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Farmers in the Northern Plains use considerably more water to produce a gallon of corn ethanol than growers in other parts of the country, according to a new government report examining whether increased biofuels use could drain the nation's water resources.
(AP:CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa) The turbines on a northeast Iowa wind farm began generating power this week and will produce up to 200 megawatts of electricity.
The turbines on a northeast Iowa wind farm began generating power this week and will produce up to 200 megawatts of electricity.
(AP:CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.) Albemarle County supervisors in Virginia have agreed to allow residents in rural areas to erect small wind turbines.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Albemarle County supervisors in Virginia have agreed to allow residents in rural areas to erect small wind turbines.
A Spanish chemical maker branching into renewable energy announced plans for a 100 million euro ($147 million) ethanol plant in the northern Spanish city of Torrelavega. It will be 21 to 23 months before the facility is ready to deliver the fuel.
A Spanish chemical maker branching into renewable energy announced plans for a 100 million euro ($147 million) ethanol plant in the northern Spanish city of Torrelavega. It will be 21 to 23 months before the facility is ready to deliver the fuel.
(AP:BISMARCK, N.D.) North Dakota regulators, leery of a wind developer's request to locate six turbines less than a quarter-mile from rural homes, have scheduled a hearing for arguments about why they should grant it.
North Dakota regulators, leery of a wind developer's request to locate six turbines less than a quarter-mile from rural homes, have scheduled a hearing for arguments about why they should grant it.
Twenty-one Lowe's locations in California will soon include new Energy Centers, providing information and products related to measuring, reducing and generating energy. Energy Centers will roll out to other U.S. and Canadian stores in 2010.
OSTRANDER -- Root River Energy, along with its managing partner National Wind, has secured 20,000 acres of land in Fillmore and Mower counties for its proposed 300 megawatt community-owned wind farm
(AP:SIOUX FALLS, S.D.) Farmers in the Northern Plains use considerably more water to produce a gallon of corn ethanol than growers in other parts of the country, according to a new government report examining whether increased biofuels use could drain the nation's water resources.
Farmers in the Northern Plains use considerably more water to produce a gallon of corn ethanol than growers in other parts of the country, according to a new government report examining whether increased biofuels use could drain the nation's water resources.
Farmers in the Northern Plains use considerably more water to produce a gallon of corn ethanol than growers in other parts of the country, according to a new government report examining whether increased biofuels use could drain the nation's water resources.
Starting with 8 turbines producing 28 megawatts, Rhode Island expects offshore wind power eventually to make up the bulk of its green energy.
Harnessing the power of "hot" electrons for solar energy has been held as a theoretical possibility. Now researchers report observing the hot electron effect in an ultra-thin solar cell for the first time and collecting the elusive charges, which are typically lost in less than one-trillionth of a second in traditional solar cells.
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