Liquid battery providing large scale energy storage solution
Here are excerpts from an MIT article about a very promissing new energy storage technology that could provide solutions at a utility scale to address the intermitent nature of some renewable energy sources. ### From MIT: Professor Donald Sadoway’s research in energy storage could help speed the development of renewable energy. By: David L. Chandler There’s one major drawback to most proposed renewable-energy sources: their variability. The sun... [Read More...]
Transition to a world without oil
Rob Hopkins reminds us that the oil our world depends on is steadily running out. He proposes a unique solution to this problem — the Transition response, where we prepare ourselves for life without oil and sacrifice our luxuries to build systems and communities that are completely independent of fossil fuels. Rob Hopkins is the founder of the Transition movement, a radically hopeful and community-driven approach to creating societies independent... [Read More...]
The Landscape of Oil through the camera of Edward Burtysky
In stunning large-format photographs, Edward Burtynsky follows the path of oil through modern society, from wellhead to pipeline to car engine — and then beyond to the projected peak-oil endgame. — ‘It would take mother earth 500 years to produce the 30 billion barrels of oil we consume in one year’ Read More →
US Department of Energy funds MIT related technologies
MIT: An engine of energy innovation — By: Timothy Heidel G and Melanie Kenderdine, MITEI DOE makes awards for transformative energy technologies Question: What do liquid-metal batteries, water-splitting catalysts, wafers from molten silicon, nanotube-enhanced ultracapacitors, and plant cell wall-degrading enzymes have in common? Answer: These novel clean energy technologies were recently deemed to be potentially “transformative” by the U.S.... [Read More...]
Solar Power International 2009
After attending the International Solar Energy Conference this last week, I have to say the Solar Industry has not only matured but is growing at a wonderful rate. With over 400 vendors and almost 30,000 people it was a resounding success for all concerned. It was so great to see how an industry using a source of energy that is abundant, free and literally powers our world is developing into a movement… indeed we are watching the transition... [Read More...]
PV Mapping Project announced by NREL
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has announced the Open PV Mapping Project. This project is a community driven database of Photovoltaic installations in the US from 1998 to 2009. The goal is to organize and distribute knowledge of the location, size, cost and date for all of the US from all the states and all the installers. This is a work in progress that gives a very good representation of how the solar industry is progressing and... [Read More...]
Protected: A wish for Elmar and Lisa
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Post-crash, investing in a better world – Geoff Mulgan
As we reboot the world’s economy, Geoff Mulgan poses a question: Instead of sending bailout money to doomed old industries, why not use stimulus funds to bootstrap some new, socially responsible companies — and make the world a little bit better? The new capitalizm is much more about what we can do together, where business can colaborate and create synergies to be more socially beneficial. Rather than the sole focus on consuming the product. “Take... [Read More...]
Optimist Creed
Renewable Energy Hybrid Solutions
Renewable Energy Hybrid Off-Grids Systems with Solar – Wind – Battery – Diesel Read More →
