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Solar, Biofuels and Manure – Talk about a well rounded energy resource!

Well in taking advantage of abundant local resources San Joaquin Solar has gotten themselves a contract with PG&E of California to provide 106.8 megawatts (MW) of solar thermal-biofuel hybrid power to the PG&E power grid. The combo energy project is to be built near Coalinga CA, a location only known for a powerful earthquake centered there many years ago. Coalinga …

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Global Energy Reports on Independent Testing of KDV Technology in the Treatment of Various Household Wastes, Biomass and Plastics

Tested Diesel Cetane Ratings Reach 63.6 in Comparison to the Norm of 51 With High Calorific Value Exceeding the European EN590 Standard Global Energy (OTCBB:GEYI – News), an initiator of alternative energy projects focusing on the processing of organic solid and many kinds of hydro carbon wastes into usable alternative fuels, today reported on a number of tests on the …

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Biodiesel at LeMans – Audi to try and continue winning ways

Audi won at Le Mans with its diesel fueled engines and now it wants to return and win again only this time running its race cars on biodiesel. From the Audi site: On the test day at Le Mans, the V12 TDI engine of the Audi R10 used latest-generation Shell V-Power Diesel race fuel for the first time. The fuel, …

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AETI Enters Wind Energy Market, Uncovers Power Infrastructure Risks

Company Announces Plans to Address Power Reliability Concerns American Electric Technologies, Inc. (NasdaqCM:AETI – News), the premium supplier of custom-designed power distribution and control solutions for the traditional and alternative energy industries, today announced its formal entry into the wind power market at the American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) WINDPOWER 2008 conference. The company also released results from a survey …

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Electric Cars – It Is Not Just “Young” Artists Making Changes

There are plenty of young artists in the music and entertainment fields that are making waves with their support of alternative energy solutions these days. But now one of the most veteran rockers has throw his support behind an electric car project. Neil Young has put his money and energy behind a Wichita Kansas mechanic who in the past has …

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Rising Fuel Costs Force Alaska Utility to Add More Wind Energy

The almost daily rising cost of diesel fuel has spurred the utility company in Kodiak Alaska to order up more wind turbines to provide electricity to its customers. They already have some wind power in their system but it now makes sesne to proactively add more with energy costs skyrocketing for municipal utilities. From AP: Kodiak utility to add 3rd …

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Far Niente Winery Goes Solar

Well the Napa Valley wine country is certainly a wonderful place for growing terrific wine grapes, a fantastic travel destination, and now one of its finest wineries has set a standard for going green with solar power. Far Niente is one of the Napa Valley’s premier wineries with a historic tradition that goes back to 1885. This month they have …

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Wind Energy News

[widget:ad_unit-1248729112] Wind power outlook weak in Europe, report says CNET Thu, 29 May 2008 11:23 AM PDT Meeting the growing demand for wind power in Europe will be a struggle, according to a report. Wind-Power Sector Gets A Slight Shift In Political Breeze Nasdaq Thu, 29 May 2008 1:38 PM PDT A new government report released by the U.S. Energy …

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Hydrogen in your tank now? YES

Listen we have all been told it won’t happen or it will be years from now or what have you. But hydrogen can be part of your fuel saving strategy now. Today, this month, this year. No we don’t have massed produced hydrogen fuel cell cars ready to roll off the lots yet. That will take some time. BUT there …

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Summer Fuel Crunch – Can Biodiesel Help?

According to an industry release this week biodiesel could help out with the summer energy crunch as drivers face higher and higher gas prices. Here is a sample of that release: As Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of the summer driving season, many would-be travelers are choosing to stick closer to home versus experiencing the pain of skyrocketing fuel …

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New Inconvenient Truth?

New ViroPOP video– May 2008 Al Gore is planning on making An Inconvenient Truth 2 – but not really, Crocs starts recycling and donating their “shoes”, Green Gorilla will entertain and educate your kids, and we check in on some Green Celebs.

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Energy Jobs – A New Market Opens Up

Sustainability is a new buzz word and it is also now a new job option as well. We did some research today and found out about a variety of new services that feature nothing but job listings and ads in the sustainability and alternative energy fields. It is a booming market and all the growing companies that are developing new …

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Hybrid Race Car to Compete At 24 Hours Nurnburgring

Green meets the race track, a hybrid race car from Germany with 630 hp will roll onto the track this month to compete in a the 24 hour race. It looks awesome and must be pretty fast as well. Showing the world that hybrid does not mean wimpy I guess.

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Solar Power The Switch Is On- SF to Install Lots of Panels

The city of San Francisco put the pedal to the metal on its commitment to using and buying solar power this week, choosing Recurrent Energy to build what will be the country’s third-largest solar photovoltaic system. The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission selected Recurrent Energy to install 30,000 solar panels on the roof of the Sunset Reservoir, and on top …

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Cellulosic Ethanol Development-Non Food Feedstocks

DuPont and Genencor of Palo Alto, CA have announced they are working together to create the World's-Leading Cellulosic Ethanol Company. Why is this important? Well as you may have read lately there is a large debate over making ethanol from existing food stocks and causing shortages and price in creases for those items such as corn and sugar.

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Wind Power Savior? DOE Says Wind Power Could Help Energy Crunch

Imagine that. The DOE has come out with a report that actually supports wind power and the role it could play in our energy strategy going forward. Instead of belittling it as an energy source as many have in the past the DOE study shows that wind power could help get us up to 20% of our energy supply by …

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Federal And Local Regulations For Windmill Power

Several new instructions and guidelines as well as laws or local regulations have been enforced since the early 1980’s. Each state differs in laws and penalties for windmill power. Before you invest time and money in a windmill, find out these important facts. Although wind turbines have gained a lot of acceptance in the United States, locally you might have …

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Hydrogen fuel – some updates to check out

Would you like to listen to the keynote speech by General Motors’ Larry Burns in which he makes a call for a vast expansion of hydrogen stations to fuel the current and future generations of fuel cell vehicles? As a result of recent studies completed with Shell Hydrogen, he stated with confidence that a hydrogen fueling infrastructure is less challenging …

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Aptera – car/motorcycle of the now?

Wow have you seen this car? The Aptura is scheduled to launch sales later this year in California. An electric (or plug in hybrid) vehicle that also looks very cool. Now we are talking. Here is what Aptura says about themselves: The first Operating Prototype achieved over 230 Miles per gallon! Five years ago, Aptera’s founder Steve Fambro endeavored to …

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