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Carefully designed home gets most energy from the sun Technology / Energy November 03, 2008 \| User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 15 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 Turn off State Park Road into this community of up-scale beachfront houses and you can see what makes life in the Grandview section of Hampton, Va., so attractive.

What If Your Energy Supply is Gone with the Wind? Technology / Energy November 18, 2008 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new research program at Oregon State University proposes to tackle one of the major remaining problems with wind energy – how do you provide a steady, or at least predictable flow of electricity when the ...

'Fish technology' draws renewable energy from slow water currents Technology / Energy November 20, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 42 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 (PhysOrg.com) -- Slow-moving ocean and river currents could be a new, reliable and affordable alternative energy source. A University of Michigan engineer has made a machine that works like a fish to turn ...

Wind power meets record demand in Spain: industry group Technology / Energy November 25, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 22 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 Wind power supplied a record 43 percent of all electricity demand in Spain, which is being lashed by heavy winds and rain, for a brief period on Monday, the Spanish wind power association said.

Hydrogen-Powered Cell Phone Doubles Battery Lifetime Technology / Energy January 14, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 53 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 A Canadian company has taken a significant step in the development of hydrogen-powered cell phones. Unlike previous attempts at hydrogen-powered phones, Angstrom Power´s prototype allows the fuel cell to fit ...

Major progress in technology needed for 25 percent renewable energy use to be affordable Technology / Energy June 24, 2008 \| User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 Dramatic progress in renewable energy technology is needed if the United States desires to produce 25 percent of its electricity and motor vehicle fuel from renewable sources by 2025 without significantly increasing consumer ...

Greener cars the price for automaker aid Technology / Energy November 23, 2008 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 As giant auto makers beg governments to bail them out of the economic crisis that has brought them to their knees, some authorities have named a price -- make greener cars to drive.

Think Round: Korean Company Develops Spherical Solar Cell Technology / Energy October 15, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 53 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 Kyosemi Corporation has developed a highly efficient round solar cell. The Sphelar is a registered trademark of Kyosemi Corp. The advantages of the Sphelar is its unique ability to capture the sun in all directions ...

Carbon capture strategy could lead to emission-free cars Technology / Energy February 11, 2008 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a strategy to capture, store and eventually recycle carbon from vehicles to prevent the pollutant from finding its way from a car tailpipe into the atmosphere. ...

Prototype hydrogen storage tank maintains extended thermal endurance Technology / Energy June 04, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 A cryogenic pressure vessel developed and installed in an experimental hybrid vehicle by a Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory research team can hold liquid hydrogen for six days without venting any of ...

Gasoline produced from biomass could be in fuel tanks by 2010 with new technology Technology / Energy August 19, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 74 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 (PhysOrg.com) -- Turning everyday waste into gasoline may seem like a distant dream, but thanks to researchers with the Texas Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) and Byogy Renewables Inc., it could become a reality within ...

Africa awash in sunlight, but not solar energy Technology / Energy September 28, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 From household solar panels to thermal generators big enough to power a town, sun power has enjoyed explosive growth around the world. Everywhere, that is, except on the sun-drenched continent of Africa.

Mandates driving surge to the river for hydropower Technology / Energy December 01, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 (AP) -- Many decades ago, cost-conscious Henry Ford turned to hydroelectric plants to power his car factories like the one by the Great Miami River, near this Cincinnati suburb. That assembly plant is long gone, but the ...

Pelamis Wave Power: In the Sweet Spot of the Curl for Renewable Energy Technology / Energy November 09, 2007 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 36 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 The Edinburgh based Pelamis Wave Power Converter has undergone stringest testing over the past ten years before its launch into the commercial market. The project has achieved world-wide attention and created ...

Nuclear cannibals Technology / Energy March 04, 2008 \| User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 18 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Nuclear energy production must increase by more than 10 percent each year from 2010 to 2050 to meet all future energy demands and replace fossil fuels, but this is an unsustainable prospect. According to a report published ...

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Carefully designed home gets most energy from the sun Technology / Energy November 03, 2008 \| User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 15 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 Turn off State Park Road into this community of up-scale beachfront houses and you can see what makes life in the Grandview section of Hampton, Va., so attractive.

What If Your Energy Supply is Gone with the Wind? Technology / Energy November 18, 2008 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new research program at Oregon State University proposes to tackle one of the major remaining problems with wind energy – how do you provide a steady, or at least predictable flow of electricity when the ...

'Fish technology' draws renewable energy from slow water currents Technology / Energy November 20, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 42 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 (PhysOrg.com) -- Slow-moving ocean and river currents could be a new, reliable and affordable alternative energy source. A University of Michigan engineer has made a machine that works like a fish to turn ...

Wind power meets record demand in Spain: industry group Technology / Energy November 25, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 22 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 Wind power supplied a record 43 percent of all electricity demand in Spain, which is being lashed by heavy winds and rain, for a brief period on Monday, the Spanish wind power association said.

Hydrogen-Powered Cell Phone Doubles Battery Lifetime Technology / Energy January 14, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 53 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 A Canadian company has taken a significant step in the development of hydrogen-powered cell phones. Unlike previous attempts at hydrogen-powered phones, Angstrom Power´s prototype allows the fuel cell to fit ...

Major progress in technology needed for 25 percent renewable energy use to be affordable Technology / Energy June 24, 2008 \| User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 Dramatic progress in renewable energy technology is needed if the United States desires to produce 25 percent of its electricity and motor vehicle fuel from renewable sources by 2025 without significantly increasing consumer ...

Greener cars the price for automaker aid Technology / Energy November 23, 2008 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 As giant auto makers beg governments to bail them out of the economic crisis that has brought them to their knees, some authorities have named a price -- make greener cars to drive.

Think Round: Korean Company Develops Spherical Solar Cell Technology / Energy October 15, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 53 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 Kyosemi Corporation has developed a highly efficient round solar cell. The Sphelar is a registered trademark of Kyosemi Corp. The advantages of the Sphelar is its unique ability to capture the sun in all directions ...

Carbon capture strategy could lead to emission-free cars Technology / Energy February 11, 2008 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a strategy to capture, store and eventually recycle carbon from vehicles to prevent the pollutant from finding its way from a car tailpipe into the atmosphere. ...

Prototype hydrogen storage tank maintains extended thermal endurance Technology / Energy June 04, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 A cryogenic pressure vessel developed and installed in an experimental hybrid vehicle by a Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory research team can hold liquid hydrogen for six days without venting any of ...

Gasoline produced from biomass could be in fuel tanks by 2010 with new technology Technology / Energy August 19, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 74 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 (PhysOrg.com) -- Turning everyday waste into gasoline may seem like a distant dream, but thanks to researchers with the Texas Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) and Byogy Renewables Inc., it could become a reality within ...

Africa awash in sunlight, but not solar energy Technology / Energy September 28, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 From household solar panels to thermal generators big enough to power a town, sun power has enjoyed explosive growth around the world. Everywhere, that is, except on the sun-drenched continent of Africa.

Mandates driving surge to the river for hydropower Technology / Energy December 01, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 (AP) -- Many decades ago, cost-conscious Henry Ford turned to hydroelectric plants to power his car factories like the one by the Great Miami River, near this Cincinnati suburb. That assembly plant is long gone, but the ...

Pelamis Wave Power: In the Sweet Spot of the Curl for Renewable Energy Technology / Energy November 09, 2007 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 36 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 The Edinburgh based Pelamis Wave Power Converter has undergone stringest testing over the past ten years before its launch into the commercial market. The project has achieved world-wide attention and created ...

Nuclear cannibals Technology / Energy March 04, 2008 \| User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 18 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Nuclear energy production must increase by more than 10 percent each year from 2010 to 2050 to meet all future energy demands and replace fossil fuels, but this is an unsustainable prospect. According to a report published ...

Carefully designed home gets most energy from the sun

What If Your Energy Supply is Gone with the Wind?

'Fish technology' draws renewable energy from slow water currents

Wind power meets record demand in Spain: industry group

Hydrogen-Powered Cell Phone Doubles Battery Lifetime

Major progress in technology needed for 25 percent renewable energy use to be affordable

Greener cars the price for automaker aid

Think Round: Korean Company Develops Spherical Solar Cell

Carbon capture strategy could lead to emission-free cars

Prototype hydrogen storage tank maintains extended thermal endurance

Gasoline produced from biomass could be in fuel tanks by 2010 with new technology

Africa awash in sunlight, but not solar energy

Mandates driving surge to the river for hydropower

Pelamis Wave Power: In the Sweet Spot of the Curl for Renewable Energy

Nuclear cannibals

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