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London rubbish could generate electricity for two million homes
A new report from the London Assembly reveals that London’s rubbish could be used to generate electricity for up to two million homes and heat for up to 625,000 homes. The capital produces about 22 million tonnes of waste per year, including enough waste thrown out by Londoners to fill Canary Wharf tower every eight days. Most of this waste is taken outside of London and buried in landfill sites, but this is no longer sustainable. The Assemb... [more]
Satcon solar PV inverters selected for First Light solar farm
The 9.1 megawatt First Light installation is located on approximately 90 acres of land in Stone Mills, Ontario, and is projected to generate more than 10 million kilowatt hours (kWhs), enough electricity to power almost 1,000 homes in its first year of operation. Satcon Technology Corporation has announced that their PowerGate Plus 500 kW solar PV inverters were selected for and are now fully operational at First Light, Canada’s largest solar... [more]
Signet Solar and BSC-Solar are jointly developing a solar power plant in the Czech Republic
Signet Solar and BSC-Solar have announced that they are jointly developing a 1.8 MW solar power plant in the Czech Republic, located in the Blížkovice region, South Moravia near the Austrian border. Signet Solar will supply single junction silicon thin film solar photovoltaic modules totaling 1.8 MW for the entire project. BSC-Solar will construct the solar photovoltaic farm on five hectares of land using an estimated 20,000 single junction si... [more]
Biomass power plant burning recycled wood chippings given planning approval by Stockton Council
Stockton Borough Council Planning Committee has given the green light to a £200m biomass power station that will bring with it a jobs and investment boost for the Tees Valley. The plant will burn recycled wood chippings to generate enough energy in a year to supply power to more than 80,000 homes with green electricity that will link into the local grid. Now Gaia Power, the company behind the ambitious project, can begin work on taking the pla... [more]
Green Star collaborates with Wellbury to develop a 120 MW wind farm in North East Serbia
Green Star Alternative Energy, Inc. has announced that an agreement to develop a 120 MW wind farm has been reached with Wellbury Infrastrukturberatungsgesellschaft GmbH. A corporate structure is being created for this endeavour in a new Serbian subsidiary company, whose ownership will be maintained by both Green Star and Wellbury. The terms of the agreement include a joint 50-50 title, with complete recoupment of all expenditures by Green Star... [more]
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Home Front: Housing project near light-rail station is pitched
The worst thing about Sacramento's miles of light-rail lines is what you often see out of the train windows: warehouses, parking, the sense of nowhere.
Houston County Landfill Going Green
Houston County's Landfill began its first step to becoming eco-friendly. Landfill officials, Flint Energies, and Power Secure International worked on installing generators that will be turning methane gas into electricity to benefit the environment and Houston residents.
Fusion puts impressive spin on Hybrids
Ford has raised the performance bar for hybrid vehicles to whole new levels with the introduction of the new 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid. In electric mode, the Fusion Hybrid can reach speeds of up to 75 km/h and it has a city driving range of more than 1,100 km on a single tank of gas.
QA Rob Tyree VegasNAP
July 29, 2010 -- Colocation and data center provider VegasNAP recently opened its 14,000 square foot data center and headquarters in the heart of Las Vegas.
Behind the secrets of silk lie high-tech opportunities
Tougher than a bullet-proof vest yet synonymous with beauty and luxury, silk fibers are a masterpiece of nature whose remarkable properties have yet to be fully replicated in the laboratory.
Yoga-Paws Launches Next Generation of the "Yoga Mat You Wear"
Yoga-Paws have been completely redesigned to offer yogis and instructors enhanced comfort, safety and mobility while practicing yoga anywhere. Whether they are used in a studio, while traveling or in the great outdoors, Yoga-Paws help practitioners stay confidently locked in place with slip-free, moisture-absorbing mini-yoga-mats worn on the hands and feet.
Electric vehicles' £5k Govt subsidy
DRIVERS could get money from Govt if they buy an eco-friendly car, The Sun can reveal
Green machine: Aircon that doesn't warm the planet
The refrigerants and power used in air conditioning add a lot to greenhouse gas emissions. Alternative technologies could offer us all a cooler future
Elpida Develops Smallest 2-Gigabit DDR2 Mobile RAM
TOKYO----Elpida Memory, Inc. , Japan's leading global supplier of Dynamic Random Access Memory , today announced that it had developed a 2-gigabit DDR2 Mobile RAM™, the DRAM industry's smallest LPDDR2 chip.
The recession-rocked health-club industry works to win back members
General Manager J.R. Ruis understands how tough it is for some of his longtime members at YouFit Health Club in Miami to pay even the rock-bottom monthly fee of $10.
