China leads way for solar energy "If the U.S. doesn't get serious, China's going to own this industry," said Applied Materials spokesman David Miller.
St. Louis is geothermal hot spot Geothermal energy currently provides a sliver of the nation's residential needs. But if enough homes use free energy stored in the earth, utilities will no longer need to continue building costly and polluting power plants, geothermal advocates say.
German Cabinet Approves Massive Expansion of Offshore Wind Farms Germany's coastline may soon be bristling with wind turbines. A new plan involves 2,500 turbines, 30,000 new jobs and enough power for over 8 million households.
Student-Built, Hydrogen Fuel Cell-Powered Boat to Set Sail on Hudson River
Better world: Generate a feed-in frenzy Paying people who generate green energy and feed it back to the grid is the best way to boost uptake of renewable energy.
Residential windmill gives man independence from electric bills A number of government programs help pay for residential renewable energy projects. The federal government provides a 30 percent tax credit.
Superefficient Solar from Nanotubes Carbon nanotube photovoltaics can wring twice the charge from light.
China's Potent Wind Potential: Forecasters see no need for new coal and nuclear power plants. China has doubled its installed wind power capacity every year for the past five, and is on pace this year to supplant the United States as the world's largest market for new installations.
Solar Spreading to Surprising Locations States that were solar laggards have now become solar leaders. The challenge now for solar is not incentives - it is in the installation market.
A New Energy Production Philosophy A fact: Two thirds of the electricity produced in the United States is lost in the transmission lines. It seems clear we must bring closer the production to the consumption.
RoseStreet Labs Scientists Discover Carbon-Free Hydrogen Fuel Source Utilizing Thin Film Solar Cell This hydrogen fuel is generated spontaneously in a single device without external power and without petroleum products such as natural gas.
Clean energy to create more jobs than [dirty] coal A strong shift toward renewable energies could create 2.7 million more jobs in power generation worldwide by 2030 than staying with dependence on fossil fuels would.
$4.1 Billion in Orders for Thin-Film Solar According to Nanosolar, its low-cost production and the design of its Nanosolar Utility Panel will allow developers to build more efficient and less expensive solar farms. "Our cost is less than First Solar's, which has been the lowest in the industry," said Mr. Roscheisen. "Fundamentally, our cells are a piece of aluminum foil with a micron thick of a copper-based semiconductor on top — all deposited using inexpensive printing processes."
California lawmakers consider tough rules requiring utilities to boost renewable energy "It gives us an immediate opportunity to clean up the air. It give us an immediate opportunity to address climate change," said Democrat Sen. Joe Simitian, one of the bill's authors. "And by diversifying our energy portfolio, we're less vulnerable to market manipulations."
China could meet its energy needs by wind alone The analysis indicated that a network of wind turbines operating at as little as 20 percent of their rated capacity could provide potentially as much as 24.7 petawatt-hours of electricity annually, or more than seven times China's current consumption. The researchers also determined that wind energy alone, at around 7.6 U.S. cents per kilowatt-hour, could accommodate the country's entire demand for electricity projected for 2030.
EarthSure Continues National Expansion with Subterranean Solar Panel -- Cost Efficiency, Aesthetics and a Sustainable Form of Energy Currently, solar panels are secured on rooftops or other open spaces. Depending upon the size of the solar module system, this can require large areas of space, and more times than not, this intrudes upon space that can be utilized more efficiently and effectively. In addition, many homeowner associations throughout the United States have banned roof top installations. In light of this, SubSolar panels are installed underneath the ground, virtually invisible to the naked eye.
Development will use green energy The end of traditionally electric-powered homes began yesterday as the groundbreaking for the nation's first Net Zero Solar to Hydrogen Fuel Cell House was held at The Ridge at Chukker Creek residential development in Aiken. "This is not the house of the future, it is the house of now," developer Ron Monahan said.
Biofuels Are Starving Us The impact of the rising biofuels market on global food prices is much worse than predicted. According to an as yet unpublished study commissioned by the World Bank, biofuels have caused food prices to rise 75%. The massive amounts of petroleum fertilizer dumped on the fields, eventually running into the ocean, has caused an increase in the Dead Zone; we're increasing the smog and ozone levels and causing more deaths from asthma and respiratory illnesses; and the energy yield from corn is laughable
Formula Zero: Hydrogen Cell Racing Takes Off Hydrogen fuel cells power the racers’ electric engines, which can go 0 to 60 (100 km/h) in 5 seconds and up to 75 mph (120 km/h). Of course, winning isn't everything the Dutch team Greenchoice Forze claims 70% renewable materials in their car's bodywork (such as natural flax fibers and bio-based resin) and offsets its carbon footprint with a green energy provider.
Team develops recyclable hydrogen fuel "This research represents a breakthrough in the field of hydrogen storage and has significant practical applications," said Dr Gene Peterson, leader of the Chemistry Division at Los Alamos. "The chemistry is new and innovative, and the research team is to be commended on this excellent achievement."
A Liquid Design for Cheaper Fuel Cells U.K. company called ACAL Energy has overhauled fuel cell design to reduce the amount of platinum used by 80 percent. In a conventional fuel cell, platinum is embedded in porous carbon electrodes. ACAL's design replaces this with a solution containing low-cost molybdenum and vanadium as the catalyst. The resulting fuel cell works as well as a conventional one but should cost 40 percent less, the company says.
Brazil Launches First Fuel Cell Bus in Latin America The bus uses a hybrid system that combines the hydrogen fuel cells with high power batteries. It can be driven three hundred kilometers on the hydrogen cell and an additional fifty kilometers on its batteries.
Mercedes Producing First-Ever Mass-Market Fuel-Cell Vehicle The German outfit boasts that its hydrogen-electric hybrid powertrain can achieve performance comparable to a 2.0-litre petrol car, at the equivalent of an astonishing 86.6mpg on the combined cycle. It takes an impressive three minutes to refuel the car with hydrogen, enabling a range of around 250 miles.
Hydrogenics Announces Contract with Vision Industries Providing Fuel Cells for Commercial Truck Applications Hydrogenics Corporation (www.hydrogenics.com) is a globally recognized developer and provider of hydrogen generation and fuel cell products and services, serving the growing industrial and clean energy markets of today and tomorrow. Based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, Hydrogenics has operations in North America and Europe.
Bio-mass energy plant unveiled in Naperville But that's just the beginning. Packer and Argonne National Laboratory are working on new technology to store the hydrogen from the process, allowing it to produce "synthesis gas," or, in the industry jargon, "syn-gas," that will be able to produce not only electricity, but also a form of ethanol that won't depend on corn and alter food prices — and perhaps most important, fuel hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles.
Country's First Net Zero Solar to Hydrogen Fuel Cell House A team of experts who have assembled the technology to build America's first Net Zero Energy house to be powered by solar energy and a hydrogen fuel cell will break ground and begin construction of the energy independent house of the future.
U.S. Said to Give Solyndra $535 Million Solar-Plant Guarantee JThe Energy Department will give a $535 million loan guarantee to Solyndra Inc. so the solar-panel maker can manufacture photovoltaic panels at a plant that will employ 1,000 people, a person familiar with decision said.
Japan planning $21bn solar power station in space Japan is developing a giant solar power space generator that it expects to begin transmitting solar energy to earth from an orbit 36,000km above the earth's within the next 30 years.
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