alternative energy blog

January 2009

Renewable energy financial forecast

January 26, 2009

Good news on the solar power front as far as economics go, or so it seems. Triple Pundit has a report with a round-up of links pointing to the fact that consumers will benefit from decreasing costs involved in installaling solar power systems in their homes while manufactures might lose on the profit margin. The [...]

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E.ON backs organic-inorganic hybrid photovoltaic project at UK university

January 19, 2009

The Advanced Technology Institute at the University of Surrey has been awarded a major research grant by the energy giant E.ON as part of their ‘Application of Nanotechnology in the Energy Business’. Related Posts:No Related Posts Found! Go find some…

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Biofuels, food prices and deforestation

January 13, 2009

I came across this article recently and I thought it was well worth sharing, despite this article being old hat in media time. The Guardian newspaper had access to a leaked internal report by the World Bank claiming that biofuels may be responsible for up to 75 percent of recent rises in food prices. Even [...]

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New report looks at algae fuel’s market potential

January 5, 2009

The algae biodiesel fuel market seems bound for the big time in 2009 and a new report by Energy Business Reports, called “Biofuel from Algae Market Potential” explores the investment potential of the technology. “Algae are the fastest-growing plants in the world. Algae-based technologies could provide a key tool for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from [...]

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