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	<title>Centre Flow &#187; solar energy</title>
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	<description>Canadian perspectives on energy</description>
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		<title>BP Says Goodbye, Google and Buffet Say Hello</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2012/01/03/bp-says-goodbye-google-and-buffet-say-hello/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2012/01/03/bp-says-goodbye-google-and-buffet-say-hello/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:26:44 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[All About Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In The News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar energy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While BP steps away from the solar business, Google and Warren Buffet continue to invest. Full Story [Energy Efficiency News]]]></description>
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		<title>The Passive Side of Solar</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2011/04/25/the-passive-side-of-solar/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2011/04/25/the-passive-side-of-solar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:26:42 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[All About Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coast to Coast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Solar photovoltaic]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Not that solar PV and concentrating solar power are aggressive. They’re active, and passive solar is more easy-going, don’t worry about electronics or mechanical devices; just let the sun do all the work. Like its more active cousins, passive solar begins with design. Situate a building; let’s say a house, to take advantage of natural<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2011/04/25/the-passive-side-of-solar/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>PVs, Troughs and Towers – Electricity from the Sun</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2011/04/21/pvs-troughs-and-towers-%e2%80%93-electricity-from-the-sun/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2011/04/21/pvs-troughs-and-towers-%e2%80%93-electricity-from-the-sun/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[All About Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coast to Coast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar farm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar panels]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=14726</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When we think of solar powered electricity, the image that usually comes to mind is one of solar panels on the roof of a building. Solar panels consist of many connected photovoltaic (PV) cells which are made mostly of silicon with other compounds. When light energy strikes a PV cell, some of the energy is<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2011/04/21/pvs-troughs-and-towers-%e2%80%93-electricity-from-the-sun/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Energy BOT Squad’s Newest Member</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2011/04/18/energy-bot-squad%e2%80%99s-newest-member-4/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2011/04/18/energy-bot-squad%e2%80%99s-newest-member-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[All About Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthy Home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In The News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy BOT Squad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar energy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=14559</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week just got a little brighter with the introduction of SolarBOT, an energy dynamo who can soak up the rays and heat up the town. Add in his ability to generate electricity and you’ve got a BOT who can take it easy and stay powerful at the same time. One of the most familiar<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2011/04/18/energy-bot-squad%e2%80%99s-newest-member-4/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>You Decide</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2011/03/07/you-decide/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2011/03/07/you-decide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 20:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[All About Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CO2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy consumption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy efficiency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[natural gas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar energy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=13897</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Energy and Climate Change in the UK is challenging you to solve the problem of reducing the country&#8217;s CO2 emissions by 20 per cent of 1990 levels by the year 2050. The data behind the 2050 simulation is based on actual UK data. You read along and learn about how the country uses<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2011/03/07/you-decide/">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>Keep the Sun Shining</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/12/16/keep-the-sun-shining/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/12/16/keep-the-sun-shining/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 16:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All About Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CO2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[geo-engineering]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=12412</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s been a while since Flow tackled the issue of geo-engineering — the theoretical science of not just reducing our emissions to address climate change, but actively trying to change the climate. Perhaps because the proposed technologies are nearly all as drastic as you’d expect from a science based on literally engineering the planet —<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/12/16/keep-the-sun-shining/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Urchin power!</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/09/29/urchin-power/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/09/29/urchin-power/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 17:10:58 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Quirk E]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[photovoltaic panels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[polysty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[polystyrene spheres]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=11585</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Image: EMPA Can you imagine using polystyrene spheres as a sort of scaffolding to create three-dimensional nanostructures of semiconducting zinc oxide on various substrates? Probably not! And that’s why you’ll never be a nanostructure researcher developing innovative ways to expand the surface area for solar panels. Just kidding, nobody actually expects you to know what<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/09/29/urchin-power/">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>
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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>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>
		<dc:creator>editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Quirk E]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Masdar City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[photosynthesis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>
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		<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>Where The Sun Shines</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/06/29/where-the-sun-shines/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/06/29/where-the-sun-shines/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:10:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coast to Coast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alternative energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar panels]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=10873</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Drake Landing Solar Community in Okotoks, Alberta met an important milestone last month, keeping its residents toasty almost exclusively with the aid of the sun. After three years, the project has successfully reached its goal of providing 80 per cent of the homes&#8217; heating from an array of 800 solar panels on garage roofs<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/06/29/where-the-sun-shines/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping “Green” Green</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/05/11/keeping-%e2%80%9cgreen%e2%80%9d-green/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/05/11/keeping-%e2%80%9cgreen%e2%80%9d-green/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 16:15:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All About Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy efficiency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environmentally responsible]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=10383</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We’d all rather make environmentally sensitive choices about our energy use, especially given the financial incentives for energy efficiency. And with large-scale changes like Nova Scotia’s plan to increase its provincial renewable energy targets from 25 to 40 per, there’s strong evidence that these changes can be made on a considerable scale. But there’s always<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/05/11/keeping-%e2%80%9cgreen%e2%80%9d-green/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Something old, something new and something green</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/03/29/something-old-something-new-and-something-green/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/03/29/something-old-something-new-and-something-green/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:23:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coast to Coast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alternative energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crude oil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[natural gas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oil sands]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=9821</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What is the future going to look like? It’s not a new question, but it’s one we’re still constantly trying to answer. And when it comes to energy, it’s a question that seems to have a few contradictory answers. On one hand, we already know that Canada’s future is going to be different than its<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2010/03/29/something-old-something-new-and-something-green/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Solar power in unusual places</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/10/28/solar-power-in-unusual-places/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/10/28/solar-power-in-unusual-places/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:10:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All About Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Solar photovoltaic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar power]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=6638</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Harnessing solar energy requires creativity and ingenuity. Sometimes that ingenuity pops up in unusual and unexpected places. Unusual places like on backpacks. UniqueSolarProducts.com sells solar backpacks, among many other unusual items that make use of solar power. Wearing this bag around can capture enough energy to keep your phone, GPS, or camera charged and at<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/10/28/solar-power-in-unusual-places/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Solar Toys</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/09/21/solar-toys/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/09/21/solar-toys/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All About Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy alternative]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar power]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=6625</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Solar power: it’s not just for energy. It has countless practical – and impractical – uses. Consider the Solar Light Cap. Better than a flashlight because you wear it on your head, the Solar Light Cap charges during the day, and can be turned on at night for as many as five hours. See six<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/09/21/solar-toys/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Solar cooker</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/07/30/solar-cooker/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/07/30/solar-cooker/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All About Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar cooking]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=5903</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Summer’s here, which means easy livin’.  What makes summer so easy?  Not just because it’s hot, but also because it’s barbecue season – which means far, far less dishes to clean.  But can you barbecue without actually having a barbecue? Yes, you can – provided you like projects.  Solar cooking is gaining in popularity, and<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/07/30/solar-cooker/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Solar power</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/07/29/solar-power/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/07/29/solar-power/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All About Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grid parity]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=5606</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Photo by Randy Montoya You know the expression “the sky’s the limit.” With solar power, that’s literally true – and Canada has a lot of sky. It’s surprising, then, that Canada has been somewhat slow to embrace solar as a viable energy source. There are positive signs this is changing. Take Calgary – according to<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/07/29/solar-power/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Solar paint?</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/07/28/solar-paint/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/07/28/solar-paint/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=5811</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Soon, the only tool needed to combat climate change could be a paintbrush.  No more need for costly solar panels. The Corus Group, a Dutch steel company, has developed a way to paint solar cells right onto steel at the time of manufacture.  Photovoltaic cells are the things in solar panels which generate a current<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/07/28/solar-paint/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Molten salt</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/07/20/molten-salt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=5592</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You know the expression, “ask ten people the same question, and get ten answers?” Here’s an exception: Ask a thousand people involved with solar energy this question, and you’ll get the same answer every single time. Namely: “what’s the single biggest drawback to solar power?” That answer? Storage. It’s definitely been solar’s Achilles heel, if you<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/07/20/molten-salt/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>More solar gadgets</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/07/01/more-solar-gadgets/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/07/01/more-solar-gadgets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=5239</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Pop quiz time, hotshot.  When I say “solar power,” what do you think of? Big panels on roofs, maybe a solar-powered racing car?  Pffft.  Wrong. Solar power has come a long way – it’s gone smaller. It’s gone weirder.    Your average 19th century British adventurer was a hardy sort, but even the best complained about the<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/07/01/more-solar-gadgets/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Clean technology revolution: the next Big Bang?</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/06/30/clean-technology-revolution-the-next-big-bang/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/06/30/clean-technology-revolution-the-next-big-bang/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[All About Energy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=5243</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[45 years (give or take a few). That’s about how long we have before the world will run out of oil according to peak oil theorists. And 30 years after that, all the gas will be gone too.  So what’s the solution? How about a Revolution?  Picture a world where energy is decentralized, cars are<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/06/30/clean-technology-revolution-the-next-big-bang/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Decentralized power</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/06/24/decentralized-power/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=5227</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Soon you might be borrowing a cup of energy from your neighbour instead of a cup of sugar. Decentralized energy is an alternate to conventional grid energy where consumers make their own power and then trade, sell or share surpluses with neighbours. The problem is that nobody has any money. Alternative energy sources save money in the<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/06/24/decentralized-power/">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[Barack Obama]]></category>
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		<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>Sea Energy Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/06/11/sea-energy-conference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=5230</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So uh, what is tidal energy? Dude, it’s like harnessing the power of the ocean to like, create energy. Woa. Cool. It may not have been a surfer crowd at the recent East Coast Sea Energy Conference, but they were making waves. In fact, there wasn’t a surfboard or a blond highlight in sight.  The<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/06/11/sea-energy-conference/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bright Calgary teen has a world to save and (solar) energy to burn</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/06/04/bright-calgary-teen-has-a-world-to-save-and-solar-energy-to-burn/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/06/04/bright-calgary-teen-has-a-world-to-save-and-solar-energy-to-burn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=5050</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While the world groans from the weight of pressing environmental and social issues, Eden Full takes matters into her own hands. These are the hands of a Calgary teen whose energy and passion for the environment and humanity means more than learning and reading about it. It means more than talking about solutions or attending<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/06/04/bright-calgary-teen-has-a-world-to-save-and-solar-energy-to-burn/">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[green energy]]></category>
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		<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>Energy in your backyard</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/04/24/energy-in-your-backyard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:51:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=4283</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Renewable energy is the talk of the town, but how do you go about transforming talk into action? Sometimes it’s difficult to create change on a mass scale, but the more individuals think, talk and act according to increased awareness about the environment, the closer we all get to a more sustainable future. If you’re<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/04/24/energy-in-your-backyard/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Solar-powered firsts</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/04/21/solar-powered-firsts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=3179</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[December 2008 saw a first – namely, the first-ever solar-powered car to drive around the world. Solar power has been making all kinds of headlines lately, so we thought this would be a good time to look back at several recent solar-powered firsts: First partially-solar-powered cargo ship No, it doesn’t power the whole ship –<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/04/21/solar-powered-firsts/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fly me to the sun</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/04/01/fly-me-to-the-sun/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/04/01/fly-me-to-the-sun/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=3198</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Solar-powered calculators and emergency mobile phones may be nothing new, but these days solar panels are popping up in the quirkiest of places. Solar-powered backpacks, radios, flashlights, lighters and solar fans are no longer the fodder of Star Trek episodes.   The Solar fan, for example, can reduce the temperature by up to 40 degrees<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/04/01/fly-me-to-the-sun/">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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		<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>Big things come in microscopic packages</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/01/09/big-things-come-in-microscopic-packages/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/01/09/big-things-come-in-microscopic-packages/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=1730</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We have seen the future, and it is small.  And clean.   Technological advancement is something of a paradox. Devices continue to become smaller and smaller while the practical means to power them remain stuck in the past. It’s simply not feasible to connect nanotechnological items to massive photovoltaic cells, leaving batteries as the only<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/01/09/big-things-come-in-microscopic-packages/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Green cake?</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2008/12/09/green-cake/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 21:41:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=1716</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The way of the future lies in green cake. Sounds like a line from Dr. Seuss, but it’s how the music industry is using their position as social icons to demonstrate the need for change. And Cake, the ultra-cool band behind such hits as No Phone, Short Skirt Long Jacket, and Never There, is doing<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2008/12/09/green-cake/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>A bright idea for storing solar energy</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2008/08/13/a-bright-idea-for-storing-solar-energy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2008/08/13/a-bright-idea-for-storing-solar-energy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:41:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=410</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Solar energy has been showcased in a variety of ways, from the pedestrian to the epic to the bizarre. Underlying all its uses, however, is a fundamental problem — solar power depends on the sun, which isn’t always available. But a recent announcement by MIT could herald a new era for solar power, with a<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2008/08/13/a-bright-idea-for-storing-solar-energy/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Okotoks…painting the town green?&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2008/05/16/okotoks%e2%80%a6painting-the-town-green/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2008/05/16/okotoks%e2%80%a6painting-the-town-green/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 17:17:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[green living]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=886</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Having won three environmental awards, including one from the United Nations, Okotoks, Alberta is showing just how big an impact a number of small steps can have when you put them together. Formerly best known as the home of the world’s largest glacial erratic rock, Okotoks is now building a rock-solid reputation as a green<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2008/05/16/okotoks%e2%80%a6painting-the-town-green/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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