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...]
A Renewable Energy Revolution
The Washington International Renewable Energy Conference was the largest all-renewable energy business conference and exposition ever held in the United States. Held March 4-6, 2008, it was co-hosted by the American Council On Renewable Energy and the US Government. —————————————————- Scott Sklar, The Stella Group Andy Karsner, Department of Energy RETECH... [Read More...]
What is a Smart Grid?
### (1.8.09 – Reuters) – President-elect Barack Obama on Thursday said an economic stimulus package should include building a new electricity “smart grid. “Smart grid” describes a more efficient, cost-saving method of moving electricity along major long-distance transmission lines to local distribution power lines and disparate end-users in homes, businesses and schools. The estimated cost of creating a nationwide “smart... [Read More...]
An Energy Revolution full of Joy for 2009
We are the ones we have been waiting for. The opportunities presented by the challenges of our future, I believe, will bring out the best in us. This energy revolution we are part of is ushering in a new world, a reordering of priorities and energies with a movement of sustainability born out of respect for our environment and love for one another. Below are a few reflections and gems bringing light to why I think 2009 will be historic, not only for... [Read More...]
Why electric cars have stalled
From CNNmoney.com: ### Facing technical challenges and a weak market, many of Silicon Valley’s electric-car startups are changing direction. The Wrightspeed X1, a sports car whose three-second acceleration from 0 to 60 makes it one of the fastest autos in the world, is also super-clean: It’s powered by an electric motor and gets about 170 mpg. Ian Wright, the Burlingame, Calif., entrepreneur who created the X1 several years ago, had planned... [Read More...]
