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MIT Report Debunks China Energy Myth

The problem isn't in the technology, it's the operations

From MIT:

"A detailed analysis of powerplants in China by MIT researchers debunks the widespread notion that outmoded energy technology or the utter absence of government regulation is to blame for that country's notorious air-pollution problems. The real issue, the study found, involves complicated interactions between new market forces, new commercial pressures and new types of governmental regulation.

China's power sector has been expanding at a rate roughly equivalent to three to four new coal-fired, 500 megawatt plants coming on line every week, said Edward S. Steinfeld, associate professor of political science at MIT. Read the entire article here...

Huge Offshore Wind Farm Wins Approval

Regulators in New Jersey on Friday awarded rights to build a huge offshore wind farm in the southern part of the state to Garden State Offshore Energy, a joint venture that includes P.S.E.G. Renewable Generation, a subsidiary of P.S.E.G. Global, a sister company of the state’s largest utility.

From NYTimes:

"The selection, which includes access of up to $19 million in state grants, is part of New Jersey’s Energy Master Plan, which calls for 20 percent of the state’s energy to come from renewable sources by 2020. It also comes on the heels of decisions by Delaware and Rhode Island to let energy companies install offshore wind farms. Read the entire article here...

Clean Energy 2030: Google's plan to save the planet

The twin pressures of climate change and the reliance on imported oil from politically unstable regions of the globe both point to a need to transform the way that the US sources, generates, and uses power.

From arstechnica.com

"To that end, the search engine giant Google (which is developing itself some impressive green credentials) has issued a plan, Clean Energy 2030, that lays out a possible future for the energy and transportation sectors that promises to cut CO2 emissions, reduce dependence on foreign fuel imports, and save the economy billions over the next 22 years.
The Google plan is nothing if not ambitious. To begin with, Google proposes a massive push toward energy efficiency, which will reduce electricity demand to 2008 levels (accounting for around 1,000 terawatt hours/year. It also calls for a complete cessation of oil and coal for power generation (currently, coal provides around half of the electricity used in the US). Taking up the slack would be wind, solar, and geothermal power generation." Read the entire article here...

Bill Gates Invests In Algae Fuel

From CNET

Bill Gates' investment firm is funding Sapphire Energy, a company that intends to make auto fuel from algae.

Sapphire Energy said Wednesday that a series B round will bring the total amount it has raised to more than $100 million. Investors include Gates' investment firm Cascade Investment, as well as Arch Venture Partners, Wellcome Trust, and Venrock.

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Saltwater Energy?

It will be interesting to follow up on this sometime in the near future...

30 Going Green Tips: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Image via WebEcoist

We were excited to see EcoFlip plugged in the comprehensive article entitled Going Green: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle on WebEcoist. Of all the top green tip lists I've seen, this one stands alone...

Great work WebEcoist!

Green Basics by Treehugger

Treehugger has put together some very informative, yet to-the-point backgrounders on eco-related processes. Here are some of my favorites:

CFL Bulbs or Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs: Energy Savings, Mercury, Recycling and More

Hybrid-Electric Cars: How They Work, Battery Technology and More

Ethanol: How the Fuel is Produced, Growing Corn and Other Feedstocks, and More

Compost: How to Make It, Bins, Piles and More

Biodiesel: How It's Made, Environmental Impact, Where to Find a Fueling Station, and More

Solar Power Attire

According to Inhabitat, researchers at Iowa State Univeristy have discovered a way to incorporate photovoltic thin film into clothing. So what that heck does that mean? It means that your cell phone can charge naturally while you're walking around throughout the day and a lot more!

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Want to Know About Alternative Energy?

A friend of mine turned me on to a fruitful alternative energy news feed covering solar energy, wind power, geothermal, biofuel, biodiesel, hydrogen and every form of renewable energy. Check out a sample from their Daily News...

"The modern economy that thrives on ‘throwaway’ components wastes both material and energy. It results in the production of climate-disrupting carbon dioxide emissions. Such a one-way linear flow cannot survive in nature nor can it survive in the expanding economy. Such an economy is an aberration. The petrochemical industry accounts for about a third of the global industrial energy consumption. Increasing the practice of recycling…"

Continue reading on Alternative Energy...

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Few Homes Using Renewable Energy

From SFGate

Even as more Americans look to shrink their carbon footprints, relatively few have switched to providers of electricity generated by wind, water and sun.

Green power programs allow consumers to purchase renewable energy, usually at a premium, without having to go through the far greater expense of erecting a windmill or installing a solar panel. The programs are widely available, yet there are estimates that fewer than 1 percent of residential consumers nationwide receive their electricity from green power providers.

Call it a green power disconnect.

People involved in the alternative energy industry say Americans are interested in reducing the amount of greenhouse gases they are responsible for - witness the popularity of compact fluorescent bulbs.

But they say many consumers aren't aware of programs designed to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels. Or how they work. Or even if they work.

"They don't think wind and solar power can keep the lights on at night, keep the heat on in the winter and keep the air conditioning on in the summer," said Brian Keane, president of Smart Power, a not-for-profit clean energy marketing group. "It conjures up all of the worst caricatures of the environmental movement ... They must wear hemp, they must buy organic, they must live in a cold, dark house."

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