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Renewable energy is energy derived from natural processes that do not involve the consumption of exhaustible resources such as fossil fuels and uranium. It produces few or no hazardous emissions or pollutants, and has minimal impact on fragile ecosystems.
The main types of renewable energy are hydroelectricity, biomass (organic matter), geothermal, solar, wind and biofuels. The most used form of renewable energy is traditional biomass like burning wood. The market is growing for many forms of renewable energy with conservation of water and energy the main reasons for using these technologies. Alternative fuels, such as ethanol, can be developed to power hybrid vehicles in order to d...
The main types of renewable energy are hydroelectricity, biomass (organic matter), geothermal, solar, wind and biofuels. The most used form of renewable energy is traditional biomass like burning wood. The market is growing for many forms of renewable energy with conservation of water and energy the main reasons for using these technologies. Alternative fuels, such as ethanol, can be developed to power hybrid vehicles in order to d...
Renewable energy is energy derived from natural processes that do not involve the consumption of exhaustible resources such as fossil fuels and uranium. It produces few or no hazardous emissions or pollutants, and has minimal impact on fragile ecosystems.
The main types of renewable energy are hydroelectricity, biomass (organic matter), geothermal, solar, wind and biofuels. The most used form of renewable energy is traditional biomass like burning wood. The market is growing for many forms of renewable energy with conservation of water and energy the main reasons for using these technologies. Alternative fuels, such as ethanol, can be developed to power hybrid vehicles in order to decrease dependence on oil. Compact fluorescent light bulbs can be used in place of traditional light bulbs and the light output will be the same, but the wattage is less.
The market for renewable energy is likely to increase sharply when its cost equals current energy sources and its benefits, such as energy efficiency, are realized on a global scale.
The main types of renewable energy are hydroelectricity, biomass (organic matter), geothermal, solar, wind and biofuels. The most used form of renewable energy is traditional biomass like burning wood. The market is growing for many forms of renewable energy with conservation of water and energy the main reasons for using these technologies. Alternative fuels, such as ethanol, can be developed to power hybrid vehicles in order to decrease dependence on oil. Compact fluorescent light bulbs can be used in place of traditional light bulbs and the light output will be the same, but the wattage is less.
The market for renewable energy is likely to increase sharply when its cost equals current energy sources and its benefits, such as energy efficiency, are realized on a global scale.
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Donnelly rolls out policy plan in Indiana Senate race
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Joe Donnelly plans to spend the week rolling out his economic development proposals while his potential rivals focus on Indiana's raucous Republican primary battle. On Monday, Donnelly visited...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Joe Donnelly, Politics, Republican Party, Biofuels
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No fault found in Ivy Tech teacher's fatal fall
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — A state investigation found no safety violations in the fatal 65-foot fall of an Ivy Tech Community College instructor from a wind turbine training tower. The Indiana Department of Labor report doesn't give a reason for why...Tags: Health, Renewable Energy, Health and Safety at School, Environmental Issues, Health and Safety at School
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Solar power warms up Goshen College
GOSHEN – Goshen College students need more sunny days this year because they are hoping to heat the water at the campus REC center by using sunshine.
This has been in the works for the past three years now. Students helped design and build most of...Tags: Weather Reports, Education, Colleges and Universities, Natural Resources, Alternative Energy
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Ind. audit questions Lake County limo expenses
CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — A new state audit is calling into question Lake County's decision to spend taxpayer money to rent a limousine for an ethanol promoter. The Times of Munster reports (http://bit.ly/yYgLbC ) the State Board of Accounts audit...Tags: Chicago Restaurants, Biofuels, Ethanol, Renewable Energy, Environmental Issues
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Future of farming to start in Berrien County
BERRIEN COUNTY – It might just be the future of farming and the first of its kind in the United States is coming to Berrien County: Produce grown year round, inside, and we're not talking about a greenhouse, it's called vertical farming. Produce...Tags: Energy Saving, Technology, Alternative Energy
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Fire from Illinois train derailment contained
TISKILWA, Ill. (AP) — Officials say fire from a freight train loaded with ethanol that crashed and exploded in northern Illinois is contained and the immediate threat to an evacuated village has passed. The derailment Friday forced the evacuation...Tags: Biofuels, Ethanol, Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Transportation Accidents
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Sun power: South Bend firm makes solar energy strides
A local company is making strides in the solar technology world. Inovateus Solar is one of the fastest growing solar power companies in the midwest. They recently partnered with GE to build solar energy carports and have built hundreds of thousands of...Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Companies and Corporations, Alternative Energy, Solar Energy
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'Engineer by birth' is South Bend's first energy director
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterGrowing up near Three Rivers, Jon Burke figured out in a physics class wind tunnel that the three-prop windmill design was most efficient. In chemistry, he built an anaerobic digester and flared gas in class. “I’m an engineer by birth,”...Tags: Maryland, Bible, Energy Saving, Energy, Religious Texts
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Manure to power Indiana dairy farms' delivery trucks
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — One of the nation's largest dairy farm cooperatives plans to use manure from its thousands of cows to power a new fleet of milk-delivery trucks. Fair Oaks Farms in northwestern Indiana plans to have 42 new delivery trucks...Tags: Biofuels, Energy Saving, Natural Resources, Indiana, Natural Gas
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New railroad crossing being installed near Plymouth
PLYMOUTH — Muckshaw Road, south of Plymouth, is finally getting an upgraded railroad crossing with lights, gates and cantilevers. Installation will start Tuesday, weather permitting. The project is more than an year overdue. Residents had...Tags: Wind Power, Companies and Corporations, Telecommunication Equipment, Cook County Government, Railway Transportation
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Goshen revitalizing old hydroelectric power plant
GOSHEN -- The city of Goshen is slowly bringing back a piece of its history -- an old hydro electric power plant. It is part of a larger effort to bring new life to the old mill race that played a vital role in Goshen's development.
From time to time,...Tags: Hydroelectricity
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Highlights of Obama's $3.73 trillion budget
WASHINGTON (AP) — A look at what President Barack Obama has requested in his $3.73 trillion budget for the 2012 fiscal year beginning Oct. 1. ____ Agency: Agriculture Spending: $145.6 billion Percentage Change from 2011: 1.5 percent decrease...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Regional Authority, National Government, Standards, Iron (dietary supplement)
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