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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Solar, Wind and Biofuels Grew 53 Percent in 2008 Green Education = Environmental Religion? Individuals and businesses lose months and connect fees when they add solar and other forms of renewable energy to the grid. Shai Agassi predicts that Israel will have over 100,000 electric vehicles in use by 2010.

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MIT study cautions smaller nations on rushing to develop their natural gas resources; Cyprus as model

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While natural gas is often cheaper than oil and gives off fewer emissions, developing the resource comes with risks, especially for smaller nations. A major joint research project has therefore been investigating the use of concentrated solar power to produce both electricity and desalinated seawater. Earlier post.).

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