Power Outage
The U.S. is falling far behind its rivals in developing alternative energy
sources.
Renewable Energy
Douglas Westwood newsletter on peak oil
In our
view,
the recent high prices are just a practice run. The following is
drawn from
our recent research reports.
The promise of artificial photosynthesis
It is still unclear where most of our energy will come from in the longer-term future. A promising new contender is emerging: the harnessing of photosynthesis.
Lots of Hot Air About Hydrogen
Hydrogen, the most overhyped alternative fuel since methyl tertiary-butyl ether, is not a primary fuel, like oil, that we can drill for. It is bound up tightly in molecules of water, or hydrocarbons like natural gas. A great deal of energy must be used to unbind it.
Don’t Bet on Fuel Cells, Manufacturer Says
The producer of fuel cells that can recharge mobile phones and portable music players told industrialists and policymakers last week not to count on the power packs to solve the energy crisis.
US: Governor Pushes for ‘Hydrogen Highways’
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to speed California drivers to a future in which the most common element in the universe — hydrogen — will power their cars instead of petroleum.
Energy sector could ignore waste wood as fuel, expert warns
The biomass power generation market could close its doors to wood recyclers if something is not done to address their misperceptions, an expert has said.
Bush has energy hopes for brush
Says products could pay for forest thinning
Hydrogen to fuel WA’s future
WESTERN AUSTRALIA – State Development Minister Clive Brown has a bold new energy vision for Western Australia, yesterday outlining the potential for a green hydrogen economy.
Silver photovoltaic solar advances from Australia
Up to 92% savings of the silicon wafers are achieved with Sliver cell technology. Extremely light cell with power to weight ratio greater than 1500 W/kg have also demonstrated.
China: Hungry for Power (Part 1)
Energy crisis threatens ‘world’s factory’
Getting off the gas: Santa Fe group aims to heat city with wood
Tesuque engineer Mark Sardella envisions Santa Fe’s businesses and homes heated not by gas, not by coal, but by a source that went out of fashion, oh, about one and a half centuries ago — wood.
