Archive for January, 2010
BioFuelBox churns out competitively priced biodiesel from waste grease
Saturday, January 30th, 2010BioFuelBox, using techniques developed by and licensed from the Idaho National Laboratory (INL), have been producing high grade biodiesel fuel from contaminated waste grease – the stuff that comes from wastewater treatment plants or restaurants. The BioFuelBox biodiesel is competitively priced with regular diesel fuel, meets EPA standards, and can be used interchangeably with [...]
GM to build hybrid motors in Baltimore and add 200 jobs
Saturday, January 30th, 2010General Motors this week said that it would start to make its next generation electric motors at its transmission plant in Baltimore, MD. GM is investing $246 million into the plant to make the new motors, which will add about 200 jobs to the payroll, and make it the first US electric motor manufacturing plant [...]
100 amazing lectures on the future of energy
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010The folks at OnlineDegreePrograms.org sent me a note to tell me about an online resource they’ve set up to help people learn more about the future of energy. They’ve posted 100 different video lectures on various topics that cover all different types of alternative energy, energy policy, conservation and consumption, business issues, and [...]
SunCatcher concentrating solar power plant goes live in Peoria, Arizona
Saturday, January 23rd, 2010Tessera Solar has just completed a new Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) plant in Peoria, Arizona, that uses 60 SunCatcher solar collectors to generate 1.5 megawatts of electricity. The SunCatcher collectors are made by Stirling Energy Systems and use a mirrored parabolic dish that tracks the sun. The sun’s rays are focused on a hydrogen [...]
Cyclone Power and Phoenix Power Group to develop generator that runs on waste oil
Friday, January 15th, 2010Cyclone Power Technology, a developer of a unique heat regenerative external combustion engine called the Waste Heat Engine (WHE) has signed a deal with the Phoenix Power Group to develop a version of its engine that will run on used waste oil And Phoenix Power sure has a lot of waste oil – they’re [...]
New Toyota hybrid, Honda CR-Z hybrid at Detroit Auto Show
Monday, January 11th, 2010 toyota FT-CH
Today was Day 1 of 2010 Detroit Auto Show, and Toyota took the wraps off of their new “dedicated hybrid” concept car. The Toyota FT-CH concept hybrid may end up eventually wearing the Prius badge – it’s 22 inches shorter than the Prius, and is expected to get higher gas mileage and be [...]
Lots of green at the upcoming 2010 Detroit Auto Show
Saturday, January 9th, 2010The 2010 Detroit Auto Show officially starts this Monday, Jan 11th, but there’s lots of sneak previews available. GreenCarReports.com highlights and provides pictures of a number of the hybrid and electric cars that will be shown. So head on over if you’re interested.
GreenCarReports.com – 2010 Detroit Auto Show: Green Concept [...]
Hyundai’s new hybrid concept – Blue-Will
Monday, January 4th, 2010 Hyundai Blue-Will Concept hybrid
While Hyundai will shortly be coming out with their first ever hybrid (the 2011 Sonata Hybrid, due this year), they’re looking further ahead. At this month’s Detroit Auto Show, Hyundai will be showing off its new hybrid concept car – the Blue-Will (also known as the HND-4). The Hyundai Blue-Will, in [...]
North Dakota Electric Co-op completes a 115.5 MW wind farm
Sunday, January 3rd, 2010Basin Electric, an electricity cooperative in North Dakota, has completed the construction of its new 77 turbine, 115.5 MW wind farm. The Prairie Winds 1 farm is spread out across 30,000 acres of North Dakota – most of the turbines (which require about 1 acre apiece) are on farmland, and doesn’t impact farming that goes [...]