 18:34

Moody's revises Petrotrin's outlook from 'stable' to 'negative'

From: Reuters - December 19, 2008   Read Full Article: Moody's revises Petrotrin's outlook to negative | Markets | Reuters   Moody's Investors Service changed the rating outlook for Petroleum Company of Trinidad & Tobago (Petrotrin) to negative from stable.  The...
23/12/2008 18:23

Era Of Cheap Gas Coming To An End, Warns Putin

From: RTT News - December 23, 2008   Read Full Article: RTTNews - Era Of Cheap Gas Coming To An End, Warns Putin    Addressing a meeting of ministers from the world's major gas-exporting countries in Moscow on Tuesday, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said that...

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