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Chinese Cow Manure Generates Electricity In Largest-Ever Methane Capture System

A gigantic Chinese dairy farm is now the world’s largest methane farm, turning a massive source of greenhouse gas emissions into a lucrative renewable energy source.  read more »

Solar powered plane soars above Switzerland

Switzerland's famed Solar Impulse solar plane
has chalked up another successful flight,
this one designed to see how it would manage flying across the country and landing at its busiest airport.

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New Solar Dish Could Make Cost of Solar Energy Competitive with Fossil Fuels.

The ZenithSolar Concept
The concept of Concentrated Photovoltaic (CPV) systems is to use low cost optics to increase the light incident onto the very high efficiency semiconductor solar cell material, thus reducing overall cost of the system while increasing energy output.

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Low Velocity Hydro Power By VIVACE (Vortex Induced Vibrations Aquatic Clean Energy)

Researchers at the University of Michigan say that they can efficiently capture  the kinetic energy in low velocity water currents by taking advantage of energy-packed vortices that are formed when water flows past a cylindrical object.  read more »

New Design for Wind Turbine Could Generate Electricity at 1/2 the Cost of Conventional Turbines

FloDesign Wind Turbine, has developed a wind turbine that could generate electricity at half the cost of conventional turbines.  read more »

Portugal Launches First Commercial Scale Wave Energy Farm

Pelamis Wave Power Ltd. (PWP) is the manufacturer of The Pelamis Wave Energy Converter, a unique system that generates renewable electricity from ocean waves.  read more »

RMI's "Smart Garage"

What is the Smart Garage?
The Smart Garage is a new energy paradigm focused on the integration of how we use energy. 

 

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