Energy Research Project for Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy, and Green Energy Technologies

1. Debut of promising fuel-cell tech light on details (AP)
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AP - A richly funded clean-energy startup is keeping critical parts of its business plan secret as it launches its first product amid fanfare.

2. Bloom Energy unveils fuel cell of the future (AFP)
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3. Power from motion and vibrations
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... of electrical engineering and director of the MIT Microsystems Technology Laboratories, and his former student Yogesh Ramadass SM ’06, PhD ’09. They have been working for years on the development of ...

4. Rethinking networking
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... of oranges traveling the interstates in the back of a truck. The data are loaded in at one end, unloaded at the other, and nothing much happens to them in between. About 10 years ago, electrical engineers ...

5. Self-powered sensors
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... would use new energy-scavenging systems being developed by Anantha Chandrakasan, MIT’s Joseph F. and Nancy P. Keithley Professor of Electrical Engineering and director of the MIT Microsystems Technology ...

6. Coulomb recharges with $14M Series B round
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The California company known for its roadside electric vehicle charging networks looks to expand in Asia and South America with fresh funds. ...

7. Better Place $350M deal bested by Airtricity
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Electric vehicle battery swapping company Better Place's $350M round, announced today, was better than most, but not a certain Dublin-based wind developer. ...

8. GM Builds its First Lithium-Ion Battery Pack for the Chevrolet Volt
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General Motors Corporation (GM) has manufactured the first battery pack for its Chevy Volt in Michigan, marking a milestone on the path to production of the extended-range electric vehicle later this ...

9. REG Supply Biodiesel for Hawaiian Electric's Campbell Generation Station
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Hawaiian Electric Company has signed a contract with a subsidiary of Renewable Energy Group (REG) for the supply of three to seven million gallons of renewable biodiesel per year for two years to be used ...

10. Google wants to buy, sell electricity in US (AFP)
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AFP - Internet search giant Google is seeking government authority to buy and sell electricity in the United States, a further expansion of its operations aimed at boosting renewable energy.  ...

11. Wonder Auto’s electric motors to be tested in Chinese taxis
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With 100 new licenses, the Jinzhou City-based company’s technology is expected to be installed in two- and four-passenger cabs.

12. Duke Energy Resolves Clean Air Act Violations
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The US EPA and Duke Energy have reached a settlement in another New Source Review enforcement action. Duke Energy, one of the largest electric power companies in the nation, will ...

13. Duke Energy Resolves Clean Air Act Violations
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The US EPA and Duke Energy have reached a settlement in another New Source Review enforcement action. Duke Energy, one of the largest electric power companies in the nation, will ...

14. Are Smart Meters Really Smart?
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A class action lawsuit in Bakersfield, California claims newly installed smart meters inflate customers electricity and gas use, resulting in steep hikes in utility bills. The plaintiffs, a group of about ...

15. MIT’s big wheel in Copenhagen
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... carbon monoxide, nitrous oxides, temperature, humidity and noise, and a GPS that can track position. There are a variety of bicycles on the market now that can provide an electrical boost, but Ratti says ...

16. ZAP reveals Chinese partner for electric vehicle JV
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Shares rise more than 31 percent on news that China-based metering company Holley Group is working with ZAP to manufacture EVs for the fleet market and develop EV charging infrastructure.

17. Areva to open exclusive talks with Alstom, Schneider (AFP)
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AFP - French nuclear power giant Areva announced Monday it had decided to open exclusive negotiations with French firms Alstom and Schneider Electric over the sale of its transmission and distribution ...

18. Inside cleantech Europe: That was the week that was!
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Gimv and Agri Investment Fund launch a €60M agricultural fund, while Norwegian electricity company Statkraft unveils the world’s first osmotic power plant. ...

19. Transformer maker to open first US site in Colo. (AP)
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AP - A company that makes transformers that convert electricity from renewable energy sources to the grid plans to open its first U.S. plant in Wheat Ridge in January. ...

20. Liquid battery big enough for the electric grid?
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... revolutionize the way electricity is used and produced on the grid, enabling round-the-clock power from America's wind and solar power resources, increasing the stability of the grid, and making blackouts ...

21. Turning heat to electricity
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In everything from computer processor chips to car engines to electric powerplants, the need to get rid of excess heat creates a major source of inefficiency. But new research points the way to a technology ...

22. Toshiba, GE bid for French nuclear unit: Areva (AFP)
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AFP - Japanese high tech giant Toshiba and US conglomerate General Electric are bidding for a unit of Areva, the French nuclear power firm, Areva said Monday of a deal that according to press reports could ...

23. Back to (brain) basics
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... responses in the receiving cell, such as electrical signals or producing another signaling molecule. Sometimes the messages enact changes to the synapses themselves, usually a strengthening or weakening ...

24. The easy way to go green
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... electricity. The extra costs of these measures, Collins explained, will be paid back through energy savings over the next 30 years. And none of it is rocket science, he explained: the idea was to use "state ...

25. Bursting the sun's bubble
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... by energetic neutral atoms — atoms that are not electrically charged, but are moving very fast through space — that are glowing 10 times more brightly than anyone had expected from anything in this region ...

26. Japanese firm plans zero-emission ferry (AFP)
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AFP - A Japanese shipmaker said Thursday it planned to launch the world's first large electric ferry -- the latest innovation aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.  ...

27. Powering Up The Nation’s Largest Solar Power Plant
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Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) has announced the near completion of its DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center in Arcadia, Florida. This solar power plant will be producing electricity ...

28. Solar power outshining Colorado's gas industry (AP)
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AP - The sun had just crested the distant ridge of the Rocky Mountains, but already it was producing enough power for the electric meter on the side of the Smiley Building to spin backward.  ...

29. Recharged By Renewables
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... with each other and invest $600 million to transition all their company passenger cars and trucks to plug-in [...] Posted in: Electric Cars, Hybrid Cars, Transportation  ...

30. Osmotic power plant to receive royal debut in Norway
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Norwegian electric company Statkraft is expected to open the first power plant that harnesses unique saltwater and freshwater combination to generate power. ...