May 18/25, 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 - GRID
May 15, 2009
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has launched a study to look
at the effect of renewable energy sources on the grid. [more]
RESEARCH - SOLAR CELLS
May 14, 2009
Study the light-harvesting components of light-starved bacteria and
you've got a model for super-efficient solar cells. [more]
FUNDING
May 8, 2009
The Department of Energy's 2010 budget request includes $280 million
to set up eight Energy Innovation Hubs aimed at supporting cross-disciplinary
research that tackles barriers to transforming the country's energy
systems. [more]
RESEARCH - BIOFUELS
May 7, 2009
If we're going to power our vehicles with energy from crops, a lifecycle
study shows we're better off turning plants into electricity rather
than liquid fuel, at least as far as efficiency and climate are concerned.
[more]
FUNDING - BIOFUELS
May 5, 2009
The Department of Energy today announced $110 million in Recovery
Act funding for advanced biofuels research. [more]
FUNDING - BIOFUELS
May 5, 2009
The National Science Foundation has funded a project to study the
molecular structure of cellulose in order to develop efficient ways
of converting cellulosic biomass to ethanol. [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
May 18, 2009
Spent fuel from nuclear reactors is a thorn in the side of those pulling
for a nuclear energy renaissance. Radioactive waste just keeps piling
up at nuclear power plants across the country, and there’s no consensus
on what to do about it. [more]
Features
Q&As
Special Report
Energy
in transition: researchers talk about Obama and our future
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Greenwire
House
Dems settle on 15% renewable energy target
Earth2Tech
FAQ:
Energy Storage for the Smart Grid
Wired
Better
Place Unveils An Electric Car Battery Swap Station
Green Car Congress
New
Two-Speed Electric Vehicle Transmission For Improved Performance,
Range and Battery Life
Environmental Building News
The
Folly of Building-Integrated Wind
New York Times
U.S.
Drops Research Into Fuel Cells for Cars
Green Car Congress
Mascoma
Achieves Set of Research Advances with Cellulosic Biofuels
Wired
The
Grid, Our Cars and the Net: One Idea to Link Them All
Technology Review
Ink-Jet Printing
for Cheaper Solar Cells
Greentech Media
Open
Pond vs. Closed Bioreactors
Wired
Biofuel
Makers Try to Settle ‘Cars vs. Cows’ Debate
New Scientist
Sea
'snake' generates electricity with every wave
Green Car Congress
Genifuel
Licenses High-yield Algae-to-Natural Gas Process from PNNL
Wired
Plug-In
Hybrids: More Hype Than Hope?
Greentech Media
The
Latest Players in Smart Grid: Radio Stations
Keith Johnson, Wall Street Journal
Cash-for-Clunkers:
Lower Your Expectations
New York Times
Rules
to Limit Emissions in the Making of Ethanol
Wall Street Journal
Peak
Oil: Global Oil Production’s Peaked, Analyst Says
Greentech Media
Google
Looks Beyond Smart Meters for Home Energy Data
Cnet
Skyline
Solar unwraps low-cost concentrator
Technology Review
Turning Natural
Gas Green
Earth2Tech
Triple
Word Score: Recycle Carbon From Ethanol Plant, Grow Algae
Green Car Congress
31st
Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals; Some New Approaches
for Producing Butanol
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