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Plastic balloons - worlds entire energy needs!
Here’s an audacious bet: Cheap plastic balloons with solar cells inside can solve the world’s energy problem. Behind a warehouse workshop in Livermore, Calif., an 8-foot shiny plastic balloon soak...
By ranjini on Oct 31, 2008 7:30 pm
Saved Under : Solar Energy | Energy Theory Concepts General |
Algae From the Ocean - the future !?!
Research by two Kansas State University scientists could help with the large-scale cultivation and manufacturing of oil-rich algae in oceans for biofuel....
By ranjini on Sep 07, 2008 6:33 am
Saved Under : Bio-energy | Energy Theory Concepts General | Miscellaneous Energy Topics |
Energy saving buildings
The vision behind a new U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) "net-zero energy" commercial building initiative launched Tuesday. The program's goal, set forth in a section of the Energy Independence and Sec...
By ranjini on Sep 07, 2008 3:26 am
Saved Under : Other Alternative Energy | Energy Theory Concepts General | Miscellaneous Energy Topics |
understanding algal blooms
Despite their complex biology and the fact that harmful algal blooms such as red tide start without warning, scientists are making inroads into understanding what feeds and sustains the blooms....
By ranjini on Sep 06, 2008 8:53 pm
Saved Under : Bio-energy | Energy Theory Concepts General | Miscellaneous Energy Topics |
Landfil gas capture
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By ranjini on Aug 26, 2008 5:15 pm
Saved Under : Coal | Miscellaneous Energy Topics |
$ 87 m acquisition of waste to energy plants
Biomass energy facilities, also referred to as wood waste facilities, combust biomass to produce renewable electricity. Biomass may include: woodchips, sawdust, bark, tree trimmings, agricultural wast...
By ranjini on Aug 26, 2008 5:12 pm
Saved Under : Other Alternative Energy |
First energy policy - Jimmy Carter
Jimmy carter had the vision to say "With the exception of preventing war ... this is the greatest challenge our country will face during our lifetimes."...
By ranjini on Aug 24, 2008 11:54 pm
Saved Under : Solar Energy | Energy Policy General | Regulations Policies |
Solar power paid back in 2 years !!
A confectionay company used solar power and got its investments back in 2 years !!...
By ranjini on Aug 24, 2008 11:51 pm
Saved Under : Solar Energy |
Usage of solar power is hotting up
The technology has been around for 25 years or so," said Andy Barbaro, vice president of Wayne's Solar. "What's made it more popular is the increased efficiency, and the rising cost of electricity has...
By ranjini on Aug 24, 2008 11:48 pm
Saved Under : Solar Energy | Energy Policy General | Regulations Policies |
Coal shortage in India ?
coal reserve of India will be depleted within the next 45 years....
By ranjini on Aug 24, 2008 11:34 pm
Saved Under : Solar Energy | Nuclear Energy | Coal |
Algae - a solution for oil ?
Algae has a clear advantage in other ways as well. Land crops use up more resources and require more manpower to grow. Algae, on the other hand, is so hardy that it grows all by itself in condi...
By ranjini on Aug 11, 2008 2:02 am
Saved Under : Bio-energy | Energy Economics General | Energy Efficiency | Energy Policy General |
Miriam College preaches and practices environmentalism
Unlike many schools that have just discovered environmentalism, caring for Earth and its resources has been a major advocacy of Miriam College since the 1970s, primarily through its Environment...
By ranjini on Aug 11, 2008 1:28 am
Saved Under : Human Powered Energy | Energy Distribution | Environment Ecology General | Energy Economics General | Energy Efficiency |
Wind power firm eyes Maine
Maine is rapidly becoming one of the East Coast’s premier destinations for wind energy....
By ranjini on Aug 10, 2008 10:45 am
Saved Under : Wind Energy |
T. Boone has re-invented himself as a green wildcatter
If you haven't yet heard of the Pickens Plan, then you've no doubt been on vacation: he has flooded TV and radio with thousands of ads urging viewers to log on to his Web site and demand...
By ranjini on Aug 10, 2008 10:38 am
Saved Under : Wind Energy | Oil | Miscellaneous Energy Topics |
Top Myths About Wind Energy
http://www.wind-watch.org/documents/wp-c ontent/uploads/fells-bwea_top_myths.pdf...
By ranjini on Aug 10, 2008 10:34 am
Saved Under : Wind Energy | Miscellaneous Energy Topics |
Are We Smarter Than Yeast?
We will kick and we will scream. We will continue exploiting and find new ways to exploit. However, we will die and we will prove we are no smarter than yeast....
By ranjini on Aug 10, 2008 7:35 am
Saved Under : Miscellaneous Energy Topics |
Are we heading for a human-powered future?
The general concept is known as energy harvesting, which simply refers to the gathering of energy from one source and applying it to power an object. Italian inventor Lucien Gambarota, who desi...
By ranjini on Aug 10, 2008 7:29 am
Saved Under : Human Powered Energy |
Tennesse Valley - Energy economics
TVA uses coal to generate electricity at eleven plants. They heat water to 1000 degrees to spin a turbine by burning coal. (Concentrated solar power can do that, too). Yes, hydroelectric giant ...
By ranjini on Aug 10, 2008 12:32 am
Saved Under : Energy Economics General | Energy Efficiency |
Oil prices could spike on supply shocks
WORLD oil prices, which have plunged from recent record heights, could spike higher again should the market be rocked by new supply-side shocks, according to industry expertsoi....
By ranjini on Aug 10, 2008 12:12 am
Saved Under : Oil | Energy Economics General | Energy Trade General |
U.K Government's energy plan !
Renewables and energy efficiency would set off for aging coal and nuclear power production!!...
By ranjini on Aug 08, 2008 7:35 pm
Saved Under : Other Alternative Energy | Energy Economics General | Energy Efficiency | Energy Conservation | Energy Policy General | Regulations Policies |
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved a cost allocation proposal from ITC Midwest LLC (ITC Midwest)
"We are very pleased with the decision and FERC's continued support of competitive open markets," said Doug Collins, ITC Midwest executive director. "The decision is consistent with FERC's direc...
By ranjini on Aug 08, 2008 7:19 pm
Saved Under : Wind Energy | Energy Policy General | Regulations Policies |
Mccain's policy for energy !
"I want to take a minute here on this issue because I think Senator Obama might be a little bit confused. Yesterday, he accused me of having President Bush's policies on energy. That's odd because he ...
By ranjini on Aug 08, 2008 7:16 pm
Saved Under : Other Alternative Energy | Oil | Energy Policy General | Regulations Policies |
A challenge in Nano technology
Functionalizing hydrogen-bonded surface networks with self-assembled monolayers http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v45 4/n7204/full/nature07096.html;jsessionid =BBBABC73879041EA52...
By ranjini on Jul 31, 2008 9:23 pm
Saved Under : Hydrogen Energy |
Harvard initiative - environment friendly
Harvard pledged this month to slash its greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent by 2016. The University of New Hampshire became the first school in the nation this year to use landfill methane gas as i...
By ranjini on Jul 30, 2008 6:09 pm
Saved Under : Environment Ecology General |
Fusion energy simulation on CRAY
Researchers Run World's Largest-Scale Fusion Energy Simulation on Cray Supercomputer Groundbreaking Study of Electron Transport in Prototype Fusion Reactor May Have Implications for Cleaner, More Abu...
By ranjini on Jul 30, 2008 6:05 pm
Saved Under : Miscellaneous Energy Topics |
carbon sequestration strategies
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/arti cles/marketwire/0419981.htm Green Energy Resources Expanding in New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia, Offering Carbon Credits and Green House Gas Reduct...
By ranjini on Jul 30, 2008 6:01 pm
Saved Under : Miscellaneous Energy Topics |
Waste to ethanol
n Alabama, the city of Hoover has delivered 8 tons of wood waste to Gulf Coast Energy in a test of cellulosic ethanol production. The wood waste would have been headed for city landfills. Neighboring ...
By ranjini on Jul 30, 2008 11:51 am
Saved Under : Waste to Energy |
Waste to energy plans - can derail ?!
http://www.businessgreen.com/business-gr een/news/2222624/uk-biomass-industry-und er-fire Groups such as Friends of the Earth were seeking to stir up public opposition to waste-to-energy faciliti...
By ranjini on Jul 30, 2008 11:37 am
Saved Under : Waste to Energy |
Conserve energy - save the earth
http://reporternews.com/news/2008/jul/30 /businesses-need-not-waste-energy/ Businesses and homes need to conserve energy. NOW. ...
By ranjini on Jul 30, 2008 11:32 am
Saved Under : Miscellaneous Energy Topics |
Manure into power
http://www.canada.com/abbotsfordtimes/ne ws/story.html?id=69dcb046-0b16-4511-97b6 -4676495d6fb2 Abbotsford farmer Chris Bush has been awarded $1.5 million for his initiative to turn manure...
By ranjini on Jul 30, 2008 11:30 am
Saved Under : Miscellaneous Energy Topics |
State of the art mini power plant from waste
By CARL BUTLER A STATE-OF-THE-ART mini power station has started generating electricity from waste in Flintshire. The eco-friendly plant at the former landfill site at Brookhill Quarry, Alltami, was o...
By ranjini on Jul 30, 2008 11:19 am
Saved Under : Waste to Energy |
Waste to energy
http://www.theengineer.co.uk/Articles/30 7373/Waste+to+energy.htm This waste-to-energy plant will divert municipal waste headed for landfills and convert it into steam and electricity, emitting low lev...
By ranjini on Jul 30, 2008 11:17 am
Saved Under : Other Alternative Energy |
Water fuelled car
http://warcraftlevelingguides.com/what-i s-a-water-fueled-car/ All of us need to save gas, till we find water fuelled car and then we may need to save water....
By ranjini on Jul 30, 2008 11:09 am
Saved Under : Hydrogen Energy |
Hydrogen everywhere
A New Method to Extract Hydrogen Everywhere July 30, 2008 | I don’t spend much time on hydrogen production methods, as they are so far stunningly expensive even though some new ones are very effici...
By ranjini on Jul 30, 2008 11:05 am
Saved Under : Hydrogen Energy |
Hydrogen education contest
http://www.earthtoys.com/news.php?sectio n=view&id=5080 More such industry sponsored contests are required among the school and college students all over the world. ...
By ranjini on Jul 30, 2008 11:03 am
Saved Under : Miscellaneous Energy Topics |
Fuel cell vehicle
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A Q&A with Stephen Ellis, Honda manager
of fuel cell vehicle sales and marketing
How does a fuel cell work? A fuel cell
generates electricity by combining
hydrogen and oxygen inside of a fuel ...
By ranjini on Jul 30, 2008 10:59 am
Saved Under : Hydrogen Energy |
Stock opportunities
Economics, politics and ethical forces have come together in favour of alternative energy and it is a sweet spot for businesses in this field, says Gerry Brockelsby, partner in Toronto-based Mar-quest...
By ranjini on Jul 30, 2008 10:57 am
Saved Under : Miscellaneous Energy Topics |
First ever Hydrogen fuel pump
Billerica will soon be the home of the state’s first hydrogen refueling station for cars of the future. Nuvera Fuel Cells - which makes fuel-cell technologies that some experts hope will lead to cl...
By ranjini on Jul 30, 2008 10:35 am
Saved Under : Hydrogen Energy |