Energy

: A Design for Cheaper Wind Power; By Kevin Bullis
Monday, December 01, 2008; A design that draws on jet engine technology could halve the cost of generating electricity from wind.

: Electricity from Waste Heat; By Jennifer Kho
Friday, November 21, 2008; Ener-G-Rotors' system harvests energy at lower temperatures.

: A Weed-Powered Passenger Jet; By Kevin Bullis
Friday, November 21, 2008; Jet fuel made from an inedible plant will power an aircraft.

: Observing Buried Carbon Dioxide; By David Talbot
Thursday, November 20, 2008; A project proves that millions of tons of the sequestered gas can be safely monitored.

Energy Blogs

Fixing the Economy with Green Jobs: By Kevin Bullis | 11/26/2008 | 1 Comments
Limiting Coal Targets to Fight Climate Change: By David Talbot | 11/18/2008 | 1 Comments
"Get Coal Out of the System": By David Talbot | 11/17/2008 | 10 Comments
Renewable-Fuels Standard Glitch: By Kevin Bullis | 11/04/2008 | 1 Comments
Killing the Gas Guzzlers in Australia: By Kevin Bullis | 10/24/2008 | 1 Comments
Holding Back the Wind: By David Talbot | 10/23/2008 | 8 Comments
Bailout Credits Renewables: By Kevin Bullis | 10/03/2008 | 0 Comments
Is There a Clean-Tech Bubble?: By TR Editors | 09/26/2008 | 2 Comments
CNET Reports from EmTech08: By TR Editors | 09/24/2008 | 0 Comments
Huge Solar Power Farms: By Kevin Bullis | 08/18/2008 | 15 Comments

News from Around the Web

Germany Aiming for 1M EVs and PHEVs by 2020: 11/28/2008 | via greencarcongress.com; The German government wants to take strong measures towards electric and hybrid vehicles in the next ten years, with the goal of putting one million ...

Solar City: L.A.'s Solar Power Push a Hint of What's to Come?: 11/25/2008 | via blogs.wsj.com; A new solar-power initiative calls for L.A. to get 10% of its electricity from solar power in 2020, one of the most ambitious solar-energy targets ...

A Stimulus Package for Renewable Energy Would Benefit Economy and Climate, says German Study: 11/23/2008 | via renewableenergyworld.com; The solution to the world's two biggest crisis -- the economic and the global warming crisis -- is exactly the same: a huge government investment ...

Start-Up Plans Electric-Car Network: 11/21/2008 | via online.wsj.com; Better Place, a start-up company developing technology to support electric cars, Thursday announced plans for a $1 billion network to charge electric cars in the ...

AES installs First A123Systems 2MW Energy Storage System: 11/20/2008 | via greencarcongress.com; AES Energy Storage, LLC, a subsidiary of The AES Corporation, has installed its first battery storage unity from A123Systems, which is designed to meet the ...

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Fuel-Cell Power-Up
November/December 2008
MIT professor of chemical engineering Paula Hammond explains the difference between fuel cells and batteries, how a fuel cell works, and why a methanol fuel cell in particular is useful. Through her work, she brings methanol fuel cells closer to use in practical applications, such as powering cell phones and laptops.
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