German solar power plants produced a world record 22 gigawatts of electricity – equal to 20 nuclear power stations at full capacity – through the midday hours of Friday and Saturday, the head of a renewable energy think tank has said … Norbert Allnoch, director of the Institute of the Renewable Energy Industry in Muenster, said the 22 gigawatts of solar power fed into the national grid on Saturday met nearly 50% of the nation’s midday electricity needs.
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A car showroom for Mazda that can open quickly, grow in phases, and can be moved when the lease on the land is up.
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It all started with the Rostlaube, a pilot project for an integrated fish and vegetable farm, by UrbanFarmers AG, Switzerland. The concept: plants need fertilizer and fish need clean water. In the natural environment, these species work together in a healthy mutual support system. Rostlaube delivered proof of concept: that natural cycle can be reduced to a minimum and replicated in a self-contained unit that could be relocated to where the source of food is needed.
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“according to the June edition of the NADA Official Used Car Guide:
the average trade-in value for a typically equipped 2011 Leaf SV electric car at $23,975 — 95 percent of its sticker price of $25,280, after the $7,500 federal tax credit available to buyers who purchase the vehicle new.
The projected trade-in value of the 2011 Volt, which runs on electricity and gasoline, was said to be $29,325, or 90 percent of its $32,780 sticker price for June, after the $7,500 federal tax credit.”
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Where do you think natural gas is going in the auto industry?
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