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Carbon negative: Global warming solutions taken to a new level
A Stanford University team proposes an aggressive climate strategy in which plants deployed on a massive scale grab carbon out of the atmosphere.
Tina Casey

Feb 20, 2013

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US military’s SPIDERS microgrid uses 90% renewables in first test
DoD’s renewable microgrid project is designed to keep critical military facilities in operation in case of grid outages – looks good for civilian life, too.
Tina Casey

Feb 13, 2013

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Attention shoppers: Free solar-powered EV charging in aisle 5
US energy giant joins with other global big hitters to install solar EV charging station at a suburban shopping mall. The start of something big?
Tina Casey

Feb 8, 2013

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Little black boxes for big green motors could save billions
A modest-looking black box from US company AC Kinetics could lead to the next generation of energy efficient electric motors.
Tina Casey

Feb 7, 2013

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Man-made wind for the wind turbines of the future
Anti-wind campaigners struggle with the concept of man-made climate change. What on earth will they make of man-made wind energy?
Tina Casey

Feb 4, 2013

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“Rock candy” silicon could make ultra-cheap solar power
Researchers say low cost manufacturing of rock hard ‘Candy’ like silicon would make ultra-cheap solar tech such as V3Solar’s Spin Cell even cheaper.
Tina Casey

Jan 28, 2013

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Synthetic diesel from chickens to be showcased at Daytona speedway
Mazda will show off its new Mazda6 “clean diesel” sedan next week, where it will run three high-performance racing versions on renewable, synthetic diesel.
Tina Casey

Jan 23, 2013

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US military accelerates EV-to-grid program, with solar and storage
The US military is again taking the lead to acclerate several major trends that have been slowly leaking into the civilian mainstream.
Tina Casey

Jan 15, 2013

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US next-gen EVs could be home grown in more ways than one
US Department of Agriculture grants $10 million to bioproduct and biofuel research aimed at making sustainable car parts from bioplastics.
Tina Casey

Dec 18, 2012

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$4m ‘superwire’ could blow offshore wind energy market wide open
Wind project wins $4m funding towards solving key wind energy conundrum: how to get around the magnetic field generated by wind turbines.
Tina Casey

Dec 14, 2012

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How your EV battery could save your life one day
US Defense has been experimenting with microgrids that can draw energy from EV batteries when needed, like in the wake of super-storms like Hurricane Sandy.
Tina Casey

Dec 12, 2012

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Grid parity in sight for new low-cost solar cell
A new solar cell made using Gallium Arsenide has shown potential to produce electricity for 45c/W – far below the grid standard of $1.
Tina Casey

Dec 10, 2012

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