• World's first battery fuelled by air Scientists say the revolutionary 'STAIR' (St Andrews Air) battery could now pave the way for a new generation of electric cars, laptops and mobile phones. The cells are charged in a traditional way...
• Going green becomes a matter of national security: Military embraces green energy A Mojave Desert Army base is full of plug-in cars, solar panels and new experiments. Liberal agenda? Nah, it's about saving money, even lives. But the Defense Department could cement a national...
• Space Based Solar Power ? (Big Gav) -- Californian utility PG&E caused a stir in the media recently with an announcement that they are seeking approval from state regulators for a power purchase agreement with Solaren Corp....
• Pentagon Prioritizes Pursuit Of Alternative Fuel Sources Comment: What is the urgency?? Peak Oil! For the Defense Department, the largest consumer of energy in the United States, addiction to fuel has greater costs than the roughly $18 billion...
• Why sustainable power is unsustainable Renewable energy needs to become a lot more renewable – a theme that emerged at the Financial Times Energy Conference in London this week.
Although scientists are agreed that we must cut...
• Winter cold puts a chill on green energy Old Man Winter, it turns out, is no friend of renewable energy.
This time of year, wind turbine blades ice up, biodiesel congeals in tanks and solar panels produce less power because there is...
• International agency for renewable energy to be established More than 50 countries are expected to establish an international organization in January to expand the use of and promote research and development on renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind...
• Darpa and Predator dronemaker General Atomics are teaming up TO TRY TO turn algae into jet fuel Pentagon way-out research arm Darpa and Predator dronemaker General Atomics are teaming up to try to turn algae into jet fuel. The Defense Department announced the $20 million deal earlier in the...
• Vatican set to go green with huge solar panel roof The Vatican was set to go green on Wednesday with the activation of a new solar energy system to power several key buildings and a commitment to use renewable energy for 20 percent of its needs by...
• U.S. Might Copy Brazil's Success With Ethanol (The Intelligence Daily) -- By substituting sugarcane alcohol for gasoline, Brazil responded to soaring auto fuel costs with a home-grown solution---one the U.S. might well emulate. After the OPEC...
• Largest integrated solar complex set up The country’s first polysilicon solar project, which also happens to be the largest integrated solar power complex of the world, was launched here on Thursday.
“The project, located at...
• Mayor Bloomberg: Windmills On City Bridges & Skyscrapers; Turbines On Rivers' Shores; Solar Panels On Buildings Mayor Bloomberg is proposing a "green" plan that has the potential to drastically change the New York City skyline and shores. It's part of his effort to make New York the most energy efficient city...
• Local Scientist Splits Water, Saves World, Gets On TV (The Oil Drum) -- This might have been a story of how a couple of MIT scientists happened upon a breakthrough discovery in the electrolysis of water; but they didn't (and so it isn't). This might...
• Wind energy faces daunting challenges Excerpt: But wind power is also what experts call a "location-constrained resource," meaning that it can't be transported like coal or oil and is thus dependent on a network of lines and towers to...
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