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Friday, January 25, 2008
Energy News
- Year in review: Car tech gets political
- This year saw automotive technology turn into a political hot button.
- ENN: Biofuels: Let's look before we leap
- A commitment to biofuels should be based on a careful assessment of their prospective benefits and costs, not a blind leap of faith.
- Energy Independence: How Denmark Kicked Its Foreign Oil Habit
- In 1976 the Danish public got behind an ambitious (and expensive) program to become entirely energy-independent
- EU targets could force Britain to build thousands of wind turbines
- The British coastline is set for a dramatic increase in wind farms and tidal energy plants as the Government strives to meet a European target for renewable energy.
- Wal-Mart to open stores that use less energy
- Wal-Mart Stores Inc, the world's largest retailer, said on Tuesday it will open four stores that use 25 percent less energy than its supercenters that were in operation in 2005.
- Kill A Watt EZ
- Concerned about your electricity bill? Not sure what is running your bill up? Use the Kill A Watt to let you see how much power your electronic devices are using.
- SkySail
- Illustrating how SkySail to reduce energy consumption of shipping
- GM says new fuel requirements to add $6,000 per car
- New fuel efficiency requirements imposed by Congress will add, on average, $6,000 to the price of GM vehicles sold in the United States, the automaker's vice chairman and product chief said
- Affordable Hybrid SUV Please
- raise your hand if you’d like to see a more affordable hybrid suv option.
- The Solar Powered Myth
- "...there are some very common misconceptions about solar power (and wind power)"
- How To: Get 100 Gallons Of Heating Oil For Free
- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez wants to give you 100 gallons of free heating oil to help survive the cold cruel capitalist winter. The hogshead of liquid warmth is available to anyone enduring a financial hardship who fills out a handy online form.
- Gasoline theft is on the rise
- The price of gas isn't the only thing on the rise as the number of gas thefts has also risen.
- Nanosolar’s Breakthrough - Solar Now Cheaper than Coal
- They [Nanosolar] have successfully created a solar coating that is the most cost-efficient solar energy source ever. ...This makes, for the first time in history, solar power cheaper than burning coal.
- Scientists Use Sunlight to Make Fuel From CO2
- Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico have found a way of using sunlight to recycle carbon dioxide and produce fuels like methanol or gasoline. The Sunlight to Petrol, or S2P, project essentially reverses the combustion process, recovering the building blocks of hydrocarbons.
- Biofuels 'do more harm than good'
- Biofuels have been hailed as a green alternative to oil by some, but in the US, where there are massive plants converting maize (corn), it has been criticised for making food more expensive and being environmentally unfriendly.
- The hard truth about ethanol
- The only economical way to make ethanol right now is with corn, which means the burgeoning industry is literally eating away at America's food supply. And most analysts conclude its environmental benefits are questionable.
- Solar Cells with 60% Efficiency?
- Nuclear Engineer Lonnie Johnson, best known for his invention of the super soaker squirt gun, has recently designed a new type of solar energy technology that he says can achieve a conversion efficiency rate of more than 60 percent. Considering that the best solar energy systems today have an efficiency of 30-40 percent, Johnson´s method could cut the cost of solar energy nearly in half.
- Fuel Savings - Making the Best of What You Have Today
- "..one man has taken his gas-guzzling SUV - and rather than trading it on a Prius, has instead tried to make the best use of what he has -- with amazing results
- Road Energy System Siphons Heat From Parking Lots
- ...a Dutch company is siphoning the heat from roads and parking lots to heat homes and offices.
- UK seen giving green light to new nuclear plants | Environment | Reuters
- The UK public is divided on the issue, with 44 percent saying companies should have the option of investing in new nuclear and 37 percent disagreeing.
