Friday, June 20th, 2008
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A solar flare erupts on the surface of the sun.
In 1979, a massive jolt of solar energy particles smashed into the Skylab space station, throwing the unprepared station into the Earth's atmosphere and raining debris over the Indian Ocean and parts of western Australia. In 1989, a much ...
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Thursday, June 5th, 2008
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The world needs more than new energy supplies. It needs clean and cheap energy supplies, which is vastly more complicated and challenging than most people realize.
Skyrocketing gas prices, an uncertain oil supply, increasing demand from around the world, and the looming threat of climate change have made identifying and ...
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Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
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Renewable energy sources like solar, wind, small-hydro and geothermal power remain largely untapped, despite their abundance in the world. This map presents solar power resources in the world with a focus on developing countries. The map was originally created by NASA and published by the United ...
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Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
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The largest biodeisel refinery in the United States started production today. The new refinery, owned and operated by GreenHunter Energy, will produce 105 million gallons per year (mgpy) of biodiesel, which is about five gallons more than the Imperium Renewables biodiesel refinery in Washington.
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Friday, May 30th, 2008
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In 2000, installed wind power capacity totaled 2,550 MW and generated only about 5.5 billion kWh of electricity -- less than 1% of U.S. electricity generation. The total amount of electricity that could potentially be generated from wind in the United States has been estimated at 10,777 billion kWh annually, ...
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