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><channel><title>Kevin Harcourt - Center for Alternative Fuels &#187; Alternative Energy Resources</title> <atom:link href="http://www.kevinharcourt.com/topic/alternative-energy-resources/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.kevinharcourt.com</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 10:37:38 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1</generator> <item><title>Less War With Alternative Energy</title><link>http://www.kevinharcourt.com/article/less-war-with-alternative-energy</link> <comments>http://www.kevinharcourt.com/article/less-war-with-alternative-energy#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 05 Mar 2011 00:58:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Alternative Energy Resource]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alternative Energy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alternative Energy Resources]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Best alternative energy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Finding alternative energy]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.kevinharcourt.com/article/less-war-with-alternative-energy</guid> <description><![CDATA[<a
href='http://www.kevinharcourt.com/article/less-war-with-alternative-energy'><img
style='margin-right:10px;width:60px' src='http://dtc06vozptoma.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/cc/Alternative_Energy_Resource5-60x60.jpg' class='imgtfe' hspace='5' align='left' width='60' alt='Alternative Energy Resource' title='Alternative Energy Resource' border='0'/></a>Let's face it, there is lots of war in this day of age. War happens for many reasons but the main reason for war has to be for resources, more specifically energy. There is a great need for energy. I mean we use it constantly every day of our lives.No related posts.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>By: <b>Richard Haggard III</b></em><div
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href="http://dtc06vozptoma.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/cc/Alternative_Energy_Resource5.jpg"><img
src="http://dtc06vozptoma.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/cc/Alternative_Energy_Resource5.jpg" alt='Alternative Energy Resource' /></a></div><p>Let&#8217;s face it, there is lots of war in this day of age. War happens for many reasons but the main reason for war has to be for resources, more specifically energy. There is a great need for energy. I mean we use it constantly every day of our lives. From living at home to driving in our cars or even while we are at work. I mean without energy how would we stay warm in the winter and cool in the summer? We wouldn&#8217;t we would basically be living in tents you could say.  Our lives would be drastically different if we didn&#8217;t have our precious energy. There are actually millions of people living on this earth without the need for electric. Americans are spoiled with it and we take it for granite that&#8217;s for sure! There will be a time when we use up all of our resources for energy on this planet. It may not be while you&#8217;re alive but it will certainly happen at the rate we are going with our energy consumption. It&#8217;s just like manifest destiny, when you think about the fact that time is limitless so is the possibility of what we can accomplish or destruct.</p><p>We need to devote our knowledge to finding alternative energy resources. The best alternative energy is definitely the sun! I mean it&#8217;s everywhere and is the main reason for life on this earth. Maybe that&#8217;s a sign that the sun has a purpose. We are supposed to live on and protect this earth. Not rip it up to live nice and blast the air conditioning all summer. If everyone used solar energy instead of oil or gas then I&#8217;m sure the world would be a much safer and better place to live. You can actually learn to build your own solar panel for use on your home with a guide you can find online. I think if everyone started learned the basics of solar panel construction then the technology would also advance as well. We need to save our planet before it&#8217;s too late!</p><p><p>Build your own solar panel! <a
target="_new" href="http://www.ezSolarPanelPlan.com">http://www.ezSolarPanelPlan.com</a></p></p><p>No related posts.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.kevinharcourt.com/article/less-war-with-alternative-energy/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Alternative Energy Resources Are Major Home Improvements</title><link>http://www.kevinharcourt.com/article/alternative-energy-resources-are-major-home-improvements</link> <comments>http://www.kevinharcourt.com/article/alternative-energy-resources-are-major-home-improvements#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 01:44:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Alternative Energy Resources]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Green Energy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Magnetic Motor]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.kevinharcourt.com/article/alternative-energy-resources-are-major-home-improvements</guid> <description><![CDATA[By: Lori FinneyWithin areas where smog tends to be elevated, studies have proven individuals are more sick. Whenever this scenario is combined with increasing expenses and decreased property values, stressful living situations are sure to happen. Modifications must be made to end that devastating unhealthy cycle. A terrific adjustment people should check out will be [...]No related posts.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>By: <b>Lori Finney</b></em><br
/>Within areas where smog tends to be elevated, studies have proven individuals are more sick. Whenever this scenario is combined with increasing expenses and decreased property values, stressful living situations are sure to happen. Modifications must be made to end that devastating unhealthy cycle. A terrific adjustment people should check out will be green energy strategies whether or not a person believes the concept of global warming.</p><p>Utilizing green sources of energy does benefit the environment. Electric is primarily created by fossil fuels within the United States which these plants emit excess pollutants. Clean resources of energy will not emit damaging toxins. As a result, people&#8217;s health could be improved utilizing renewable energy products.</p><p>Green energy resources include solar panel systems, wind turbines and magnet energy generators. The majority of individuals are familiar with solar panel systems and windmills. But, magnet energy motors are becoming a lot more common in this last decade.</p><p>A magnificent detail about alternative energy is these items raise home prices. To start with, people will need to realize house projects are divided between two categories. Those categories are essential repairs or else significant upgrades. Minor upkeep tasks are replacing filters, tightening screws and oiling squeaky doors. Essential repairs do not increase home prices. Large renovations consist of building solar panel systems, windmills as well as magnetic motors. Significant improvements raise home prices.</p><p>One more remarkable detail about renewable sources of energy is they minimize electric charges. Annually individuals no matter where are dealing with increasing electricity bills using ordinary resources for electric. Whenever people use solar panels, wind turbines or magnet motors, these mechanisms supply electric so that people do not have to depend upon the large electricity corporations. If a large enough structure is constructed people can totally eliminate utility expenses.</p><p>Perhaps the hardest thing is selecting which green energy method a person should install. Of course, solar panels need a lot of sunshine. Abundant air flow will be needed for wind turbines. Such methods are effective whenever a person lives in a windy or sunshine place. Nonetheless, any time the air flow stops or when night arrives, those devices can no longer generate electricity. Magnet energy motors use magnets to provide energy. Thus, these generators can be used whenever.</p><p>Building solar panels, windmills or perhaps magnetic energy generators could be the best opportunity to enhance a person&#8217;s health right now. Moreover, a person may enjoy higher property values in addition to decreased electricity expenses. Install some green energy resources to discover just how wonderful green sources of energy are to use.</p><p><p>Discover more tips at <a
href="http://www.buildgreenenergy.info/Magnetic-Motor.html">magnetic motor</a>, <a
href="http://www.buildgreenenergy.info/Free-Energy-Generator.html">free energy generator</a> and <a
href="http://www.buildgreenenergy.info/How-To-Build-A-Generator.html">how to build a generator</a></p><p>No related posts.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.kevinharcourt.com/article/alternative-energy-resources-are-major-home-improvements/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Condensing boilers…..are they really worth the money?</title><link>http://www.kevinharcourt.com/article/condensing-boilers%e2%80%a6-are-they-really-worth-the-money</link> <comments>http://www.kevinharcourt.com/article/condensing-boilers%e2%80%a6-are-they-really-worth-the-money#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 10:49:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Alternative Fuel Boilers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alternative Energy Resources]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Condensing boilers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Condensing boilers bristol]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.kevinharcourt.com/article/condensing-boilers%e2%80%a6-are-they-really-worth-the-money</guid> <description><![CDATA[<a
href='http://www.kevinharcourt.com/article/condensing-boilers%e2%80%a6-are-they-really-worth-the-money'><img
style='margin-right:10px;width:60px' src='http://dtc06vozptoma.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/cc/Alternative_Fuel_Boilers2-60x60.jpg' class='imgtfe' hspace='5' align='left' width='60' alt='Alternative Fuel Boilers' title='Alternative Fuel Boilers' border='0'/></a>By: jade You may or may not know that in a conventional boiler, fuel is burned and the hot gases produced are passed through a heat exchanger where much of their heat is transferred to water, therefore raising the water&#8217;s temperature. One of the hot gases produced in the combustion process is water vapour, which [...]No related posts.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>By: <b>jade</b></em><div
style="float:left;padding: 12px"><a
href="http://dtc06vozptoma.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/cc/Alternative_Fuel_Boilers2.jpg"><img
src="http://dtc06vozptoma.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/cc/Alternative_Fuel_Boilers2.jpg" alt='Alternative Fuel Boilers' /></a></div><p>You may or may not know that in a conventional boiler, fuel is burned and the hot gases produced are passed through a heat exchanger where much of their heat is transferred to water, therefore raising the water&#8217;s temperature. One of the hot gases produced in the combustion process is water vapour, which arises from burning the hydrogen content of the fuel. A condensing boiler extracts additional heat from the waste gases by condensing this water vapour to liquid water, therefore recovering its ‘latent heat&#8217;.</p><p> </p><p>So what are the advantages of switching your existing boiler to a condensing boiler?</p><p>Condensing boilers are over 90percent efficient and generally save more money than a regular boiler does; instead of 200˚c of gas going into the atmosphere, the condensing boiler has 80˚c, therefore less gas is required, and means less money spent.</p><p>There are no tanks involved in a condensing boiler, therefore leaving your loft free, plus having no tank reducing the risk of the water freezing.</p><p>The condensing boiler is a pressurised system, meaning you can put radiators almost anywhere around your home without having to raise the header tanks.</p><p>As there are no heater tanks, there is only a finite amount of water within the system, so if you for any reason burst a pipe there will not be huge amounts of water flooding out your house, and leaving your floors unstable; instead there will be only a few buckets full at the worst. This is because it is air locked once the pressure has dropped, which is handy for your floor and furniture.</p><p>Unlike other boilers, with the condensing boilers you only need to heat up the water you want to use, which is useful if you only want to do the washing up.</p><p>Condensing boilers sometimes come with a 10 year warranty, so it is worth finding the places which offer this service.</p><p>Unfortunately some condensing boilers are not very good at running two showers at once, and in some cases one source will die off whilst the other is used. However most tank and cylinder systems do this too but customers never look for it until the boiler is fitted.</p><p>Again a minority of boilers have no backup, meaning that if the boiler goes down you not only have no heating but any hot water either, this happens to be a similar problems to regular boilers anyway. It is simply worth checking before buying.</p><p>The biggest problem with condensing boilers is the original price tag; however every alternative energy resource is more expensive than regular heating systems. The money you spend on a condensing boiler will be saved after 3months or less, so you save a lot more money on the condensing boiler then the cheaper regular boiler</p><p><p>No related posts.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.kevinharcourt.com/article/condensing-boilers%e2%80%a6-are-they-really-worth-the-money/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Benefits Of Renewable Energy Resources To Consider</title><link>http://www.kevinharcourt.com/article/benefits-of-renewable-energy-resources-to-consider</link> <comments>http://www.kevinharcourt.com/article/benefits-of-renewable-energy-resources-to-consider#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 03:49:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Renewable Energy Resource]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alternative Energy Resources]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Renewabale energy resources]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Solar Energy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Solar Power]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.kevinharcourt.com/article/benefits-of-renewable-energy-resources-to-consider</guid> <description><![CDATA[<a
href='http://www.kevinharcourt.com/article/benefits-of-renewable-energy-resources-to-consider'><img
style='margin-right:10px;width:60px' src='http://dtc06vozptoma.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/cc/Renewable_Energy_Resource-60x60.jpg' class='imgtfe' hspace='5' align='left' width='60' alt='Renewable Energy Resource' title='Renewable Energy Resource' border='0'/></a>By: Paul D. Hartl Solar technology is the cleanest and most inexhaustible of all known energy resources, and the benefits of solar energy are excellent indeed. Before you really realize these benefits of solar power however, you need to find out more about renewable energy resources and what&#8217;s involved with the process of harnessing this [...]No related posts.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>By: <b>Paul D. Hartl</b></em><div
style="float:left;padding: 12px"><a
href="http://dtc06vozptoma.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/cc/Renewable_Energy_Resource.jpg"><img
src="http://dtc06vozptoma.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/cc/Renewable_Energy_Resource.jpg" alt='Renewable Energy Resource' /></a></div><p>Solar technology is the cleanest and most inexhaustible of all known energy resources, and the benefits of solar energy are excellent indeed. Before you really realize these benefits of solar power however, you need to find out more about renewable energy resources and what&#8217;s involved with the process of harnessing this energy resource.</p><p>What Is Solar Energy</p><p>Solar technology can basically be split into a few distinct groups: thermal, light and wind. Thermal energy is much more popular and it is the power which is used to passively heat up buildings through the use of certain construction supplies and architectural design. It&#8217;s from the sun&#8217;s rays and it has many different uses and applications, including the manufacture of hot water, space heating and cooling.</p><p>Sunlight is an extremely powerful energy source and is comprised of hydrogen gas. There are numerous of ways to use this energy, the most typical use for being the storage and assortment of heat and an additional use is the transformation of sunlight into electricity.</p><p>Benefits</p><p>There are alot of various benefits of renewable energy resources you could gain from. Products like Earth 4 Energy and Green DIY Energy allow you to realize some great benefits of alternative energy assets by instructing the way you and your family can make use of the earth&#8217;s natural resources to create energy to power your home. You save an amazing amount of cash by making use of these products.</p><p>After all, once the initial expense has been recovered you will be profiting completely after that. Many different financial incentives can also be found from your government which will help further to cut back your current cost, and solar power does not require any fuel as well as in no way contributes to climatic change, acid rain and smog.</p><p>Solar power is truly incredible and it is definitely worth it to at least consider switching all your electricity has to solar powered energy. Not only will you be saving cash but also you&#8217;ll be doing best for environmental surroundings as by not using any fuel solar energy doesn&#8217;t bring about the price and problems of the recovery as well as the transportation of fuel or to the storage of radioactive waste.</p><p><p>Do you want to save money on your electic bill? <a
href="http://renewableenergyresourcesblog.com/">Renewable energy resources</a> is natural energy that is naturally replenished by the sun, wind, rain or geothermal heat. Visit http://renewableenergyresourcesblog.com today to discover how you&#8217;ll save money and help the environment.</p><p>No related posts.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.kevinharcourt.com/article/benefits-of-renewable-energy-resources-to-consider/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Is Alternative Energy Really Needed in 2009?</title><link>http://www.kevinharcourt.com/article/is-alternative-energy-really-needed-in-2009</link> <comments>http://www.kevinharcourt.com/article/is-alternative-energy-really-needed-in-2009#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 05:29:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Alternative Energy Resources]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Energy Saving]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Heating Water]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Prius]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Renewable Solutions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Resources Technology]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.kevinharcourt.com/article/is-alternative-energy-really-needed-in-2009</guid> <description><![CDATA[<a
href='http://www.kevinharcourt.com/article/is-alternative-energy-really-needed-in-2009'><img
style='margin-right:10px;width:60px' src='http://dtc06vozptoma.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/cc/Alternative_Energy_Resources124-60x60.jpg' class='imgtfe' hspace='5' align='left' width='60' alt='Alternative Energy Resources' title='Alternative Energy Resources' border='0'/></a>At the moment, in the world we live in, the primary source of energy is derived from petroleum or oil if you like, and other mineral derived energy resources. Oil is a commodity that can quite literally send countries to war and hold others to ransom. Unfortunately oil and mineral energy is not as easily renewed as it is depleted, and it is for this reason that renewable energy resources are being constantly sought and tested, some of them very successfully.No related posts.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>By: <b>Alexis Jameson</b></em><div
style="float:left;padding: 12px"><a
href="http://dtc06vozptoma.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/cc/Alternative_Energy_Resources124.jpg"><img
src="http://dtc06vozptoma.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/cc/Alternative_Energy_Resources124.jpg" alt='Alternative Energy Resources' /></a></div><p>At the moment, in the world we live in, the primary source of energy is derived from petroleum or oil if you like, and other mineral derived energy resources. Oil is a commodity that can quite literally send countries to war and hold others to ransom. Unfortunately oil and mineral energy is not as easily renewed as it is depleted, and it is for this reason that renewable energy resources are being constantly sought and tested, some of them very successfully.</p><p>Because mineral energy sources are rapidly being depleted, it is really up to every man in the street to do his bit not to waste any form of energy. This is where energy saving starts, at grass roots level. However, even if you still drive that Hummer to work with only yourself in the car, don&#8217;t worry, you won&#8217;t be forced to ride a Toyota Prius just yet. So it is not all doom and gloom (perhaps).</p><p>There is a very great need for alternative energy resources, and at the same time there will be some incredible opportunities to be created for making money out of this. There is a huge consumer demand for mineral energy replacement sources. It makes very good sense that we all make a great effort to reduce our dependency on petroleum and other mineral resources. Technology to accomplish this is already available, and large, world-wide, multinational companies are investing huge amounts of money into getting environmentally friendly energy resources off the ground.</p><p>Various cheap and convenient, as well as clean forms of energy are already available. For instance solar panels for heating water and homes have been used for many years already. As well as solar power, we find geothermal power, wind and other energy solutions which have extremely low carbon emissions available.</p><p>Countries globally have state controlled utility companies; these are investing a great deal of money into finding suitable replacements for mineral energy resources. This money goes towards finding renewable solutions which are easily sustainable. Green resources have quite literally become the thing of the future and the sooner we have them available the better.</p><p>India has already in 2007 installed an 11 Gigawatt renewable source of power, most of which investments to support this, are being placed in wind energy. India has the largest total population of any other country in the world. They are also placing a great deal of research and development capital into both solar and bio-fuels.</p><p>Various countries are already placing emphasis on the fact that investments into energy resources have to be directed at renewable resources. They are planning to make this mandatory, so in many instances power companies are quite literally pouring investment money into this kind of research.</p><p>Governments are offering incentives to power related companies to attract foreign investment into renewable energy resources. They are doing this with the hope that solutions in this regard will reap long-term benefits. Other countries will want to purchase any viable solutions from them and this can generate massive amounts of income.</p><p>So far the wind has been seen as one extremely successful renewable energy resource. It can be used to generate electricity by means of wind turbines and this is becoming an increasingly popular solution. It is an environmentally friendly solution, and the technology available to generate power from wind is fast becoming more viable.</p><p><p>Want to cheaply create your own <a
target="_new" href="http://theearth4energy.com">alternative energy</a>? Save thousands per year with a proven DIY <a
target="_new" href="http://theearth4energy.com">renewable energy</a> kit. Click the blue text in this paragraph for more information.</p></p><p>No related posts.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.kevinharcourt.com/article/is-alternative-energy-really-needed-in-2009/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Top Benefits Of Alternative Energy</title><link>http://www.kevinharcourt.com/article/top-benefits-of-alternative-energy</link> <comments>http://www.kevinharcourt.com/article/top-benefits-of-alternative-energy#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 05:25:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Alternative Energy Resources]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Air Pollution]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alternative Energy Sources]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Municipal Solid Waste]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Respiratory Illnesses]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tidal Energy]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.kevinharcourt.com/article/top-benefits-of-alternative-energy</guid> <description><![CDATA[With the steady depletion of traditional energy resources, different forms of alternative energy sources are gaining ground. It's no wonder that solar energy, wind energy, geothermal energy, tidal energy, hydroelectric energy, biofuel, and nuclear energy are offering a solution to meet the energy needs of both households and industries. Why alternative energy sources are becoming popular - Since alternative energy resources are mostly renewable, they ensure a steady supply of energy to meet the present and future needs of people. This makes these resources cheaper than the traditional ones, which come at a steep price tag mainly due their limited availability and fast depleting reserves.No related posts.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>By: <b>James S Elliott</b></em><p>With the steady depletion of traditional energy resources, different forms of alternative energy sources are gaining ground. It&#8217;s no wonder that solar energy, wind energy, geothermal energy, tidal energy, hydroelectric energy, biofuel, and nuclear energy are offering a solution to meet the energy needs of both households and industries.</p><p>Why alternative energy sources are becoming popular &#8211; Since alternative energy resources are mostly renewable, they ensure a steady supply of energy to meet the present and future needs of people. This makes these resources cheaper than the traditional ones, which come at a steep price tag mainly due their limited availability and fast depleting reserves.</p><p>So, by using the renewable energy of the sun, wind, tides, biomass, etc., you can cut down on your power bills significantly. Since they produce clean energy sans pollution, using such resources is also a great way to go green and reduce your carbon footprint.</p><p>As alternative energy sources are environment friendly, people using the same won&#8217;t need to bear any additional cost for complying with environmental regulations that are likely to get implemented in the future.</p><p>Advantages of alternative energy sources &#8211; Thanks to their abundant supply for mass use, these resources won&#8217;t run out like oil or fossil fuels. Unlike the fluctuating prices of oil and natural gas, they are likely to have a constant and stable price tag, thus making it easier for consumers to use the same without worrying about spiraling costs. Unlike the massive amounts of municipal solid waste that presently pollute the earth, alternative energy offers an option to get clean energy and can even process municipal waste into energy by eliminating the garbage.</p><p>In this way, a lot of health problems, mainly those related to respiratory illnesses due to air pollution, can be reduced. Another advantage of these resources is the ability of local energy production. Since you can set up the system to harness the power of the sun, the wind, or the tides locally, you no longer need to depend on the import of fossil fuels from other countries or bear the high cost of transportation of power that is produced miles away from where you live.</p><p>Unlike fossil fuels that generate massive greenhouse gas emissions which in turn contribute greatly to global warming, alternative energy sources promise a healthy and clean world for the present and future generations. If the switch to these resources isn&#8217;t made on a massive scale soon, rising levels of global warming may not leave much to look forward to for the future generations.</p><p>It wouldn&#8217;t be an exaggeration to say that alternative energy sources hold the key to the future.</p><p><p>For More Information On The Secrets Of Generating Your Own Energy And <a
target="_new" href="http://solar-panel-rebate.net/articles/top-benefits-of-alternative-energy/">Build Your Own Solar Panels</a> and also much more on <a
target="_new" href="http://solar-panel-rebate.net/articles">Green Energy</a></p></p><p>No related posts.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.kevinharcourt.com/article/top-benefits-of-alternative-energy/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oil Price Fluctuations &#8211; Its Effects of Alternative Energy Resources</title><link>http://www.kevinharcourt.com/article/oil-price-fluctuations-its-effects-of-alternative-energy-resources</link> <comments>http://www.kevinharcourt.com/article/oil-price-fluctuations-its-effects-of-alternative-energy-resources#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 05:20:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Alternative Energy Resources]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dollar Value]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Financial Crisis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Oil Price]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Opec]]></category> <category><![CDATA[World Economy]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.kevinharcourt.com/article/oil-price-fluctuations-its-effects-of-alternative-energy-resources</guid> <description><![CDATA[<a
href='http://www.kevinharcourt.com/article/oil-price-fluctuations-its-effects-of-alternative-energy-resources'><img
style='margin-right:10px;width:60px' src='http://dtc06vozptoma.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/cc/Alternative_Energy_Resources122-60x60.jpg' class='imgtfe' hspace='5' align='left' width='60' alt='Alternative Energy Resources' title='Alternative Energy Resources' border='0'/></a>Crude oil is the most important form of energy for all the countries, mainly for developed and developing countries. The importance of crude oil is such that it is used in day to day activity of individual as well as the economic development of the nation. Of late, the GDP of China and India reveal that the economies of both these countries are growing at faster pace and are the big consumers of crude oil in the world market.No related posts.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>By: <b>Gopal Pottabathni</b></em><div
style="float:left;padding: 12px"><a
href="http://dtc06vozptoma.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/cc/Alternative_Energy_Resources122.jpg"><img
src="http://dtc06vozptoma.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/cc/Alternative_Energy_Resources122.jpg" alt='Alternative Energy Resources' /></a></div><p>I. Introduction <br
/>Crude oil is the most important form of energy for all the countries, mainly for developed and developing countries. The importance of crude oil is such that it is used in day to day activity of individual as well as the economic development of the nation. Of late, the GDP of China and India reveal that the economies of both these countries are growing at faster pace and are the big consumers of crude oil in the world market. Therefore the increase in oil prices inadvertently affects the GDP and economy of the countries. During 2008 world witnessed the growth in the prices of crude oil reaching a new high threatening the world economy at large, thanks the financial crisis, the recession has brought it down again. It may be exaggerated that increase and decrease in the oil price effects the world economy which is makes it necessary to study its impact on the world economy and how it effects the alternative energy resources.</p><p>OPEC reports that the recent surge in the oil prices occurred at the time when there was absolutely no shortage of oil at all. The price upsurge accompanied with volatility has been recognized in all commodity groups including energy, metal or agricultural products with prices doubled since 2005. OPEC reports that it has increased the supply of crude oil by 4 mb/d since 2003 and further increased it by more 1 mb/d with absolutely no shortage of crude oil in the market. (World Oil Outlook, 2008)</p><p>Some reasons for upsurge in crude oil prices <br
/>Many elements have led to this volatility in crude oil prices. Keeping aside the demand and supply elements, fluctuations in the dollar value has been the main cause for increase in the prices of crude oil. Ray and Olga (2004) reported that oil prices are the source of major developments in the world economy that can trigger inflation and recession as in 1974 and 1979 which resulted in slowdown of world economy. According to Chandrasekhar (2005), the primary cause of increase in the crude oil prices is the rapid development of United States of America, China and India, forcing the industry to extract and refine more oil from the reserves. It is also reported that global demands have risen by 2.7 million barrels per day during 2004, highest since 1976. Some factors that have helped the price upsurge include US occupying Iraq, Saudi Arabia being attacked by terrorist temporarily affecting oil supplies, speculative investments by financial investors.</p><p>Decline in OPEC&#8217;s Surplus Oil Production Capacity</p><p>Increases in global demand for the crude oil have forced the oil producing nations to produce more crude oil in order to meet the demands. The above figure shows that there has been drastic decline in the oil production of OPEC countries; this demand/supply factor is the main reason for increase in crude oil price touching $140 per barrel.(Hiromi Kato, 2005)</p><p>As per the BPs Statistical Review of World energy for the year 2007, it is revealed that demand for the world touched 83.7 million barrels/per day or 3.9 billion tons/year which is equal to five times the annual household water consumption. The above figure shows that the increasing demand has led to upsurge in crude oil price which rocket from mid 2005 till 2008. As per the figure, oil price didn&#8217;t had any upsurge till late 2000 but due to increased demand in Asian countries, the crude oil price escalated.</p><p>Trends in Oil Prices <br
/>Roncaglia using Hotelling theory explains that the equilibrium price of the scarce resource net of extraction costs rises over time at the rate that is equal, year after year, to the interest rate. It is understood from this statement that price of the scarce commodity increases at the rate year after year with the added interest rate. The crude oil is an important ingredient in the growth of world economy. It is learned that commodity traders are responsible for oil prices who bid on oil futures contracts by looking into current supply of oil in terms of output, oil reserves as to know what is available and demand of oil, mainly from United States.(Kimberly Amadeo) According to OPEC Monthly Oil Market Report released for August 2008, it is highlighted that OPEC Reference Basket (ORP) rose to $2.89/b or 2% during July 2008 to $131.22/b with US dollar weakening and geopolitical tensions dominating the upward trend.</p><p>However due to weakening economic conditions, recovery in US dollar and increased OPEC oil exports, the price came down to three month low of $109/ b. According to OPEC, the world economy will grow at 3.8% in 2009 as against 3.9% in 2008. It also reports that developing countries growth rate remains unaffected at 5.6%. India&#8217;s growth is up at 7.7% as against to unchanged China at 9.2%.(www.opec.org) The graph represents the trends in crude oil prices from 2006 to 2008. The figure indicates that an oil price in 2006 was $50 to $70 per barrel as compared to $50 to $90 per barrel in the year 2007.</p><p>The increase in oil price can be seen from fourth week of August 2007 which touched $90 per barrel at the end of 2007. This trend continued in the year 2008 with the price touching to $140 per barrel mark in second week of July. However, some controlling factors and increased export from OPEC suppliers, gave some relief with steep fall in crude oil price up to $118 per barrel during fourth week of August 2008.(www.opec.org) <br
/>Average Annual Growth of Oil Consumption</p><p>As seen in the above table, China is the major consumer of oil at an overall growth rate of 6.0% from 1974 to 2003. The table shows that most of the nations have increased their consumption from 1974 to 2003, but overall consumption of world has increased by 1.1% during 2001-03 as compared 1.5% during 1991-2000 down 0.4%. The total annual growth in oil consumption from 1974-2003 has increased by 1.1%. (Ray and Olga, 2004) Crude oil prices affect the terms of trade as higher dependence on oil imports raises the impact on nations GDP, impact of saving and investment are greater, tax revenues and solvency are affected.</p><p>The rapid increase in the crude prices from 1973 to 1981 was led by United States for its energy policy for post Embargo period. The crude oil prices plummeted due to 9/11 attack which weakened the US economy and resulted in the reduction of quota by 1.5 million barrels per day. The figure explains the factors resulting in volatility of crude oil prices increasing from below $30 per barrel to $60 per barrel during 2005-06.(www.wtrg.com) Many factors have led to increase in crude oil price right from Iran &#8211; Iraq war, the great depression, Venezuela crisis, Gulf Hurricane, increased demands, etc. It is necessary to assess the consequences on alternative energy resources due to increased oil price. <br
/>According to the OPEC report, developing countries maintained their demand for the oil at 71% of total world oil demand growth in the year 2007. It was also mentioned that OECD stocks declined by 66mb to 4,111 mb by the end of 2007. (OPEC, 2007)</p><p>Effects of increasing oil prices on Stock Markets</p><p>Oil price shocks effect the economies in different ways like supply, demand and trade. (Martin Schneider) Basher and Sardosky (2006) look upon oil as the lifeblood of modern economics.(Mehmet, 2009) The world is globalizing in every aspect and people are migrating in search of livelihood and employment. In this scenario, nations are responsible for providing them with employment and better living conditions which means more urbanization and modernization. Increase in population will automatically lead to creation of more industries, houses, vehicles, transportation, etc. which require oil as the primary product to run the economy. It is reported by Basher and Sardosky (2006) that China, Turkey and India are fastest growing economy and are expected to demand and consume the most of the world&#8217;s oil.(Mehmet, 2009)</p><p>Oil Consumption for Turkey, China, India, USA and World</p><p>The above table shows that United States is the most developed nation with 23.9% of oil consumption out of total world consumption in the year 2007. Whereas the total share of the world oil consumption for China, India and Turkey was only 13.4% in the year 2007 with China 9.3%, Indian 3.3% and Turkey 0.8%.</p><p>Many experts stated that oil price changes and shocks have direct or indirect effect on the economic activity. Mehmet (2009) states an increase in oil prices leads to an increase of cost of production which decreases the growth of output and productivity. The increase in oil price leads to increase in demand of money, increase in inflation rate, decrease in investment and decline in GDP.</p><p>In view of the increased global demand and political insecurity in oil rich countries, concern about global warming are the force behind changing oil prices which may help spur the greater demand and supply of alternative energy. The development process leading to industrialization has increased the concentration of CO&not;2 levels in the atmosphere which has significant effect on oil price movements. Such developments in the trends of oil price, its consumption and increased level of CO2 in the atmosphere makes it critical to understand the development of alternative energy in the years to come and effect of oil prices on the stocks of alternative energy companies.(Henriques and Sardosky, 2007)</p><p>Auto Regression Analysis <br
/>The aforementioned points of discussion reveal that oil prices have a definite impact on the alternative energy. To know the impacts, many analyzes were carried out by many research scholars. Henriques and Sadorsky (2007) through vector autoregression (VAR) empirically investigated the relationship between stock prices of alternative energy companies and oil prices. The WilderHill Clean Energy Index (ECO) was used to measure the stock performance of alternative energy companies. The Arca Technology Index (PSE) was used to measure the performance of technological companies. The researcher, for the ease of comparison set the starting point as 100 so the changing price trend and its effects can be measured. From the below figure, it could be clearly understood that though there is rapid, drastic and high increase in oil prices from January 2001 to April 2007, the stock prices of technology companies (PSE) and alternative energy resources (ECO) are not affected at all and are unchanged.</p><p>The findings of Henriques and Sadorsky revealed in the figure explains that ECO correlated with PSE with coefficient of 0.83 and correlation between ECO and oil prices is 0.43. In another VAR analyses, consisting for four variables ECO, PSE, U.S. West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil Futures Prices (OIL) and the Interest Rate (RATE). The researcher in order to lessen the confusion named the above variables in natural logarithms as LECO, LPSE, LOIL and LRATE. Granger Casualty tests using LA-VAR showed that alternative energy stock prices are explained by past movements in oil prices, technology stock prices and interest rates. The tests indicated that lagged interest rates showed some significant impact on oil prices as a result of increased economic growth.</p><p>Henriques and Sadorsky (2007) through the four variable VAR model, it was found that oil price movements were not important once the investors had confidence in alternative energy companies as similar to technological companies. It shows that one standard deviation shock to the interest rate variable had a positive and significant impact on the alternative energy stock prices and one standard deviation shock to energy stock prices had same effect on technology stock prices. The simulation results in vector autoregression analyzes carried out by Henriques shows that stock prices of shocked alternative energy companies had impact on technological companies stocks, but it did not showed any impact is occurred due to shocks to oil prices.</p><p>Rafik and Sonia (2008) attempted to assess the relationship between oil prices and macro economy by analyzing the impact of recent oil prices fluctuation in Tunisian economy through VAR model from 1993Q1 to 2007Q3. In his findings it is reported that oil price didn&#8217;t had any effect on economic activity. The main cause for economic shock was governments spending which led to economic recession, allocated subsidies made the oil price shocks as the principal source of violability. The findings in his report stated that impact of oil price shock on economic activity is indirect. <br
/>Kilian (2007) argued that regressions of macroeconomic aggregates on unanticipated energy prices are likely to mislead as they fail to account for the declining share of energy in value added.</p><p>The analysis carried out by Kilian suggests that most oil price shocks have been driven by a combination of strong global demand for industrial commodities shifting the expectations from demand for crude oil. It is also argued the shortage of crude oil is inevitable under the circumstances of excessive future demand of crude oil. Another finding by Kilian is that precautionary demand shocks driven by expectation shifts, unlike other oil demand and supply shocks can have immediate effects on US economy. Another observation made in his work by Kilian was that the effects of energy price shocks have weakened resulting in total real consumption drops from-30% before 1987 to -0.08% after 1987.</p><p>In another empirical effort, to study the impact of oil price shocks on the stock markets in US and 13 other European Countries related to data on stock prices, short term interest rates, consumer prices and industrial production which are received from OECD. The researcher used unrestricted VAR model with four variables as first log difference of short term interest rate (r), real oil price (op), first log difference of industrial production (ip) and real stock returns (rsr): VAR(r, op, ip, rsr) . (Jung Wook et.al, 2007) The above VAR analyzes carried out by the researcher&#8217;s show that shocks in oil prices do not have direct or indirect effect of alternative energy stocks but shocks to energy stocks had significant impact of technological stocks.</p><p>Conclusion <br
/>Crude oil is gaining its important as a lifeline to the world&#8217;s economy in general and to some of the nation&#8217;s economy in specific. It acts as a nutritious diet so that its world economy can be healthy. Increased oil prices have definite impact on world economy through employment, rising inflation, decrease in dollar value all of which combine to economic slowdown. Robert and Pavlos (2008) in their working paper, have concluded that even though there were similarities between oil market developments during 1970s and 1980s and the current market, the oil prices are not likely to decline. Henqriques (2007) suggests that governments can formulate some framework or policies to bring the alternative energies into the market through fiscal policy that taxes carbon and subsidizes alternative energy. This will encourage the producers to provide carbon free energy so that they can have the benefit of subsidized purchase of alternative energies.</p><p>The crude oil prices though have declined recently, but it is likely to increasing as the world demand is increasing day by day and more importantly Asian counties, China and India, most developing economies of the world, need it vigorously. Through the various vector autoregression analyzes of the various researchers, it can be assumed that the stock prices of alternative energy companies do not effect which is beneficial to the investors.</p></p><p>No related posts.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.kevinharcourt.com/article/oil-price-fluctuations-its-effects-of-alternative-energy-resources/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Wind Power Energy &#8211; Upcoming Alternative Energy Resource To Save Earth</title><link>http://www.kevinharcourt.com/article/wind-power-energy-upcoming-alternative-energy-resource-to-save-earth</link> <comments>http://www.kevinharcourt.com/article/wind-power-energy-upcoming-alternative-energy-resource-to-save-earth#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 05:14:56 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Alternative Energy Resources]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alternative Energy Sources]]></category> <category><![CDATA[California Coasts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Energy Resources]]></category> <category><![CDATA[High Buildings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Power Energy]]></category><guid
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style='margin-right:10px;width:60px' src='http://dtc06vozptoma.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/cc/Alternative_Energy_Resources121-60x60.jpg' class='imgtfe' hspace='5' align='left' width='60' alt='Alternative Energy Resources' title='Alternative Energy Resources' border='0'/></a>Wind power energy is one of the clean energy resources that have been widely used all over the world. The report says that this can overcome the electricity demands of high economy countries like US. One of the main reasons that increases the utilization and development of wind power energy is its purity.No related posts.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>By: <b>Dane Bergen</b></em><div
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src="http://dtc06vozptoma.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/cc/Alternative_Energy_Resources121.jpg" alt='Alternative Energy Resources' /></a></div><p>Wind power energy is one of the clean energy resources that have been widely used all over the world. The report says that this can overcome the electricity demands of high economy countries like US. One of the main reasons that increases the utilization and development of wind power energy is its purity. It does not produce any harmful end products and hence cent percent pollution free.</p><p>The wind turbines are capable enough to produce adequate electricity in order to meet the increasing demand. These turbines can be placed on roof of high buildings and other locations where enough wind is available. Wind power energy plants are less expensive to establish compared to the solar power plants. Most of the turbines are located in off shore areas. Those plants in coastal areas alone contribute 20% of current demand in US.</p><p>The biggest wind energy plant is located in Atlantic coast which has the potential of producing 1000 GW of electricity. Other potential areas are pacific and California coasts. Some areas are rejected due to technical challenges and issues. According to the current day potential of wind power plants to meet the electricity needs, it has been calculated as they are one of the alternative energy sources that have the ability to overcome lessening of fossil fuels.</p><p>Wind energy can be harnessed in both commercial as well as domestic scale. The plans to enable wind turbines at home are increasing in the main aim to save energy and money. This is a good solution to escape from the increasing electricity bills and diminishing availability of fossil fuels.</p><p>Wind power plants also provide many job opportunities for future generation. Also helps to preserve available fossil fuels for future generation. Apart from saving energy and money, deploying the application of wind energy saves environment also.</p><p><p>If you&#8217;re considering adding a <a
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.kevinharcourt.com/article/alternative-energy-key-resource-of-energy-for-homes</guid> <description><![CDATA[<a
href='http://www.kevinharcourt.com/article/alternative-energy-key-resource-of-energy-for-homes'><img
style='margin-right:10px;width:60px' src='http://dtc06vozptoma.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/cc/Alternative_Energy_Resources120-60x60.jpg' class='imgtfe' hspace='5' align='left' width='60' alt='Alternative Energy Resources' title='Alternative Energy Resources' border='0'/></a>Now the world is switching to the alternative energy resource in order to save the environments and keeping in mind the future needs. Therefore alternative energy solutions are now becoming popular in every home. People are going for the use of the wind energy to generate the electricity that is generated from the turbines. Solar energy is also utilized in many of the applications together with the use of hydrogen cells. Hence the people of 21st century are moving towards the new technology and are finding some more ways.No related posts.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>By: <b>Jyotsna Ramani</b></em><div
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src="http://dtc06vozptoma.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/cc/Alternative_Energy_Resources120.jpg" alt='Alternative Energy Resources' /></a></div><p>Now the world is switching to the alternative energy resource in order to save the environments and keeping in mind the future needs. Therefore alternative energy solutions are now becoming popular in every home. People are going for the use of the wind energy to generate the electricity that is generated from the turbines. Solar energy is also utilized in many of the applications together with the use of hydrogen cells. Hence the people of 21st century are moving towards the new technology and are finding some more ways.</p><p>People had understood that they have to become energy independent and hence they had to minimize the use of the energy that had been derived from the fossil fuels. More and more use of the alternative energy resources have to be made. But it had been observed that the major resource manufacturing companies of the world are intentionally neglecting the use of the alternative resource of energy because of their own profit. As a result, the proper of use of the alternative resources can&#8217;t be made and hence they are often overlooked.</p><p>But according to most of the specialist across the world, it had been confirmed development of the alternative resources of energy is very much important. There is a desperate need of restructuring the electricity marketplace. Also more work and research has to be done in the field of energy transmission, distributing the infrastructure and market expansion.</p><p>According to the researches made in UK it had been found that more and more people are desperate to use the alternative energy resources and they had started working for that. Government is also providing full aid to such kind of people as government is also tensed regarding the environmental degradation. People at home are following the alternative measures like the use of wind mill and solar panels for their various home applications.</p><p><p>Earth 4 Energy is great guide includes complete DIY instructions on how to power your home with renewable energy by building your own wind power generator and solar panels. To learn more about this product, read detailed Earth 4 Energy review including all details. Remember it&#8217;s 60 days money back Guarantee deal.</p><p>CLICK HERE: Earth 4 Energy [http://www.earth4energyofficial.com]</p></p><p>No related posts.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.kevinharcourt.com/article/alternative-energy-key-resource-of-energy-for-homes/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Saving Money on Electricity &#8211; Alternative Energy Resources For the Home</title><link>http://www.kevinharcourt.com/article/saving-money-on-electricity-alternative-energy-resources-for-the-home</link> <comments>http://www.kevinharcourt.com/article/saving-money-on-electricity-alternative-energy-resources-for-the-home#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 05:08:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Alternative Energy Resources]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Backup System]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Grid Power]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Grid System]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Solar Power]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sunny Climes]]></category><guid
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src="http://dtc06vozptoma.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/cc/Alternative_Energy_Resources119.jpg" alt='Alternative Energy Resources' /></a></div><p>Preserving the planet as well as lowering expenses is forefront in many people&#8217;s minds. Saving money on electricity using off grid power system is one way to achieve this goal. High costs as well as increased pollutants in the air are causing everyone to think creatively and, if researched in detail, one will find that it is easier than ever.</p><p>The dream of many people is to be able to completely eliminate reliance on power companies and do what is called &#8220;going off grid&#8221;. In this instance, users generate enough power for their own needs and, in the end, owe no one else for that use. This can be accomplished in many ways. For others, the convenience of the power company combined with lower bills is preferred. Regardless of preference, equipment is available that can have a significant impact on energy expenses.</p><p>Perhaps one of the best known off grid systems is solar power. It relies on direct sunlight so is preferred by those living in sunny climes. Those who install this system find themselves completely independent of the power company and, as a result, never receive a bill again. Although there are many advantages, like having lights when the rest of the city is blacked out, the disadvantage is that there is no backup system. If the solar panels go down, there is no recourse.</p><p>A magnetic power generator is another option that is becoming more popular. This perpetual motion machine can be used on grid or off. With an on grid system, one is still tied to the electric company and any power generated is sent directly to that agency rather than for use by the customer. However, in exchange, users are credited for the amount of power sent and, therefore, have much lower energy bills.</p><p>When used off grid, magnetic power generators use perpetual motion to keep working, and then feed the excess power generated directly into the home. Regardless of what is happening in the rest of the neighbourhood, the lights in this house will keep running. It is, however, a little more expensive initially, but will allow the homeowners to keep going, regardless of the weather or conditions, without making another payment to the electric company.</p><p>Another alternative that has become highly popular is called a hybrid system. This is an alternative way of saving money on electricity using off grid power system that utilizes multiple forms. For example, wind turbines might be combined with solar power, magnetic power generators, and/or gas generators to ensure that, regardless of the emergency, power will be sustained. Energy consumption no longer has to &#8220;break the bank&#8221; and all consumers need to do is to commit to utilizing an alternative form of power.</p><p><p>Want to learn how to save money on electricity with <a
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