February 9/16, 2009
Perspective
"The transition from fossil
fuels to renewable resources is a long and expensive but an absolutely
vital process. We need a long term (30 to 50 years), high-priority
program using a substantial part of the GNP and covering the entire
scope – from fundamental research to commercial installation
strategy – to gradually replace the fossil fuels we use for
power generation, transportation and industrial thermal energy."
- Jacob Karni, from Special
Report
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News
RESEARCH - BIOFUELS
February 8, 2009
Figure out how brown rot wreaks havoc on wood and you've got a potentially
efficient way of producing biofuel. [more]
RESEARCH - BATTERIES & CAPACITORS
February 8, 2009
Grow carbon nanotubes on carbon paper and you have lightweight, flexible
electrodes for lithium-ion batteries. [more]
RESEARCH - FUEL CELLS
February 6, 2009
Suffuse carbon nanotubes with nitrogen atoms and you can make fuel
cells without platinum or other rare metals. [more]
FUNDING - BATTERIES & CAPACITORS
February 6, 2009
The X Prize Foundation announced the winners of its $25,000 "What's
Your Crazy Green Idea?" YouTube video competition. [more]
RESEARCH - BIOFUELS
February 4, 2009
It turns out that cellulosic ethanol has a lower impact on health
and the environment than gasoline. Corn ethanol, on the other hand,
has a higher impact. [more]
RESEARCH - HYDROGEN
February 2, 2009
Grow the tiniest gold-platinum nanoparticles on microscopic plastic
beads, leech away the gold, and you're left with an efficient catalyst
for generating hydrogen for fuel cells. [more]
RESEARCH - BIOFUELS
January 30, 2009
Dose trees with the right bacteria and you can get them to grow faster
and produce more biomass on marginal lands, which could boost production
of biofuel feedstock and reduce the competition for cropland between
biofuels and food. [more]
RESEARCH - SOLAR CELLS
January 30, 2009
Coat titanium oxide nanotubes with nanoscale bits of copper and platinum
and you can make hydrocarbon fuels from carbon dioxide, water and
sunlight. [more]
RESEARCH - FUEL CELLS
January 30, 2009
Combine the right metals in the right nanostructures and you can generate
carbon dioxide from ethanol, potentially making ethanol fuel cells
commercially viable. [more]
FUNDING - BIOFUELS
January 30, 2009
The UK government has launched a biofuels research center with a £27
million ($39 million) investment. [more]
FUNDING - BIOFUELS
DOE, USDA line up $25m for biofuels
January 30, 2009
The US Departments of Energy and Agriculture are providing up to $25
million for research and development of biofuels and related products
and technologies. Pre-applications are due by March 6, 2009.
Features
The return of science, the enormous task, the Apollo-like effort required,
and ideas for remaking the nation's energy infrastructure.
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February
6, 2009
Are you one of those good citizens who owns an alternative fuel vehicle?
Having trouble finding a place to fill up? Help’s now available on
your Google Maps-enabled phone or PDA. [more]
Features
Q&As
Special Report
Energy
in transition: researchers talk about Obama and our future
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Wall Street Journal
'We've Got to Do This'
New Scientist
Why sustainable power is unsustainable
Larry Smarr, Xconomy
Greening the Internet in a Carbon-Constrained World
Green Car Congress
Volkswagen
Shows Thermoelectric Generator for Waste Heat Recovery
Green Car Congress
Platinum-Free
Fuel Cell Cathode Technology Achieves Performance Level Comparable
to Conventional FCs
Greentech Media
A
V2G Test: Pool Electric Cars for Grid Needs
Technology Review
Managing Energy
with Swarm Logic
Grist
Bipartisan
duo introduce renewable-electricity-standard bill in House
Wall Street Journal
Peak
Lithium: Will Supply Fears Drive Alternative Batteries?
Wired
The
Future of the Car: Innovation
Wired
Wireless
Chargers Puff Up Their Green Credentials
Earth2Tech
Putting
Biogas into the Pipelines
Greentech Media
At
Biodiesel Show: Freeway Plantations, Chinese Tallow and Algae Anger
Cnet
Tendril
opening its 'smart grid' to other companies
Cnet
Plotting
the long road to one million electric cars
Greentech Media
3M
Goes Renewable
Green Car Congress
ETH
Zürich Developing Pneumatic Hybrid Engine; Approaches Hybrid-Electric
Performance at Lower Cost
Greentech Media
The
Next Big Fuel Crop: Eucalyptus
Earth2Tech
Clean
Energy Needs $515B Annually by 2030: Davos Investor Report
Tree Hugger
Intel
Demos RF Energy Harvesting Technology
Earth2Tech
With
Electric Cars Still in the Works, Makers Seek Extra Cash in Batteries
New York Times
Record
Growth for Wind Power
Green Car Congress
University
of Nevada, Reno Researchers Harvest Their First Outdoor Cold-Weather
Algae Crop
Rob Day, Cleantech Investing
A
quick question about smart grid…
Greentech Media
Will
Waste Heat Be Bigger Than Solar?
Jesse Berst, Greentech Media
Electronomics:
How the Smart Grid Will Power Wealth, Pt. II
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