Saturday, October 31, 2009

Renewable Energy Manufacturing Could Mean 35,000 Michigan Jobs

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Hydrogen to play a key role in the transportation sector
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... the hydrogen will need to be derived by electrolyzing water via renewably-sourced electricity (eg, from the sun or the wind) to power the electrolyzer. ...
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Desertec: Solar energy system in North Africa and the Middle East
REVE - Regulación Eólica con Vehículos Eléctricos
Doesn't it make more sense to import wind energy from the Sahara? The import of electricity from wind power or photovoltaic energy is not excluded, ...
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GE Technology Selected for IGCC Project in Southern California
Reuters
The Hydrogen Energy California County project would be the first power plant built under that alliance. "Offering further proof that IGCC with carbon ...
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FACTBOX: Obama signs energy, water spending bill into law
International Business Times
President Barack Obama looks at a model of a wind turbine during his visit to a research laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in ...
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Taiwan Review

Green Energy, Green Growth
Taiwan Review
... of solar energy sources and power-saving LED lighting, along with wind power generation, biofuels, hydrogen-based energy sources and fuel cells. ...
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Thursday, October 29, 2009

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Blue Hawaii getting greener every day
Green Right Now (blog)
With its sun, wind and surf, Hawaii is ideally positioned for such a sea change. Here, solar energy is a given, wind power a duh, and wave-power possibly ...
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David Adams, Las Vegas
Las Vegas Sun
It is also interesting for fuel distribution because it can use wind and solar power to produce the ammonia, where the power is then distributed in the ...
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Free Times

New Provost Discusses Present, Future of USC
Free Times
Whether it's nuclear or biomass or hydrogen, I think in the end what we'll wind up with is a Chinese menu for people depending on their needs and location. ...
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How SunNight's Solar Light's Work...

...Courtesy of DenverSolarGuy ( http://twitter.com/denversolarguy ) & Viking M Services blog:


http://vikingmservices.blogspot.com/2009/06/how-sunnight-solars-lights-work.html

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

A Solar Energy Bill Of Rights? Renewables Lobby Takes The Gloves Off...

It has always baffled me as to why the renewable energy industry has never really pushed back on the fossil fuel sector's major lobby and misinformation efforts; but by the looks of a speech to be delivered tomorrow by the head of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the gloves are finally coming off.

Full Story: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kevin-grandia/solar-power-boss-to-annou_b_334906.html

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Green advocates: Climate law would create NC, SC jobs
Charlotte Business Journal
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

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Globo-renewables all electric future touted again
Register
They then go on to happily (and meaninglessly) assert that building wind turbines and solar plants on "just 1.3 per cent of the world's land area" would ...
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Fifth Conference on Clean Energy Panels to Focus on Hot Topics Including ...
Reuters
Some of the industry-leading companies slated to participate in these sessions include World Energy, Boston Power, Independence Wind and Amperion, ...
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Distinguished Chemical Industry Veteran William F. Mason Joins Critical ...
Reuters
The company utilizes non-traditional power sources such as solar, wind, and hydrogen to provide efficient recovery, backup, and primary power systems. ...
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Royal guest broke new ground during park visit
The Star
... can use wind power to split water into oxygen and hydrogen, which can be stored and then used to power the building when there is insufficient wind. ...
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Nanotechnology News (press release)

INL scientist is harnessing the power of plasma
Nanotechnology News (press release)
Hydrogen, many researchers believe, has great potential to power vehicles, appliances and other devices. Further, it could help carry and convert energy ...
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New funding boost for university research
ABC Regional Online
Some of the funding will go towards renewable energy research, including examining the use of hydrogen, wind and solar power.
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Monday, October 26, 2009

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What hydrogen funding means for SC
Myrtle Beach Sun News
Renewables, such as wind and biomass, coupled with hydrogen fuel cells are a sustainable combination. "Excess renewable capacity can be used to produce ...
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Sequential Tart News
I write about mostly things in the energy industry like solar power, wind power, hydrogen powered fuel cells, distributed generation. ...
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Report: Experts Show Why 'Global Cooling' Is Bunk:

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Saturday, October 24, 2009

Algae may be secret weapon in climate change war

MIAMI (AFP) – Driven by fluctuations in oil prices, and seduced by the prospect of easing climate change, experts are ramping up efforts to squeeze fuel out of a promising new organism: pond scum.
As it turns out, algae -- slimy, fast-growing and full of fat -- is gaining ground as a potential renewable energy source.
Experts say it is intriguing for its ability to gobble up carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, while living happily in places that aren't needed for food crops.
Algae likes mosquito-infested swamps, for example, filthy pools, and even waste water. And while no one has found a way to mass produce cheap fuel from algae yet, the race is on.
University labs and start-up companies across the country are getting involved. Over the summer, the first mega-corporation joined in, when ExxonMobil said it would sink 600 million dollars into algae research in a partnership with a California biotechnology company.
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EPA to limit mercury emissions from power plants by 2011 -

WASHINGTON -- The Environmental Protection Agency will put controls on the emissions of hazardous pollutants such as mercury from coal-fired power plants for the first time by...FULL STORY

EPA information on mercury in domestic fish: http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/fish/

I have to wonder why gravity isn't used as a power storage method...

...because to me, it seems a simple idea.

Whenever I look at large above-ground water tanks or water towers, I wonder why wind and solar powered electricity isn't used to pump the water up into them, and hydro-electric plants put on the downspout side.

It should be a simple matter to build large elevated tank farms or a large above-ground water reservoir that stores massive amounts of energy in the form of elevated water - and converts it back into a steady flow of electricity from hydro-turbines on the release ducts. No batteries or fancy chemicals required, no hydrogen, nada. Just water, pipes, turbines, wind, and sun.

For that matter - why have batteries in cars? Why not induction circuits that pick up power from embedded circuits in the roadways? There would be no need for right-of-way for additional power lines, you already have it with existing highways. Let the power be in the roads - and the cars pick it up. if that won't work, put electromagnets in the roads and electromagnets in cars, small gas engines keep the magnets in the cars energized, but the magnets in the roadways provide most of the energy.

On top of that, why not use highway right-of-way to bury new transmission lines for the national power grid? We're always worried about how to implement grid connections from sparsely-populated but windy Western states to the Midwest, East Coast, and West Coast areas where real power demand is. Why not bury the lines under highways? They wouldn't be susceptible to weather, and you have to replace the highways every so often anyway. Why not dig a little deeper and put power-line tunnels under the highways? The Earth would shield a good bit from EMF leakage for those concerned about the health risks of EMF exposure. It'd be a win-win situation all around.

We need to re-think a lot about the way we handle power and transportation in this country. the concepts we're currently using date back over a century, after all.

Thanks for thinking about it,

Dan Stafford

Friday, October 23, 2009

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Modi inaugurates GACL unit in Dahej
Times of India
BHARUCH: Chief Minister Narendra Modi of Gujarat inaugurated Gujarat Alkailes and Chemicals Limited's (GACL) hydrogen peroxide expansion phase III and laid ...
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Comments on: Toshiba launches first domestic fuel-cell charger
Reg Hardware
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Thursday, October 22, 2009

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Betting Against Hydrogen
New York Times
This is a near-term alternative -and far less costly than building new coal burning or nuclear power plants. Hydrogen will yet become a major source of ...
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Hempstead Town, NYSERDA and National Grid Launch Long Island's First Hydrogen ...
Locustwood Gotham Civic Homepage (blog)
Additionally, the Conservation and Waterways Department hosts a self-relying "green" energy solar office and a novel solar and wind powered shellfish ...
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PSEG Announces Environmental Education Grant Winners
PR-AU.com... (press release)
Through Project Wind Power, Marques Stanard will teach 8th graders about different sources of renewable energy, with a focus on wind power. ...
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A Money Morning Interview: The Future of Energy
Money Morning
Intermediate-Term (five to 15 years out): All US and Canadian shale plays, Wyoming, Montana, New Mexico and Russian coal bed methane, selected wind power ...
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ITM Power and Revolve ready for hydrogen future
Sheffield Telegraph
Atlas Way-based ITM Power is behind revolutionary technology that allows electricity generated by renewable sources like solar cells, wind turbines and wave ...
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

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PSEG Announces Environmental Education Grant Winners
Reuters
Camden County Lawnside Public School in Lawnside Through Project Wind Power, Marques Stanard will teach 8th graders about different sources of renewable ...
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Clean Technology and Renewable Energy Incentives in Selected States
Linex Legal (registration)
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

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As green as it gets
Stabroek News
The country is now producing hydrogen, using surplus wind power to electrolyze water. Apart from exporting green technology, Danes, perhaps half of the ...
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Shifting the world to 100 percent clean, renewable energy as early as 2030 ...
EurekAlert (press release)
The key is turning to wind, water and solar energy to generate electrical power – making a massive commitment to them – and eliminating combustion as a way ...
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New material may make fuel cells cheaper
India Business Blog (blog)
“Recycled” fuel materials may lead to economically viable hydrogen-based vehicles Washington, Sept 2 (ANI): Scientists have developed a new method for ...
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GVSU Lake Michigan wind energy test project gets $1.4 million federal grant
Grand Haven Tribune
They visited a Ravenna dairy farm's biodigester plant, Consumer Energy's BC Cobb coal-fire power plant in Muskegon and a wind farm in Missaukee County. ...
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Funding helps seal hydrogen partnerships
The State
... when the wind isn't blowing or the sun isn't shining. Stored hydrogen can be used in a fuel cell to provide power and 'firm' up the renewable energy. ...
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