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ENERGY SOLUTIONS
5 PRACTICAL SOLAR APPLICATIONS - You've got some money saved and going solar crossed your mind. But you'd rather have new floors or walls, or invest in the little addition you always wanted. Why not do both? Renee Macalino Rutledge
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FUEL CELL INSTALLATIONS - Over here in the United States, UTC Power has racked up several significant high profile fuel cell installations with more coming down the pipeline. Jennifer Gangi
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CLEAN ENERGY FROM ANAEROBIC DIGESTION - The livestock industry is a vitally important contributor to the economy of any country, regardless of the degree of industrialization. Animal manure is a valuable source of renewable energy; additionally, it has soil enhancement properties. Salman Zafar
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HOT WATER SYSTEM SAVINGS - A demand hot water system will work with tankless and with storage type water heaters, providing the benefits of faster hot water delivery and eliminating the running of water down the drain. Bill Lund
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| PARKING LOTS AND SUSTAINABILITY - In our sustainable future, cities will feature beautiful parking areas that are integrated into the site architecturally. Parking lots will be Solar Groves™ that blend experience with clean energy, and we will park in the shade and our electric vehicles while we shop, work, or visit. Robert Noble and Pamela Stevens |
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INTERVIEWS
ZIGBEE SMART ENERGY - ZigBee Smart Energy is a standard, easy and affordable way for communicating energy-related information, such as price, over ZigBee wireless home area networks. It is a global, open standard that facilitates the creation of interoperable energy-related devices from multiple vendors to monitor, control and automate the use of energy. Bob Heile
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| UNCOVERING ENERGY INEFFICIENCIES - Energy inefficiency is not easily noticed in facilities. Aging infrastructure, high energy and maintenance costs are all proxies for energy inefficiency. Shiva Subramanya |
COMMENTARY
| BIO-FUEL MARKET SET TO GROW - Thanks to a new miraculous feat of engineering and science, this energy source has suddenly become competitive with oil, catapulting it from a backyard business into a global economic phenomenon. James DiGeorgia |
WHO NEEDS A TAX CREDIT? -The oil and gas industry were provided a $17 billion tax credit from 2007-2011 in the latest energy bill passed last December. That's $3.4 billion in tax credits for each of five years. David Brands
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| MR. PICKENS, WHAT ABOUT PLUG-IN HYBRIDS? - Plug-in cars appear to be a natural companion to wind power. Presumably car owners would plug their vehicles in at night to recharge. Evening is typically a windy time, so turbines would whir, pushing power into the grid to feed the cars. Elisa Wood |
WATER CONSERVATION
RAINWATER CONTROL AND CONSERVATION - RainTube works with any roof/gutter system, is made from 100% recycled and recyclable high-density polyethylene (HDPE: #2 plastic milk jugs, for example), and comes with a lifetime warranty that is transferable when you sell your house. Doug Pushard
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