Alternative Energy News Archives
Wednesday 18th of January, 2006
Alternative Energy Moves Toward The Mainstream ★
Engineering News-Record, appx. 343 wordsAn interesting short piece that outlines a few things from the news in the recent past - Whole Foods Market for example - that signal the possibility that alternative energy is moving into the mainstream.
The Philippines’ rich renewable alternative sources of energy ★
Manila Bulletin, appx. 777 wordsAn article detailing the strengths of the alternative energy potential in the Philippines: the Philippines is already the second largest producer of geothermal power, second only to the United States, through the development of only about 1/3 of its potential sites.
The wind and the willful ★★★
Working for Change, appx. 1872 wordsA little background on the fuss behind the possible development of the Cape Wind Project, located in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, which if built would be the first major offshore wind installation in the U.S., and one of the largest wind farms in the world.
The project would have a peak output of 420 megawatts and be able to handle 75 percent of demand from Cape Cod and nearby islands Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard.
Malta technology park could house alternative fuels lab ★
Post-Star, appx. 178 wordsThe proposed Alternative Fuel Vehicle Research Lab to be developed in collaboration with the New York State Energy Research, may be housed in the Saratoga Technology and Energy Park in Malta, New York. The lab would be aimed at developing and manufacturing clean and renewable technologies for transportation.
US Will Decode Soybean DNA to Ramp Up Biodiesel Production ★
Environment News Service, appx. 1096 wordsThe U.S. Departments of Energy and Agriculture will be working together to decode the DNA of the soybean Glycine max as a prelude to using the bean to make biodiesel fuel
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