 Stories About: energy AND news AND renewable energy AND solar thermal power
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The Four Trillion Dollar Plan
Google unveils plan to move U.S. off fossil fuels by 2030 |
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02 Oct 2008 |
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| Posted at 10:30 AM on 02 Oct 2008 Google.org, the philanthropic arm of the search giant, has unveiled a plan to move the U.S. to a clean-energy future. The vision: In 2030, electricity will be generated not from coal or oil but from wind, solar, and geothermal power. Energy demand will be two-thirds what it is now, thanks to stringent energy-efficiency measures. Ninety percent of new vehicle sales will be plu ... |
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| Topics: electricity, electricity grid, energy, energy efficiency, geothermal power, greenish companies, news, renewable energy, solar thermal power, tech, wind power (all these topics) |
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Transmission: Impracticable
Huge Calif. solar plant would run transmission lines through state park |
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16 Jun 2008 |
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| Posted at 8:11 AM on 16 Jun 2008 A proposed solar power plant in Southern California is facing heavy opposition from some environmentalists as the plan also calls for high-voltage transmission lines to run through a popular state park. To move the power generated by 12,000 solar-thermal dishes near El Centro, Calif., to customers in San Diego, power company San Diego Gas & Electric wants to b ... |
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| Topics: California, energy, news, renewable energy, solar thermal power (all these topics) |
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Mirror, Mirror, on the Sand
Solar project in African desert could supply clean energy to Europe |
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04 Dec 2007 |
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| Posted at 1:12 PM on 04 Dec 2007 A string of gigantic solar generators in the northern African desert could cleanly supply one-sixth of Europe's electricity needs, say backers of a project called Desertec. The project relies on concentrated solar power, in which giant mirrors focus the sun's rays on pillars filled with water, creating steam, which drives turbines, which generate electricity. In the ... |
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| Topics: Africa, energy, European Union, innovation, news, renewable energy, solar thermal power (all these topics) |
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From Concentrated
Advocates talk up concentrated solar power |
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13 Nov 2007 |
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| Posted at 3:13 PM on 13 Nov 2007 It would provide an endlessly renewable, carbon-free power supply, and be a means of bringing drinkable water to those who need it most -- on the cheap. An environmentalist's utopian imaginings? Advocates of concentrated solar power say it could be the future. From the Archives Not Behind My Farm. Farm Belt residents not gung-ho about ethanol plants. Junk the Bunker. Group urg ... |
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Twenty-two Hours of Darkness and Two of Light
California utility commits to massive solar buy, B.C. deals with oil spill |
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25 Jul 2007 |
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| Twenty-two Hours of Darkness and Two of Light California utility commits to massive solar buy, B.C. deals with oil spill Call it the light and dark sides of the energy industry: yesterday, as news spread that a major California utility will make a ginormous solar buy, a British Columbia neighborhood was drenched in crude oil spewing from a broken pipe. Related? Only ... |
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| Topics: British Columbia, California, energy, news, oil, renewable energy, solar thermal power (all these topics) |
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