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Researchers from MIT and Sun Catalytix develop an artificial leaf for solar water splitting to produce hydrogen and oxygen

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This is a major achievement, which is one more step toward developing cheap and robust technology to harvest solar energy as chemical fuel. ”.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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Ed Feo is a partner with the law firm of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy and was voted one of the “Five Most Influential People in Renewable Energy” in 2008 by Euromoney / Institutional Investor. We reached peak oil consumption in the US in 2008 and the same is true in the EU and Japan. ” Billion in 2008). Billion vs. $28.3

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Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

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AFP Some 21m electric bicycles were sold in China in 2008, according to Frank Jamerson, author of Electric Bikes Worldwide Reports. Your correspondent borrowed the new A2B electric bicycle from Ultra Motors, a British firm, and took it for a spin in London. The figure has doubled since 2005.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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they have a degree of autonomy beyond the reach of federal government and can often make tough decisions: for example, California’s climate goals and London’s congestion charging. Galbraith joined The New York Times in June 2008 to write about renewable energy. .&# Environmentalists see another advantage to local entities

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