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    China and Biofuels

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Australian Electric Bicycle Sets Seven-Day Distance Record
Australian Electric Bicycle Sets Seven-Day Distance Record(0)

What better time than now to enter significant events for green transportation into the Guinness Book of World Records? Allan Lear, the CEO of Australia’s Hahn Environmental Services, has broken the Guinness record for the “Longest Distance Traveled by Electric Bicycle in One Week.” Lear pedaled some 1,012 miles through the Australian outback, riding a

Energy Department Finalizes $1.2 Billion Loan Guarantee to Support California Solar Generation
Energy Department Finalizes $1.2 Billion Loan Guarantee to Support California Solar Generation(0)

Washington D.C. — U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced that the Department has finalized a $1.237 billion loan guarantee to support the California Valley Solar Ranch Project, sponsored by SunPower Corporation. The project, which is being built in San Luis Obispo County, CA, includes the construction of a 250 megawatt alternating current photovoltaic (PV)

New Report Shows U.S. Solar Outpaces Global Market: PV Demand Grows 69 Percent Year-Over-Year
New Report Shows U.S. Solar Outpaces Global Market: PV Demand Grows 69 Percent Year-Over-Year(0)

Key Findings: Grid-connected PV installations in Q2 2011 grew 69 percent over Q2 2010. The U.S. now has over 3,100 MW of installed solar power, enough to power 630,000 homes. New Jersey’s commercial PV installations exceeded California’s for the first time. The U.S. remains poised to install 1,750 megawatts of PV in 2011, double last

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Certain Biofuel Mandates Unlikely to Be Met by 2022; Unless New Technologies, Policies Developed
Certain Biofuel Mandates Unlikely to Be Met by 2022; Unless New Technologies, Policies Developed(0)

ScienceDaily (Oct. 4, 2011) — It is unlikely the United States will meet some specific biofuel mandates under the current Renewable Fuel Standard by 2022 unless innovative technologies are developed or policies change, says a new congressionally requested report from the National Research Council, which adds that the standard may be an ineffective policy for

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Green Job: Wind Turbine Blade Engineer, Copenhagen, Denmark, 530,000DKK – 640,000 DKK
Green Job: Wind Turbine Blade Engineer, Copenhagen, Denmark, 530,000DKK – 640,000 DKK(0)

My client is a global expert in the manufacturing, servicing and repair of wind turbine rotor blades with offices located throughout Europe and North America. They have an impressive pedigree and track record within the industry and are now looking to bring on an experienced Wind Turbine Blade Engineer in Denmark. Position Overview: My client

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Renewable Electricity Reaches 10%, Sky Doesn’t Fall
Renewable Electricity Reaches 10%, Sky Doesn’t Fall(0)

Wind, hydro and other renewables supplied 50% more electricity than in the same period last year, and now represent almost

China and Biofuels
China and Biofuels(0)

By John C.K. Daly (AXcess News) – China’s omnivorous global appetite for energy resources is well known. While biofuel production

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EPA on scene at massive Texas chemical fire to test for toxic fumes
EPA on scene at massive Texas chemical fire to test for toxic fumes(0)

By Pete Spotts, Staff writer, CSMonitor (AXcess News) – Firefighters battled a blaze at a small, privately-held chemical plant in

Clean Cities Celebrates 20 Years of Data Collection and Dissemination
Clean Cities Celebrates 20 Years of Data Collection and Dissemination(0)

Clean Cities is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center (AFDC), a premier online

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Oriental Hornet: Expert Solar Power Harvester
Oriental Hornet: Expert Solar Power Harvester(0)

Do you know who is the most competent solar power expert, according to a research team from Tel Aviv University?

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