Wind power may be an intermittent source of energy and so too may be the job market associated with this industry. At least this is the report over at Earth2Tech where they are talking about several wind power companies who have announced layoffs because of the faltering economy. One of the companies that has not […]
Continue ReadingYou would think that after the “Who Killed the Electric Car” debacle that the California Air Resources Board (CARB), one of the key conspirators, would want to reverse their image and do what is really in the public’s best interest. But, cutting tailpipe emissions on cars, may just be a smokescreen according to the East […]
Continue ReadingSometimes there is just too much good news all at one time when it comes to the alternative fuel vehicle sector. This is the case today when BMW has announced that 10 Mini E electric cars are coming to New York and the bio fuelled Parajet Skycar is set to take to the skies. The […]
Continue ReadingThe MYT (Massive Yet Tiny) engine is the brainchild of Raphial Morgado, who spent a cool $1 million developing the first prototype in 2001. In the summer of 2007, I saw my first Youtube video on the MYT Engine and was blown away by the size and design of this cleaning burning ICE (internal combustion […]
Continue ReadingThe 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas is in full swing now and one of the darlings of the show is the Kinesis K2 wind and solar charger. Over the past year, small hand solar chargers have been coming into their own for recharging all sorts of small electronic devices. But, small […]
Continue ReadingEnergy-hungry China has decided to embrace hydropower as one renewable method to satisfy its growing need. In 2008, the use of large hydropower systems in China grew by 19.5-percent accounting for around 16.4 percent of the country’s total output. A couple of weeks ago China opened up its third largest hydropower station in the country. […]
Continue ReadingA tiny fuel cell just 3 mm across that will fit on one’s fingertip has been created by engineers at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. U of I engineers Saeed Moghaddam and Mark Shannon created a tiny fuel cell that has just four components. The fuel cell components include a water reservoir, a metal […]
Continue ReadingTwo companies in China have announced that they intend to build a 1 GW solar power plant in the northwest region. Initially the solar farm will be built as a 30 megawatt station with an initial investment of $150 million. The Chinese solar panels will combine crystalline silicon-based and thin film technology. This will rival […]
Continue ReadingBarack Obama has said it and in just over two more weeks he’ll be able to prove it: green jobs will be the key to this economy going forward. In October 2008, the Conference of Mayors came out with the Green Jobs Report. Two of the facts stated in the report are that by 2030, […]
Continue ReadingRaser Technologies Incorporated has discovered a large geothermal field for renewable energy about 180 miles southwest of Salt Lake City. The company’s stock has quickly risen on news that it is near completion of commissioning its first geothermal power units in Beaver County, at a place called Thermo. Raser is using 250 Kw power units […]
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