Renewable Energy

World's Largest Solar Ship Completes Transatlantic Voyage
September 2, 2013
The world’s largest solar ship completed its second transatlantic crossing this year, reported Renewable Energy World website.  The catamaran PlanetSolar voyaged from Canada to Belgium, a distance of 2,857 miles, in 23 days.  The German-built catamaran is exclusively powered by solar energy. The 2013 expedition was designed to demonstrate the ship’s...
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PlanetSolar, Renewable Energy, Solar Boat, Solar Energy
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Top Ten Environmental Schools by Sierra
August 14, 2013
On August 14, environmental magazine Sierra, published by the Sierra Club, released its seventh annual report ranking American universities according to their degree of environmentalism.  The Cool School 2013 report is intended to guide prospective students wishing to attend “green” schools and to reward those institutions that are dedicated to sustainability...
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Colleges, Environmentalism, Renewable Energy, Sustainability
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Kelp as a New Biofuel Source
June 14, 2013
Could brown kelp one day provide a global supply of biomethane and ethanol?  Any beachgoer in the Pacific Northwest would recognize the long, stringy Sugar Kelp (laminaria saccharina) that frequently washes up on beaches there.  Although kelp’s commercial applications are currently limited, Paal Bakken, founder and CEO of Seaweed Energy Solutions, believes that...
Renewable Energy
Biofuel, Kelp, Renewable Energy
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