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		<title>Turning Yucky Stuff into Energy – It’s a Gas</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2011/04/29/turning-yucky-stuff-into-energy-%e2%80%93-it%e2%80%99s-a-gas/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2011/04/29/turning-yucky-stuff-into-energy-%e2%80%93-it%e2%80%99s-a-gas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[All About Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coast to Coast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biogas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carbon dioxide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Two things we try to avoid stepping in are garbage and manure. Yet, disgusting as they may be, these two members of the biomass clan are sources of renewable energy. Just not in their usual forms. Take garbage. Day after day it is trucked out to huge landfills where it gets buried by more garbage.<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2011/04/29/turning-yucky-stuff-into-energy-%e2%80%93-it%e2%80%99s-a-gas/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Totally Renewable – and Renewed – by 2030?</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2011/02/10/totally-renewable-%e2%80%93-and-renewed-%e2%80%93-by-2030/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2011/02/10/totally-renewable-%e2%80%93-and-renewed-%e2%80%93-by-2030/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[All About Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coast to Coast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthy Home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy consumption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy efficiency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy savings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fuel-efficient]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar power]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wind energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wind power]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=13445</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In our recent post on the World Future Energy Summit, we discussed the need for policy change in order to achieve current climate change targets. Two scientists in the United States have taken that one step further. Mark Z. Jacobson, professor of civil and environmental engineering, Stanford University and Mark A. Delucchi, research scientist, Institute<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2011/02/10/totally-renewable-%e2%80%93-and-renewed-%e2%80%93-by-2030/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>You Say You Want a Revolution</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2011/02/08/you-say-you-want-a-revolution/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2011/02/08/you-say-you-want-a-revolution/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 16:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[All About Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coast to Coast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alternative energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy consumption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy efficiency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy-efficient]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=13441</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A recurring theme at the recently held fourth World Future Energy Summit (WFES) was that the transformation to a clean energy future requires a new way of thinking. That new way of thinking was best described by Lord Nicholas Stern, Chair of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2011/02/08/you-say-you-want-a-revolution/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>E3 Roundtable Discussion Continues</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2011/01/24/e3-roundtable-discussion-continues/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2011/01/24/e3-roundtable-discussion-continues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[All About Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coast to Coast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy efficiency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GHG emissions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hydropower]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[low-carbon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=13343</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The third of four E3 (energy, environment, economy) Roundtables was held in Calgary January 17th, 2010. Hosted by Corporate Knights magazine and sponsored by Enbridge, the Roundtables “provide for a discussion that will support the development of visionary energy policy options for the whole of Canada.” Central to the discussion was the theme question “Most<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2011/01/24/e3-roundtable-discussion-continues/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pretty hot sculpture, pretty cool power</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/09/27/pretty-hot-sculpture-pretty-cool-power/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/09/27/pretty-hot-sculpture-pretty-cool-power/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 17:10:58 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[All About Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alternative energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Land Art Generator Initiative]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Masdar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar power]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=11569</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Image: Decker Yeadon LLC Solar panels are becoming common sights in our daily lives: from our backpacks to the tops of our neighbourhoods. But one thing that nobody’s accused solar panels of being, thus far, is pretty. But that’s going to change if one project has its way. The Light Sanctuary would be a solar plant<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/09/27/pretty-hot-sculpture-pretty-cool-power/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Enormous Storage In A Tiny Battery</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/08/03/enormous-storage-in-a-tiny-battery/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/08/03/enormous-storage-in-a-tiny-battery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:10:05 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[All About Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alternative energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[batteries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy storage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=11077</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The researchers who discovered it say it’s ”the most condensed form of energy storage outside of nuclear energy.” That’s big talk for something so small: a “battery” capable of storing a million atmospheres worth of pressure in a white crystal called xenon difluoride (XeF2). By squeezing the xenon difluoride in a tiny diamond anvil (yes,<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/08/03/enormous-storage-in-a-tiny-battery/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Bright Idea: Keeping Things Dim</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/07/30/a-bright-idea-keeping-things-dim/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/07/30/a-bright-idea-keeping-things-dim/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[All About Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon offsets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CO2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy saving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environmental impact]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GHG emissions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=11057</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Since most of us aren’t ready to pack up our belongings and pitch a tent in the middle of the wilderness, the steps we take to reduce our environmental impact tend to be small ones. Government websites like the Office of Energy Efficiency provide a host of energy-saving tips like choosing low-energy lighting fixtures and<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/07/30/a-bright-idea-keeping-things-dim/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Not Just A Bunch Of Hot Air</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/07/28/not-just-a-bunch-of-hot-air/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/07/28/not-just-a-bunch-of-hot-air/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:10:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Quirk E]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emission-free vehicles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environmentally friendly energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hydrogen fuel cell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar power]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=11008</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Air travel by dirigibles enjoyed a brief golden age in the early 20th century, evoking images of giant blimps crossing the Atlantic like airborne luxury liners. (There’s an urban legend that says the Empire State Building was even originally supposed to have a refuelling station built into its top, but as fanciful as it might<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/07/28/not-just-a-bunch-of-hot-air/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>A little fit over microFIT</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/07/22/a-little-fit-over-microfit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/07/22/a-little-fit-over-microfit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:11:33 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Coast to Coast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[feed-in-tariff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Energy Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar panels]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=11222</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Globe and Mail recently profiled a rising wave of resentment over a change in Ontario’s otherwise popular feed-in-tariff (FIT) program. A quiet change to the regime on July 2 reduced the rate paid to solar producers from 80.2 cents to 58.8 cents per kilowatt hour for ground-mounted solar photovoltaic, which has some producers up<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/07/22/a-little-fit-over-microfit/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Bridge Not Too Far</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/07/20/a-bridge-not-too-far/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/07/20/a-bridge-not-too-far/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:10:37 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Coast to Coast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coal-fired power plants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[natural gas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unconventional energy sources]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=11035</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last month, the Canadian Centre for Energy, this humble blog’s (mostly) proud parent, wrote a newsletter about natural gas. In many ways, Canada’s energy future is going to resemble its present, with existing types of energy production, but unconventional sources are going to have major effects on that production. As the country’s conventional reserves of oil<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/07/20/a-bridge-not-too-far/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bigger And Biggerer</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/06/30/bigger-and-biggerer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/06/30/bigger-and-biggerer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Quirk E]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Masdar City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[photosynthesis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar energy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=10897</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When we talk about solar power, we’re not always thinking big. It’s exciting to discover, for example, that there’s actually a species of ocean-bound bacteria that can photosynthesize just like land-based plants, and we’re always hearing about solar-powered devices like solar backpacks that can fit just about anywhere. But sometimes, bigger really is better —<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/06/30/bigger-and-biggerer/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Polluters Pay To Promote Parallel Projects</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/06/28/polluters-pay-to-promote-parallel-projects/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/06/28/polluters-pay-to-promote-parallel-projects/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:10:53 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[All About Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cogeneration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GHG emissions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=10870</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[No one’s figured out how to snatch money from thin air, but 30 Alberta companies recently cashed in by doing almost that: reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. From CO2 capturing in Exshaw to solar and wind power installations in 9,000 homes across the province, Alberta’s climate change fund is paying out for the first round<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/06/28/polluters-pay-to-promote-parallel-projects/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Making Waves With Tidal Kites</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/06/16/making-waves-with-tidal-kites/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/06/16/making-waves-with-tidal-kites/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[All About Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tidal energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tidal power generation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=10536</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When you think about it, a lot of our renewable energy methods are basically just closely related technological cousins. For example: the humble turbine. Whether it’s being spun by a raging river, or a strong breeze a turbine is just a turbine, wherever it is. And that might be why, in the end, it isn’t<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/06/16/making-waves-with-tidal-kites/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Go Big Or Go Green Or Both</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/05/12/go-big-or-go-green-or-both/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/05/12/go-big-or-go-green-or-both/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 17:10:07 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[All About Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon footprint]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emissions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GHG emissions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=10404</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As we’ve seen with project like the United Arab Emirates’ Masdar City, there’s something to be said for raising a city’s energy profile with a splashy public display — like any huge public monument, it definitely makes it hard to look the other way. But when it comes to splashy projects, Rio de Janeiro’s got<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/05/12/go-big-or-go-green-or-both/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>COP15 Day 2</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/12/08/cop15-day-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/12/08/cop15-day-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:51:11 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[All About Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COP15]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Copenhagen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GHG emissions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=8522</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[To make sense of all the information coming out of the COP15 confence in Copenhagen, Flow will be running a series of daily blog entries to keep you up-to-date on the latest news from the largest climate change event in the world. Today is day two of the 12-day conference. Certainly today&#8217;s most talked-about Copenhagen moment was US<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/12/08/cop15-day-2/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Laying it on thick</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/10/26/laying-it-on-thick/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:55:25 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[All About Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bitumen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[oilsands]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[upgrading]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=6396</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So, you’ve heard about oil sands in a documentary or on the news. You’ve heard, perhaps, in conversation or classroom debates, about its impact on the environment. Perhaps you even know some people who have packed their bags and headed to Alberta to get their own nugget of black gold and share in the wealth.<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/10/26/laying-it-on-thick/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Carbon footprint of the internet is growing</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/09/18/carbon-footprint-of-the-internet-is-growing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/09/18/carbon-footprint-of-the-internet-is-growing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:10:08 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[All About Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon footprint]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy efficiency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=6888</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When Google started, there weren’t enough computers around to bother worrying about their combined energy efficiency. Over time, computer and Internet use has exploded in ways they never imagined. In addition to probably rubbing their hands with glee, Google also started devoting resources to thinking about how much energy they were wasting. Every search and<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/09/18/carbon-footprint-of-the-internet-is-growing/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Biofuels caravan rolling along</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/09/14/biofuels-caravan-rolling-along/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/09/14/biofuels-caravan-rolling-along/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:11:28 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Coast to Coast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ecoENERGY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=6775</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Federal funds continue to flow to an array of biofuel projects across the country, mainly from Natural Resources Canada’s ecoENERGY program in a determined bid to encourage production of renewable alternatives to gasoline and diesel. Compared with gasoline, grain-based ethanol can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 40 per cent on a life-cycle basis<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/09/14/biofuels-caravan-rolling-along/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>On-demand ocean hydropower</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/08/19/on-demand-ocean-hydropower/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/08/19/on-demand-ocean-hydropower/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:10:52 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Quirk E]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Searaser]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wave power]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=6099</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If solar or wind energy don’t float your boat, maybe generating power from waves will be more up your oceanic alley. In an effort to create even more predictability from the ocean, Dartmouth Wave Energy, a British company has developed an energy converter called the Searaser, which is making waves. Literally. The machine attaches to<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/08/19/on-demand-ocean-hydropower/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Kinetic road plates</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/08/06/kinetic-road-plates/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/08/06/kinetic-road-plates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[In Motion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kinetic energy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=6154</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[CHARGE!  It’s every woman’s dream come true: saving the planet while you shop.  And the best part is you won’t even need to open your wallet. In fact, you won’t even need to go into the store: renewable energy is now as close as the parking lot.  Okay…so it’s not Tiffany’s, but Sainsbury&#8217;s, a British<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/08/06/kinetic-road-plates/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Green energy gets a whole lotta green</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/07/17/green-energy-gets-a-whole-lotta-green/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/07/17/green-energy-gets-a-whole-lotta-green/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:25:01 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Coast to Coast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Energy Action Fund]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=5589</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The grass is definitely greener on the other side. Unfortunately, it’s also a lot more expensive, at least when it comes to funding green energy. Stanford University is spending $100 million to build a new energy institute. Surprisingly, $90 million of it alone came from two families. The institute’s main goal—just like the government’s—is to<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/07/17/green-energy-gets-a-whole-lotta-green/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Less sunny future for solar energy industry</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/06/23/less-sunny-future-for-solar-energy-industry/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/06/23/less-sunny-future-for-solar-energy-industry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:32:08 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[All About Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar panels]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=5220</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The United States saw a jump in the use of solar energy by about 9 percent in 2008, but will those numbers continue to rise as the recession hits hard or will this economy be a “pane” for solar energy? In the past two years, solar panel capacity rose an impressive 78% and solar heater<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/06/23/less-sunny-future-for-solar-energy-industry/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The power of speech…literally!</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/06/19/the-power-of-speech%e2%80%a6literally/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/06/19/the-power-of-speech%e2%80%a6literally/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Quirk E]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[electrical energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[piezoelectric generators]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=4967</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Always forgetting to charge your cell phone or constantly losing your charger? A phone that charges just by using it may be calling your name. New technology to turn cell phones into self-charging devices using piezoelectric generators has got tongues wagging. Piezo…wha?  Piezoelectrics have been around since the late 1880s. Piezoelectric phones convert kinetic movement into<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/06/19/the-power-of-speech%e2%80%a6literally/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Google versus evil</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/05/28/google-versus-evil/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/05/28/google-versus-evil/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 17:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[All About Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RechargeIT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=4468</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are few companies as devoted to the sustainable energy revolution as Google. We’ve talked about some of the tech giant’s green initiatives in this space before, but RE&#60;C deserves special mention. RE&#60;C is perhaps the most ambitious of Google&#8217;s various projects, both in scope and timescale. In short, RE&#60;C aims to develop electricity from renewable<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/05/28/google-versus-evil/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dollar per watt solar energy</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/04/27/dollar-per-watt-solar-energy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/04/27/dollar-per-watt-solar-energy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[All About Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar energy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=4141</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Always wanted to go-green, but could never afford to? Well, you’re not alone. In the past, high costs have been one of the solar industry’s main challenges. The high cost of production has hindered its expansion and reliability. But in February 2009, a new milestone was reached in the solar industry: cheap renewable energy. A<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/04/27/dollar-per-watt-solar-energy/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Harnessing the solar generation power of unused rooftops</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/04/17/harnessing-the-solar-generation-power-of-unused-rooftops/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/04/17/harnessing-the-solar-generation-power-of-unused-rooftops/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:15:01 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Healthy Home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar panels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar powered rooftops]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=3201</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From need: more space to harness the power of the sun on a large scale, to innovation: transforming unused commercial rooftops into solar generation stations, capable of supplying hundreds and even thousands of homes with clean, renewable energy. An idea so simple, it prompts one to ask “Why didn’t I think of it?” Large-scale installation<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/04/17/harnessing-the-solar-generation-power-of-unused-rooftops/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Renewables support not renewed</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/02/03/renewables-support-not-renewed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/02/03/renewables-support-not-renewed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[All About Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ecoENERGY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IRENA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=2643</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Jan. 27 federal budget effectively ends major support for new renewable energy development in Canada, says Tim Weis, Director of Renewable Energy and Efficiency at the Pembina Institute. Ottawa&#8217;s main vehicle has been the ecoEnergy for Renewable Power program which, since its inception in, has been massively oversubscribed – to the point where it<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/02/03/renewables-support-not-renewed/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Vatican looks to the heavens for power</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/01/27/vatican-looks-to-the-heavens-for-power/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/01/27/vatican-looks-to-the-heavens-for-power/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[All About Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[photovoltaic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar energy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=2482</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The sea is blue, of course. Everyone knows that. But did you know the Holy See is turning green? Seat of the Pope and the world’s smallest independent country, The Vatican, installed a new solar energy system. It supplies power to several key buildings in the complex, with more to come – the Vatican is<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/01/27/vatican-looks-to-the-heavens-for-power/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Energetic studies</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/01/22/energetic-studies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/01/22/energetic-studies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:36:20 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Quirk E]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=2192</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today, there is a lot of benchmarks to gauge an issue’s relevance. Google counts. Protests. News clippings. Speeches from politicians. College courses.  Wait, what was that last one?  Post-secondary curriculum has come a long way from Introduction to Elizabethan Poetry. Nothing against Mr. Shakespeare, but today’s students need to be prepared for tomorrow’s challenges. Increasingly, that<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/01/22/energetic-studies/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Biodiesel tackles winter cold</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2008/12/12/biodiesel-tackles-winter-cold/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2008/12/12/biodiesel-tackles-winter-cold/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:56:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[bio diesel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=1720</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Biotechnology is supposed to be cleaner and more efficient – but what if it’s not better?   Consider biodiesel.   As with ‘regular’ diesel, biodiesel doesn’t like the cold.  It crystallizes into waxy balls, clogging the filter. When it gets really cold, it can gel to the point that it won&#8217;t flow or pour. Regular<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2008/12/12/biodiesel-tackles-winter-cold/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Renewable energy gives desalinization technology the much needed energy boost</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2008/10/10/renewable-energy-gives-desalinization-technology-the-much-needed-energy-boost/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2008/10/10/renewable-energy-gives-desalinization-technology-the-much-needed-energy-boost/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:58:28 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[All About Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Desalination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[water]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=20</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Water. It’s everywhere – all 1,386,000,000 cubic kilometers of it. But only a mere 3% of that is suitable for human consumption or irrigation. The remaining 96.5% is locked up in the oceans, unavailable for use without first removing salts and other minerals. Today, with a looming global water crisis that could affect billions of<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2008/10/10/renewable-energy-gives-desalinization-technology-the-much-needed-energy-boost/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Looking to the sky for renewable energy</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2008/09/25/looking-to-the-sky-for-renewable-energy-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2008/09/25/looking-to-the-sky-for-renewable-energy-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:32:30 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[All About Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coast to Coast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clean energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[water heating]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=151</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The sky’s the limits when it comes to tapping into the sun as a renewable source of energy. Besides making (or breaking) a beach holiday, the sun is an abundant source of clean, renewable energy. That’s why more and more consumers are turning to the sun for their water heating needs.  Did you know that<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2008/09/25/looking-to-the-sky-for-renewable-energy-2/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>A new way of harnessing… snakes! Snakes!</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2008/07/12/a-new-way-of-harnessing%e2%80%a6-snakes-snakes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2008/07/12/a-new-way-of-harnessing%e2%80%a6-snakes-snakes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:18:16 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Quirk E]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=601</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Solar energy, biomass and wind power are all fine renewable energy sources. They’re costly, true, but also emission-free. But where’s the terror? With its latest concept for wave energy, Checkmate SeaEnergy has created an alternative energy technology that puts the “ee!” back in “green.” Called The Anaconda, the device is a long, rubber tube that<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2008/07/12/a-new-way-of-harnessing%e2%80%a6-snakes-snakes/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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