Renewables – Nov 2
Dawn of the “solar salon” in US living rooms /
GE Energy Korea: ‘Switch to renewable power before you’re forced to’ /
False dawn of solar power /
China: massive capital for renewable power
Renewable Energy
2006 Boston ASPO: Renewable Energy Sources
Controlling carbon and CO2 emissions requires, at root, finding some other way to generate electricity, to power vehicles, and to heat spaces. Fortunately for the future of mankind, there is a plethora of well-developed technologies in existence just waiting for mankind to start using them on a vast scale. The big problem is getting past the inertia of previous ways of doing things.
Biofuels – Nov 1
Biocrude? Algae-to-oil project /
‘WTO must set rules for biofuel trade’ /
Ethanol could corrode pumps, testers say /
Turning forest slash into cash /
Europe set for biodiesel boom -Goldman Sachs
Biofuels: A Disaster in the Making
Why is a union of NGOs, Indigenous Peoples Organizations and farmers’ movements calling for the suspension of biofuel subsidies?
NZ energy minister: ‘the end of cheap oil’
Whether conventional oil production will peak in the next year, or the next decade or a decade or two later, is moot. But it will peak and, in policy terms, the timeframe is short…
The Government believes the more serious and more immediate problem is climate change, and that is why we as a nation need to actively reduce the greenhouse gas emissions produce.
Budgets falling in race to fight global warming
Research into energy technologies by both government and industry has not been rising, but rather falling.
(Excerpts. Good summary of energy research and challenges.)
Agriculture – Oct 29
This crop revolution may succeed where GM failed /
The shining promise of ethanol doesn’t add up for farmers
Renewables – Oct 28
Man power: a great alternative /
My job: financing wind power /
Google to install largest corp solar power system /
Australian govt funds world’s largest solar power plant
We are living like gods. How to return to earth?
Random snippets from ASPO conference just held in Boston.
Biofuels – Oct 26
Cellulosic ethanol vs. biomass gasification /
Beyond corn: ethanol’s next generation /
Biofuel subsidies cost U.S. billions /
When kitchen waste isn’t wasted
Renewables – Oct 24
Khosla stumps for solar, California ballot initiative /
Ethanol: blessing or bane? /
Wind: discussion of the EROI research /
Outsourcing solar roofs /
Power lunch: Bacteria turn leftovers to energy
Launch of Encyclopedia of Earth
A new electronic reference has launched that needs input from the energy community [including input about Peak Oil]. With the recent public release of the Encyclopedia of Earth, scientists from around the world are joining to create a comprehensive, authoritative source of information about the environments of Earth and their interactions with society.
