Tag: energy

Portland Company Builds First Of Its Kind Renewable Wave Energy Device

 Good News Notes: “A Portland-based industrial company completed the construction of a first of its kind renewable wave energy device.” “The buoy is shaped like an “L” with a long open chamber that sits below the water line and a turbine above the water. As water enters the open chamber it forces air upward, which…

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Major Texas solar project underway to add relief for overloaded grid

Good News Notes: “Experts say generating power from a mix of fossil fuels and renewable energy will be crucial for a state that continually requires more electricity to meet daily needs, particularly during hot Texas summers.” “For the first time in history, production of wind power topped coal power in Texas over the first six…

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Renewable energy is cost effective, says Michael Milken

Good News Notes: Renewable energy such as wind and solar are great for the environment as they reduce the increase in greenhouse gases and help protect the ecosystems that are often disturbed in the quest for more gas, oil, and coal. Now, we are beginning to see a shift in the view of these sources…

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Rapid City, South Dakota Civic center commits to green energy

Good News Notes: The Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City, South Dakota is planning to be powered by wind energy by next fall. The Center is one of the newest customers of the new wind farm being built by Black Hills Energy outside Cheyenne, Wyoming The Center currently consumes approximately 1 megawatt of electricity…

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Reactor turns greenhouse gas into fuel.

Good News Notes: Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is currently at it’s highest rate in 800,000 years. New reactor developed by researchers at Rice University will convert carbon dioxide into hydrogen cell fuel. Reactor will run on renewable energy such as wind or solar. So, no fossil fuels are used, fuel cells are created to…

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