Bloom Energy, after operating in secrecy for more than eight years, has now unveiled a fuel cell that could change the way we think of energy and the grid. Bloom introduced a potentially game-changing product that could provide us with a local, on-demand power source with the potential to help us power new devices that [...]
David Mackay’s new book is a great resource for preparing for life after petroleum. Read Mapawatt’s review of the book. You can buy it on Amazon or download it for free.
Sustainable Energy – Without the Hot Air
Responding to a question from a city councilwoman about transportation and infrastructure in the stimulus bill during a town hall forum in Ft. Myers, Florida, President Obama said that the days of just building sprawl are over.
From a transcript provided by Transportation for America:
Not only do we need to rebuild our roads, our bridges, our [...]
OAKLAND, Calif. — It will cost $515 billion annually through 2030 to wean the world off fossil fuels in favor of clean energy sources, according to a report released last week by the World Economic Forum.
Onshore and offshore wind, solar thermal and photovoltaics, waste-to-energy, geothermal and next-generation and sugar-based biofuels were identified as large-scale clean [...]
You can search and find many blogs or pick up most magazines and read articles on the future of ground transportation and how its use of petroleum adversely affects the environment. The cost of petroleum is near the top of the list of conversation starters as consumers around the globe deal with the doubling and [...]
After researching several online sources for e-books on “running a car on water” and watching numerous Youtube videos, I settled on what seemed to be the most informative site on the technology. www.hho-hybrid.com. Instead of showing pictures of using a mayonnaise jar with some wire, steel mesh and hose, the hho-hybrid site discusses the use [...]
I had a neighbor call me a while ago and ask me about HHO or Brown’s gas injection to save fuel. I’m known as the neighborhood’s energy “mad scientist” so he figured he would ask me before buying e-books and kits to convert his F-150 company vehicle.
I surfed the internet and was amazed at [...]
35 Billion Gallons of Biofuel by 2017
from GreenFuel Technologies Biofuel White Paper
If GreenFuel algae facilities could be located at every operating
plant in the U.S., it would be possible to produce about 13.5
billion gallons of biodiesel and 8.5 billion gallons of ethanol per
year if those plants continued to produce electricity at levels
similar to production in [...]
Microscopic alternative to biofuels
By Cristina Jimenez
Published: December 27 2007 19:55 | Last updated: December 27 2007
19:55
Oil from algae, the microscopic plants that produce a green covering
on the surfaces of ponds and neglected outdoor swimming pools, may
soon be filling diesel pumps.
As crude oil has moved towards $100 (€70, £50) a barrel and
sustainable alternatives are sought in [...]
Leader pushes to find new fuel sources
BY HALLIE WOODS
HallieWoods@coloradoan.com
For Loveland Connection
Dr. Ken Reardon, a professor of chemistry and bioengineering at
Colorado State University, is pictured in a lab on campus. He is a
researcher in biofuels, especially algae, and is making a push to
find new fuel sources. Reardon is also the director of the [...]