A1 Energy » Energy News http://a1energy.ie Solar Panel Services Mon, 24 Mar 2014 22:37:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.7.1 Models of Sustainability – Sweden Runs Out of Garbage http://a1energy.ie/models-of-sustainability-sweden-runs-out-of-garbage http://a1energy.ie/models-of-sustainability-sweden-runs-out-of-garbage#comments Wed, 07 Aug 2013 22:34:36 +0000 http://a1energy.ie/?p=183 BinsDue to Sweden’s innovative waste-to-energy program and highly efficient recycling habits, the Scandinavian nation faces an interesting dilemma. They have run out of trash. Sweden’s waste management and recycling programs are second to none as only four percent of the nation’s waste ends up in landfills. By contrast, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, […]

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]]> http://a1energy.ie/models-of-sustainability-sweden-runs-out-of-garbage/feed 0 Roads of the Future Charged by Solar ? http://a1energy.ie/roads-of-the-future-charged-by-solar http://a1energy.ie/roads-of-the-future-charged-by-solar#comments Wed, 07 Aug 2013 20:40:45 +0000 http://a1energy.ie/?p=173 RoadThis week the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge was lit in the greatest LED art display ever. I was dazzled, but a little side-note in the news story caught my attention. The Bay Bridge opened in 1936, after construction began in 1933. The grandness of this bridge was quickly eclipsed, however, when the more picturesque Golden Gate Bridge opened in 1937. […]

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]]> http://a1energy.ie/roads-of-the-future-charged-by-solar/feed 0 New Awards to Recognise Environmental Heroes in the Northwest of Ireland http://a1energy.ie/new-awards-to-recognise-environmental-heroes-in-the-northwest-of-ireland http://a1energy.ie/new-awards-to-recognise-environmental-heroes-in-the-northwest-of-ireland#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:23:53 +0000 http://a1energy.ie/?p=132 SOPDo you know someone in your area who, in their own way, is an outstanding contribution to the environment and the planet?

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]]> http://a1energy.ie/new-awards-to-recognise-environmental-heroes-in-the-northwest-of-ireland/feed 0 New patented fabrication technique key to new solar power technology http://a1energy.ie/new-patented-fabrication-technique-key-to-new-solar-power-technology http://a1energy.ie/new-patented-fabrication-technique-key-to-new-solar-power-technology#comments Tue, 28 May 2013 15:37:52 +0000 http://a1energy.ie/?p=108 This is an illustration of a working optical rectifying antenna, or rectenna. Credit: (Illustration by Justine Braisted/UConn) Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2013-02-patented-fabrication-technique-key-solar.html#jCpA novel fabrication technique developed by a University of Connecticut engineering professor

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