March 23/30, 2009
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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 - NICHE AND EXPERIMENTAL
March 23, 2009
Two studies provide compelling evidence that nuclear reactions are
occurring in tabletop experiments, advancing the still sketchy understanding
of the process popularly known as "cold fusion". [more]
RESEARCH - SOLAR CELLS
March 23, 2009
Wrap one hair-thin stainless steel wire around another, cover them
in clear plastic and you have a fiber that turns sunlight to electricity.
The key is coating the wires with the right materials. [more]
RESEARCH - BATTERIES & CAPACITORS
March 16, 2009
Start with closely spaced microscopic holes, line them with layers
of metal only a few nanometers thick and you have a superfast electricity
storage device. [more]
RESEARCH - BATTERIES & CAPACITORS
March 11, 2009
Coat lithium iron phosphate nanoparticles with the right material
and you can make cellphone batteries that charge in seconds and electric
car batteries that charge in minutes. [more]
PERSPECTIVE
March 11, 2009
The stimulus for projects and technology development is promising,
but meeting energy and climate challenges will take much more than
that, in the US and globally. [more]
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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Eric on Energy
March 23, 2009
The study of low-energy nuclear reactions, a.k.a. cold fusion, is
coming in from the cold. [more]
Features
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Special Report
Energy
in transition: researchers talk about Obama and our future
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Inside
Toyota's R & D Strategy
Green Car Congress
Argonne
Devises New Variable Combustion Strategy for Hydrogen-Fueled Engines
Green Car Congress
Siemens
Highlights Prototypes of New Drive Systems for Electric Cars
New Scientist
Solar
power schemes could protect nature reserves
Wired
When Making
Fuel From Wood, Be Sure You Have Wood
Green Car Congress
Iowa
State Researchers Developing New Thermochemical System for Ethanol
Production from Biomass
Rob Day, Cleantech Investing
A
proposal for government seed stage funding in cleantech
Wired
Swedish
Solar Car Runs on Fool's Gold
Cnet
Aurora's
algae payoff: $50 a barrel, plus a price on carbon
Wired
5
Huge Green-Tech Projects in the Developing World
Scientific American
Can
Geothermal Power Compete with Coal on Price?
Technology Review
Traveling-Wave
Reactor
New Scientist
Salt
solution: Cheap power from the river's mouth
Green Car Congress
Honda
to Build New Cellulosic Ethanol R&D Facility to Accelerate Commercialization
TechOn
Konarka
to Release 'Completely Transparent Solar Cell' in 2009
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