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Tilting at windmills in Ontario; – The Collingwood Enterprise-Bulletin

Windmills! Those gargantuan three-bladed energy creating
towers that are popping up like mushrooms across Canada’s pristine
rural landscape are creating as much controversy as electricity! Controversy? I’ve just spent two weeks near Kincardine, Ontario, on
the shore of Lake Huron where scores of

New biogas plant set up at Nagar road [Pune] – The Times of India

PUNE: The city just got its second biogas plant in Nagar Road that
not only converts wet waste into electricity, but also powers close to 100
streetlights. The plant became operational about two weeks ago and has the capacity to
convert up to 5 tonne of wet garbage into electricity. As of now,

Researches believes he can pull elecricity out of thin air; – The Kirkland Lake Northern News

-and charge – everything. A researcher speaking at a conference of the American Chemical
Society says that he might have figured out a way to extract
electricity from the atmosphere, potentially opening the door to
cheap renewable energy for all. According to Fernando Galembeck, whenever water

Biofuel Co-Production: Will it Scale Quickly?

We’ve heard many promises about large-scale facilities for cellulosic ethanol and diesel, but so far we haven’t seen many promising results. This week, Honeywell and Rentech said they’ll be working together to build a co-production facility that will produce high amounts of fuel and electricity by 2012.

Letters to the Editor – Weekly Issue of August 30, 2010 – The Christian Science Monitor

Off the grid Regarding the cover story “Off-the-grid pioneers,” (August 9): My husband and I had 16 photovoltaic panels installed on our roof last October. Aside from the minor monthly fee for connection to the local grid, we have paid $0 for electricity in the ensuing months. In our high desert

Letters to the Editor – Weekly Issue of August 30, 2010 – The Christian Science Monitor

Off the grid Regarding the cover story “Off-the-grid pioneers,” (August 9): My husband and I had 16 photovoltaic panels installed on our roof last October. Aside from the minor monthly fee for connection to the local grid, we have paid $0 for electricity in the ensuing months. In our high desert

Poll: Do you want a home energy management system?

The smart grid should bring better information on electricity and fuel use to consumers, but it’s still unclear which technology works for home energy efficiency.

Town buildings upgrading to solar ; Pole-mounted panels to serve library, offices – Concord Monitor (Concord, NH)

Solar power will soon provide about half of the electricity for three central buildings in Canterbury. The town broke ground Aug. 9 on a federally funded project to build solar panels for the library, town offices and municipal building. The panel system, to be completed by Oct. 30, will be

Have a say on turbines ; INBRIEF – Hull Daily Mail (Hull, UK)

E YORKS: People are being given their say on plans for wind turbines at a landfill site. Waste Recycling Group has announced plans for two turbines at Carnaby, near Bridlington. The 125m turbines would generate enough electricity to power up to 2,500 homes. Feasibility studies show the site at

Scientists work to harness lightning for electricity

Chemists say breakthrough could one day lead to device for collecting electricity from the atmosphere for energy use, prevention of lightning.