Posts Tagged ‘ask-the-ecogeek’

New Cap-and-Trade Auction Takes Place

November 16th, 2012

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The eighth largest economy in the world has a new carbon cap-and-trade program in place. And no, it’s not a country in Europe, it’s the…

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GREEN NEWS ARTICLE SOURCE- http://www.ecogeek.org/preventing-pollution/3829-new-cap-and-trade-auction-takes-place

Cheaper New Anti-Reflective Solar Panel Coatings

October 22nd, 2012

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For efficiency, solar panels need to be as absorbtive as possible of the light that strikes them. Any light that reflects off…

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GREEN NEWS ARTICLE SOURCE- http://www.ecogeek.org/solar-power/3821-cheaper-new-anti-reflective-solar-panel-coatings

Recycling Old Oil Wells for Geothermal Power

September 20th, 2012

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Particularly in Texas, where there are more than half a million existing oil and gas wells, and underground temperatures and pressures are high enough to make geothermal …

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GREEN NEWS ARTICLE SOURCE- http://www.ecogeek.org/geothermal-power/3810-recycling-old-oil-wells-for-geothermal-power

T. Boone PIckens Walks Away from Alternative Fuels All Together

May 23rd, 2012

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Once upon a time, ex-oil baron T. Boone Pickens was one of wind energy’s biggest proponents with plans for the world’s biggest …

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Portable, High-Altitude Wind Power

April 11th, 2012

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High altitude waind power systems continue to be explored with new systems and new approaches. The latest …

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The Sounds of Electric Vehicles

April 2nd, 2012

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For some, electric vehicles are too quiet, and consideration is already being given to requiring EVs to be more audible. Eventually, the outcome from the Pedestrian …

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GREEN NEWS ARTICLE SOURCE- http://www.ecogeek.org/automobiles/3730-the-sounds-of-electric-vehicles

New Technique for Low-Velocity Wind Turbines

April 1st, 2012

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One of the biggest problems with typical horizontal-axis wind turbines (HAWT – pinwheel-type turbines) is that they are not very efficient at…

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GREEN NEWS ARTICLE SOURCE- http://www.ecogeek.org/wind-power/3728-new-technique-for-low-velocity-wind-turbines

U.S. Could Get 15% of Energy from Wave and Tidal Sources by 2030

February 2nd, 2012

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The reports called the “Mapping and Assessment of the United States Ocean Wave Energy Resource( PDF)” and “Assessment of Energy Production Potential from Tidal Streams …

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GREEN NEWS ARTICLE SOURCE- http://www.ecogeek.org/component/content/article/3697

Japanese Solar Panel Owners Sold $1.2 Billion Worth of Surplus …

January 27th, 2012

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Japanese home and business owners with solar power installations sold 2150 GWh of electricity back to their power utilities last year, a huge 50 percent increase over …

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