Category: Energy
Cow Power.
Energy company to begin producing natural gas from animal waste. (via)
Post date: Friday, March 14th, 2008.
Zero Emission Data Center.
Cooling system developed that allows heat from computer chips to be used for domestic heating.
Post date: Sunday, March 9th, 2008.
Masdar Headquarters.
Building designed to produce more energy than it consumes. (via)
Post date: Thursday, March 6th, 2008.
Biopetroleum.
Company claims that it has developed a process which can turn plankton into oil. (via)
Post date: Friday, July 28th, 2006.
Nano lube.
Researchers discover that friction can be reduced at the nanoscale level by using vibration to discharge built up energy.
Post date: Wednesday, July 19th, 2006.
Bacterial nanowires.
Microbiologist discovers that bacteria can sprout tiny wires called pili which can be bioengineered to power electronic devices. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, July 11th, 2006.
Texas Petawatt Laser.
LASER to be test fired in 2007 that will produce 1,000,000,000,000,000 watts of power.
Post date: Saturday, July 1st, 2006.
Crowd power.
Engineers are developing technology that will capture the vibrations created by people walking and convert it into usable energy. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, June 27th, 2006.
Thorium reactor.
Nuclear fuel source that is meltdown-proof and safely burns up existing radioactive waste. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, June 27th, 2006.
Road energy system.
Company is paving roads with technology that absorbs heat and converts it into usable energy. (via)
Post date: Friday, June 23rd, 2006.
A Framework for Offshore Wind Energy Development in the United States.
Department of Energy estimates that 900,000 megawatts of wind energy exists off U.S. coast. (via)
Post date: Sunday, June 11th, 2006.
Transcranial magnetic stimulation.
Researchers find that exposing the brain to electromagnetic fields makes ordinary people capable of extraordinary feats of mental agility.
Post date: Thursday, June 8th, 2006.
10 to the 23rd power.
Scientists calculate the energy in joules required for nature to produce a new species. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, May 31st, 2006.
Heteroelectric photocell.
Scientists have developed a battery that can be powered by light from the stars. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, May 30th, 2006.
Aquygen.
Gas mixture of water broken down into an HHO atomic structure can power an automotive engine and return to pure water as a by-product. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006.
Microbial fuel cells.
Scientists discover that the natural process of microbes breaking down wastewater can be converted into usable electricity. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, May 10th, 2006.
Flexible solar panel technology.
Scientist has created a solar-electric membrane designed to act like a flying carpet and carry a payload into space. (via)
Post date: Thursday, April 27th, 2006.
Hydrogenase biofuel cell.
Researchers have created a fuel cell that uses oxygen and hydrogen in the atmosphere to power electrical devices. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, April 18th, 2006.
Piezoelectric nanogenerators.
Researchers have produced electricity by vibrating tiny nanowires.
Post date: Thursday, April 13th, 2006.
Photon-harvesting.
Company has developed a method for harnessing electromagnetic energy present in the environment to produce energy for powering devices. (via)
Post date: Monday, April 10th, 2006.
Nanowires.
Researchers build tiny batteries using viruses as power. (via)
Post date: Thursday, April 6th, 2006.
Electromagnetic hypersensitivity.
Allergy to electricity that is now recognized by the World Health Organization. (via)
Post date: Thursday, March 30th, 2006.
Iceland Deep Drilling Project.
Geologists are drilling into the heart of a mid-ocean ridge volcano. (via)
Post date: Monday, March 27th, 2006.
UltraCell XX25.
Methanol fuel cell designed for the military that generates portable wireless power.
Post date: Wednesday, March 8th, 2006.
Lunar power.
Hydro-kinetic energy generated by tidal currents is coming to New York City this summer. (via)
Post date: Friday, March 3rd, 2006.
Biomass program.
San Francisco waste company to collect dog poo from city parks and turn it into electricity.
Post date: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006.
Plastic solar cell.
Spray-on composite that harnesses solar energy and turns it into electricity. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, February 14th, 2006.
Cellulosic ethanol.
Usuable energy produced cheaply and easily from farm waste digested in termite guts.
Post date: Tuesday, February 14th, 2006.
LEES Ultracapicitor.
Researchers are developing nanotube-enhanced batteries with a lasting life of 10 years.
Post date: Friday, February 10th, 2006.
Sonofusion.
Researchers have used oscillating sound waves to produce a shock wave that can induce nuclear fusion. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, January 31st, 2006.
Methane hydrates.
Scientists discover frozen methane gas deposits on ocean floor.
Post date: Sunday, January 29th, 2006.
Moonrakers.
Russia is planning to build a mine on the moon to harvest helium-3.
Post date: Thursday, January 26th, 2006.
Artificial sun.
China is building a superconducting device that will produce clean fusion energy. (via)
Post date: Sunday, January 22nd, 2006.
Kicking the oil habit.
Iceland is moving permanently away from gasoline for its fuel needs. (via)
Post date: Thursday, January 19th, 2006.
Algae-to-oil race.
Algae used to reduce smokestack emissions has a byproduct of 15,000 gallons of biodiesel per acre. (via)
Post date: Thursday, January 12th, 2006.
Winds of change.
Texas grocery chain to use wind energy to power all of its electrical needs.
Post date: Wednesday, January 11th, 2006.
Leftovers to Lights.
California utility considering using food waste from restaurants to produce methane gas. (via)
Post date: Thursday, December 29th, 2005.
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