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 […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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 […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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 […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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. Kit Bond, who has voted against numerous bills to curb […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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 […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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!
I normally shrug my shoulders or at least roll my eyes whenever I happen across a warning that oil has peaked and we’re all going to become road warriors and be forced to sell our children into slavery. But today I noticed this post from their science editor and, well, it’s just a lot more […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Nearly a decade ago Germany passed a Renewable Energy Sources Act that basically gave smaller renewable energy projects priority access to power grids. At the same time smaller scale energy producers were able to sign extended contracts to provide energy at a higher rate than standard fossil fuel burning energy production. The imposed rate is […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I suppose I should be grateful to see the DOE dole out 10 million dollars to Smith Electric Vehicles U.S. Corp. to build a new truck manufacturing plant in Kansas City, but my blood pressure is still rising. GM received billions and the Chevy Volt is still not in production. Smith Electric on the other […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is about to become my favourite biofuel types for its name alone. Woody Biomass, despite it’s funny name is getting a chance to both reduce forest fires and fuel rural economies with a 4.2 million dollar grant from the USDA. Agriculture Secretary Vilsack has awarded grants to 17 small businesses and community groups to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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