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	<title>Intelligent Energy | SmartPlanet</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Intelligent Energy brings you the latest news on alternative fuels and renewable power, highlighting the major players, legislation, technology and design involved in making our infrastructure more efficient.]]></description>
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    <lastBuildDate>2012-02-09T06:08:11-08:00</lastBuildDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[European wind power remained steady in 2011]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/european-wind-power-remained-steady-in-2011/13031]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Europe's wind power installations remained steady in 2011, and were nearly equivalent to the amount of new energy capacity from natural gas.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Europe's wind power installations remained steady in 2011, and were nearly equivalent to the amount of new energy capacity from natural gas.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/european-wind-power-remained-steady-in-2011/13031]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ David Worthington]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-08T23:35:00Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Soraa's LED light aims to replace the halogen bulb]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/soraas-led-light-aims-to-replace-the-halogen-bulb/13023]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Soraa, the Khosla Ventures-backed LED startup, has come out of stealth mode to unveil its flagship product aimed to rival and replace the traditional 50-watt halogen bulb.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Soraa, the Khosla Ventures-backed LED startup, has come out of stealth mode to unveil its flagship product aimed to rival and replace the traditional 50-watt halogen bulb.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/soraas-led-light-aims-to-replace-the-halogen-bulb/13023]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kirsten Korosec]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-08T16:44:37Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[North America's solar PV market in 2012: Growth and uncertainty]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/north-americas-solar-pv-market-in-2012-growth-and-uncertainty/13018]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ The latest report by NPD SolarBuzz finds utility-scale photovoltaic solar installations surged in the fourth quarter. Find out what's they've forecast for 2012.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ The latest report by NPD SolarBuzz finds utility-scale photovoltaic solar installations surged in the fourth quarter. Find out what's they've forecast for 2012.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/north-americas-solar-pv-market-in-2012-growth-and-uncertainty/13018]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kirsten Korosec]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-07T22:50:17Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Rockland Capital buys DOE-backed Beacon Power]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/rockland-capital-buys-doe-backed-beacon-power/13014]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Beacon Power, the energy storage company that filed for bankruptcy last November, has been sold. And that could bode well for the Energy Department and taxpayers.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Beacon Power, the energy storage company that filed for bankruptcy last November, has been sold. And that could bode well for the Energy Department and taxpayers.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/rockland-capital-buys-doe-backed-beacon-power/13014]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kirsten Korosec]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-07T19:29:11Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[DIY solar cells made from grass clippings]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/diy-solar-cells-made-from-grass-clippings/13005]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Building on previous work, MIT researcher Andreas Mershin has simplified a process (and boosted the efficiency) of solar cells made from agricultural waste. His next step? Crowdsourcing.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Building on previous work, MIT researcher Andreas Mershin has simplified a process (and boosted the efficiency) of solar cells made from agricultural waste. His next step? Crowdsourcing.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/diy-solar-cells-made-from-grass-clippings/13005]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kirsten Korosec]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-07T18:19:03Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Dutch push for flexible gadget screens]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/dutch-push-for-flexible-gadget-screens/12984]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ The motto could be 'let's get together and bend.' Holland's collaborative Holst Centre fuses industry and academic R&D. It's developing pliable OLEDs. Hello foldable smartphones! Won't Samsung win?]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ The motto could be 'let's get together and bend.' Holland's collaborative Holst Centre fuses industry and academic R&D. It's developing pliable OLEDs. Hello foldable smartphones! Won't Samsung win?]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/dutch-push-for-flexible-gadget-screens/12984]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Halper]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-07T14:28:20Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[The green agenda: bike sharing then world domination?]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/the-green-agenda-bike-sharing-then-world-domination/12968]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Tea party activists are attempting to foil sustainability and green energy initiatives at the grassroots levels across the United States out of concern over U.N led world domination.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Tea party activists are attempting to foil sustainability and green energy initiatives at the grassroots levels across the United States out of concern over U.N led world domination.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/the-green-agenda-bike-sharing-then-world-domination/12968]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ David Worthington]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-07T02:55:21Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Honeywell sues Nest Labs, Best Buy over smart thermostat tech]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/honeywell-sues-nest-labs-best-buy-over-smart-thermostat-tech/12964]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Nest Labs, the company behind the Apple design-inspired smart learning thermostat, has been socked with a patent infringement lawsuit.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Nest Labs, the company behind the Apple design-inspired smart learning thermostat, has been socked with a patent infringement lawsuit.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/honeywell-sues-nest-labs-best-buy-over-smart-thermostat-tech/12964]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kirsten Korosec]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-06T21:56:56Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Panasonic to cut U.S. solar factory workforce]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/panasonic-to-cut-us-solar-factory-workforce/12959]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ As Panasonic prepares to start production at its new $580 million solar factory in Malaysia, it's decided to close an aging plant here in the United States.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ As Panasonic prepares to start production at its new $580 million solar factory in Malaysia, it's decided to close an aging plant here in the United States.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/panasonic-to-cut-us-solar-factory-workforce/12959]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kirsten Korosec]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-06T17:30:21Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[The energy of sports: Hockey player levitates]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/the-energy-of-sports-hockey-player-levitates/12941]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Or at least he flies. A video gets you wondering if the world can convert its athleticism, general motion and kinetic energy into renewable power. Piezoelectricity anyone?]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Or at least he flies. A video gets you wondering if the world can convert its athleticism, general motion and kinetic energy into renewable power. Piezoelectricity anyone?]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/the-energy-of-sports-hockey-player-levitates/12941]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Halper]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-06T11:25:56Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[U.S. opens Outer Continental Shelf to wind power]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/us-opens-outer-continental-shelf-to-wind-power/12936]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ The Obama administration has opened East Coast wind power sweet spots to energy development.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ The Obama administration has opened East Coast wind power sweet spots to energy development.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/us-opens-outer-continental-shelf-to-wind-power/12936]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ David Worthington]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-04T00:37:40Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Video: GM's Chevy Volt Super Bowl ad]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/video-gms-chevy-volt-super-bowl-ad/12929]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ General Motors has turned to the selling power of four-armed aliens to boost interest in its Chevy Volt electric car during Super Bowl XLVI.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ General Motors has turned to the selling power of four-armed aliens to boost interest in its Chevy Volt electric car during Super Bowl XLVI.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/video-gms-chevy-volt-super-bowl-ad/12929]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kirsten Korosec]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-03T19:30:23Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[$1 billion prize for 100-mpg gasoline car]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/1-billion-prize-for-100-mpg-gasoline-car/12750]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Republicans unhappy with incentives for hybrid and all-electric cars have proffered their own fossil fuel-inspired plan to spur innovation among automakers.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Republicans unhappy with incentives for hybrid and all-electric cars have proffered their own fossil fuel-inspired plan to spur innovation among automakers.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/1-billion-prize-for-100-mpg-gasoline-car/12750]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kirsten Korosec]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-03T17:52:50Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Speed kills: UK Energy Secretary quits amid traffic charges]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/speed-kills-uk-energy-secretary-quits-amid-traffic-charges/12904]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ The embattled head of Britain's Department of Energy and Climate Change steps down as 9-year-old speeding ticket haunts him. Prime Minister Cameron names new boss, who faces choppy waters.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ The embattled head of Britain's Department of Energy and Climate Change steps down as 9-year-old speeding ticket haunts him. Prime Minister Cameron names new boss, who faces choppy waters.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/speed-kills-uk-energy-secretary-quits-amid-traffic-charges/12904]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Halper]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-03T15:20:49Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Toyota breaks out of China's rare earth shackles]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/toyota-breaks-out-of-chinas-rare-earth-shackles/12890]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. If you can't join 'em, innovate. Toyota has learned how to eliminate vital rare earth metals from cars, potentially turning China's stranglehold into a useless grip.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. If you can't join 'em, innovate. Toyota has learned how to eliminate vital rare earth metals from cars, potentially turning China's stranglehold into a useless grip.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/toyota-breaks-out-of-chinas-rare-earth-shackles/12890]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Halper]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-03T13:08:46Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Skewedonomics? Facebook's worth $100B, trouncing companies that actually make things]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/skewedonomics-facebooks-worth-100b-trouncing-companies-that-actually-make-things/12843]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Facebook coaxes your valuable personal information away from you. It has leveraged that into a $1 billion profit, and an enormous market cap. Woe betide manufacturers! Sound off here.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Facebook coaxes your valuable personal information away from you. It has leveraged that into a $1 billion profit, and an enormous market cap. Woe betide manufacturers! Sound off here.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/skewedonomics-facebooks-worth-100b-trouncing-companies-that-actually-make-things/12843]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Halper]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-02T15:02:28Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA["Gasland" documentary maker arrested on Capitol Hill]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/gasland-documentary-maker-arrested-on-capitol-hill/12827]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ The filmaker who created "Gasland," an expose on hydro-fracking, was arrested today on Capitol Hill after refusing to leave a House committee hearing that was closed to the press.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ The filmaker who created "Gasland," an expose on hydro-fracking, was arrested today on Capitol Hill after refusing to leave a House committee hearing that was closed to the press.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/gasland-documentary-maker-arrested-on-capitol-hill/12827]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ David Worthington]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-02T03:19:08Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Broadening the appeal of LEDs: Taiwan's wide beam bulb]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/broadening-the-appeal-of-leds-taiwans-wide-beam-bulb/12816]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Some critics say LED bulbs, with their pointed light source, cast illumination that's too narrow. The Industrial Technology Research Institute says it has just solved that problem.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Some critics say LED bulbs, with their pointed light source, cast illumination that's too narrow. The Industrial Technology Research Institute says it has just solved that problem.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/broadening-the-appeal-of-leds-taiwans-wide-beam-bulb/12816]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Halper]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-01T17:12:02Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Breakthrough: World's most efficient solar panel]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/breakthrough-worlds-most-efficient-solar-panel/12800]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ N. Carolina's Semprius and its German backer Siemens develop a prototype that converts more than a third of sunlight into electricity. Smoke and mirrors? Well, mirrors anyway.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ N. Carolina's Semprius and its German backer Siemens develop a prototype that converts more than a third of sunlight into electricity. Smoke and mirrors? Well, mirrors anyway.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/breakthrough-worlds-most-efficient-solar-panel/12800]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Halper]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-01T15:51:01Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Starring in Super Bowl 46: An LED chin strap]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/starring-in-super-bowl-46-an-led-chin-strap/12775]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ New England running back BenJarvus Green-Ellis will button up his helmet with green lights that flash red when the New York Giants hit hard. It's supposed to alert staff he could get hurt. Duh!]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ New England running back BenJarvus Green-Ellis will button up his helmet with green lights that flash red when the New York Giants hit hard. It's supposed to alert staff he could get hurt. Duh!]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/starring-in-super-bowl-46-an-led-chin-strap/12775]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Halper]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-01T12:59:07Z</pubDate>
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