Archive for October, 2006
« Previous EntriesThe EnergyBlog – The Little Engine that Could
Saturday, October 28th, 2006The Energy Blog today has an article about a new engine that researchers at MIT are developing in collaboration with Ford. This gasoline engine, which injects a small amount of ethanol at times of peak demand (i.e. acceleration) can deliver the same power as current engines at a much smaller size and weight, [...]
Solar Power 2006 wrap up from Heliotropic
Saturday, October 28th, 2006Heliotropic has a nice wrap up of the Solar Power 2006 convention held a couple of weeks ago. Nothing revolutionary to report on the alternative energy scene, but lots of evolutionary products are hitting the market and are in development. You can read the Heliotropic take on the convention here.
Lots going on Down Under
Friday, October 27th, 2006Australia has a bunch of alternative energy projects underway, along with what sounds like a change in attitude on the part of the Australian Government. Prime Minister John Howard is now saying, “”I accept the scientific evidence, which is that global warming is taking place, that it is caused by carbon emissions, that [...]
Can a “liquid chimney” stop greenhouse gases?
Tuesday, October 24th, 2006CNN Money is reporting a story about Tom Kiser, the owner of a small business named Professional Supply, Inc, who has developed a new experimental technology he calls a liquid chimney. The liquid chimney captures the greenhouse gases escaping from coal or natural gas furnaces and turns those gases into harmless materials that could [...]
Prop 87 – California Ballot Proposal for Clean Energy
Tuesday, October 24th, 2006Proposition 87, a California ballot proposal which taxes oil drilling and uses the revenue for alternatiive energy projects, is the subject of a Time magazine online article. Polls are showing that its pretty much a dead heat – supporters include Bill Clinton and Al Gore, Google founder Larry Page, and the usual Hollywood [...]
MSNBC: Power Company CEO ready for Carbon Diet
Monday, October 23rd, 2006MSNBC has an interesting article today where they talk about changing attitudes on the part of several utility company CEOs. Companies such as Duke Energy, American Electric Power (AEP), and NRG Energy are setting voluntary greenhouse gas reduction goals as a way towards reducing global warming and gaining a competitive edge. These [...]
GE to Develop Hybrid Fuel Cell Bus
Monday, October 23rd, 2006General Electric has established a new $13 million research partnership with Ballard Power, A123 Systems, and the Federal Transit Authority to develop a new “lightweight, battery dominant zero emissions fuel cell bus.”
From Terrapass – Wind Energy in the Developing World
Saturday, October 21st, 2006A couple of weeks ago the good folks at Terrapass talked about a wind power turbine manufacturer in India that is rapidly catching up to GE and other European companies. This company – Suzlon – is the 5th largest wind power manufacture in the world in terms of installed megawatt capacity. The company [...]
Update on Denny Klein’s Aquygen
Thursday, October 19th, 2006There’s a small update from the St. Petersburg Times posted on Denny Klein’s Aquygen website. The article, which was printed on Oct 12,2006 doesn’t cover much new ground but does state that Denny Klein’s company – Hydrogen Technology Applications, Inc., now has a 1998 Ford Ranger pickup using the Aquygen Gas Generator in [...]
The Latest on the Cape Cod Cape Wind Project
Wednesday, October 18th, 2006Bloomberg News provides the latest status on the oft delayed wind power farm proposed for Nantucket Sound. The project calls for 130 wind turbines, each with propellers 440 feet high to be built 6 miles offshore.
“Opponents offer a long and varied litany of objections. Birders fear the spinning turbine blades will threaten avian life. [...]