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Shrinking the cost for solar power

May 11, 2007 With a big facility and careful planning, it's possible to produce solar power for a competitive price, experts say. TAGS: solar energy, plant, Morse Plc., electricity, facility, expert

Report: Forget fueling cars on corn or soybeans

July 11, 2006 Think of ethanol as biofuel 1.0. Genetically modified plants or synthetic fuels could be the alternatives that gain traction. TAGS: plant, fuel, biodiesel, energy, food, car

Solar thermal energy making a comeback

June 7, 2007 The first solar thermal project in years has cranked to life, and more will follow. Images: Solar thermal heats up in the desert TAGS: plant, electricity, mirror, project, power

Sharp invests $1.5 billion in LCD TV boom

January 12, 2005 Electronics maker to build another LCD plant in Japan in preparation for boom in large-screen LCD TVs. TAGS: Sharp Corp., LCD TV, plant, LCD, LCD panel, manufacturing, TV, Japan, Sony Corp.

Sharp unveils 108-inch LCD television

January 7, 2007 Electronics giant says the television has a higher resolution than plasmas and lower power consumption. TAGS: Sharp Corp., LCD TV, glass, plasma TV, LCD, sheet, plant, Consumer Electronics Show, TV, power consumption, Samsung Electronics, PC, video

Sensor battles senseless houseplant death

October 19, 2006 House plants, fear not. A USB-powered sensor is coming to save you. Plant safety in a stake TAGS: plant, soil, sensor, stake, retailer, health

Full steam ahead for Nevada solar project

March 12, 2007 A new power plant in the desert taps into solar-thermal energy to pour on the electricity for nearby Las Vegas.Images: Solar thermal heats up in the desert TAGS: plant, electricity, Nevada, Las Vegas, heat, project, power, utility

Solar thermal plants go back to the future

September 10, 2007 Start-up Ausra nabs $40 million in venture capital to build utility-scale solar power plants, an idea that is again gaining traction. Photo: Collecting sunlight TAGS: plant, electricity, venture capital, California

Dell to spend $115 million on new plant

November 9, 2004 North Carolina facility will open in fall 2005 and employ 1,500 people within the next five years, Dell says. TAGS: North Carolina, Kevin Rollins, plant, manufacturing, company representative, East Coast, Dell, facility, Asia, Europe, desktop computer, U.S., CEO, PC

Solar-cell business poised for huge growth

October 18, 2006 Manufacturing plants to produce solar cells at a daily rate equal to the entire solar-cell production in 1980. TAGS: Applied Materials Inc., plant, cell, silicon, semiconductor, factory, equipment, TFT, glass, ton, manufacturing, LCD

Texas power plant runs on biodiesel

March 19, 2007 Biofuels Power is harvesting oil from deep fat fryers to run its 5-megawatt power plant. TAGS: biodiesel, plant, alternative energy, Texas, animal, facility, U.S.

Will taxes halt Calif.'s solar thermal ambitions?

December 11, 2007 California is pushing solar thermal tech--but if it doesn't extend a real estate tax break, it will discourage it.Photos: Shedding light on solar thermal TAGS: exemption, plant, alternative energy, natural gas, California, tax, electricity, state, entrepreneur, Governor, real estate, CEO, utility

Dell opens controversial plant

October 5, 2005 Lawsuit challenging generous tax breaks didn't stop $100 million North Carolina production facility. Photo: Dell's new N.C. plant TAGS: North Carolina, plant, Dell, tax, Governor, incentive, state, U.S.

AMD turns to Chartered for help

November 9, 2004 Advanced Micro Devices is building a new plant in Germany but still needs outside assistance to meet expected demand. TAGS: Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd., plant, AMD, AMD Opteron, Singapore, manufacturing, R&D, chip company, capacity, Germany, IBM Corp., agreement, AMD Athlon, Intel, server, PC

Can baking soda curb global warming?

November 27, 2007 A start-up in Texas says it can turn the carbon dioxide emitted by power plants into baking soda.Photos: Fumes turned baking soda TAGS: soda, carbon, global warming, plant, energy, Texas, scientist

Imperium says new plant slashes cost of biodiesel production

August 15, 2007 Company announces plans for several large-scale biodiesel plants, potentially ratcheting up impact of the alternative fuel.Photos: 100 million gallons of biodiesel TAGS: biodiesel, plant, ConocoPhillips Co., animal, Washington, U.S.

Inside Toyota's hybrid factory

October 10, 2006 The plant at Tsutsumi aims to build 1,900 cars a day. When there's a problem, the music gets downright cheery. TAGS: Toyota Prius, factory, hybrid car, Japan, plant, worker, production, car, U.S.

Biodiesel venture combines refining, genetic engineering

November 20, 2007 Montana may be too dry and hostile to make ideal farmland. But a new joint venture wants to turn it into a haven for biodiesel production. TAGS: biodiesel, genetic engineering, Montana, plant, oil, venture, CEO, food

Start-up to produce cheaper ethanol with microbe

August 14, 2007 SunEthanol is optimizing a naturally occurring microbe that converts the cellulose in plants to ethanol. TAGS: Sharp Corp., plant

VeraSun to squeeze ethanol, biodiesel from same corn

November 4, 2006 Company has plans for a plant that will produce two alternative fuels. TAGS: biodiesel, plant, petroleum
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