Solar Power Energy For Cheap Alternative Energy
by Richard Collin As we seek ways to reduce our dependency on fossil fuel, with new technological advances and greater environmental awareness, ... tower system or dish engine system for collecting solar energy. Solar panel installation costs ... solar power plants and systems will hopefully become commonplace throughout the world [more...]
Date: 2008-11-04 17:45:08
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Voodoo economics reporting, part 6
By Joseph Romm Reporting on the economics of climate change in this country is terrible, ... energy -- and most every other aspect of energy, as his extended discussion of green jobs makes ... , he has said. Alternative energy will supposedly be the engine of the future -- a way to save [more...]
Date: 2009-02-10 10:48:49
Alternative Energy That Works!
Makes more sense than most alternative energy projects. Remember the first rule of leftist engineering: If everyone believes hard enough that a technology will work, then it will work. [more...]
Date: 2009-03-25 04:40:07
Alternative Energy from the Ocean
by Lucille GreenIn 1881, French engineer Jacques D’Arsonval was able to envision the notion of having Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) ... plant is sheltered in no other place in the planet but to the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii ... Thermal Energy Conversion plant works in a way that it boils the intermediate fluid once it pumps [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 18:16:45
Europe as GA bellwhether
Go ahead and laugh at the alternative powerplants being shown at this year’s AERO convention in Friedrichshafen, Germany ... in solar panels. Why? To earn generous energy credits. In GA applications, I saw several promising ... energy to charge batteries, heat and light the hangar, and even preheat engines. Make more energy [more...]
Date: 2009-04-04 12:19:29
Rube Goldberg Competition - Go Oles!!
Go Ole's! This is NOT something that one usually hears from a graduate of Carleton College: the Oles ( St. Olaf students) ... light bulb with a more energy-efficient alternative. The competition took place on the campus of Purdue University - with dozens of teams from big universities with reknowned engineering schools. Why [more...]
Date: 2009-04-01 08:01:00
Solar Water Heating Pays For Itself Five Times Over
An analysis of the engineering and economics for a solar water-heating system shows it to have a payback period of just two years, ... technological approaches to alternative energy sources, such as photovoltaic cells for solar power ... from the sun rather than including a waste energy-conversion step.They have compared solar hot-water production [more...]
Date: 2009-03-14 08:00:31
Environmental Design - An Introduction for Architects and Engineers
By Randall Thomas Publisher: Taylor & Francis Number Of Pages: 272 Publication Date: 2006-01-13 ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0415363330 ISBN-13 / EAN: ... principles and environmental issues and then moves on to site planning, energy use, materials and buildings form. Natural ventilation systems, high-efficiency mechanical equipment and alternative energy [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 20:14:00
Biochar (terra preta) to save the planet ? (CNN)
Can ‘biochar’ save the planet? ATHENS, Georgia (CNN) ... a unique machine that may hold one of the solutions to big environmental problems like energy, food ... engineer Brian Bibens, who is one of a handful of researchers around the world working on alternative [more...]
Date: 2009-04-06 20:14:23
Global Warming, Climate Change, and the Politics of Information: New Book Gives Alternative Take
Red Hot Lies: How Global Warming Alarmists Use Threats, Fraud, ... of global warming have potential outcomes which could lead to major energy shortages for the United ... dishonest science and engineering practices. Sure there are lots of honest scientists studying [more...]
Date: 2009-03-29 12:29:00
Sustainability: New Horizons for Entrepreneurs
Valparaiso University (see announcement below) is jumping on the “Sustainability” band wagon by introducing an extension to their MBA Program ... on energy costs, as well as much more than lip service paid to environmental concerns. This puts ... for an environmental management system. You’d better know about it, what’s going on in related energy [more...]
Date: 2009-04-06 11:56:25
Green Jobs
Michael Levi is skeptical : The fundamental problem is that there's no solid evidence that green policies—even those aimed explicitly at creating ... windmill-counting ignores an important fact: Every unit of energy generated from alternative sources displaces a similar amount generated by traditional means, so forgoing those other energy sources me [more...]
Date: 2009-04-05 21:04:00
THE EARTH IS GROWING DIMMER
About a week ago the World Wildlife Fund invited the world's urban dwellers to dim their lights for an hour to raise awareness for climate change ... amongst environmentalists over whether nuclear power may offer an alternative. Doubtless that energy ... % of America's supply of electricity. Since the recent energy crunch, about another 30 nuclear plants [more...]
Date: 2009-04-04 00:21:00
Plotting A National Grid Overhaul
Earlier today, I went down to the National Clean Energy Project conference, where an array of Democratic politicians, administration officials, ... to promote alternative energy sources like solar, wind, and geothermal "will all mean nothing ... and energy bigwigs were discussing the need for a new, modernized, electric grid in the United [more...]
Date: 2009-02-23 19:09:00
Electromagnetic Pulse E-Bombs Could Go Mainstream
E-bombs, weapons that destroy electronics with an intense pulse of electromagnetic radiation, have been discussed for decades ... of energy. The generator is bulky and cannot easily be integrated into existing munitions. An alternative approach explored by the Army is a shockwave ferromagnetic generator. This is a magnet that blows [more...]
Date: 2009-03-16 04:25:39
Drumbeat: March 26, 2009
Oil Production Cutbacks Threaten Major Price Spike, Study Says The slowdown in investment in oil and gas production could lop off nearly 8 ... totaling more than $4 million over the next two years. Solar Power: Eco-Friendly or Environmental ... % of their output by way of solar power and other forms of renewable energy by 2010. Last November [more...]
Date: 2009-03-26 13:07:30
One Earth Designs
Photo from Scot Frank on Flickr A few weeks ago I met up with Scot Frank at an event held by Amy Smith 's D-Lab group at MIT ... creating energy and testing technologies: Solar: It's a light-weight, portable solar cooker/heater/electric generator made from local materials in high altitude areas of the world [more...]
Date: 2009-03-15 09:00:09
The Clean Energy Stocks Upside from G20
"We have today therefore pledged to do whatever is necessary to build an inclusive, green, and sustainable recovery ... declining crude prices, black gold has come down hard.The same whirlpool of confidence goes for many ... the point.Even before the bubble burst, the head of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [more...]
Date: 2009-04-04 01:31:00
This Week in Science
New studies spurred by more and better global climate and cryospheric data now project the possibility that sea levels could rise by a meter or more ... and Climate Research. "The oceans are continuing to warm and expand; the melting of mountain glaciers ... energy, and anything else. But as any Banksta can testify, the fucked up, rotten truth in our [more...]
Date: 2009-03-14 15:15:04
Bright Automotive
Bright Automotive News Posts Stealthy Bright Automotive gives hints about electric car launch - Cleantech Group Anderson, Ind ... Efficient Vehicle Team and Human …. Indianapolis Officials Hope to Attract European Energy Companies - Inside INdiana Business (press release) Alternative Energy companies located in or near [more...]
Date: 2009-03-31 00:10:14
While Obama is Overseas, Congress Sets Us Up to Go Broke…Where We Stand Now
~~Via W.A.M. (Wake Up America) PRESS RELEASE April 3, 2009 OBAMA APPLAUDS HIS NEW PARTY ON GOING FOR BROKE! ... to the Administration’s massive social engineering expenditures which result in a staggering debt ... decisions - particularly related to massive Health Care and Energy programs yet to be finalized [more...]
Date: 2009-04-06 06:01:59
From Mollusk-Zapper to... Death Ray?
The hardware was originally designed to zap mollusks. Then it adapted some technology from "Star Wars." Now, ultrashort electric shocks may be adapted to treat obesity. Oh, and form the basis of a death ray, too. Last week Danger Room looked at how quicker-than-quick electric pulses could lead to cancer-fighters -- as well as Taser-type [more...]
Date: 2009-03-19 18:39:41
My Representative Went to Congress and All I Got Was This Stupid Debt
So much for the economy bouncing back this year. March 15, 2009 - by Jennifer RubinPage 1 of 2 Next ->We have spent $787 billion on a stimulus plan. President Obama ridiculed opponents whom he said wanted to “do nothing.” Now, Republican officials never actually took that position, but some economists and pundits did [more...]
Date: 2009-03-15 07:35:49
Drumbeat: March 31, 2009
Iran to stop diesel imports from April on higher gas DUBAI - Iran plans to halt diesel imports from next month as it uses rising gas production to ... on with Exxon Mobil Corp., as part of a new energy strategy that will be completed this year, Kuwait Oil Co ... : India and China will increasingly rely on oil imports by 2030, according to the [more...]
Date: 2009-03-31 13:53:15
In the Centre of the Storm
This article on SEPAC chairman Stan Odut appears in the April 2009 issue of Oilweek magazine By Peter McKenzie-Brown Toward the end of a long ... contemporaneous with that of Canada’s modern energy era. Born in Germany just as Imperial’s Leduc ... Association of Canada (SEPAC) moved to Calgary after earning an engineering degree from the University [more...]
Date: 2009-04-04 03:31:00
All people want is cold beer and hot showers: Alternative Energy & Climate Change under the Stimulus Bill
“We stand at a moment when global affairs are rapidly shifting, requiring that shared solutions tap all sources of innovation ... to be if you wanted to hear some of the nation’s energy thought-leaders reflect on the energy crisis we are facing. Sponsored by energy giant Chevron, the World Affairs Council ’s annual conference [more...]
Date: 2009-04-06 20:28:31
Study Finds Integrated Biorefinery Processes Could Be Highly Competitive With Petroleum Fuels on Efficiency and Costs, While Offering Substantial Reductions in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Processing efficiencies for biorefinery scenarios (energy out as percent of feedstock lower heating value). Laser et al. (2009) Click to enlarge ... on Energy Policy. Professor Lynd, from Dartmouth College’s Thayer School of Engineering, and a co ... of Biomass in America’s Energy Future ( RBAEF )” project and is published in a special issue [more...]
Date: 2009-03-08 16:08:26
On Non-Magical Government Investment
It’s pretty frustrating for libertarians to argue about government investment in science and technology because one is constantly confronted with the problem of the seen and not seen. One is bludgeoned with every government initiative that ever happened to pan out while all the wasted trillions and the private investment therefore foregone is lost [more...]
Date: 2009-03-09 02:27:46
Feature: Future fuels: What will power tomorrow's cars?
With air pollution getting worse and oil production declining, car manufacturers are looking to alternative fuels ... nations, such as the United States, have talked about energy independence. That is, being able to generate energy, especially renewable energy, domestically without having to rely on imported oil [more...]
Date: 2009-04-03 05:27:01
Cracking the wall in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution stunned those of us here at the Heartland Institute April 5 when it published a letter from Heartland friend James ... of fossil fuels by adopting alternative energy sources such as wind and solar. There is no consensus ... teaching and research in areas related to energy policy. In running Jim’s letter, the AJC [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 14:10:26
POTUS and TOTUS meet the press: Defensive about AIG, blame-card on debt, blows off charities
President Obama will hold a news conference tonight in a few minutes, starting at 8pm Eastern. TOTUS is fired up and ready to go, too — but after a few opening remarks, POTUS will fly without a net.The White House sent out a preview:President Barack Obama looked to steer the nation’s economic attention to the bigger picture Tuesday night and away [more...]
Date: 2009-03-24 23:55:20
The Financial War Against Iceland by Prof Michael Hudson
Dandelion Saladby Prof Michael Hudson Global Research, April 5, 2009Being defeated by debt is as deadly as outright military warfare.Iceland is under attack – not militarily but financially. It owes more than it can pay. This threatens debtors with forfeiture of what remains of their homes and other assets [more...]
Date: 2009-04-06 00:17:46
G20 Renewable Energy
"We have today therefore pledged to do whatever is necessary to build an inclusive, green, and sustainable recovery ... . Even before the bubble burst, the head of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, India's Rajendra Pachauri, said that in one region in India it would take 240 years to provide electricity [more...]
Date: 2009-04-03 20:14:01
Cold Fusion After 20 Years
This week the American Chemical Society’s national meeting will include presentations on low energy nuclear reactions (LENR) ... now we are facing concerns over the environmental impact of our energy infrastructure. A source of abundant ... of energy from nuclear fusion as room temperature or other low temperatures. Cold fusion made its first [more...]
Date: 2009-03-24 15:55:06
Obama Applauds His New Party On Going For Broke
The House of Representatives and the Senate moved merrily forward toward their decimation of the U.S ... to the Administration's massive social engineering expenditures which result in a staggering debt to be paid ... related to massive Health Care and Energy programs yet to be finalized. Estimates are that Obama's [more...]
Date: 2009-04-04 23:20:00
Cleantech, Optimism Squared and the Family Reunion Investment Test
Last November, Merrill Lynch released " The Sixth Revolution: The Coming of Cleantech ," a thematic report from strategist Steven Milunovich that heralded cleantech as a new investment theme and forecast a coming age of plenty. A few days later venture capital icon Vinod Khosla warned a Palo Alto audience “500 million people on earth enjoy a [more...]
Date: 2009-03-31 12:59:29
CATEGORY - PLASTIC BAGS
Addendum/Caption - This from the Indy, who are quite active in this area. I'm guessing the expert advice on travelling will not include equating such trips with plastic bags, or... 'travel less'. Addendum - As I stumble on or get given subsequent info, I'll add and mark as NEW This blog sticks its nose in a lot of eco -areas [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 08:04:00
How enormous batteries could safeguard the power grid
One evening in late February 2008, the famously steady winds of west Texas began to wane until, at last, ... fall by 1,400 megawatts – power needed to supply roughly 600,000 homes. Following emergency ... . But the incident highlighted renewable energy’s Achilles’ heel: Intermittent solar and wind power requires [more...]
Date: 2009-03-22 13:23:54
A Presidential Crisis of Competence
They (mostly) know not what they’re doing. March 11, 2009 - by Tom BlumerPage 1 of 2 Next ->Less than two months into this administration, three things are clear.First, its agenda is every bit as radical as many of us expected and feared. Based on President Barack Obama’s supposedly unimportant past, [more...]
Date: 2009-03-11 07:30:38
DrumBeat: March 4, 2009
Number of Rigs Drilling for Natural Gas in U.S. Drops to 5-Year Low The number of rigs drilling for natural gas in the United States fell below 1, ... Energy & Economic Research, in Winchester, Massachusetts. “We are also starting to see the OPEC ... takeover bids for major rivals. Russian energy stocks look cheap It may take years for the oil [more...]
Date: 2009-02-28 04:35:51
The Suppression of Inconvenient Facts in Physics
This is one of the better articles covering the subject of the suppression of physics. It’s long, but very well researched and so is republished here in its entirety. - Blake Harrisby Rochus Boerner“Textbooks present science as a noble search for truth, in which progress depends on questioning established ideas [more...]
Date: 2009-04-04 23:01:14
Urban Inequality Could Get Worse
President Obama's stated objective to reduce inequality, as laid out in public addresses and budget plans, is a noble one. The growing income gap – not only between rich and poor, but also between the ultra-affluent and the middle class – poses a threat both to the economy and the long-term viability of our republic [more...]
Date: 2009-03-03 05:31:52
Aptera Alive!: Interview With Designer Jason Hill
Unplggd recently sat down for some Japanese food with Jason Hill, Principal of Eleven, LLC and Designer of the revolutionary Aptera electric and plug-in hybrid/electric vehicle coming out this year. We basically just hit record and talked about his involvement with the project. Listen in after the jump... So what is Aptera looking like now? [more...]
Date: 2009-02-27 17:00:00
The US, China, and saving the world
I mentioned this detailed and valuable report from the Asia Society and Pew. It turns out that Brookings has just done something similar. Summary here, with links to PDF versions in both English and Chinese. Transcript of event unveiling the report here. I haven't studied the report carefully, but anything in this vein has to be a plus [more...]
Date: 2009-02-20 02:50:03
Freedom Comes From Law: Celibacy and Garden Rakes
Yes, with April Fool day just behind us, the feast day of all Fools, and especially Chestertonians like us, we must turn to the next few measures of the Great Cadence that concludes Orthodoxy. NO, that title is not GKC, but it is remarkably close to his famous "Free speech is a paradox" line from his book on Browning [more...]
Date: 2009-04-02 14:35:00
The Financial War Against Iceland By Prof Michael Hudson
5 April 5, 2009 - Global ResearchBeing defeated by debt is as deadly as outright military warfare.Iceland is under attack – not militarily but financially. It owes more than it can pay. This threatens debtors with forfeiture of what remains of their homes and other assets [more...]
Date: 2009-04-06 16:25:47
Elias Messinas Builds On Green Education From Israel and Practice in Greece
There’s a phenomenon that’s hit the world, and Israel is no exception: designers, restaurants, grocery stores, ... for example, buildings could create more energy than they consume. Some architects like Joseph Cory ... , like alternative medicine Messinas owes his early green start to Israel and the Bezalel Academy [more...]
Date: 2009-04-05 11:15:55
The Cellulosic Ethanol Delusion
By ROBERT BRYCE For years, ethanol boosters have promised Americans that “cellulosic” ethanol lurks just ahead, ... of foreign oil and make the U.S. “energy independent” while enriching farmers and strengthening small ... of the most prominent cellulosic ethanol companies in the U.S., Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings [more...]
Date: 2009-03-30 18:58:00
Laser-Powered Aircraft Are The Future of Flight. Maybe
Aerospace engineer Leik Myrabo is absolutely sure lasers are the future of flight, and he's confident we'll be flying at hypersonic speed using beam-powered propulsion within a generation. But experts doubt that. Myrabo has spent two decades developing laser propulsion technology, which he laid out during " [more...]
Date: 2009-02-20 23:50:41
Today’s Science Policy News for March, 30th 2009
A look at today’s science and health policy news: Obama envoy: Time to act on climate change AP–Once booed at international climate talks, ... together.” Democratic ‘Blue Dogs’ seek energy independence Energy Current–Rep. Jim Matheson ... the “Blue Dog Coalition,” have written as essentially a declaration of energy independence [more...]
Date: 2009-03-30 15:24:59
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