Where there are horses, there is inevitably horse manure. While gardeners have long been aware of the vicissitudes of well-rotted horse manure, a spokesman for UK’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) said that they will begin using horse manure for a unique purpose – electrical power.
The MoD plans to use horse manure to power the...Read more »
Harnessing wind energy in deepwaters poses both promise and challenges. The wind is plentiful and the large wind turbines are out of sight from land, but stabilizing the machines so they don’t topple during storms is problematic. DeepCwind, an association of university and private researchers, is building new wind turbines designed for deepwater, and...Read more »
The site of a new wind farm on the Gaspésie peninsula in Quebec is being cleared in preparation for the installation of an expected 67 wind turbines. According to a July 8th announcement, Toronto based Northland expects to raise C$120 million in debt financing for the Quebec wind farm project by the end...Read more »
During his weekly address on Saturday, July 2nd, President Obama announced a two billion dollar stimulus package to fund the creation of new solar energy power plants. This stimulus will be funded by the Recovery Act and will be paid to two solar companies: Abengoa Solar, which plans to build a solar plant in...Read more »
The use of wind energy has proven to not only be eco-friendly but good business as well. The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) reports that sales of small, residential wind turbines is up 10,000 units in 2010 from the same period in 2009. This represents a major consumer shift from fossil fuels to wind...Read more »
The push for worldwide green energy solutions took a major step forward on June 30th, 2010 when General Electric (GE) pledged to invest $450 million in wind turbines in Scandinavia. The coasts of Norway and Sweden will soon host a new farm of GE wind turbines sporting metal blades 110 meters long. GE estimates...Read more »
Despite all the enthusiasm for solar panel technology, up until now a solar panel has only been able to use 15%-20% of the sun’s rays. A division of Phoenix startup RoseStreet Labs has produced a game-changing advancement with their new three layered thin film solar panel that may be able to capture up to...Read more »
Siemens Energy will supply 111 wind turbines to DONG Energy for what will be Denmark’s largest offshore wind power plant. Expected to be commissioned in 2013, the 400 megawatts (MW) Anholt Offshore Wind Farm will feature a capacity almost twice that of Horns Rev 2, currently the world’s largest offshore wind farm in operation...Read more »
Pandigital announced recently its new ereader, the Novel. It will be available in June, 2010 through Pandigital's current distributors such as Costco, Macy's and Bed, Bath and Beyond. Pandigital also has an agreement with Barnes & Noble's ebook service to provide ebooks for the Novel. The Novel operates on Google's Android cellphone OS, which...Read more »
If you’ve been looking for a budget-priced tablet that runs Android, you may want to consider the ARCHOS 7 Home Tablet, a 7-inch touch screen device priced at $199 and available to consumers starting May 17.
The ARCHOS 7 attempts to combine the best of a smart phone with some of the features of a...Read more »
It’s a controversial auction, but you won’t find this one on Ebay. Brazil just awarded the rights to build the third-largest hydroelectric dam in the world to a domestic consortium after a tussle in the courts. Led by Electrobras, a large federal utility company, the Norte Energia group offered the lowest power rate among...Read more »
MIT researchers have devised a method for producing hydrogen fuel using a modified virus to split water molecules. They combine a catalyst of iridium oxide with zinc prophyrins to create wire-like 'scaffolding' to split the H2O molecule efficiently, much the same way that plants use sunlight. To assure the virus structures do not begin...Read more »
Seeking creative solutions to renewable energy sources has lead researchers into barnyards to collect cow manure, chicken poop and pig manure to discover new resources — but what about human poop? Scientist believe this infinitely renewable resource could create a 'closed loop system' to power entire communities, if they can just get the public...Read more »
Military troops in the field have a daunting challenge when it comes to being able to access enough electricity to run all the high-tech equipment each platoon carries. The task has just become easier with the introduction of Bourne Energy’s BackPack Power Plant – Type 2 (BPP-2).
Measuring only 3 feet long and at less...Read more »
With all the brouhaha surrounding Apple’s recent release of the i-Pad, it’s easy to forget that January’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) showcased several promising e-book readers. Although many of the products have not made it to market, Spring Design’s slick-looking Alex started shipping orders on April 14.
The $399.00 Alex features a dual-screen, Android-based reader....Read more »