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GE googles electricity grid: General Electric Co., the world's third-largest company, said yesterday it is working with Google Inc. to develop a so-called smart electrical grid that can make better use of power derived from renewable energy. The companies will jointly lobby U.S. lawmakers and collaborate on technologies to make alternative energy sources, such as wind, geothermal and solar, commercially successful. The partnership was unveiled at a conference at Google's offices in Mountain...
Green Star Alternative Energy, Inc. (Pink Sheets:GSAE), a renewable energy company focused on creating electricity from the power of wind, is pleased to announce that Notos d.o.o. has engaged the services of a new Advisory Board Member. Green Star is acquiring alternative energy development and power trading company Notos to become Serbia's first wind power developer. Mr. Miodrag Nesic was born in Zivica, Municipality of Pozarevac, Republic of Serbia. Mr. Nesic received his B.A.Sc. degree...
Editor, Times-Dispatch: As a former Virginia secretary of economic development, I found your editorial, "A Lot of Wind," struck a real chord. Few things are more important to the economic future of our commonwealth and our nation than achieving energy security as soon as reasonably possible. True energy security means obtaining nearly all of our energy from domestic sources - sources we control. A strong combination of conservation measures, alternative energy sources, and increased...
By Tapan Munroe Energy independence is a national as well as an economic security problem. In recent months discussions about our energy future has ranged from offshore oil drilling, and generating electricity from nuclear, solar, wind, geothermal, to the use of biofuels for autos . We have also discussed heroic ideas such as giant satellites collecting sunlight and beaming the energy to earth as microwaves, and flying turbines capturing the wind from jet streams to generate electricity....
Titan Energy Worldwide, Inc. (OTCBB: TEWI), a leader in the manufacturing, sales and service of power generation equipment, announced today the schedule for a series of upcoming events and live demonstrations planned in cooperation with military partners and its national distribution network to promote its product line of standby and emergency power generation equipment and leading-edge disaster relief systems. The company will showcase both its standard Sentry 5000(TM) mobile utility...
By DAVID TAYLO RGOOBY BY the time this article appears, the Government should have announced how it intends to help poorer people in our society deal with the massive rises in energy prices which are coming. I hope the measures will prove effective. There has been much talk already about the need to take long- term measures to ensure energy conservation by insulating houses more effectively. Fine; no one disagrees with that. Many councils, such as my own, Easington, already have an...
Wimba, a provider of education technology, has announced that Wimba Pronto, the instant messaging platform designed for education, is now supported by wind energy. According to Wimba, the new approach to going green will encourage academic institutions to support alternative energy sources while they realize the benefits of an academic-centric instant messenger. Wimba said that the wind power initiative builds upon its ongoing commitment to sustainability. Hundreds of colleges and...
By Gary M. Sandquist If rational decisions aren't made soon to resolve differences over national energy issues, the U.S. economy and influence could be seriously crippled, and terrorist threats may escalate. If we are serious about achieving energy independence, we must recognize the difficulty of successfully executing any major energy development, whether it's a coal or nuclear plant, an oil refinery, a liquefied natural gas terminal or an electrical transmission line. The United States...
By editorial FORMER VICE PRESIDENT Al Gore's latest challenge to the nation is a call for the United States to launch a major campaign to produce all of the country's electricity with carbon-free sources in 10 years. He compares his proposal to earlier successful federal programs to build the interstate highway system and to put a man on the moon. Gore may be overly optimistic in thinking the U.S. can produce all the electricity it needs without burning any fossil fuels in just a decade....
By Teresa Sharp The federal government will present ceremonial checks to Supervisor Timothy Horanburg today in Town Hall, representing loans totaling $3 million to convert an old fire hall into a town hall and to upgrade the wastewater treatment plant. The town has borrowed $1.6 million from the Agriculture Department's Rural Development Agency to turn the former Miller Hose Fire Company building at 2737 Main St. into the town hall. It has borrowed another $1.6 million from the agency to...
