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I live in the tropics and am plagued by frequent power outages. The tap water holds around 28 Centigrade and sometimes I fill my bath tub with it to lay and cool down in, when the fans and airconds strike and I’m sweating too much. When I get out of the tub, I don’t always drain it, because I expect …

The world’s demand for oil has increased in the past 50 years. This is evident as more people own and drive cars and an increase in the number of passengers hopping on airplane for business and vacation. Analysts believe this has brought the price of crude oil to almost $70 a barrel last year. Since this is a non-renewable source …

While reviewing the energy usage both at work and at home I did some research on the subject of hot water and central heating. I found that although our boiler at home was only 12 years old it was rated as a G on the modern scale, where A is the most efficient 95-98% and G the least efficient 20-30%. …

First 50 websites have been added to the information retrieval system Oil-Prom. “Oil and Gas Equipment and Services” is a comprehensive search engine that has been created to facilitate finding information on oil and gas equipment suppliers. More: continued here

Hybrid cars are cars which run on rechargeable batteries and gasoline engines, rather than just a gasoline engine. As the car uses batteries they help in reducing the fuel emissions since the car runs on batteries when you are accelerating. Here are some interesting facts about hybrid cars. More: continued here

GoingGreen 2007 is a green tech companies meet the movers and shakers in the corporate world. Green technology is growing rapidly and transforming the global energy, water, transportation, construction, and other industries. These are trillion dollar industries. We are going to be there to preview exciting new developments in energy for our readers. We plan to gather video with important …

Hybrid cars are the latest additions in the race of the auto industry. A few years ago there were only a few on the roads, but today there are thousands. Hybrids will make it easier for people to be spared the cost of out of control gasoline prices. More: continued here

Throughout generations from the dawn of mankind the sun has been given a status of a father. A father so generous that he doesn’t hold back anything when it comes to giving his children anything and everything he’s got. A father, who has guided and shown the path to future and helped in the time of need; Today we ask …

In the Sunny State of California, host to some of the best weather on the Planet, the power grid is simply not up to par with the thirst for energy. Air-conditioners surge in the summer heat and demand 35% of all the electricity generated and in places like Los Angeles indeed that is an enormous amount of power. More: continued …

A secretive Texas startup company may be on the verge of a major production breakthrough though it is hard to tell since they are not saying much. The car company that wants to build their technology into autos is talking and they are excited. Imagine a battery powered car that you could plug in for five minutes of charging and …

EEStor Announces Two Key Production Milestones: Automated Production Line Proven and Third Party Verification of All Key Production Chemicals Completed CEDAR PARK, TEXAS– The first EEStor, Inc. automated production line has been proven to meet the requirements for precise chemical delivery, purity control, parameter control and stability. In addition, EEStor, Inc. has completed the initial milestone of certifying purification, concentration, …

Tomaz Oresic presents the study on future energy price developments in the SE European Country Slovenia. More: continued here

Clean Technology Startup Offers 100% Green Solar-Powered Web Hosting for Business and Consumers AlwaysOn GoingGreen 2007 SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Greenest Host, a pioneer of green powered Internet services, today announced worldwide availability of its 100% solar powered web hosting plans. Like most web hosting companies, Greenest Host offers a suite of services that allow users to host websites, register domains, host …

Go Green or Go Home 2007 AlwaysOn GoingGreen 2007 Set to Create Industry Benchmark for Greentech Events AlwaysOn GoingGreen 2007 PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Over seven hundred greentech professionals, venture capital and private-equity investors, and leading members of the press and blogging community will convene at University of California, CA from September 10 – 12 for the inaugural AlwaysOn GoingGreen 2007 …

A few years ago I got the idea to make a mirror to reflect light to a point. It’s the same concept as a magnifying glass in which you focus the sun’s heat energy. More: continued here

The nuclear legacy is the inheritance of the early nuclear development of 60 years ago when there was little regulation and a new science was forging ahead, largely without adequate controls. At that time the focus in many countries was on the development and application of nuclear technology for weapons and civil purposes. Today’s nuclear plants have rigorous safety systems …

Polysilicon is made from the sand and is the main material in a solar cell. The shortage of polysilicon is from lack of production rather than raw material. More: continued here

Energy de-regulation has given consumers a choice as to who will supply them with electric and natural gas. Some entities, like Stream Energy are saving people a lot of money on their utility bills. More: continued here

The use of coal and lignite to produce liquid transport fuels has been given new importance with the looming “peak oil” crisis. The synergies of mining, drying and conversion technologies need to be explored in order to achieve the highest efficiency and sound environmental process performance of an integrated production system. More: continued here

With many states ending the previously allowed monopoly that [tag]natural gas[/tag] and electrical companies had on their customers, the market has never been more full of opportunities for enterprising individuals! [tag-tec]Energy deregulation[/tag-tec] was an enormous issue that affected everyone it touched, but now with the playing field leveled, those who know what to look for are realizing that the field …