The ship, which has spilled hundreds of tons of oil off the New Zealand coast, has developed a serious structural crack.
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Oct 07
Eight Amazing Things About Solar Panels That Could Change the World
Green energy is one of the most rapidly expanding industries in the world right now due to so many people looking to do their part to help save the planet. With so much focus on solving global warming and reducing air pollution, smarter and cleaner for…
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Green Blog: Solar Installations Rise, but Manufacturing Declines
It is far cheaper, per watt of capacity, to put a solar panel on a commercial roof or out in the open desert than on a house, which explains the market’s changing shape.
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Energy-Savvy Military Base Bumps Up Against Calif. Cap-And-Trade Law
TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — With fields of solar panels and a pilot microgrid project, the sprawling Marine base here is at t…
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Falling Solar Panel Costs Are Great For Buyers, Bad for Producers
A recent industry analysis projects the amount of solar power installed to grow to 15.5 percent per year, but revenues are to stay flat until 2016. Lux Research provided the report. A report from Navigant Consulting discovered that the price of solar p…
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Aug 19
Green Blog: Have Solar Panels, Will Travel
Powered by sunlight in the proximity of the equator, a 102-foot vessel sails the seven seas to prove the viability of solar energy as a transportation tool.
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Jul 20
Nano Scale Energy
Modern electronics as we know them, from televisions to computers, depend on conducting materials that can control electronic properties. As technology shrinks down to pocket sized communications devices and microchips that can fit on the head of a pin…
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The Appraisal: Solar Panels Still Rare, Despite Glow of $7 Power Bills
The city has encouraged green efforts like solar panels, but thus far the number of residences to install the panels has been very small. The approval process can be daunting.
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