President Obama, speaking at Florida Power and Light’s (FPL) DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center, announced the largest single energy grid modernization investment in U.S. history. The newly announced funding is designed to help the nation transition to a smarter, stronger, more efficient and reliable electric system i.e. the Smart Grid,… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Solar Power International , the major industry event of the year, is taking place in Anaheim this week and has drawn record attendance — about 25,000 solar entrepreneurs, investors and executives have gathered to showcase new technology, make deals and chart out the future of what may be the fastest growing renewable energy sector in the U.S., if not the world. Despite the slugging economy, 2009 has been a great launchpad year for many solar companies. The new White House’s support for solar,

Oct. 27: Against a backdrop of solar energy panels in Florida, President Barack Obama awarded $3.4 billion in economic stimulus funds to projects aimed at modernizing the country’s power grid. Read more:  Video: Video: Obama backs smart energy

GoogleNews.com, October 27, 2009, by H Josef Hebert (AP)  –  WASHINGTON – The Obama administration is giving a jolt to the futuristic “smart” electric grid, hoping to more quickly bring America’s power transmission system into the digital age. President Barack Obama, during a visit to a solar energy facility in Arcadia, Fla., is announcing Tuesday that he is making available $3.4 billion in government support for 100 projects aimed at modernizing the power grid. The projects include installing

Published on 27 Oct, 2009 at 20:04 in Live News | viewed 25 times and users have made 0 commentsTwo countries are putting into effect their own unique plans to cut back on energy and energy costs. The leaders of Venezuela and the United States have developed ways to make their nations less reliant on electricity and oil.VenezuelaAccording to an article from the Associated Press, Venezuela’s president Hugo Chavez announced last week that he wants his country to use less electricity, and he will a

Students across the country recently had a chance to have a blast with biofuels. The 4-H National Youth Science Day taught kids some of the basics of the green fuels. This story from KSFX-TV in Springfield, Missouri says a University of Missouri chemistry lab played host to one such group of students looking to the future of renewable energy: With a little sugar, water, yeast, and a balloon, kids watched how yeast breaks down sugars. The resulting reaction release is a biofuel, a m

Photovoltaics, or PV technology is the conversion of solar energy (including ultraviolet light) into electricity. The technology is particularly appealing in parts of the world where there is plenty of sunny weather. Recent studies have yielded some new insights  into actual usable applications of PV performance in the country of Cyprus.  Read more about Nanotechnology

If you are Noynoy and win the presidency in 2010, what will you do for the first 100 days? Here’s my own list: All appointments for primary positions in the government, not only clean and honest, but should come from the names submitted by the Academe, NGOs, Civic and Religious groups, and should be screened strictly for past work history and credentials. Strengthen the Ombudsman by appointing more honest, clean and incorruptible prosecutors recommended by the Academe, NGOs, Civic and Rel

CHINA is he world’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide but tit is wrong to ignore the rapid progress China is making in clean energy development. In fact, in many aspects China is leading the world in the fight against climate change. China has decided to take an alternative paradigm for the sake of the country. Renewable energy is now considered as a strategic element in the country’s future competitiveness internationally. One of the first signs that China was choosing a greener path was it

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