Investorideas.com Newswire – Solar energy and South Africa: a …
November 30th, 2011
Solar energy and South Africa: a match made in heaven.
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CSR Minute: Tiffany’s Launches CSR Website; SC Johnson Earns Green Power Leadership Award from EPA
November 28th, 2011
Tiffany’s has launched a website dedicated to corporate social responsibility initiatives. The new site contains the company’s first annual, web-based Corporate Responsibility Report. The Report details Tiffany’s history of environmental and social responsibility, and its Fiscal Year 2010 sustainability performance. Included are sections on Tiffany’s sourcing of precious materials from responsibly mined metal deposits; its supply chain standards for sourcing diamonds; and its corporate giving program through the Tiffany Foundation, which donated 2 percent of pre-tax earnings to charitable purposes. SC Johnson has received a Green Power Leadership Award from the Environmental Protection Agency. The company was honored for its commitment and contribution to the advancement of the voluntary green power market. The award honors EPA Green Power Partners that distinguish themselves by using on-site, renewable energy applications, such as solar energy or landfill gas. For more information on these and other stories, go to thecsrminute.com
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Major IAA Space Based Solar Power Report
November 28th, 2011
In the late 1960s, Dr. Peter Glaser of Arthur D. Little invented a fundamentally new approach to global energy: the Solar Power Satellite (SPS). The basic concept of the SPS is quite elegant: a large platform, positioned in …
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Major IAA Space Based Solar Power Report
INSTANT WATER BOILER 90 seconds 20 ounces producing steam
November 27th, 2011
greenpowerscience.com The starting temperature was 80f (27 C) and a full boil was obtained in 90 seconds (+-10 seconds). The dish is a 10 feet (3 Meters) diameter with a large acrylic mirror for the center. Focal length is 5 feet (1.5 Meters) from the base. The mesh panels are covered with Part A and B material from our website and also regular .118 acrylic mirror sheets. The focal point is 1″ diameter from the acrylic mirror and 4″-8″ diameter from the satellite dish. The vacuum tube holds 20 ounces and it was full.
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INSTANT WATER BOILER 90 seconds 20 ounces producing steam
Google cans solar energy project | SmartPlanet
November 23rd, 2011
The search giant can't keep throwing around all that money. Google drops a renewable energy program and abandons solar thermal electricity, sayi.
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Solar energy advocates tap into Occupy movement – The Daily …
November 22nd, 2011
The gathering was part of an international event called Occupy Rooftops, which sought to channel the occupy movement into a rally for solar energy , according to a press release from Advanced Energy Solutions. The event …
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Schneider Electric Volunteers: Powering the Solar Decathlon
November 21st, 2011
50 passionate volunteers from Schneider Electric were present and ready at the Solar Decathlon 2011 in Washington, DC helping to power this successful event!
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Solar Thanksgiving Grid Free Cooking
November 20th, 2011
Happy turkey day from GreenPowerScience. This entire meal was cooked entirely from using only sunlight.
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Daily Kos: Key Republican backed loans to failed solar energy firm
November 19th, 2011
who has criticized the administration for its failed loan guarantee to the firm Solyndra, urged the Energy Department to approve funding assistance for a Michigan solar company that said last week it is halting operations. …
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What in the world is Ouarzazate?
November 18th, 2011
The city of Ouarzazate in Morocco will host what will become one of the largest solar power plants in the world. It is the first step in Morocco’s Solar Power Plan that aims at installing 2000 MW of solar power generation capacity by 2020.
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What in the world is Ouarzazate?