Technology:
¶ The new solar cells designed by NREL scientists are 30% more efficient than older ones. (This is more information on a technology reported earlier.) [AZoNano.com]
World:
¶ The director of the Philippine Department of Energy cites renewable power sources as contributing to energy security. [Philippine Information Agency]
¶ The Indian wind energy saw debt funding totaling of $437.3 million (Rs 2348.30 crore) during the third quarter. [Economic Times]
US:
¶ Nuclear plants on the East Coast of the US are watching and waiting as Hurricane Sandy approaches land. [New York Times]
¶ Local solar companies hire local graduates. [El Paso Inc.]
¶ The Sustainable Energy Research Facility at Frostburg State University, which is opening today, is off-grid. It is heated and powered by renewable sources including solar, wind, hydrogen fuel cells. [ABC2 News]
¶ The US is cutting carbon emissions by moving from coal to natural gas and renewable sources. The problem is that the coal not used in the US is being burned anyway, because it is being exported to be used elsewhere. [MSN News UK]
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