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UK to Ease Rules for On-Site Renewable Energy Installations

Posted by Environmental Leader on 18/11/2009

Aimed at helping cut carbon emissions, the UK has proposed new planning rules that will allow home owners, offices, schools, stadiums and railway stations to install solar panels without planning permissions, reports the Telegraph. Councils will also be able to install charging stations for elect ...

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Iranian Tanker Firm to Cut Fuel Use 28%

Posted by Environmental Leader on 18/11/2009

As the world seeks a consensus on cutting maritime emissions, an Iranian tanker company is making concrete promises to reduce its own emissions and fuel use.National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) aims to cut energy use 28 percent, to be achieved by improvements in operational efficiency, fleet ma ...

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From Solar Applications to Christmas, LEDs Light the Night

Posted by Environmental Leader on 18/11/2009

Advances in LED lighting continue to pour forth, while some programs are promoting awareness of LED lighting by promoting Christmas light exchanges.New research from the state-funded Florida Energy Systems Consortium may result in a combination solar cell, LED and energy storage system.The system ...

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MIT researchers set to defy Carnot Limit in reusing 90% of waste-energy

Posted by DeshRaj on 18/11/2009

Peter Hagelstein, an associate professor of electrical engineering at MIT, suggests how close realistic technology could achieve the theoretical limits for energy conversion efficiency called the Carnot Limit. Since the surplus energy from gadgets...

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Solar Rebates Are Going Fast

Posted by Environmental Leader on 17/11/2009

The popularity of solar rebates, which is causing shortages in some communities, is also the primary reason why rebate programs are being cut back across the nation. Solar rebates have done their job by significantly increasing solar installation projects across the nation.In Massachusetts alone, ...

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