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(NaturalNews) Developing a renewable energy system that creates energy independence and even a considerable new source of revenue is not some sort of sci-fi pipe dream.
German village generates 321 percent more renewable energy than it needs, earns millions selling it back to national power grid
The sheet of paper looks like any other document that might have just come spitting out of an office printer, with an array of colored rectangles printed over much of its surface. But then a researcher picks it up, clips a couple of wires to one end, and shines a light on the paper. Instantly an LCD clock display at the other end of the wires starts to display the time.
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Sustainability Workshops for Families
The North Amherst Community Farm is offering a series of sustainability workshops for families and kids this August called "Building Sustainability Together - Skills for Kids and Families"
Spain's Gemasolar Array is the World's First 24/7 Solar Power Plant!
Torresol Energy has overcome one of solar energy’s biggest challenges: operating when the sun doesn’t shine. The 19.9 MW Gemasolar concentrated solar power plant in Spain’s Andalucia province has two tanks of molten salt (MSES) that store heat energy generated throughout the day. Unlike normal plants that have less thermal storage or none at all, this stored energy enables Torresol to satisfy peak summer energy demand long after sunset. A joint venture between Spanish giant Sener and Masdar , Abu Dhabi’s Future Energy Company, the Gemasolar plant has hurdled one of alternative energy’s biggest obstacles.By Leslie Berliant - Sustainablog When I was 6 years old, I wanted to be a farm lady. That’s what I wrote in my Dr.
