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Offshore Wind Power Capacity Estimates Rise, Yet Support Seems Weak

Posted by Environmental Leader on 13/11/2009

Offshore wind power development is starting to gain a foothold in the renewable energy industry thanks to several new reports that cite big potential capacity. But first wind proponents need to capture not only the hearts and minds of the U.S. people, but also government agencies, businesses and ...

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Senate Climate Bill May be Reshaped by Coal States

Posted by Environmental Leader on 13/11/2009

Senators from states heavily reliant on coal-fired electricity want the climate bill to apportion more free carbon permits to their states, reports Reuters.Without such changes, electricity consumers in certain states would have to pay unfairly higher rates, a group of 14 Democratic Senators stat ...

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U.S. Foodservice-Atlanta Fuels Fleet with Biodiesel

Posted by Environmental Leader on 12/11/2009

U.S. Foodservice-Atlanta claims it is the first major foodservice distributor in Georgia to fuel its entire delivery fleet with biodiesel. The distributor is using B5 fuel, a 5-percent blend of diesel made from vegetable oils, animal fats or recycled restaurant greases, to run its 185 tractor-tra ...

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New Forms of Energy Capture Proliferate

Posted by Environmental Leader on 12/11/2009

New methods of capturing energy from unlikely sources are being refined. Two emerging ones include using low-level heat sources to produce electricity and capturing energy from the motion of heavy vehicles.A range of applications may exist for the Organic Rankine Cycle energy capture system from ...

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UC Merced Campus to Generate 20% of Electricity from Solar Energy

Posted by Environmental Leader on 12/11/2009

Helping California meet its renewable energy goal by 2020, the University of California Merced campus has unveiled the university’s 1-megawatt (MW) solar power system. The system, consisting of 4,900 solar panels, will provide two-thirds of the campus’ electricity on summer days and 2 ...

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