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MIT study cautions smaller nations on rushing to develop their natural gas resources; Cyprus as model

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The cost for these smaller nations makes up a larger portion of their economies, so before spending the money, they need to have the proper expectations. That’s a substantial amount of a country’s economy dependent on a resource that has proven to be unpredictable in the past. Nile Delta Basin’s potential stood even higher at 223 Tcf.

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Hawaii opts for EVs and renewable energy

Revenge of the Electric Car

Geothermal is particularly attractive since it’s a “forever&# renewable power source much like wind and solar - but without the intermittency of those clean energy sources. More locations are currently being scouted out in order to place additional geothermal plants close to areas of greatest demand.

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The Game-Changing Water Revolution: Interview with Stanley Weiner

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Water is behind every single sector of our economy and our way of life. In Israel, for instance, there are contracts to build these permanent desalination plants, but now it looks like the permits aren’t going to come through. And, as I mentioned before, the entire operation is run on solar power.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Solar, Wind and Biofuels Grew 53 Percent in 2008 Green Education = Environmental Religion? Individuals and businesses lose months and connect fees when they add solar and other forms of renewable energy to the grid. Shai Agassi predicts that Israel will have over 100,000 electric vehicles in use by 2010.

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Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

Drive Electric

Slovenia, Iceland, the Netherlands, Ireland, India, Denmark, Sweden, Israel, Germany and the United Kingdom all have 2030 deadlines. Successful schemes should be designed to capture CO2, fuel economy, NOx and safety benefits. This includes Norway and South Korea, by 2025. In 2020, 70 per cent of new vehicle sales in Norway were EV.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

So far Israel, Denmark, Australia , Hawaii and California’s Bay Area have plans to implement the Better Place model. Wind, solar and nuclear could easily change our electrical sources. Battery recharging would typically take two to four hours, he said. Much of the technology needed is still a distant dream ? but not all of it.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Better Place is building stations in San Francisco, Hawaii, Israel, and Denmark to swap out 1,000 pound batteries in a car wash type set up. will become less common over the next 10-years and that a mix of alternative fuel vehicles including electric, biofuel, hydrogen and solar will and is now seeing tremendous market growth.