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Profiles of Four Renewable Energy Sources

Profiles of Four Renewable Energy Sources

The renewable energy business is booming. Here is a survey of the leading renewable technologies of today and tomorrow -- wind, solar, biomass and hydrogen.

 

How Green Are Biofuels?

How Green Are Biofuels?

Enthusiastically, politics and business embraced so–called biofuels promising energy independence and carbon neutrality. But while fuel is getting green, land for food is getting scarce.

 

The Top Five Biofuel Crops

The Top Five Biofuel Crops

Biofuels can be produced from a number of crops and plants. Corn, rapeseed, palm oil, sugar cane, and jatropha are among the top five. But how efficient and sustainable are they?

 

Turning the Tide

Turning the Tide

British sea power is making a comeback as the island nation seeks to once again rule the waves.

 

Biogas: Power Ranchers

Biogas: Power Ranchers

Germany is trying to reduce dependence on coal, oil, and nuclear power. Biogas is an alternative and could help farmers generate new income.

 

Don’t Expect Too Much from Biofuels

Don’t Expect Too Much from Biofuels

International organizations warn against rising food prices because of growing demand for biofuel crops. Brice Lalonde, chairman of the Roundtable on Sustainable Development at OECD, weighs the pros and cons of biofuels.

 

Biofuels? Source Locally!

Biofuels? Source Locally!

Diana Profir from the Green Power Market Development Group Europe at the World Resource Institute talks about the do's and don'ts when investing in biofuels.

 

The Best Ways to Use Renewable Power

The Best Ways to Use Renewable Power

Renewable energy can come from all kinds of sources: sun, wind, Earth, plants. See what works best.

 

Wind Energy in Germany: From Land to Sea

Wind Energy in Germany: From Land to Sea

Every year more wind power is being produced and consumed worldwide. Germany, however, has reached a point of near saturation. Offshore windparks could be the next big thing.

 

Benefits and Risks of Eco-Energy

Benefits and Risks of Eco-Energy

The prospects for renewable energy seem better than ever. Does this mean a green light for corporate investment in renewables?

 

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