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MIT opens new `window` on solar energy
Imagine windows that not only provide a clear view and illuminate rooms, but also use sunlight to efficiently help power the building they are part of. MIT engineers report a new approach to harnessing the sun`s energy that could allow just that. The work, to be reported in the July 11 issue of Science, involves the creation of a novel `solar concentrator.` `Light is collected over a large area [like a window] and gathered, or concentrated, at the edges,` explains Marc A. Baldo, leader of the work and the Esther and Harold E. Edgerton Career Development Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering.
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Pennsylvania`s new US$650m clean energy fund
A new US$650 million fund that will save families and small businesses money on their energy bills by supporting investments in energy conservation and efficiency was signed into law last Wednesday by Governor Edward Rendell. Households and small businesses can qualify for US$100 million to support the installation of solar energy technology that allows them to generate their own electricity and sell any excess power back to the grid through net metering.
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- EIB lends EUR 135m for Turkish hydro-power project
The European Investment Bank, the European Union’s long-term financing arm, is to lend EUR 135 million to support the construction of eight hydroelectric ...
- Rolls-Royce and British Airways to test alternative airline fuels
Starting next year, the Rolls-Royce Group and British Airways hope to test up to four airplane fuel alternatives to kerosene. The companies are asking ...
- DOE to provide up to US$40m in funding for small-scale biorefinery projects
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the selection of two small-scale cellulosic biorefinery projects in Park Falls, Wis. and Jennings, La. ...
- World coal-fired capacity to increase by 60%
World coal capacity is expected to reach approximately 2,500 GW by the end of 2020, an increase of nearly 60 percent from 2008.
East Asia will lead the ...
- EC launches consultation on sustainability scheme for biomass for energy purposes
The European Commission is inviting all stakeholders, including energy companies, project developers, equipment manufacturers, government services, agricultural ...
- High oil prices continue to drive emissions, say Point Carbon
Henrik Hasselknippe is one of the premier carbon analysts in the world and Director of EU emissions trading analysis at Point Carbon, a world-leading ...
- Planning application submitted for English energy from waste facility
A planning application for a new renewable energy facility in Merseyside at Knowsley Business Park has been submitted to Knowsley Metropolitan Borough ...
- DRI and University of Nevada work together on biomass conversion process
Researchers from the Desert Research Institute and the University of Nevada, Reno are part of a US$4.674 million study by Gas Technology Institute to ...
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