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Rhode Island National Guard Cuts Its Annual Electricity Bill by $100,000 With Rooftop Solar

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Atten-tion! Rhode Island National Guard Cuts Its Annual Electricity Bill by $100,000 With Rooftop Solar   550kWp system has offset around two-thirds of maintenance facility’s energy use in year one It is the third SolarEdge system to be installed as part of the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resource’s ‘Lead by Example’ initiative MILPITAS, Calif. — 5th October 2023 – The Rhode Island National …

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How Can Office Buildings Switch to Renewable Energy?

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The green revolution is influencing sustainable business changes. Companies may target a broad audience of eco-consumers by shrinking their carbon footprints. They also can help meet global sustainability goals by adopting low-impact energy sources. Business owners can switch to renewable energy and retrofit their buildings to increase renewable energy compatibility. There are seven ways companies may ditch fossil fuels for …

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WELTEC BIOPOWER Builds 7-MW Biogas Plant Near Seoul

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Plant in South Korea to Produce Heat from Food Waste In autumn 2020, WELTEC BIOPOWER starts building a biogas plant in South Korea. The plant is being set up in the province of Gyeonggi-do, some 60 km north of Seoul, and will transform biogas into heat in an integrated gas boiler. As early as spring 2021, the seven megawatt plant …

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ETW Energietechnik expands biogas plant to regenerative storage power plant

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Flex operation secures surcharge and option for longer compensation In Wehrbleck in Lower Saxony, the company ETW Energietechnik from Moers expanded an agricultural biogas plant into a regenerative storage power plant in 2019. The CHP experts were supported by the planning company Energethik from Osnabru?ck. In addition to the new Flex CHP with the TCG 2020 V20 biogas engine from …

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Interior Approves Plan for the Largest Solar Project in U.S. History

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Projected 8th largest solar project in the world, estimated to power 260,000 homes WASHINGTON – TheTrump Administration remains committed to its America First, all of the above approach to domestic energy production as the Department of the Interior (Department) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced today the approval of a proposal to construct and operate the largest solar project …

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Green Technology: Homes of the Future

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The future of homes is green. From smart appliances to energy monitoring systems and automation, green technology is changing the way we will live in our homes and communities. And if you look at amazing advancements in green home technology, you’ll soon realize the future is now. Here’s a list of current (and future) high-tech applications for environmentally responsible living …

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Accelerating hydrogen refueling stations

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Drivers are seeing more hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) on the road, but  hydrogen refueling stations for those vehicles are still few and far between. This is about to change, and one reason is a new testing device being validated at California refueling stations that will greatly accelerate station commissioning. Developed by U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Sandia National …

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BIODIGESTER TURNS CAMPUS WASTE INTO CAMPUS ENERGY

More than a decade ago, Ruihong Zhang, a professor of biological and agricultural engineering at the University of California, Davis, started working on a problem: How to turn as much organic waste as possible into as much renewable energy as possible. Today, on Earth Day, the university and Sacramento-based technology partner CleanWorld are officially unveiling the UC Davis Renewable Energy …

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Green Contractor Secrets: All-Natural Chainsaw Lubricant

Lubrication is essential when using a chainsaw; the oil greases the chain and prevents it from seizing up while you work. So-called chainsaw oil ends up getting all over the work site and the sawdust created when you use the chainsaw, which means that it end up in the environment. It doesn’t stay with the saw. When you use a …

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Water From Wind Turbine

A cool new concept being tested in the Abu Dhabi desert uses a wind turbine to condense water from the air and pump it into storage tanks for filtration and purification. The technology was created by Eole Water after its founder, Marc Parent, was inspired by the water he could collect from his air conditioner unit while living in the …

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What are Alternatives to Regular Gas?

Gas is what powers the majority of vehicles.Recently, however, as more attention has been placed on the health of our environment, more and more manufacturers are beginning to look at different options. There are now many different types of vehicles that are powered by alternative methods. Here are a few of them: Power by Liquefied Petroleum Gas This type of …

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Fossil Fuel Industry Exposed In “Greedy Lying Bastards”

>h2>Filmmaker Craig Rosebraugh Pursues Trail of Environmental Destruction, Illness and Death What happens when an industry has too much power? “Greedy Lying Bastards” presents a searing indictment of the influence, deceit and corruption that defines the fossil fuel industry. From the Gulf Coast to the tiny nation of Tuvalu, from Nigeria and Uganda to Peru and Alaska, filmmaker and political …

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Cleaner Diesel Emmisions

Diesels fuels are now giving off cleaner emissions New Legislation The 2010 Emissions Regulations passed in by the EPA demand major reductions in the NOx and NMHC emissions produced by diesel engines. Under the new regulations, diesel engines manufactured after January 1, 2010, are required to emit less than 0.14 grams per brake horsepower hour (g/bhp-hr) of non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHC) …

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Clean Energy Nation

By Congressman Jerry McNerney Ph.D., Co-author of Clean Energy Nation: Freeing America from the Tyranny of Fossil Fuels I make it a point to meet with as many people as possible to learn from the experiences of others and stay connected. It’s important to represent my constituents effectively. In the last year, the tone of the conversations has changed. People …

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Pond Biofuels emissions-to-algae biofuels project

hannafordman asked: Toronto-based Pond Biofuels has a pilot project that pumps smokestack emissions from St. Marys Cement plant and feeds algae that are grown in large tanks. The algae is then harvested, dried and burned in the plant’s kiln to displace the burning of petroleum coke. It’s a first of its kind in North America, possibly the world. This video …

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Plug-in Hybrid Car. Is it in your Future?

Floyd Dorrance asked: When you think about “hybrid car”, what do you think of first? Which aspects of “hybrid car” are important, which are essential, and which ones can you take or leave? You be the judge. Because of the constant increase in fuel prices, many people are now considering getting rid of their gas guzzling conventional car and are …

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Car That Runs On Air

Well we are always on the look out for new energy technologies to tell you about. Today we want you to check out this car that is powered by compressed air. Yes that is right compressed air! Watch the videos (one from CNN) and then give us your thoughts below on whether you think something like this could catch on …

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Green Living On Campus – UCSD

By Rex Graham “Wind scoops” pull Pacific breezes into the energy-efficient rooms in UC San Diego’s newest student apartments, cooling them the old-fashioned way in buildings aligned to capitalize on wind and solar rays. Non-potable “recycled” water nourishes native outdoor plants through an efficient drip-irrigation system. The apartments’ plaster, paving, carpet and metal wall studs are made from recycled material, …

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5 Predictions About Electric Cars

Deepthi Alvares asked: Times keep changing and we have a new epoch of new cars unfolding; we have witnessed this evolution. Green cars are right now the talk of the town and everyone is trying to adapt to the change. But, will the green electric cars take complete control of the future? Electric vehicles started squeezing into the industry way …

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