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IBM Research uses supercomputer tech to harness the energy of 2,000 suns
2013-04-23 12:27:38| Extremetech
A collaboration of Swiss institutions, including IBM Research, has announced that it's developing a highly efficient, low-cost photovoltaic system that's capable of concentrating "the power of 2,000 suns." The collaboration claims that the system, which is targeted at dry regions such as southern Europe, Africa, the south west of North America, South America, and Australia, will have an overall efficiency of 80% -- and, miraculously, be able to provide a source of fresh water, too.
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Dividend Announcements: CCE, DO, DSWL, EL, EMR, LFUS, MA, NYX, SUNS, TE, TECH
2013-02-06 02:02:57| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
Coca-Cola Enterprises declared a quarterly dividend. Investors of record on Friday, March 8th will be given a dividend of $0.20 per share on Thursday, March 21st.
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Photovoltaics beat biofuels at converting sun's energy to miles driven
2013-01-17 19:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: In 2005, President George W. Bush and American corn farmers saw corn ethanol as a promising fossil fuel substitute that would reduce both American dependence on foreign oil and greenhouse gas emissions. Accordingly, the 2005 energy bill mandated that 4 billion gallons of renewable fuel be added to the gasoline supply in 2006. That rose to 4.7 billion gallons in 2007 and 7.5 billion in 2012. Since then, life cycle assessments (LCAs) have shown that corn ethanol has modest if any effect on reducing...
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