Friday, August 10, 2012

Alternative Energy - US town focuses on alternative energy




www.youtube.com Complete World News Plz Subscrib for Latest News The first commercial tidal energy project in North America is in its last test phase. Turbines have been engineered a little way off the coast of Eastport Maine in such a way to ensure they always turn the same way, whether the tide is rolling in, or out. The turbines power a generator, creating electricity. Cables carry it onshore and directly into the power grid. Three years from now, they hope to power 1200 homes. Al Jazeera's Scott Heidler reports from Eastport Maine.



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US town hopes tides will power recovery
Aljazeera.com
US town hopes tides will power recovery. Maine residents hoping a new alternative energy project brings better tidings, after nationwide economic hardship. Last Modified: 09 ... The first commercial tidal energy project in North America is in its final ...




The Daily Planet

Town to buy renewable certificates from Bridal Veil
The Daily Planet
The Telluride Town Council on Tuesday agreed to move forward with a plan to purchase renewable energy certificates generated by the box canyon's own alternative energy source, the Bridal Veil hydroelectric power station. The council unanimously agreed ...




Nevada's 1st Commercial Wind Farm to Bring Lasting Benefits
CleanTechnica
Nevada's first commercial wind power farm — Pattern Energy's 151-MW Spring Valley Wind project — is up and running, a milestone that is being marked by a public ceremony on the project site near the town of Ely. Government officials, including long ...




Environment News Service

Colonel Smith Middle School: Net Zero Energy Classrooms Open In Fort ...
Huffington Post
The school's conservation center, in connection with its outdoor educational component, will also teach kids about the school's conservation methods as part of its overall focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). ... China has ...
Obama Fast-Tracks Renewables on Military Bases, Public LandsEnvironment News Service

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Blowing in the wind: tax credit for alternative energy
FoxReno.com
RENO -- The U.S. Senate Finance Committee took a step forward for alternative energy and jobs late last week, voting to renew a tax credit for wind power. Several Republicans joined Democrats in support of extending the credit for one more year at a ...




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