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African Sun Prepares to Power Europe (IPS)
Read at : http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=105875 By Julio Godoy Solar thermal power plants are indispensable to meet Europe’s energy demands and to reduce greenhouse gases emissions substantially,...
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Free Hot Water From Cyprus Rooftops (Green Prophet)
Read at : http://www.greenprophet.com/2011/12/cyprus-solar-hot-water-heater/ Solar Water Heaters Give Free Hot Water From Cyprus Rooftops Maurice Picow Free hot water from the sun. Cyprus now leads the...
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The most ambitious solar power renewable energy project (Google / Huffington...
Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.huffingtonpost.com/vivian-norris-de-montaigu/nur-energie-tunur_b_1239117.html?ref=green&ir=Green Here Comes the Sun: Tunisia to Energize Europe...
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Using solar energy to prevent desertification (Google / Hanwha SolarOne)
Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.hanwha-solarone.com/en/news/company-news/company-news-017 Hanwha is preventing desertification using solar energy in China Hanwha announced on...
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Solar power and water (Google / Gulf Times)
Read at :Google Alert – desertification http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=496098&version=1&template_id=57&parent_id=56 Research on producing water from...
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Making drinking water for irrigation and domestic use with solar energy...
Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.waterworld.com/index/display/news_display/1634354509.html Qatar: Solar energy to make drinking water ANSAmed – English March 30, 2012 (ANSAmed) Qatar...
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Solar energy to fight desertification (Google / Sabahi)
Read at : Google Alerts http://sabahionline.com/en_GB/articles/hoa/articles/features/2012/12/19/feature-02 Somalis harness solar energy to fight desertification By Adnan Hussein in Mogadishu Dozens of...
View ArticleGoing solar is a luxury few can afford (The Economist)
Read at : The Economist Tech.view Sunny side down Feb 15th 2008 From Economist.com Going solar is a luxury few can afford IT’S not easy being green—nor is it cheap. With the best will (and some of the...
View ArticleComment on : Going solar is a luxury few can afford (The Economist) – Febr. 16
Read at : My son Luc’s comment on this interesting text on solar energy : Return On Investment (ROI) on roof mounted solar panels these days is about 7-8 years. A good investment if you have $US 20 –...
View ArticleSolar Cooking (Google / NEWSgather)
Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977261078&grpId=3659174697244816&nav=Groupspace Introducing Solar Cooking to the World by Sam...
View ArticleAt the Zenith of Solar Energy (BGU)
Read at : “Debby van Rheenen (BGU)” <rheenen_van@yahoo.com> Please find below an article in Businessweek: Israeli energy startup Zenith Solar is pioneering a “concentrated solar power” method...
View ArticleMore light than heat (The Economist)
Message from my son Paul From Economist.com Apr 7th 2008 ——————————————– More light than heat Bureaucratic meddling has harmed solar power ——————————————– LAST week, EDF, one of the world’s biggest...
View ArticleSand dune fixation (Land Degrad. Develop. 2008)
I received an interesting message from Richard CATHCART on: SAND DUNE FIXATION: A SOLAR-POWERED SHARA SEAWATER PIPELINE MACROPROJECT Please go to : sahara-seawatere280a6-mauritania
View ArticleZero Net Energy Buildings (Google / The Daily Green)
Read at : The Daily Green http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/zero-net-energy-47100803?src=nl&mag=tdg&list=dgr&kw=ist The Promise of Zero Net Energy Buildings Warehouse...
View ArticleArtificial trees could save the planet (Gardening Tips ‘n’ Ideas)
Read at : Gardening Tips ‘n’ Ideas <scrobins@westnet.com.au> Artificial trees could save the planet We’ve been putting up with artificial lawn, plants, flavourings, colourings, you name it –...
View ArticleGenerating power and money (AfricaFiles)
Read at : Africa InfoServ <infoserv@africafiles.org> No. 19702: Generating power and money — Ecology Title: Generating power and money Author: John Keane Category: Ecology Date: 12/20/2008...
View ArticleSolar energy, wood stoves and biochar to combat desertification and poverty...
Today I received an interesting email from Graham KNIGHT (Biodesign). Although I did not check the value of his claims, I do not hesitate to put his message on my blog, hoping this will prove to be a...
View ArticleEurope’s Saharan power plan: miracle or mirage? (Google / Reuters)
Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-GreenBusiness/idUSTRE57N00920090824 Europe’s Saharan power plan: miracle or mirage? By Tom Pfeiffer RABAT (Reuters) – A 400...
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8 Innovative Solar Projects (The Daily Green)
Read at : The Daily Green http://www.thedailygreen.com/ 8 Innovative Solar Projects Highlights from the 14th Annual National Solar Tour. By Terri Steele Read more:...
View ArticleChina : energy and sand dune shortcapsuled willow, Salix brachycarpa...
Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://climateprogress.org/2010/01/12/china-csp-concentrated-solar-thermal-power-esolar/ China pursues the technology that will save humanity U.S. solar thermal...
View ArticleWorld powered by solar and wind energy? (Science Daily)
Read at : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100824161424.htm Can the World Be Powered Mainly by Solar and Wind Energy? ScienceDaily (Aug. 25, 2010) — Continuous research and development of...
View ArticleDESERTEC : supplying clean energy from desert regions to regions with less...
Read at : http://www.greenprophet.com/2010/04/desertec-middle-east/ Meet DESERTEC’s Oliver Steinmetz: Opportunities for Middle East Countries Karin Kloosterman | April 9th, 2010 Farming the sun from...
View ArticleBuilding several solar power plants across North Africa and shipping the...
Read at : http://www.greenprophet.com/2010/11/solar-energy-from-sahara-desert-could-power-europe/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+greenprophet+%28Green+Prophet%29...
View ArticleGreening Deserts for Carbon Credits (Renewable Energy World.com)
Read at : http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2010/02/greening-deserts-for-carbon-credits Greening Deserts for Carbon Credits By Thomas R. Blakeslee, Clearlight Foundation Poor farming...
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Global Warming during the Coldest December since records (J. VAN COTTHEM)
Here is a message of my son Jan (Seattle) : Scientists have determined that low sunspot activity corresponds with colder weather patterns. The mini-ice age of the mid-1600s corresponded to the “Maunder...
View ArticleUAE: green technology and renewable energy (Google / Emirates 247)
Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/uae-urged-to-tap-solar-power-2010-12-28-1.335015 UAE urged to tap solar power Emirates among states with high carbon...
View ArticleA new way to bring water to thirsty plants: photovoltaic drip irrigation –...
Read at : http://www.atdforum.org/spip.php?article344&var_recherche=malnutrition Drip Irrigation powered by Solar Cells http://seedmagazine.com/content/article/watered_by_the_sun/ Watered by the...
View ArticleCombating Desertification through Solar Lighting (Google / The Kopernik)
Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://thekopernik.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=148&Itemid=62 This project will sell low cost solar lamps to poor villagers on...
View ArticleNew solar energy desalination process (Green Prophet)
Read at : http://www.greenprophet.com/2011/01/solar-desalination/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+greenprophet+%28Green+Prophet%29 Solar Desalination Tech Tested By...
View ArticleNew sunoven
Interested in solar energy ? Here is a new sunoven. Have a look at : http://www.solsuffit.be/_en/solution/sunoven.htm
View ArticleBoosting the light-to-power conversion efficiency of photovoltaics (Science...
Read at : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110429121853.htm New Solar Cell Technology Greatly Boosts Efficiency ScienceDaily (Apr. 29, 2011) — With the creation of a 3-D nanocone-based...
View ArticlePolitical stability, as well as sunshine is needed for Desertec solar...
Read at : http://www.greenprophet.com/2011/06/arab-spring-desertec/ Arab Spring May Boost Chance for Desertec Solar Power Maurice Picow The “Arab Spring” uprisings that have turned several Middle...
View ArticleThe dust has yet to settle in northern Africa. When it does, the region’s...
Read at : http://ourworld.unu.edu/en/deserts-prove-fertile-ground-for-renewable-energy/ Deserts prove fertile ground for renewable energy by Nele Jensch For the time being, Egypt’s future is uncertain....
View ArticleA tree-like stand affixed with small solar panels in the Fibonacci pattern...
Read at : http://foodfreedom.wordpress.com/2011/08/19/13-year-old-makes-solar-breakthrough-with-fibonacci-sequence/ 13-Year-Old Makes Solar Breakthrough with Fibonacci Sequence Northport, N.Y....
View ArticleA solar power initiative for implementation in Northern Africa (Envirowriters)
Read at : http://envirowriters.wordpress.com/2011/09/09/response-3-desert-power/ Response #3: Desert Power by wojtanek “German blue chip firms throw weight behind north African solar project”, by Kate...
View ArticleSustainable development of the poorest : Solar energy for indoor lighting...
A message from my friend Annemie VAN HOLLEBEKE (Belgium) : Very interesting use of a plastic bottle : that’s what one should call an invention. Respect!!! http://youtu.be/JOl4vwhwkW8
View ArticleNew insights into natural photosynthesis (Science Daily)
Read at : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110923095803.htm Scientists Lay out Plans for Efficient Harvesting of Solar Energy ScienceDaily (Sep. 23, 2011) — Solar power could be harvested...
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Planting trees and energy saving technologies needed in Kenya
Photo credit: Google United Nations News Centre – Cost of deforestation in Kenya far exceeds gains from forestry and logging, Kenya: Study – Kenya Loses 5.6 Million Trees Daily EXCERPT According to the...
View ArticleSomething to please the hungry Africans: “We will need finance”.
Here is something to make the hungry Africans and their malnourished children extremely happy. Maybe some companies, selling solar panels, too. We would rather think at needing finance for offering a...
View ArticleSolar greenhouses to save energy
Photo credit: WVC 1995-1999 – Picture5-Gao-Jia-Van-02b.jpg Belgian TC-Dialogue Foundation’s Greenhouse project in the Lanzhou region (Gansu Province, P.R. China 1995-1999) Reinventing the Greenhouse...
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