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Photovoltaic technology trends 2010
The photovoltaic technology is gaining wide spread fame due to ease of use. Photovoltaic technology is related to solar energy development. It is gaining popularity because it can replace and substitute other expensive energy sources. Photovoltaic refers to the spread of photons on the earth which is then conserved using solar cells embedded in photovoltaic panels.
07/09/2010
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Largest Ocean Energy Device Ever Installed In U.S. Waters Generates Electricity at Design Capacity
Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC), an industry leader in tidal, river and deep-water ocean current energy technology and projects, announced today that its Beta Power System, the largest ocean energy "power plant" ever installed in U.S. waters, has successfully generated grid-compatible power from tidal currents at its Cobscook Bay site in Eastport, Maine.
07/09/2010
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PETE Process Promises Successful Technology Fusion
A new joint venture research work at Stanford and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, supported by Department of Energy and DARPA has come up with a new solar energy conversion process that can potentially double the efficiency of solar cells. Stanford engineers have discovered this new and totally different process to harvest energy from sun.
07/09/2010
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A New Kind of Battery
Even though wind energy is a clean and cost-effective source of energy, it does have one slight drawback: no one can control when the wind blows. This occasionally leads to difficulties in matching consumers’ demand for energy with the available supply.
07/09/2010
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Ford Plant Turns To Solar For Energy
An innovative clean energy collaboration between auto manufacturer Ford, utility Detroit Edison and energy storage systems builder Xtreme Power plans to bring to Michigan one of its largest solar energy systems, which will be used to help in the production and usage of electric vehicles. The system will be installed at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant.
30/08/2010
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Pedal Power- Form of renewable energy
Source of Pedal Power
Pedal power is the source of getting energy from human beings. It can be described as the transfer of energy generated through the movement of human feet and hands in some cases. Humans used the pedal power to impel bicycles for centuries. In the primeval time all the machinery was manual and required the physical energy to run them. This use of pedal power proved to be really helpful to perform even hard labor tasks. Pedal power was the base of the industry for many years.
30/08/2010
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