Article Archive for November 2008
A team of researchers at South Korea’s Hanyung University led by professor Cho Jaephil (pictured), has claimed a breakthrough that could extend lithium ion battery charge life up to 8 times current values that means …
Duke Energy Corp. plans to produce more than 5,000 megawatts of electricity from wind projects located primarily in the West, Southwest and Midwest. That’s more than 2.5 times the power generated by Rocky Mountain Power’s …
Abandoned Solar Power plant – Carrizo Plain
Until September, cleaner technology was on a roll, collecting some $3.3 billion in venture capital investment during the first nine months compared with $2.6 billion for all of 2007. …
Ota City’s tiny Pal Town neighborhood, nestled among strawberry fields is one of Japan’s sunniest spots. This is one of the main reasons the rooftops of the houses here are shining with solar panels, making …
History has a nasty habit of repeating itself and this photograph looks like it could be from 1950′s London. Unfortunately it is from Beijing circa 2007. Natural light is now 10 to 25 percent dimmer …
China Daily reported that Beijing will spend 240 billion yuan (US$34 billion) by 2012 to upgrade its traffic infrastructure. In the five years before the Olympics, the city spent 170 billion yuan.
“We will make sure …
The International Energy Agency’s has just released it’s annual publication the World Energy Outlook (WEO) 2008. IEA Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka said that the report highlights that current trends in energy supply and consumption are …
This week, Green Flight International is back with the announcement that the BioJet I, an old L-29 military aircraft, flew across the U.S. burning pure biodiesel. The majority of the flight was made using pure …
Artists Impression of a Tidal Turbine
International Power Marine Development, a subsidiary of International Power plc, has secured a grid connection and they will build a 10-Megawatt tidal farm in the Pentland Firth. The scheme is …
Last Tuesday, Californians voted in favor of an 800 mile high speed train system that will stop in every major city from Sacramento to San Diego. According to the High Speed Rail Authority, California is …

