I’m not making this up. The U.S. wind energy industry has installed exactly 1,210 megawatts of new power generating capicity in the second quarter according to the American Wind Energy Association.
Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) would have s&#^ a gold brick!
Here’s the best thing I’ve seen today. Obviously we’re big fans of algae derived biofuels. Wether you ferment it or milk it, algae’s got a very good looking future as a source of energy.
The rather large trucking company J.B. Hunt has announced it’s commitment to filling its fleet with a blend including SunEco Energy’s biodiesel comprised of 100% natural algae oil and old fashioned petroleum diesel.
They tested the blend and found an 82% reduction in particulate emissions and no loss of power, and no loss of profits. In fact currently it’s less expensive to use the greener fuel combination.
Score one for algae!
This one just stinks to high heaven. Although it’s great to hear anyone in the Senate praise Electric Vehicles like the Smith Newton, when I saw Kit Bond from Missouri at a podium in front of a Coca-Cola delivery truck manufactured by Smith Electric Vehicles.
Sen. Kit Bond Loves the Electric Vehicles Except When Voting
Kit Bond, who has voted against numerous bills to curb greenhouse emissions and promote alternative fuel sources actually said, “we must have a comprehensive solution including investment in alternative energy technology if America is ever to be in control of its own energy future.”
This is a Senator that voted to block legislation that would of given companies a tax break when upgrading their fleets to more efficient vehicles, now he’s standing in front of one praising it.
Is he changing his game? It hardly matters now that he’s announced that he will not be seeking re-election in 2010.
In case you wondered what those green triangles were last time you were flying your helicopter over the roof of MIT’s power plant you’re going to be pleasantly sprprised. It’s algae and it’s significantly cutting the emission of greenhouse gasses.
Not only are they cutting down the amount of CO2 emitted by feeding it to algae, but the little green microorganisms make great biofuels!
Read more at MIT’s research spotlight newsletter.
When I moved to the tropics I thought, “Great! I’ll never have to ride my bike to work through slushy ice covered roads again.” I soon learned though that I would never ride my bike to work again.
Try riding through 38 degree temperatures and then wander into a staffroom and finish the day without offending the noses of your coworkers. The problem is simple enough, but it wasn’t till I saw this glimmer of hope on the excellent blog Dump it in the Pump that I saw it addressed in an eco-friendly manner.
Solar-Powered Bicycle Parking Pods Provide Solar Hot Water Showers in Queensland
I know That 15 years I’m going to be explaining to my children how lucky they are to have the privilege of bike parking pods with showers!
This Tuesday ze’ Germans successfully put an airplane into flight powered by a hydrogen fuel cell.
The First photo shows the fuel cell under the wing. It holds a modest 2 or 4.9 kg of hydrogen. The system delivers about 25 kw of power at takeoff, but the plane only requires about 10 kw when flying in a straight line.
What makes this exciting is the overall efficiency of the fuel cell. Standard combustion engines are so much heavier that they only contribute about half as much of their generated power to propulsion.
Read the original article at DLR Portal
DLR Portal – DLR motor glider Antares takes off in Hamburg – powered by a fuel cell
