Researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden have discovered that a particular type of algae produces a substance that can be used to make inexpensive, non-toxic, simple-to-build, flexible, thin and durable batteries that, after optimization, are …
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So the Supreme Court has ruled that the EPA has the authority to regulate greenhouse gases and that it can’t sidestep that authority without providing a scientific basis for doing so.
Cattle graze on a corn field in South Dakota in a file photo. New technology to make ethanol from crops such as grasses and trees instead of corn could ease price spikes of the grain …
A Pennsylvania entrepreneur has developed technology that gives you all the battery juice you need directly from the air.
How much money could you make from a technology that replaces electrical wires? A startup called Powercast, …
A shot of the demonstrator in 2003
In an effort to develop environmentally progressive technologies for aerospace applications, Boeing researchers and industry partners throughout Europe plan to conduct experimental flight tests this year of a manned …
Last month, Former U.S. Vice-President Al Gore called for an “electranet” that would allow homeowners to “put up photovoltaic generators and small wind [turbines]… without any artificial caps.” Unfortunately, he did not explain that Europe …
As part of its commitment to solve the global problems of energy poverty and climate change, in March the World Bank co-sponsored a conference in London to consider global energy options, and launched the Carbon …
Dublin-based renewable energy company Airtricity has completed construction of the Forest Creek Wind Farm, increasing renewable energy capacity by 125 MW for TXU Wholesale, a subsidiary of TXU Corp.
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The region of Navarra, in Northeastern Spain, better known in the U.S. for the “running of the bulls†in Pamplona. But in this region, approximately 70% of the electricity comes from the wind and …
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Three wind turbine blades have been successfully installed on the Bahrain World Trade Center, a twin skyscraper complex. This is the first time that a commercial development has integrated large-scale wind turbines within its …
Gus Sansone installed an 80-foot-tall wind turbine system, costing $32,000, outside his home in Southern California. “We’re saving barrels of oil and pollution,†Mr. Sansone said of the change.
By JENNIFER ALSEVER
GUS SANSONE has not had …
University of San Diego researchers have discovered that carbon nanotubes don’t have to be perfect to do a better job. Prabhakar Bandaru, a professor in the UCSD Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have discovered …
V2G technology or Vehicle-to-grid, would enable electric car owners to make money while storing power for the grid. The technology was unveiled at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in San Diego …
Offshore renewable energy development new rules and regulations could be introduced in the U.S. this year, potentially cutting the red tape for companies looking to put their wind, wave, or tidal projects in the water. …
For all those who missed the excellent BBC documentary on Peak Oil and it’s potential impact on farming broadcast, last night, Friday 20th called A Farm for the Future. It will be repeated tomorrow, on …
The government’s new chief energy scientist Professor David MacKay told the BBC that reductions in carbon dioxide emissions since 1990 are “an illusion”. Greenhouse gas emissions created by Britons are probably twice as bad as …
As concerns about climate change and energy security escalate, as government incentives for harnessing solar energy expand, and as these costs decline while those of fossil fuels rise the harnessing of solar energy is expanding …
Despite the tightness of global credit markets the Chinese are showing a willingness to finance renewable energy projects wherever they may be. A consortium of Chinese businesses backed by Chinese banks have committed $1.5 billion …
