Green energy experiment failure at power plant
Erie Times-News Fri, 08 Jul 2011 22:43 PM PDT
NRG Energy Inc. had a bold experiment in mind in 2009 burning switchgrass and sorghum along with coal at its New Roads power plant in what could lead this year to a full-fledged biomass program. |
LAWRENCE: 2,700 solar panels OKâd for Rider land
The Lawrence Ledger Fri, 08 Jul 2011 22:41 PM PDT
A grass field between Rider Universityâs softball diamond and I-95 is poised to sprout nearly 2,700 solar energy panels now that the Zoning Board of Adjustment approved a use variance at its June 15 meeting. |
Loren Steffy: Too sweet to beat on energy bid?
Houston Chronicle Fri, 08 Jul 2011 22:40 PM PDT
Kelcy Warren may have found a way to quash an auction, but Southern Union's shareholders owe Williams a thank-you. Its presence in the deal helped get them about $900 million and stripped out some of the more onerous provisions of ETE's first offer. |
UK: Energy prices facing huge hike
Evening Star Fri, 08 Jul 2011 22:40 PM PDT
CHARITIES and MPs have reacted with anger after energy giant British Gas announced a huge rise in energy prices from next month. |
Science Friday ponders San Antonio's energy future
San Antonio Express-News Fri, 08 Jul 2011 22:36 PM PDT
share: digg facebook twitter Turning San Antonio into a renewable energy and sustainable development hub has been on Mayor Julián Castro's agenda since 2001, and Friday, he and local industry leaders gave the nation a glimpse of how the city is adopting sustainable energy while witnessing a boom in conventional fuel exploration in the nearby Eagle Ford shale. |
Liberalise energy sector, says Meadows
Jamaica Gleaner Fri, 08 Jul 2011 22:30 PM PDT
GOVERNMENT SENATOR Dennis Meadows yesterday called for a bipartisan approach to liberalise the energy sector.Meadows, who led the debate on his Private Members Motion to end the monopoly of the Jamaica Public Service (JPS), was also critical of a report... |
Dittman, LEA come to agreement on indoor football deal
Laredo Morning Times Fri, 08 Jul 2011 22:16 PM PDT
Laredo team owner/president Chad Dittman and Laredo Energy Arena General Manager Xavier Villalon agreed in principle to terms on Friday afternoon that solidified indoor football’s second return to Laredo in the last five years. |
Ailing Chavez faces dire problems in Venezuela
Texarkana Gazette Fri, 08 Jul 2011 22:12 PM PDT
CARACAS, Venezuelaâ€"Even before President Hugo Chavez announced he was fighting cancer, Venezuela was one of Latin America’s most troubled nations. The country of 28 million people had been wracked by energy shortages and rolling blackouts despite claiming to h... |
Lewis on top at Open
Concord Monitor Fri, 08 Jul 2011 22:09 PM PDT
Golf Major winner in lead; play halted COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Around the time Stacy Lewis was getting ready for her second round of the day at the Broadmoor, a brown bear shimmied up a tree, wrapped himself around a big branch and settled in for a snooze. For the players and everyone else at the U.S. Women's Open, yesterday was, indeed, an energy sapper. Lewis made it through 29 holes on the ... |
How solar power works
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fri, 08 Jul 2011 21:57 PM PDT
Solar power isn't new. I was developed in the late 1800s. If you're considering buying a solar power system but you're confused about the choices, you may find the following background information very useful. A few of its benefits: Solar power is a renewable energy source. As long as we have the sun we can count on having solar power. |
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