Dutch tap solar heat from asphalt roads
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It's like an outdoor radiant floor heating system. It melts ice and the excess energy can help heat or cool buildings.
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Scientists have struggled for years to make electricity from the sunâs light, at a cost competitive with other power sources. Now they are close, using the sunâs heat instead.
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A U.S. geographer says he believes an urban landscape of circular parks, lawns and even buildings can help reduce the urban heat island effect.
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The use of solar energy that has been declared compulsory for new buildings by the Spanish government as of next year is expected to not only save consumers money, but also cut the burning of fossil fuels and reduce air pollution.
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Ohio company Velocys touts its novel method for making methane useful for powering heating systems or transportation. By Elizabeth Svoboda.
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Buildings are getting smarter &#151; and the next generation of building materials is expected to do even more. Windows could trap the sun's energy to heat hot water. Sensors that measure the carbon dioxide exhaled by people in a room could determine whether the air conditioning needs to be turned up.
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"Energy was too cheap for people to take it seriously, but with the rise in energy costs and the IPCC report people see that they have to look for other solutions now"  The sun reflects from the Sonnenschiff, or Solar Ship, community center in Freiburg, southern Germany, on May 18, 2007. via The South Mississippi Sun Herald
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A Florida county has grand plans to ditch its dump, generate electricity and help build roads &#151; all by vaporizing garbage at temperatures hotter than parts of the sun.
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Thirty years ago, Rep. Jim Oberstar testified in favor of his legislation to install solar panels at federal buildings. Now, as chairman of the House Transportation Committee, he's got the juice to make it happen &#151; at least on a small scale.
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Real Goods Solar gets ready to join the mix.
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The suspect maths of energy-saving street lighting Westminster City Council is doing its bit to save the planet by installing energy-saving street lamps in every thoroughfare in the borough, the BBC reports.â¦
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LOUDON, N.H. -- The sun came out -- finally -- 100 laps into yesterday's Sylvania 200 Craftsman Truck Series at New Hampshire International Speedway. Trouble is, it was a bit after 6 p.m. and the sun also happened to be setting behind the main grandstand.
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Researchers are harnessing solar energy to convert carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide, which can be used to make fuels.
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Too much sun provides a chance to put a product to the test on a mother-daughter business trip.
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Free hybrid-car parking. Cash rebates for installing solar panels. Low-interest loans for energy-saving home renovations. Money to tear up desert lawns and replace them with drought-resistant landscaping.
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In the past, most energy consisted of natural gas, oil and electricity. Construction was done with no thought as to how long these resources would last. Today there is more emphasis placed on alternate energy sources such as solar and  wind energy. Even common hay bales are being used in construction of buildings for insulation.
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Several libraries in Westchester have, or are planning to install, systems which use the earthâs constant temperature below the frost line to heat and cool their buildings.