February 21, 2012 By Jace Shoemaker-Galloway
The London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) recently awarded a contract...
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February 20, 2012 By Zachary Shahan
A director of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) was in Vancouver on Friday for the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s annual convention and mentioned in a talk there that clean, renewable energy (not even including hydroelectric) could cheaply supply 48 states of the continental U.S. with 70% of its electricity demand by 2030. The other 30% would be half from fossil fuels and half from nuclear and hydro.
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February 20, 2012 By Lauren Craig
After receiving a $3 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy’s SunShot Incubator program in 2007, Colorado-based thin-film manufacturer PrimeStar commercialized thin-film photovoltaic (PV) panels based on technology pioneered by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Last year, the company was acquired by GE, which now plans to construct a large-scale manufacturing plant in Colorado...
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February 20, 2012 By Kristy Hessman
Soon, Australia won’t just be home to kangaroos, kola bears and those yummy chocolate Tim Tam treats. It will also be the home of the world’s greenest supercomputer. The IBM Blue Gene/Q will take up residence at the Victorian Life Sciences Computation Initiative (VLSCI) at the University of Melbourne. And its mission is a lofty one: to help find cures to life-...
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February 20, 2012 By Keily Miller
Saudi Oil Minister Ali Al-Naimi’s statement in mid-January that $100 constitutes a “fair” price for a barrel of crude appears to have been met with uncharacteristic agreement across OPEC member states. In an interview with Austrian newspaper Kurier at the end of the month, OPEC Secretary General Abdalla Salem al-Badri went so far as to declare that “$100 a barrel doesn...
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February 20, 2012 By Dan Haugen
We’ve long known about the hidden health and environmental costs associated with burning coal, but until very recently, no one questioned that it was a cheap source of electricity for utility customers.
Today, the economics of coal are changing.
The nation’s aging coal-burning power plant fleet faces rising repair and maintenance costs, looming environmental regulations, and increasing competition from cleaner energy sources. For the first time in history,...
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Electric Vehicles to Transport Athletes and Officials During London 2012 Olympics
The London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) recently awarded a contract to ChargePoint Services (CPS) to instal
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Clean Energy Could Supply U.S. with 70% of Electricity by 2030, NOAA Director Says
A director of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) was in Vancouver on Friday for the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s annual convention and ...
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