fossil fuel dependency Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Wed, 29 Jul 2015 05:33:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Windy Day In Denmark Provides 140% of Energy Needs https://www.greenoptimistic.com/denmark-wind-power-july-2015/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/denmark-wind-power-july-2015/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2015 05:33:45 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=55996 It was an unusually windy day in Denmark on Thursday, July 9. So unusually windy that the country found themselves generating 116% of the entire nation’s energy needs. On Friday morning at 3am, Denmark wind power had provided 140% of the electricity demand, and was able to share the excess power with Norway, Germany and […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/denmark-wind-power-july-2015/feed/ 2 55996 Ocean-Based Algae Production System Could Revolutionize the Biofuel Industry https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ocean-based-algae-production-system-could-revolutionize-the-biofuel-industry-20091104/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ocean-based-algae-production-system-could-revolutionize-the-biofuel-industry-20091104/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:17:04 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=5202 Two Kansas State University Engineers have designed a new algae production system that could reduce the cost of biodiesel and help the U.S. Government to change from fossil fuel dependency to a renewable power source.

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