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Since it’s not practical to take your laundry down to the creek and beat it with a rock to save money, try these energy savings strategies instead. More: continued here

Fuelled (excuse the pun) by a recent Royal Decree sanctioned two years ago and redrafted earlier this year, which gives very advantageous rates to generators for producing such renewable energy, wind and solar farms have popped up all over Spain.

We spoke with VC Raj Atluru at the Going Green 2007 conference about the prospects for widespread growth in the alternative energy and green technology sectors this year. Raj tells us about the global market and his assessment of where the money will come from to launch these exciting new technologies into the mainstream.

The sun comes to the southwestern US reliably for so many days every year that is is like a beacon to the rising number of solar energy companies around the world. Ausra was founded in Australia a couple years ago but last year they moved to Palo Alto in order to enter the US market. Ausra builds solar thermal technology …

This article is an energy review and update, as well as a critique of US and Western energy policies, or a lack thereof. This is not about Eastern energy policies because they will follow our political and market leads in dealing with a necessary and long overdue shift out of the archaic energy infrastructures that have been perpetuated for corporate …

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

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 …

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 …

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

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 …

Consumers Can Benefit from Energy De-Regulation Many states have recently deregulated their energy markets. What this means is that utilities like electricity and gas are no longer provided by a single company. Consumers are free to choose which company they would like to have provide their utilities. Depending on the individual consumer’s current rates, electricity usage, and agreement with the …