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The Japanese government plans to install the world's first commercial fuel-cell cogeneration system for residential use at the Prime Minister's new official residence, scheduled to be completed in spring 2005.
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A coalition group is praising the states of California and New Jersey for advancing new energy-saving appliance standards.
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European scientists have developed light, flexible solar panels that could be sewn on fabrics and placed on surfaces to charge objects ranging from cell phones and DVD players to batteries.
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Contrasting public beliefs that solar panels are far too expensive for the average homeowner to install, a new report quantifies the great economic benefits of doing so.
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The Sony Music Studio in Tokyo is indirectly using 300,000 kWh per year of green power generated by the Choshi-Byobugaura Wind Power Station in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, to meet a part of its power requirements.
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Pepsi Cola of Klamath Falls has installed the Northwest's largest solar electric system, 172 kilowatts at three locations -- a system that will generate all the energy the facilities will use over the course of a year.
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More than 200 Food Lion stores in eight states have earned the Energy Star designation from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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The energy-saving design of a new office building in the capital of Australia has achieved a 43% reduction in water consumption compared with that of an average office building of standard design.
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This year the 29-meter (95ft) high illuminated Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square is powered by hydrogen and a fuel cell -- the first project of its kind in Europe.
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Honda increased its lead over its competitors in the biennial race for the title of greenest automaker, the Union of Concerned Scientists has announced.
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The World Resources Institute and members of its Green Power Market Development Group have announced 62 megawatts of new renewable energy purchases and projects.
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HSBC has announced its intention to be the first major bank to go “carbon neutral” in a program that may cost up to $7 million in the first year.
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The University of North Dakota Energy & Environmental Research Center has successfully generated electricity from biomass with a cost-effective gasification technology in a diesel engine.
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BIOCAP Canada Foundation, a multi-stakeholder university research network, has released a new Primer on Bioproducts to coincide with the BioNorth 2004 event held recently in Ottawa.
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A new report by the World Wildlife Fund shows that the power sector is failing to act responsibly in the face of the greatest threat confronting the world in the 21st century.
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China plans to double its energy consumption as its economy quadruples by 2020, officials have said.
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ACC announced a total of 19 awards to these companies for their company-wide or plant-specific progress.
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Several businesses in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia have formally launched the Clean Energy Partnership, a regional coalition working to promote solutions to global warming and air pollution.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, China's State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA), the Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau and other organizations have launched a project to retrofit a select fleet of existing buses and trucks in China with clean diesel technology.
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Using the latest solar technology, a Canadian-led partnership is helping coffee producers in Costa Rica save energy and help the environment.
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The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) is to make €1 million available to fund renewable energy and energy efficiency projects internationally.
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If enacted by federal regulators and Congress the new standards will avoid the need for 25 new power plants, advocates say.
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BP Solar, the world's third largest solar company, is turning profitable for the first time in its 30-year history and aims to more than double its manufacturing capacity, the firm's president says.
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Convincing senior executives to buy into resource-efficient energy projects takes more than numbers. Context and relevance are critical. By Loren Snyder
by Emily Rabin
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Spain wants to take advantage of its sunshine by making solar panels compulsory in new and renovated buildings -- to save fuel costs and to improve the environment.