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Friday, May 19th, 2006ColdFlute talks about how A123 systems, whose new lithium-ion batteries will be showing up in circular saws and drills starting this weekend, is developing batteries that will make hybrids cheaper and more convenient, while maintaining or improving performance.
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From the Cincinnati Post - Hybrid Harbinger
Friday, May 19th, 2006The first paragraph is somewhat misleading - Hybrid harbinger
“Just as Toyota is starting to sell hybrid versions of its popular Camry sedan, U.S. sales trends of Toyota’s groundbreaking Prius hybrid are slowing for the first time since consumer demand surged more than two years ago.”
Turns out that the reason for the drop in Prius sales […]
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From the Sydney Morning Herald - It’s an Ill Wind
Thursday, May 18th, 2006From today’s Sydney Morning Herald in which Wendy Frew describes how in Australia “enemies in high places and activists with nuclear links have taken the puff out of clean energy.”
The article is here
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water as fuel? scam or breakthrough?
Wednesday, May 17th, 2006lots of news and blogs today about a process patented by Danny Klein of Florida that converts water (H20) to something he’s calling HHO that supposedly combines the atomic power of hydrogen with the stability of water. This gas (called Aquygen) is being used today in welding equipment. Supposedly, Mr. Klein is […]
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From AutoBlog - new hybrid, new diesel and 2 new plants in North America
Wednesday, May 17th, 2006Honda plans to release a new low cost hybrid in 2009.
read all about it here
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From today’s Mercury News - The Roadshow columnist fesses up to buying a hybrid
Tuesday, May 16th, 2006Great story in which the Mercury News Roadshow columnist Gary Richards describes his experiences with his new Prius, thereby incurring the wrath of half of his readers.
“My friend Tom McGuire leaned over and eyed me hard: “Don’t, don’t, don’t ever tell people what you did,” he said, finger wagging sternly. “Half of your readers will […]
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From the EnergyBlog - New Adaptive Blades for Low Speed Wind Turbines
Monday, May 15th, 2006This article from The EnergyBlog talks about a new type of blade that automatically twists during higher wind speed s in order to maximize efficiency at lower wind speeds and also deal with higher wind gusts.
Read all about it here
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Teeny Reactor Pumps Out Biodiesel
Monday, May 15th, 2006From Wired News
Associated Press 16:57 PM Apr, 19, 2006
PORTLAND, Oregon — A tiny chemical reactor that can convert vegetable oil directly into biodiesel could help farmers turn some of their crops into homegrown fuel to operate agricultural equipment instead of relying on costly imported oil.
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From SmartEconomy.com - Nanotechnology: New Horizons for Solar Energy
Monday, May 15th, 2006“Nanotechnology-based photovoltaics are touted as the next generation of solar cells, cheap and efficient enough to have a large-scale impact on global electricity production. But how does one separate the hype from the real promise?”
Full article is here
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EVMWD launches solar energy project
Sunday, May 14th, 2006 A week old, but I just saw this. Elsinore Valley is in California.
5/7/2006 8:15:47 PM
“Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District (EVMWD) celebrated its successful response to an industry-wide call for alternate energy sources last week, with the opening of its new solar power system.”
Full article here
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