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April 2009

Improving Performance of Solar Nanotubes

Submitted by Stefan Wray on Thu, 04/30/2009 - 4:31am
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Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:31:35 +0000
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http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/improving-performance-of-solar-nanotubes/

Akira Fujishima, thirty-five years ago, discovered the electrochemical properties of titanium dioxide. He showed that titanium dioxide functioned as a photocatalyst. It produced hydrogen gas from water, electricity and sunlight. Scientists are quite hopeful regarding the qualities of Titania (or titanium dioxide). This is also known as white pigment. It’s used in many products [...]

New Revolution in Wind Power

Submitted by Stefan Wray on Wed, 04/29/2009 - 3:00am
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Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:00:39 +0000
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http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/new-revolution-in-wind-power/

As soaring oil prices and greenhouse gas emissions fuel the search for cheaper and cleaner sources of energy, a Japanese aerospace manufacturer may have found the right stuff for a solution. It’s a windmill you can call your very own. Yokohama-based aerospace manufacturer, Nippi Corporation, has developed a revolutionary 20 kW wind turbine power [...]

New Hope For Biomass Fuels

Submitted by Stefan Wray on Tue, 04/28/2009 - 3:00am
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Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:00:17 +0000
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1240905617
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http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/new-hope-for-biomass-fuels/

Biomass fuel is liquid, solid, or gaseous fuel produced by conversion of biomass. They are actually organic materials produced by plants, animals, or microorganisms. Those plants animals or microorganisms can be burned directly as a heat source or they can be converted into a gaseous or liquid fuel. Scientists are looking to biomass for [...]

Save The Trees

Submitted by Pam Thompson on Sun, 04/26/2009 - 5:57pm
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At a public hearing on Monday, April 20, Susan Bright and John Corry were two of many concerned Austin citizens who spoke out against the plan to remove tagged trees at Barton Springs pool.

They join Austin News Real’s Pam Thompson to question the wisdom and motive for such invasive tree removal. Susan Bright is a poet, publisher of Plain View Press, and Save Barton Creek Association board member. John Corry has been an arborist for 25 years. Both are swimmers at Barton Springs.

Austin's Green Energy Future

Submitted by Pam Thompson on Sun, 04/26/2009 - 5:34pm
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Mike Sloan, Founder and President of Virtus Energy, discusses the upcoming local election's impact on Austin's Green Energy future. This Austin News Real program features iconmedia footage from the Combined Environmental City Council/Mayoral Candidates Forum held at Austin City Hall on April 9, 2009.

Enviros and Geeks

Submitted by Pam Thompson on Sun, 04/26/2009 - 5:26pm
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Austin News Real covered several events including the clean up at the Hamilton Pool Nature Preserve in western Travis County, the Backbone Campaign's "Procession for the Future" in Austin on March 14, 2009, City of Austin water sprinkler aimed directly at a temporary electric box in Republic Park, and Austin Bar Camp 4 held during SXSW on Fifth St. also on March 14, as well as shots of Hornsby Bend in eastern Travis County where Dillo Dirt is processed.

New Way to Convert CO2 into Methanol

Submitted by Stefan Wray on Sat, 04/25/2009 - 4:57am
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Sat, 25 Apr 2009 09:57:14 +0000
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http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/new-way-to-convert-co2-into-methanol/

Scientists are continuously working on to find an alternative to fossil fuels. We are familiar with the side effects of fossil fuels and its impact on environment. Right now the fossil fuels seem to be necessary evil we can’t do without. Scientists want alternative fuels that have none of the ill effects of traditional [...]

Harvesting Solar Rays in Space

Submitted by Stefan Wray on Fri, 04/24/2009 - 3:00am
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Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:00:57 +0000
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1240560057
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http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/harvesting-solar-rays-in-space/

When in distress we often look towards the heaven to find an answer to our problems. West coast energy giant, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) is doing the same. They are heading towards heaven to trap the sources of renewable energy. This company’s main operations are in San Francisco and northern California. They are [...]

Obama Stresses Clean Energy on Earth Day

Submitted by Stefan Wray on Thu, 04/23/2009 - 2:45am
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Thu, 23 Apr 2009 07:45:27 +0000
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http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/obama-stresses-clean-energy-on-earth-day/

President Barack Obama is known as a staunch supporter of green energy. His stimulus plan has raised new hope for the environmentalists and economists alike. On the occasion of Earth Day, President Obama declared that developing renewable energy is crucial to America’s prosperity. He also declared that his administration will for the first time [...]

New Solar Technology from Ancient Diatoms

Submitted by Stefan Wray on Thu, 04/23/2009 - 2:22am
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Thu, 23 Apr 2009 07:22:45 +0000
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1240471365
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http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/new-solar-technology-ancient-diatoms/

Scientists are constantly working on alternative energy sources to make its use widespread like fossil fuels. They are tirelessly working on the drawbacks of alternative energy sources so that they can be all pervasive like traditional sources of energy. Engineers at Oregon State University have found out a method to use an ancient life [...]