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The resort and hotel business is extremely competitive and costly. As more and more hotels become increasingly extravagant, they require evermore energy to run. Many are switching to green renewable energies to cut costs and in theory they could eventually …

From Guest Blogger R. Hoyal: Solar Energy Hotels — The Future Is Bright Read More »

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If man-made carbon dioxide emissions were not as big of a problem as it is now, then the Earth would be a lot cooler than what we’re experiencing today. The recent rise in temperature has lead two US-based researchers to …

From Guest Blogger Brooke Haughton: Broken Cycle: The Earth Should've Been Cooler By Now Read More »

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Tourism is an important part of the economy; it creates jobs and brings in outside money to a community. The problem is that by its very nature, tourism can be harsh on the environment as lots of energy and resources …

From Guest Blogger R. Hoyal: Renewable Energy Advances In The Tourism Industry Read More »

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In terms of the energy crisis, the States have had several controversies regarding natural gas for most parts of the year 2012. Politicians have been arguing about how to properly harvest natural gas as well as how the country can …

From Guest Blogger Jess Greenberg: Natural Gas on 2012 – What's Next on 2013? Read More »

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Conermex, one of the largest solar and wind power companies in Mexico, predicts that Mexico will double their capacity of solar within 2012, from 6 to 12 MW. Mexico’s National Solar Energy Association (ANES) says that Mexico could possibly generate …

From Guest-Blogger Mathias: Mexico Invests Big in Solar Power Read More »

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The response to my request for more cleantech business plans has taken me to some fantastically interesting places, as I knew it would. Here’s Smarter Flush, a consumer product I really love. For $19.95 and an investment of 10 minutes …

Cutting-Edge Consumer Product Conserves Huge Quantities of Water Read More »

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We hear a great deal about partisan bickering in Washington, but according to a webinar I attended this morning on power transmission, the governors of each state on the eastern seaboard of the US from Maine to Virginia are all …

Electric Power Transmission — Technology in Flux Read More »

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Systems can last for 40 or more years. By going solar, you can lock in your current and future energy costs in at today’s lower rates. The first crude modern solar photovoltaic Solar cells were created in the Bell Telephone …

Guest Post from Wayne Mackey: A Case for Solar Photovoltaics Today Read More »

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The exciting World Future Energy Summit (WFES) opens January 17th and continues through January 20th in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates.  WFES is one of the few international events that brings together policy makers, government leaders, private industry, the …

[The Vector] World Future Energy Summit January 17-20th, 2011 Read More »

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The Vector is pleased to see progress made in the solar thermal / CSP (concentrating solar power) space. We have always believed that solar thermal is the heavy betting favorite to be the ultimate winner in the race for a …

[The Vector] Progress in Solar Thermal / CSP (Concentrating Solar Power) Read More »

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