Archive for December, 2008
Solar Tower harnesses Sun’s rays
From a distance, as we rounded a bend and first caught sight of it, I couldn't believe the strange structure ahead of me was actually real. A concrete tower - 40 storeys high - stood bathed in intense white light, a totally bizarre image in the depths of the Andalusian countryside. The tower l
Utah startup hits geothermal jackpot
Within six months of discovering a massive geothermal field, a small Utah company had erected and fired up a power plant - just one example of the speed with which companies are capitalizing on state mandates for alternative energy. Anticipation of new energy policies has sparked a rush on land l
Politics of energy and autos
Two more leaked cabinet choices from the incoming Obama Administration. Both will have influence on energy, land use and green tech subsidies. Interior Secretary nominee: Sen. Ken Salazar (Colorado-D). Here’s what his official website says about his enviornmental credo: “He has made sure tha
Students on cutting edge of alternative energy
Thornton Academy students are conducting experiments on algae that will be used for alternative energy research. Irving Backman, a Newton Centre, Mass., resident who graduated from Thornton in 1943, has given a science class financial support to provide him with data on algae as he researches t
Three New Technologies Now Available for Licensing from MSU
Technologies that could help monitor water safety, prevent leaks from underground gas storage sites and reduce the waste left over from producing biodiesel are now available for licensing to interested companies and entrepreneurs through Montana State University's Technology Transfer Office. The
West Virginians try alternative fuels
Some West Virginians are looking to alternative fuels as a way to use less foreign oil and reduce pollution. Recently, a New York company announced plans to build a $3 billion plant that turns coal into liquid gas, but you might be surprised to hear about the alternatives already in use in West Vir
World’s Most Ambitious Solar Plan in LA
The city of Los Angles is taking up the world’s most ambitious solar power project. Till date this project will be the largest solar power plan started by any city in the world. They are planning to install 1.3 Giga Watts (GW) of solar power and register their city’s name in the book of green
New Method for Realizing Hydrogen Potential
Hydrogen-powered fuel cells hold enormous promise as a power source for future generations. Hydrogen is the simplest element known to humans. Each atom of hydrogen has only one proton. It is also the most abundant gas in the universe. Hydrogen has a unique property. It carries the highest energy con
Obama focuses on alternative energy, environment
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Insisting on the need to develop new forms of energy, U.S. President-elect Barack Obama on Monday chose as his energy secretary a Nobel physics laureate who is a major promoter of alternative fuels. Obama named Steven Chu, the winner of the 1997 Nobel Prize in physics wh
Europe’s Energy Future Changed Today
For the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), the Renewable Energy Directive, agreed today, confirms Europe as the leader of the energy revolution the world needs. The target means that more than one third of EU electricity must come from renewables in 2020 and wind energy will be the biggest con
