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Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Featured: Events / Hydrogen Injection > Alternative Energy Partnership Conference Report - Outside-the-box energy technology enthusiasts converged in Maryland to share and inspect various inventions from hydrogen booster systems to a lawn mower converted to run on GEET reactor. (PESN; July 2, 2008)

• Batteries >
  Advanced Battery Market Review - A quick perspective puts the size of the conventional lead-acid battery somewhere between $30-40 billion, while the lithium ion market is estimated at $6 billion and doubling every year. And while interest in lithium tends to overshadow nickel metal hydride (NiMH), the latter will continue to play a strong roll in certain HEV applications. (Video) (EVWorld; July 2, 2008)
  

• Events >
  SolWest Fair - Renewable Energy Expo - Running July 25 - 27, 2008 in Oregon, this event offers engaging activities for all ages and knowledge levels. Participants from around the western region and beyond come to join the SolWest community and learn about energy efficiency, solar and wind energy, alternatively fueled vehicles and more. (PSA Video) (SolWest; July 2, 2008)
  

• Solar > Unenlightened >
  U.S. Freezes Solar Energy Projects, Citing Need for Assessments - Faced with a surge in the number of proposed solar power plants in 6 western states, the Bureau of Land Management has placed a moratorium on new solar projects on public land until it studies their environmental impact, which is expected to take about two years. (New York Times; June 27, 2008)
  

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

• Geothermal >
  Hot Source in the Cold: Alaska Turns to Volcanic Energy as Alternative Energy Source - Volcanoes and hot springs are estimated to be able to provide at least 25 percent of Alaska's energy needs. (DailyTech; June 30, 2008)
  

• Storage / Solar >
  The Molten Salt Solution to Storing Solar Energy - The difference between the molten salt and other liquids that are used in this sort of system is that the molten salt retains heat for a long enough time that it can effectively time-shift the stored solar energy from when it is most efficiently generated to when it is most needed. (Video) (TreeHugger; June 30, 2008)
  

• Biofuels >
  Research yields pricey chemicals from biodiesel waste - New metabolic pathways uncovered by researches at Rice Univ. are paving the way for the development of new technologies for converting this waste product into high-value chemicals such as succinate, formate and lactate with processes licensed to Glycos Biotechnologies Inc. (Rice University; June 26, 2008)
  

• Solar > Concentrated >
  Ausra Opens First U.S. Solar Thermal Power Factory - Ausra, the developer of utility-scale solar thermal power headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, officially opened the reflector production line of its first North American manufacturing and distribution center in Las Vegas. At full capacity, it will annually produce more than 700 megawatts of solar collectors. (Ausra News Release; June 30, 2008)

Monday, June 30, 2008

• OTEC >
  Xenesys Inc thermal electric ocean energy systems - Xenesys has acquired an exclusive license for the patent on the "Uehara Cycle", developed by Saga University with higher efficiency than the conventional method, and is implementing demonstration testing using an OTEC mini model plant. (Video)
  

• Hydrogen Production >
  Hydrogenics Provides Hydrogen Generation System to Shell-Hydrogen - An integrated hydrogen generation system fueling station, which opened in Los Angeles as part of California's Hydrogen Highway initiative, will generate hydrogen on site to service the increasing demands of hydrogen-powered consumer vehicles. (FuelCell Today; June 27, 2008)
  

• Hydrogen > Fuel-Stations >
  California’s first retail hydrogen station has opened in Los Angeles - KALB reports on the first Hydrogen fuel station in Los Angeles, CA VIDEO: Hydrogen Fuel Station (NBC News Channel 5; June 30, 2008)

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Saturday, July 5, 2008

Featured / Top 100: Wind > Horizontal Axis > Interview with Broadstar Wind Systems - Like a wind surfer, the horizontal blades of the Broadstar turbine change their angle of attack as they go around the perimeter, so that they are generating torque in nearly every position. It is much easier to ship and assemble these units because the largest components can be fit in 20-foot shipping containers. (FreeEnergyNow; June 30, 2008)

• Ocean Wave >
  Simple 'Anaconda' Device Could Address Wave Power Cost - BulgeWave Anaconda is a simple closed end rubber tube that promises 1MW wave-generated electricity at US$0.12 per kWh. Although around twice as much as coal-fired power stations, this compares very favorably with other leading wave energy concepts. (Green Car Congress; July 3, 2008)
  

• Algae for Oil >
  Scum Power - Today, the cheapest algae production costs $5,000 per ton. If crude oil stays at its lofty price, algae-based oil could be competitively priced in five years if engineers and scientists can improve algae productivity per acre. (Video) (Wall Street Journal; June 30, 2008)
  
• Events / Biodiesel >
  Learn to make your own bio-diesel from waste oil - Day-long workshop set for Saturday, July 26 at Green World Biofuels in Iowa. (Iowa Farmers Union; July 1, 2008)

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Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Featured / Top 100: Solar > Thin Film > Dye Sensitized > G24 Innovations Ltd rolls out solar - Automated "roll-to-roll" manufacturing process transforms a lightweight roll of metal foil into a 100-pound half-mile of G24i’s Dye Sensitized Thin Film in less than three hours. This material is rugged, flexible, lightweight and generates electricity even indoors and in low light conditions. (PESWiki)

• Hybrid Vehicles >
  FEV Hybrid Technology (Part 1) - Raser Technologies, Inc., in conjunction with its systems integration partner, FEV, unveiled components of a new advanced extended-range plug-in series hybrid electric vehicle powertrain and integrated drive system designed for full-size SUVs and pickup trucks. (EngineeringTV; July 7, 2008)

• Solar >
  Sharp’s Solar Powered Television - Sharp has a low-power 26-inch solar-powered LCD television that can be powered by a thin-film photovoltaic panel. It uses 1/4th as much power as other LCD-based TVs. (Inhabitat; July 7, 2008)
  

• Grid >
  Extra water, wind strain Northwest power grid - The Northwest is awash in electric power this spring. Rivers are swollen. Columbia River dams are running full bore. Wind farm blades are spinning. "If you have electricity but no one needs it, sometimes you have to pay someone to take it." (The Oregonian; June 27, 2008)
  

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

• Fuel Efficiency > Vehicles >
  FuelEconomy.gov's Motorweek Videos - Site is maintained jointly by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to provide accurate MPG information to consumers. The video section looks at Most Efficient and Weekly News. (Fueleconomy.gov; July 7, 2008)
  

• Wind >
  Siemens New 3.6 MW Direct-drive "Concept" Wind Turbine - In contrast to the geared-up turbines traditionally used, Siemens Energy is installing a highly innovative 3.6-megawatt (MW) direct drive "concept" turbine in Denmark, where it will undergo a two-year test period. (Renewable Energy Worldwide; July 4, 2008)
  

• Geothermal >
  Reykjavik Energy to Build Five 45MW Geothermal Plants in Reykjavik - Five new geothermal plants of 45 MW each by Reykjavik Energy Invest will be built in a geothermal field in Iceland bringing the total number of such plants to fifteen, collectively providing 565MW of power once they are completed. (Geothermal Power Blog; July 6, 2008)

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Thursday, July 10, 2008

Featured: Communities / Building / Electric Vehicles > Beijing 2008 "Green" Olympics - We take a look at the environmental theme around the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing August 8-24, such as air and water quality, green buildings and modes of transportation, and health impacts on Olympic athletes. (PESWiki; July 7, 2008)

• Hydrogen >
  Unveiling of Home-Brewed Hydrogen-Fuel Unit - A British company, ITM Power thinks it has the answer that could kick-start a hydrogen-based economy: A home based refueling system. The station overcomes one of the fundamental stumbling blocks to a hydrogen economy – the lack of hydrogen refueling infrastructure and utility supply network. (Red Herring; July 9, 2008)
  

• Hybrid Vehicles >
  FEV Hybrid Technology (Part 2) - Mahindra & Mahindra, one of the leading auto manufacturers in the Indian market, and FEV, a leading developer of advanced powertrain and vehicle technologies, developed a diesel-electric hybrid version of the Scorpio SUV, the first of its kind to be marketed in the Asian market. (Engineering TV; July 7, 2008)
  

• Biofuels >
  Colombia finds biofuels bonanza in sugar cane - Colombia is a technological leader in the field and is experimenting with biofuel production using everything from sugar beets and palm oil to yucca. Colombian experts are helping companies in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador set up ethanol plants. (Chron.com; July 4, 2008)

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Friday, July 11, 2008

Featured: (Interview) Fuel Efficiency > Lubricants > Maryn International's lubrication solutions - Maryn is a leading developer and manufacturer of high performance industrial additives which significantly improve lubricity and which also improve mileage. While the product is aimed at the trucking industry, it also works well in any car. (PESWiki; July 7, 2008)

• Solar > Concentrated >
  A Better Solar Collector - MIT researchers have created sheets of glass coated with advanced organic dyes that more efficiently concentrate sunlight. Covalent Solar plans to commercialize the coated glass sheets that could eventually make solar power as cheap as electricity from fossil fuels. (MIT Technology Review; Jul. 10, 2008)
  

• Top 100: Ocean Wave > S.D.E. Energy Ltd. >
  Israeli company to build sea wave power plants in China - S.D.E. Energy has signed an agreement for selling sea wave electricity power plants in China. The first commercial, full-scale model of the system, capable of generating 40 electrical kilowatts (eKW) has been working successfully for a year and is located at the Jaffa Port in Tel Aviv-Yafo.(ISRAEL21c; July 10, 2008)

• Hybrid Vehicles / Electric Cars >
  Hyundai’s pioneering LPG-hybrid Elantra in contention for Australia - Hyundai is preparing to launch the world’s first hybrid vehicle powered by advanced lithium-polymer batteries and capable of running on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). (Car Central; July 9, 2008)
  

• Oil / Humor >
  Security features of new US five-dollar bill are on the money - "The redesigned five-dollar bill's enhanced security features help ensure we stay ahead of counterfeiters and protect your hard-earned money," Federal Reserve Board official Michael Lambert said at a ceremony to launch the new bill. (AFP; March 13, 2008)

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Monday, July 14, 2008

Featured / Top 100: Solar > Concentrated > SHEC Labs > SHEC Labs Claims to Have World's Most Efficient Solar Thermal Tech (Interview) - By focusing the concentrated rays into the aperture of a highly-reflective, elongated tube, by the time the light bounces back out, it has gradually dumped 95% of its heat into the tube, which can then be put to work. (PESN; July 14, 2008)

• Air Conditioning >
  Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning - HSWAC will reduce Hawaii's dependence on imported oil used to generate electricity and dramatically reduce operating costs for downtown building owners. Deep seawater will be drawn at a temperature of about 45°F and pumped to a cooling station onshore. (RenewableEnergyWorld; July 9, 2008)
  

• Fuel Cells / EVs >
  Swift Enterprises' Cheaper Fuel Cell - The Swift Direct Proton Fuel Cell developed at Purdue University is based on simple and easy-to-produce materials. It runs on ethanol to extend an electric vehicle’s range to over 100 miles per gallon, at a cost of about $2,000.
  

• Electric Cars >
  500 electric Minis coming to California - Five-hundred Minis will come off the line in Oxford, England sans drivetrain. The powerless shells will be sent to Germany painted silver with contrasting yellow roofs. Workers in Munich will convert the vehicles into battery electrics, and the cars will then be shipped to California where they will be offered for sale. (AutoblogGreen; July 9, 2008)

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Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Featured: Hydroelectric / Electromagnetic > James D. Hardy's Self-Looped Water Pump and Electricity Generator - Massachusetts inventor demonstrates a patent pending technology in which a 165 gallon/minute water pump powers a water wheel, which is connected through belts to a one horse power generator, which powers the water pump as well as an incandescent bulb. (PESWiki; July 16, 2008)

• Wind > ...in the United Kingdom >
  New plan to get power from turbines even when the wind does not blow - A planning application has been lodged for the UK's first commercial hydrogen balancing plant - the latest innovation in renewable energy, described as “a potential holy grail” when combined with wind energy. (The Times; July 14, 2008)
  

• Electrolysis >
  Nanoelectrodes boost electrolysis to cut hydrogen fuel cost - QuantumSphere's nanoparticle-coated electrodes can be used today to retrofit existing electrolyzers for higher efficiency. The company plans to also offer retrofit nanoparticle-coated membranes for fuel cells and catalytic converters. (EETimes; July 14, 2008)
  

• Electric Cars >
  Preview of the Ze-O Electric MPV - NICE Car Company presented the Ze-O electric MPV, which is coming to the UK this Autumn and to the rest of Europe during 2009. It will have a range of up to 65 miles (105 km) in city driving and top speed of 55 mph (89 kph). (Green Car Congress; July 14, 2008)
  

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

• Biodiesel from Algae Oil >
  Hawaiian Marine Algae - Cellana, a joint venture of HR Biopetroleum and Royal Dutch Shell is doing a pilot project to grow and refine algae for biofuels. The company is already producing transport fuels and is building a bigger, demonstration plant. First commercial operation: 3 years. (NewEnergyNews; June 27, 2008)
  

• Fuel Efficiency Vehicles >
  Edmunds Data Proves Diesel "Break-Even" is Shorter than Hybrids - With a new crop of diesel vehicles poised to come to the U.S., Edmunds.com has discovered that diesels present an even better choice for fuel-economy-minded consumers than hybrids. (Comparison Chart) (Edmunds.com; July 8, 2008)
  

• Clean Coal >
  CoalTek's Clean Coal - Converts low-grade, raw coal into high-grade "clean coal" at, or below the cost of high-quality raw coal by applying highly-controlled electromagnetic energy. The process increases the burn efficiency and BTU content while simultaneously improving the overall environmental quality of the processed product.

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Thursday, July 17, 2008

Featured / Top 100: Wind > Vertical Axis > CEO Interview: TESNIC vertical-axis wind turbine - The TESNIC, invented by Horia Nica, is based on the principles of the Tesla turbine, extracting the wind power via adhesion, in addition to the classic drag and lift extraction, enabling it to achieve a very high efficiency. (FreeEnergyNow.net; July 14, 2008)

• Electric Cars >
  Electric City Motors - The Current is a zero emission, electric vehicle designed for urban passenger car usage. Highway Legal, Government Crash Test Rated, 4 Door/4 Passenger Hatchback, A/C, Heater, Power Windows. Distance Per Charge: 65-200 miles, Highway Speed: 65-70 mph. Starting at $28,995. Available from Colorado Auto Connection.

• Biodiesel / Algae for Oil >
  Maui to Get Algae Facility for Biodiesel - Recognizing the potential for algae as an energy crop, a Hawaiian conglomerate has come together to pursue the joint development of a commercial-scale microalgae facility on Maui to produce lipid oil for conversion to biodiesel and other products, such as animal feed. (CleanTechnica; July 15, 2008)
  

• Air Conditioning / Water >
  A New Solar Air-conditioning System - A research team at UC3M has built an absorption chiller capable of using solar and residual heat as an energy source to drive the cooling system. The machine can also produce cold water. (Science Daily; July 14, 2008)

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Saturday, July 19, 2008

Featured: Fuel Efficiency > Hypermiling > Slowing Down Doesn't Always Save Money - Vehicles are designed to achieve optimal efficiency at certain engine rpms and speeds. Going slower can actually use more fuel over the same distance, especially at much lower speeds. The Nissan Quest minivan does 35 mpg at 75 mph, whereas it only gets 30 mpg at 55 mph. (PESWiki; July 19, 2008)

• Top 100: BlackLight Power >
  BlackLight's physics-defying promise: Cheap power from water - While his business has been working on the "BlackLight Process" since its inception almost two decades ago, Dr. Randall Mills developed the patented cocktail that enables the reaction - a solid fuel made of hydrogen and a sodium hydride catalyst - only a year ago. Now the device is allegedly ready for commercialization. (Next Big Future; July 9, 2008) (CNN Money; July 2)
  

• Fuel Efficiency > Fuel Efficient Vehicles >
  The affordable, 100mpg, carbon-composite car - Axon claims that its mass-production techniques will make carbon composite car frames and bodywork cheaper than metal and only 40% as heavy. The company plans to release a highly affordable 500cc passenger car making at least 100mpg from a basic petrol engine in 2010. (GizMag; July 17, 2008)
  

• Communities >
  Green Energy Projects Making a Splash in Germany May Soon Be Coming to U.S. - Tucked away in Germany's southwest corner lies the country's throughly modern "environmental capital" of Freiburg, where residents are embracing a number of green energy projects that may soon be running in the United States. (Fox News; July 14, 2008
  

• Electrical Grid >
  'Gore wants U.S. electricity grid to run on renewable energy by 2018 - Military-intelligence studies warning of "dangerous national security implications" tied to climate change, including the possibility of "hundreds of millions of climate refugees" causing instability around the world, and Al Gore said the United States is dangerously vulnerable because of its reliance on foreign oil. (International Herald Tribune; July 17, 2008)

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Monday, July 21, 2008

Featured: Wind > Vertical Axis Tangarie Alternative Power's spiral wind turbine - The Greenpower Utility System line of vertical axis wind turbines produces up to 50% more electricity on an annual basis, generates electricity in winds as low as 4 mph (1.5 m/s), and continues to generate power in wind speeds up to 130 mph (60m/s). It withstands extreme weather such as frost, ice, sand, humidity; and is low-noise. (PESWiki)

• Fuel Cells > Methanol >
  Mobion Fuel Cell Feeds Your Phone for Over 2,700 Hours - MTI Micro’s Mobion fuel cells have broken a new record – the power pack has hit over 2,700 hours of continuous use on a cell phone. They’ve been testing out the fuel cells with intent to demonstrate just how much energy their battery can get over Li-Ion power packs.(EcoGeek; July 15, 2008)
  

• Geothermal >
  Massive clean energy reserves found - Queensland, Australia has struck yet another bonanza with the discovery of an enormous reservoir Millungera Basin of zero-emission coal seam gas in hot fractured rock ( HFR), 100km east of the outback town of Cloncurry. (The Australian; July 21, 2008)
  

• Biodiesel >
  LTD to stop using biodiesel, citing price, performance - Lane Transit District said Friday that it will stop running biodiesel, calling the alternative fuel expensive and questionable in performance during a yearlong test in 10 buses. (The Register Guard; July 19, 2008)
  

• Global Warming >
  Myth of Consensus Explodes: APS Opens Global Warming Debate - The American Physical Society, an organization representing nearly 50,000 physicists, has reversed its "incontrovertible" stance on climate change and is now proclaiming that many of its members disbelieve in human-induced global warming. (DailyTech; July 16, 2008)

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Thursday, July 24, 2008

Featured: Buyer Beware / Hydrogen Injection > HAFC > Hydrogen-Assist Fuel Cell Warning from Former Installer - Richard Coyle said the units sometimes work at first, but then the improvements go away, and in their place some serious problems arise such as stuck idle motors, boiling water and gunk in the motors, plugged air filters. (PESWiki; July 22, 2008)

• Gravity Motors / Milkovic Pendulum >
  Cart With a Pendulum - Vehicles With Internal and Inertial Drive (7 min, YouTube) – New video presentation of Serbian inventor, Veljko Milkovic, demonstrating his perennial research work on the idea of moving vehicle without indirect mechanism (transmission). Milkovic explains a new power and how the isolated powers can perform one-way moving of model using tensile forces of physical pendulum. (veljkomilkovic.com; July 23, 2008) (Thanks Bobsy)
  

• Solar >
  First Solar: Quest for the $1 Watt - The secret involves not the photovoltaic cell itself but the way in which it is manufactured. Instead of the familiar silicon, the design uses a compound of cadmium and tellurium. Previously limited to cell sizes not much larger than a postage stamp, First Solar has now refined the manufacturing procedure to blow up the cells to poster size. (PhysOrg; July 23, 2008)
  

• Electric Cars >
  Grove Invokes Paranoia to Prove Only Electric Vehicles Survive - Grove, 71, who revolutionized production of devices at the heart of computers, is exploiting his name and ties to investors and politicians to jump-start a similar advance in battery-run vehicles. His idea is to refit millions of gas-guzzling autos to run on electricity part-time and convince carmakers to adopt so- called open source rules on advanced technology so that Americans can convert their cars. (Bloomberg; July 21, 2008)
  

• Investment Resources >
  Tax Credits Available to Energy Investors (8-page PDF) - Energy tax credits could provide the necessary incentive for investors to invest in preferred energy. These credits, however, are not freely granted to every type of project or even every type of investor.. (PennNet; July 15, 2008)

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Saturday, July 26, 2008

Featured: Ocean Wave > Interview: Bulge Wave Anaconda by Checkmate SeaEnergy - Tom Roach, Director of Checkmate SeaEnergy's Anaconda project discusses the concept and progress of the bulge wave system that harnesses sea wave energy in a manner similar to the peristaltic action of a snake digesting it's prey. (FreeEnergyNow; July 21, 2008)

• Buyer Beware >
  Aged Tires: A Driving Hazard? (Video) - Did you know vehicle tires have a shelf life? Check the inside rim of the tire and look at the last digit of the 3 or 4-digit sequence. If it is over 6 years old, the chance of tire separation is much greater. "New" tires need to be checked for manufacturing date. (ABC News; July 18, 2008)
  

• Fuel Cells >
  Solar and hydrogen fuel cell boat prepares for voyage - The Pangea Expedition sailboat, though it will rely on its sails for most of its propulsion, uses a hydrogen fuel cell for power when it cuts through icy Arctic waters. Solar panels on the surface of the cockpit power the process of electrolysis, which splits water into hydrogen and oxygen. The split hydrogen is transferred into a storing device, which can then be used to run the fuel cell. (Plenty; July, 2008)
  

• Wind > Largest >
  Green light for massive wind farm - Plans to build Europe's largest onshore wind farm in South Lanarkshire have been approved. The under-construction wind farm will have a total capacity of 322MW. Currently the biggest operational wind farm in Europe is the Maranchon wind farm in Guadalajara, Spain, which has a generating capacity of 208MW. (BBC Newss; July 21, 2008)
  

• Fuel Efficiency > Vehicles >
  Crucible BMW Biodiesel Motorcycle - Introducing Die Moto, a custom-built performance diesel motorcycle capable of running on diesel, biodiesel, or straight vegetable oil (SVO) fuels. (The New Cafe (Racer) Society; July 14, 2008)

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Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Featured: Electrostatic > McQueen Machine - Revolutionary Energy Generating Machine - The patented McQueen Machine is a new "Internal Energy Generating Power Source" that uses positive electrical charges from the atmosphere to generate power. It is claimed to generate more energy than is required to operate the machine. (PESWiki' July 24, 2008')

Featured: Spoofs / Magnet Motors > Videographer Posts Magnet Motor Spoof - On July 27, 2008, Alan D. Joseph posted a video to YouTube showing a motor that appears to spin with no batteries or other electrical input. Is it real, or was he putting his video skills to use? (PESWiki' July 24, 2008)

• Cold Fusion > Sonofusion >
  Welcome to Bubblegate - In Defense of nuclear engineer and Purdue professor Rusi Taleyarkhan, who is being accused of scientific fraud, cold fusion expert, Steven Krivit, points out that the failure to replicate the Bubble/Sonofusion effect doesn't mean it didn't happen in the first place. (New Energy Times; July 28, 2008)
  

• Biofuels / Biomass >
  Boosting Cellulosic Biofuels - A molybdenum sulphate catalyst developed by Dow in the 1980s improves the syngas-conversion process, and could theoretically achieve production rates of 130 gallons of alcohol per ton of biomass, compared to the 60-to-80-gallon yields produced by existing biochemical fermentation plants. (MIT Technology Review; July 28, 2008)
  

• Thermal Electric >
  New Technology Can Turn Heat Waste Into Electricity - Researchers at Ohio State University and at Caltech think they can recycle otherwise lost energy with a new highly toxic thermoelectric material (sodium-doped lead telluride with thallium) that is twice as effective as current materials within 5-10 years. (Clean Technica; July 25, 2008)
  

• Wind > Farms >
  How China is backing the power of wind - Dabancheng, 'The Three Gorges of the sky' is a spectacular sight: fields of spinning blades harvesting energy and transforming it into electricity for the nearby city of Urumqi. Since 2005, the country's wind generation capacity has increased by more than 100% a year. (Khaleej Times; July 27, 2008) (Thanks Adrian Akau)

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Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Featured: Water as Fuel > Electrolysis > Water-Fueled Car from Sri Lanka - A Sri Lankan inventor has come up with a super-efficient electrolysis method that allegedly enables a small vehicle to travel 80 kilometres on just one litre of water, without any danger to life or any impact on the environment. (PESWiki; July 23, 2008)

• Ethanol / Water as Fuel >
  Low-concentration ethanol stove for rural areas in India (pdf) - An efficient stove running on a 50:50 ethanol-water mixture with output similar to the conventionally-used LPG and kerosene stoves -- a first of its kind -- has been successfully developed at the Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute. (Energy for Sustainable Development; March, 2007)
  

• Magnets >
  Scientists find quick method to make magnets - Northeastern University researchers have broken new ground with an innovative invention of a rapid, high-volume and cost-effective one-step method for producing pure Samarium Cobalt rare earth permanent magnet materials. (PhysOrg; July 29, 2008)
  

• Biofuels > Biodiesel >
  Colorado researches study biodiesel-producing tree - Researchers at the University of Northern Colorado are cloning the genes responsible for the production of oleoresin, a diesel-like fuel, produced in the copaiba or "diesel tree". The genes will then be transferred into plants and algae to determine which plants are compatible and can produce the most biodiesel. (Biodiesel Magazine; July 29, 2008)
  

• Solar > Vehicles >
  Does Car-Mounted Solar Make Sense? - Most onboard solar systems to date have cost several thousand dollars while generating less than 100 watts of energy, improving a vehicle's fuel efficiency by just a few percent; while it takes kilowatts to drive the car. (Technology review; July 14, 2008)

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Thursday, July 31, 2008

Featured: Water as Fuel > Brown's Gas > Epoch has Commercialized Brown's Gas - Epoch Energy Technology Corp is a Taiwan-based manufacturer of Oxy-hydrogen gas generators and solar water heaters. They have developed a method by which ordinary soft water can be instantly transformed into oxygen-hydrogen fuel. (PESWiki; July 23, 2008)

• Top 100: Batteries > EEStor >
  EEStor: The Story So Far - EEStor announced Tuesday that they third party validation of the equipment, procedures and techniques has been completed. The company says its technology can provide 10 times the energy of lead-acid batteries at one tenth the weight and half the price. (Earth2Tech; July 30, 2008)

• Alternative Fuels > Ethanol / Biomass >
  New biomass technology dramatically increases ethanol yield from grasses and yard waste - A fast, mild, acid-free pretreatment process increases by 10x+ the amount of simple sugars released from inexpensive biomass for conversion to ethanol, eliminating the use of expensive and environmentally unsafe chemicals currently used to pretreat biomass. (PhysOrg; July 28, 2008)
  

• Fuel Efficiency > Vehicles > PHEV >
  Revolutionary green technology bus - The Fisher Coachworks 40-foot bus features a hybrid power system that drives the bus primarily with stored electrical energy, rather than using electric energy only to supplement the acceleration and torque requirements of a diesel engine. (PhysOrg; July 28, 2008)
  

• Grid / Wind >
  Interstate Transmission Superhighways: Paving the Way to a Low-carbon Future - An outdated grid presents an obstacle to wind energy implementation -- a problem being addressed by American Electric Power and American Wind Energy Association. (RenewableEnergyWorld; July 30, 2008)

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Friday, Aug. 1, 2008

Featured / Top 100: Electrolysis > Solar Hydrogen > Electrolysis Breakthrough Makes Energy Storage Affordable - MIT researchers have combined a liquid catalyst with photovoltaic cells to achieve nearly a 100% efficient electrolysis in a simple set-up, which could make solar energy more affordable and practical -- excess capacity during the day could be stored as hydrogen and oxygen, then used in fuel cells at night when needed. (PESWiki; Aug. 1, 2008)

• Hydrogen > Production >
  Hydrogen Fuel from food waste: bacteria provide power - Researchers have combined the efforts of two kinds of bacteria to produce hydrogen in a bioreactor with the product from one providing food for the other. Microbiology Today (PDF) reports an added bonus: leftover enzymes can be used to scavenge precious metals from spent automotive catalysts to help make fuel cells that convert hydrogen into energy. (PhysOrg; July 17, 2008)
  

• Solar > Photovoltaics >
  Solar Photovoltaic Windowpanes to Power Your Computer! - Nihon Telecommunication Systems of Japan is set to release a solar windowpane with integrated photovoltaic cells that will be capable of powering a computer and charging your cell phone. (Inhabitat; July 30, 2008)
  

• Electric Vehicles > Electric Cars >
  TH!NK City Debuts in UK - The TH!NK City electric two-seater urban car has a top speed of 65 mph and a range of 126 miles. Charging the batteries from 20% capacity to 80% takes four hours. The first cars have been delivered to Norwegian customers and UK delivery is expected in summer 2009. (Green Car Congress; July 21, 2008)
  

• Alternative Fuels > Ethanol >
  Ethanol Powered Mazda Furai Racecar - The Furai is Mazda’s next hope in the future of car racing. It happens to be green, able to be fully powered by ethanol. Fuel economy? 2.3 miles per gallon. (Inhabitat; July 29, 2008)

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Saturday, August 2, 2008

Featured / Top 100: Wind > Vertical Axis > Interview with TMA Global Wind Energy Systems - Vertical axis wind turbine design creates pull on the back side contributing to 40%+ wind conversion efficiencies. Doesn't kill birds, runs more quietly, doesn't need to be installed as high, blends better with landscape, cost-competitive, going commercial. (FreeEnergyNow; July 28, 2008)

• Flight >
  Inventor plans to unveil jetpack at air show - Glenn Martin, 48, who has spent 27 years developing the devices, said he hoped to begin selling them next year for $100,000 apiece. (International Herald Tribune; July 29, 2008)
  

• Solar > Thin Film >
  First US Thin Film Power Plant - Sempra Energy, a California power company, will work with First Solar to develop a solar facility using cadmium telluride thin film panels in southern Nevada. (NewEnergyNews; July 25, 2008)
  

• Storage > Capacitors / Grid >
  Revolutionary Power Storage - The Non-Planar Super Capacitor could revolutionize our power storage capacity and address our growing demand for consumption. If we use US Patent 7,251,118 (pdf) to construct super capacitors at the delivery end of power lines, establishing a constant power flow, we could decrease maximum capacity requirements. (Leonardo Energy; Nov. 14, 2007)
  

• Wind > Largest >
  World’s Largest Onshore Wind Farm to be Built in Oregon - The Oregonian Shepherd's Flat facility will consist of 303 wind turbines with a combined installed capacity of 909 megawatts, surpassing the 765 MW Horse Hollow wind farm, in Texas; but will be dwarfed by T. Boone Pickens’ planned 4,000 MW wind farm, scheduled to be completed by 2014. (TreeHugger; July 30, 2008)

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Sunday, August 3, 2008

Featured: Conservation / Fuel Efficiency / Home Generation > What You Can Do Now to Go Green and Save Money - Products and concepts presently available and doable which help you reduce your footprint on the planet while also saving you money. These products are some of the best so far as we can tell. (PESWiki)

• Dark Energy >
  Direct Evidence Of Dark Energy In Supervoids And Superclusters - A team of astronomers at the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy has found direct evidence for the existence of "dark energy", which works against the tendency of gravity to pull galaxies together, causing the universe's expansion to speed up. (SpaceDaily; July 31, 2008)
  

• Nikola Tesla / Conspiracy >
  FBI: We Don't Have Tesla's Death Ray - As part of its centennial celebration, the FBI just released a list of the "Top Ten Myths in FBI History." Myth #10: The FBI has Nikola Tesla's plans for a "death ray." They also alege that they do not spy on innocent Americans. (Wired; July 24,2008)
  

• Fuel Efficiency > Hypermiling >
  The Emotional Route to Fuel Efficiency - Driving angry leads to aggressive driving, which results in significantly dropped efficiency from over acceleration and breaking. Easy does it; calm down and save money. (Harmony Center Blog ; July 28, 2008)
  

• Communities >
  ECOBAY: New Sustainable City for Estonia - Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects won first place in an international competition to create a new sustainable city "Ecobay", set on the Paljassaare Peninsula in Estonia. Situated serenely overlooking the Baltic Sea, the new city will benefit from a diverse portfolio of clean energy sources and will house up to 6,000 citizens as it is completed over the next 15-20 years. (Inhabitat; July 17, 2008)

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Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Featured: Engines > Interview: Super-Efficient 'Gun' Engine - Canadian inventor, Kazimierz Holubowicz, has come up with an environmentally friendly and transmission-free engine based on the same mechanics as how a bullet is shot from a gun. More recent test results showed a 14% increase in torque while using 10% as much fuel. (FreeEnergyNow; Aug. 4, 2008)

Tools > iCreateProfits Service Helps Energy Website Development - A great tool for those with websites (energy or otherwise), to help them improve, but especially for those who are contemplating making the plunge, with beginning-to-end resources. Instructive step-by-step videos aid the concise instructions. (ICreateProfits)

• Hydrogen > Fuel Cells >
  Detroit 2008: Cadillac Provoq E-Flex fuel cell concept - The Cadillac Provoq concept is a luxury mid-size crossover built on a variant of the fuel cell drive-train that GM first showed in the Volt at the 2007 Shanghai Motor Show. (Autoblog Green; Jan. 8, 2008)
  

• Wind >
  IQWind's Breakthrough Gear Systems - The IQWind flagship product is a new and unique gear system that solves the variable wind limitation, is more reliable and lighter. It is a mechanical add-on to wind turbines that enables the upgraded turbines to work at much higher efficiency rates.
  

• Electric Vehicles > eCars >
  2008 British International motor Show: Allied Vehicles debuts E7 electric taxi - Allied Vehicles showcased the new E7 electric taxi at the 2008 British International Motor Show, July 23- August 3, 2008. The E7 is powered by lithium-ion batteries which give a range of 100 miles from a single charge and a top speed of 60mph. It produces no carbon, particulates or other emissions. (AutoZone; August 4, 2008)

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