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XTRAX provides monitoring of energy production from wind, solar-thermal, geo-thermal and tidal facilities

Clear Skies Solar, Inc. has announced the successful completion of field testing on its patented XTRAX® Solar Energy Monitoring System. The patented system, designed and developed by Clear Skies Solar’s in-house research and development department, will deliver reliable autonomous data readings for solar energy systems around the United States. Additionally, the XTRAX® system can also provide monitoring of energy production from wind, solar-th... [more]

CERA clarifies the potential of clean energy technologies

Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA)'s new Crossing the Divide analysis offers a number of key insights about potentially significant clean energy opportunities. The Crossing the Divide analysis combined the collective input of study participants with CERA’s research capabilities and expertise in a range of energy segments and geographic regions to help gauge the expectations for clean energy and align them with reality. Highlights ... [more]

Clean energy investment could reach US$7 trillion by 2030

According to a new analysis by Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA), increasing public concerns about climate change, and its potential economic and political security consequences, are driving public policy and private investment to bring clean energy technologies from the fringes of the global energy industry to the center of activities as quickly as possible. The result of this rising public and private momentum is an increase in wor... [more]

Osprey turbine could solve the commercial viability of tidal power

A small team of engineers in Cornwall has made a breakthrough with the development of a turbine that they claim could solve the commercial viability of tidal power. The Osprey turbine can be used to create electricity offshore at sea or in tidal rivers and inland waterways. Following successful testing of a model rotor, a reduced-scale model prototype has been developed to assist in the design of a full-scale prototype. It is the brainchi... [more]

British Prime Minister announces expansion of energy from renewable sources

A major expansion of energy from renewable sources and the launch of the competition to build one of the world's first carbon capture and storage (CCS) plants were among the measures set out in a major speech on climate change by the Prime Minister. The speech comes at a time when the Commission on Environmental Markets and Economic Performance (CEMEP) publishes its Government-commissioned report setting out the steps needed to unlock the busi... [more]

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Ocean Power Catches a Wave (Spectrum Online) Europe and New Zealand to install commercial generators; U.S. lags

Rubber 'snake' could help wave power get a bite of the energy market (EurekAlert!) A device consisting of a giant rubber tube may hold the key to producing affordable electricity from the energy in sea waves.

Rubber 'Snake' Could Help Wave Power Get A Bite Of The Energy Market (Science Daily) A device consisting of a giant rubber tube may hold the key to producing affordable electricity from the energy in sea waves. Named after the snake of the same name because of its long thin shape, the Anaconda is closed at both ends and filled completely with water. It is designed to be anchored just below the sea's surface, with one end facing the oncoming waves.

Ride the Heat Wave for Beautiful Summer Gardens (Carteret County News-Times) (ARA) - The heat and humidity of a typical summer leave little ambition to do much more outdoors than sit on the porch with a cold lemonade in one hand and fan in the other, much less worry about the condition of the garden.

In the world of home foreclosure, you can bank on damage (Baltimore Examiner) When Bob Steele, owner of Passport Realty in Mount Vernon, heads out to deliver a foreclosure notice, he always takes along a can of mace and a nightstick. He says you can't be too careful.

Jonas Brothers add Summerfest to busy itinerary (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) The Jonas Brothers are coming at you from all angles. They’re on TV, in book stores, on magazine racks, on the radio, in music stores — and on Sunday night, they’ll close Summerfest 2008 at the Marcus Amphitheater.

Marsh’s boosts renewable energy team (Insurance Window) Marsh has made several appointments in its renewable energy practice in London.

Nicol Stephen resignation in full (BBC News) Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Nicol Stephen issues a statement to the media following his resignation.

Nicol Stephen's statement (The Herald) "Last week I informed the Convener of the Scottish Liberal Democrats that I intended to stand down as Party Leader. Today I am formally announcing that decision, with immediate effect.

The Domain Blast (TechNewsWorld.com) Now you can buy any domain with any suffix. If a dot-com is gone, so what? For a cost, you can create your own suffix using any letters and any name. Domain names are made of three parts. The www, the "name" and the suffix like .com. With ICANN's latest decision, you now have full creative control over the last two parts. Now you can buy any domain with any suffix. If a dot-com is gone, so what?