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Japan Launches First Satellite to Monitor Greenhouse Gases Worldwide : Sustainablog - 0 views

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shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 24 Jan 09 - Cached

The Japanese government has launched the first satellite to monitor greenhouse gases worldwide. This tool will help scientists better ascertain where global warming emissions are coming from and how much is being absorbed by the oceans and forests. The U.S. will launch a similar orbiter next month.
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8% World Energy Needs Can Be Found in Abandoned Land | EcoGeek - 0 views

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shared by Colin Bennett on 25 Jun 08 - Cached

Colin Bennett on 25 Jun 08

Their study, the Global Limits of Biomass Energy, sought to utilize satellite imagery, reports, productivity models and other data to estimate the amounts of energy that could be produced from these derelict plots of earth.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Their study, the Global Limits of Biomass Energy, sought to utilize satellite imagery, reports, productivity models and other data to estimate the amounts of energy that could be produced from these derelict plots of earth. </div>

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NASA Maps Reveal Wind Energy Sources - 0 views

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shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 18 Jul 08 - Cached

Efforts to harness the energy potential of Earth's ocean winds could soon gain an important new tool, global satellite maps from NASA. Scientists have been creating maps using nearly a decade of data from NASA's QuikSCAT satellite that reveal ocean areas where the wind resources exist to produce wind energy.
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Space storm alert: 90 seconds from catastrophe - space - 23 March 2009 - New Scientist - 0 views

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shared by Gary Edwards on 28 Mar 09 - Cached

Gary Edwards on 28 Mar 09

Interesting article from New Science describing how a "coronal mass ejection" from the Sun could melt down the electrical power gird. ".... Over the last few decades, western civilisations have busily sown the seeds of their own destruction. Our modern way of life, with its reliance on technology, has unwittingly exposed us to an extraordinary danger: plasma balls spewed from the surface of the sun could wipe out our power grids, with catastrophic consequences..." The article does offer a solution: upgrade the ACE solar satellite, to detect an electro magnetic surge and provide power grid operators with about 15 minutes to shut down their systems. The article does not discuss another possible option: stop building centralized power sources that demand increasingly massive power grids. Instead, concentrate on meeting energy needs using localized sources of power; like the highly portable Hyperion Power Module.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Interesting article from New Science describing how a "coronal mass ejection" from the Sun could melt down the electrical power gird. ".... Over the last few decades, western civilisations have busily sown the seeds of their own destruction. Our modern way of life, with its reliance on technology, has unwittingly exposed us to an extraordinary danger: plasma balls spewed from the surface of the sun could wipe out our power grids, with catastrophic consequences..." The article does offer a solution: upgrade the ACE solar satellite, to detect an electro magnetic surge and provide power grid operators with about 15 minutes to shut down their systems. The article does not discuss another possible option: stop building centralized power sources that demand increasingly massive power grids. Instead, concentrate on meeting energy needs using localized sources of power; like the highly portable Hyperion Power Module.</div>

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Emerging Energy News: NASA maps reveal ocean wind power hotspots - 1 views

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shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 04 Aug 08 - Cached

PASADENA, CALIFORNIA:  The world's most promising regions for offshore wind power have been revealed in satellite images from NASA.  The northern U.S, Canada, UK, Japan and Eastern Russia have the most potential in the Northern Winter, while southern Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and Argentina benefit from the most consistent and powerful winds in the Northern Summer.
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Can renewable energy make a dent in fossil fuels? | Green Tech - CNET News.com - 0 views

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shared by Glycon Garcia on 05 May 08 - Cached

4.2 billion. That's how many rooftops you'd have to cover with solar panels to displace a cubic mile of oil (CMO), a measure of energy consumption, according to Ripudaman Malhotra, who oversees research on fossil fuels at SRI International. The electricity captured in those hypothetical solar panels in a year (2.1 kilowatts each) would roughly equal the energy in a CMO
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shared by Sergio Ferreira on 15 Oct 07 - Cached

Space-based solar power would use kilometre-sized solar panel arrays to gather sunlight in orbit. It would then beam power down to Earth in the form of microwaves or a laser, which would be collected in antennas on the ground and then converted to electricity. Unlike solar panels based on the ground, solar power satellites placed in geostationary orbit above the Earth could operate at night and during cloudy conditions.
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Infinia's Modular Solar Dishes Get Funding : MetaEfficient - 0 views

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shared by Sergio Ferreira on 12 Feb 08 - Cached

mirrored solar dish that looks like a home satellite receiver, and produces 3.5 kilowatts of energy
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Using its Stirling engine technology, Inifnia thinks it can eventually produce electricity 20 to 30 percent cheaper than today’s existing solar panels. And in times of peak energy demand—on a hot summer day, for instance—it could even be competitive with electricity from gas-powered or coal-fired plants.
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Sergio Ferreira on 12 Feb 08

300 years after its invention, Stirling engines are coming to stay... and probably take a nice share of the Solar Power market. the cost perspective is also quite attractive. these structures cost now around $20 000 against 50 to $100 000 3 years ago.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">300 years after its invention, Stirling engines are coming to stay... and probably take a nice share of the Solar Power market. the cost perspective is also quite attractive. these structures cost now around $20 000 against 50 to $100 000 3 years ago.<br></div>

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Energy independence will take commitment like space race - 0 views

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shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 08 Sep 08 - Cached

Today’s energy situation is reminiscent of Soviet cold war times. In 1957, Russia launched the first satellite into space, and in 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first human in orbit. Afraid Soviet space domination would make our country unable to defend itself, President Kennedy announced Apollo, a 10-year, $100 billion program (in today’s dollars) to land a man on the moon. Eight years later, Neil Armstrong made his “giant step for mankind” and America quickly regained world leadership.
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