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- WISCONSIN'S SOLAR ELECTRIC SYSTEM ACHIEVES 1 MEGAWATT. // Worldwide Energy;May2008, Vol. 19 Issue 5, p1
The article reports that Focus on Energy, the energy efficiency and renewable energy initiative of the state of Wisconsin, has achieved a combined generation capacity of 1 megawatt with its 330th co-funded solar electric system. The burning of tons of coal will be offset by the systems which is...
- Billions for Biofuels. // Multinational Monitor;May/Jun2009, Vol. 30 Issue 3, p5
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- Is ethanol a boon or drain on our economy? Byrge, Joshua A.; Kliesen, Kevin L. // North Western Financial Review;8/1/2008, Vol. 193 Issue 15, p6
The article discusses the cost and benefits of ethanol as a gasoline fuel additive in the U.S. It tells that ethanol is a renewable energy derived from corn that has lower greenhouse-gas emissions. It adds that greater use of ethanol would lower the demand for imported fuel products but ethanol...
- Rewards of Ownership. Curti, Julie; Goetz, Justin // Rural Cooperatives;Nov/Dec2008, Vol. 75 Issue 6, p4
The article presents several successful community-based renewable energy projects in the U.S. The town of Plainview, Nebraska is a corn-producing area, so the townspeople decided to invest in ethanol production which has generated $130,000 in property tax revenue and $30 million in added income...
- ALBERTA'S SOLAR ELECTRIC POTENTIAL LOOKS PROMISING. // C3 Views;Mar2007, Issue 19, p5
The article reports on the performance of solar electric power on the communities in Alberta. It is stated that solar photovoltaic (PV) power will produce no pollutants or emissions of greenhouse gases. The solar modules have improved their efficiency from 14% to 17% compared with 30% to 40% for...
- Review of Solar Cooling Technologies. Hwang, Yunho; Radermacher, Reinhard; Alili, Ali Al; Kubo, Isoroku // HVAC&R Research;May2008, Vol. 14 Issue 3, p507
Increasing awareness of global warming forces policy makers and industries to face two challenges: reducing greenhouse gas emissions and securing stable energy supply against ever-increasing world energy consumption, which is projected to increase by 71% from 2003 to 2030. In addressing these...
- SUSTAINABLE ABOVE AND ON THE GROUND. Goldstein, Jerome // In Business;Jan/Feb2006, Vol. 28 Issue 1, p2
The article presents information on various papers published in the 2006 issue of the periodical "In Business." According to the author, energy alternatives are finally getting serious attention in the big business world and in public policies of major cities and states. In one of the papers the...
- Solar Energy Modelling over a Residential Community in the City of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Hassan, Quazi K.; Rahman, K. Mahmud; Haque, Anis S.; Ali, Ahad // International Journal of Photoenergy;2011, Special section p1
Solar energy is an abundant source of renewable/sustainable energy, which has an enormous potential in reducing the foot print of the greenhouse gases. In this paper, we presented a modelling framework of estimating solar energy over a portion of a residential community of Sandstone in the...
- THE ICARUS AGENDA. Thompson, Alton C.; Sklar, Scott; Baliunas, Sallie // New Republic;10/31/88, Vol. 199 Issue 18, p6
Presents letters to the editor referencing articles and topics discussed in previous issues. Contribution of the U.S. to the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere; Features of nuclear power; Advantages of solar power for the generation of energy.
