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Electron-eating Bacteria Open Up New Possibilities For Electricity Generation

Mila Luleva — Mon, 21 Jul 2014 09:22:51 +0000

Geobacter and Shewanella bacteria have become popular over the past decade not only because of their food source- naked electrons, but also because they have incredible electron transfer capabilities. These organisms have huge potential for alternative electricity generation, and as it turns out, they are not at all one of a kind. Various research teams have used […]

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10 Ideas to Generate Green Energy

Mila Luleva — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 22:00:05 +0000

We keep publishing stories on how to generate renewable energy, which tell us about investments worth millions. Scientific research, energy companies as well as governmental institutions come up with great solutions at very large scales. Of course, the materializing of all these projects and discussions might take a while, so let’s look into some interesting […]

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India to Invest $37 Bln for 17,000 MW Green Energy Capacity by 2017

Mike Sandru — Mon, 16 May 2011 20:20:00 +0000

India currently relies heavily on coal for its mass consumption of energy. Even though the country's renewable energy capacity represents 11% of the global installed power capacity, for India it is not enough. The ministry for New and Renewable Energy has recently announced an investment of $37 billion in green energy generation, which should add up another 17,000 MW in the next 6 years.

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