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Solar powered winter gear anyone?

I stepped outside to get some coffee this afternoon and it was just terribly cold with the wind chill (-15c / 5F). I had a sweat and my Pea Coat on with my scarf tightly in place around my neck. I didn't want any freezing air to ...READ»

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Solar-Powered Plane Prepping for Round-World Trip

Someday soon Bertrand Piccard is going to throw the switches on his Solar Impulse Foundation aircraft, tug back on the stick and pull it into the air. Then he'll fly it right around the world. The impressive technology demonstrator's ...READ»

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GEODYNAMICS   |  Comment

$9M Investment in Heat-Harnessing Geodynamics Project Rocks!

Geothermal technology is the ugly duckling of the renewable energy industry--it's not nearly as flashy as wind or solar, and it deals with the most unsexy of materials: rocks. But Australian company Geodynamics just got a big push ...READ»

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Who Wins Under a Cap-and-Trade System?

The idea behind the cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emissions is simple: Energy companies that rely mostly on oil and coal will have to pony up big bucks, while those who rely on more diversified forms of power will benefit. ...READ»

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Solar-Powered Tokai Challenger Wins 1,864-Mile Global Green Challenge

In its 29-hour-and-49-minute race, the car used just 1.8 KW of energy--half the power used by a standard kettle.READ»

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Infographic of the Day: How Renewables Could Power Us, by 2020

Sun and wind vary throughout the day, and that means they'll have to be cleverly pieced together if we're going to get renewable energy, 24/7.READ»

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Toshiba Releases Methanol-Powered Fuel Cell Gadget Charger

Gadget lovers, rejoice: Toshiba has finally released its long-awaited portable fuel-cell charger for mobile devices. But at $320, the methanol cartridge-powered Dynario fuel cell isn't cheap. A single cartridge can charge a single ...READ»

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Can We Switch to 100% Renewable Energy by 2030?

Ambitious clean energy goals abound--the Waxman-Markey climate change bill, for example, proposes the switch to 42% renewable energy in the U.S by 2030--but are we selling ourselves short? Stanford civil and environmental ...READ»

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6 Ways Google Has Greened Its Main Campus

Google has made waves in the greentech world with its multi-million dollar geothermal and solar power investments, its plans to build a wave-powered data center, and its proclamation that it wants to make clean energy cheaper than ...READ»

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