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Energy efficiency could save U.S. $600 billion -McKinsey

According to renowned business consultants McKinsey,  United States could save about $600 billion in energy costs by 2020 if it hiked annual efficiency spending about five-fold, business consultants McKinsey and Co said in The United States could save about $600 … Continue reading

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Mines Could Provide Geothermal Energy

Mines  could be used to provide geothermal energy to local towns according to two engineers from the University of Oviedo, whose research is being published in the journal Renewable Energy. The method they have developed makes it possible to estimate … Continue reading

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EDF, First Solar to build French solar panel plant

EDF Energies Nouvelles and U.S. solar panel maker First Solar Inc said on Thursday they will build France’s largest solar panel manufacturing plant at an investment cost of 90 million euros ($128 million). The plant will initially be able to … Continue reading

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New Advances in Geothermal Energy

In addition to being a clean energy source without any greenhouse gas emissions, geothermal is  dependable source of power.A new method for capturing significantly more heat from low-temperature geothermal resources holds promise for generating almost pollution-free electrical energy. The approach … Continue reading

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