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DOE Praises and Promotes Electric Vehicle Market

$25,000, 350-mile-per-charge electric car could be reality within six years, according to the Feds. On Friday, Secretary Steven Chu and local officials in L.A. flipped the switch on the 500th electric-vehicle charging station installed by Coulomb Technologies as part of its ChargePoint America network.

15May2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Altittude Factors in to Wind Energy Production

Homeowners installing small wind turbines in Wyoming may not be saving as much energy as they might think, according to the latest University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service bulletin, B-1207, The Effect of Altitude on Small Wind Turbine Power Production.

30Oct2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Google Shows Renewable Energy Firms the Way –
Pinpointing Best Locations for Solar, Wind Installations

Solar and wind companies badly want to avoid fights that could slow down their projects, “The maps make it clear that there is plenty of room for green energy,” said Brian Rutledge, executive director of Audubon Wyoming.

3Apr2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Tech Watch:
New Tool Gets Handle on Cropland CO2 Emissions

For the first time, farmers have data that tracks at the county level on-site and off-site energy use and carbon dioxide emissions associated with growing crops in the United States.

10Feb2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued