June 18th, 2012 / No Comments » / by Michael
As this article in Forbes suggests: http://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2012/06/04/domestic-natural-gas-and-oil-could-quench-u-s-energy-thirst/ domestic production of fossil fuels may be enough to fulfil the largest consuming country’s needs for energy.
August 16th, 2011 / No Comments » / by Michael
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Dow Chemical has been working on the DOW POWERHOUSE Solar Shingles for a couple years now, and has recently announced plans to expand its manufacturing capability after a succesful pilot run.
What is significant about these new shingles is that they do not require specialist solar installation firms but rather can be installed by general roofing conractors or homeowners themselves.
The plant will also create 1275 new direct jobs and increase capacity to 220 MW annually.
February 16th, 2011 / No Comments » / by Michael
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New material provides 25 percent greater thermoelectric conversion efficiency | physorg.com
Once the domain of space technology, thermoelectric has come down to earth in an affordable way to make it useful for energy saving applications. Cars, tanks, and power stations may be able to use thermoelectric technology for greater efficiencies.
October 8th, 2010 / No Comments » / by Michael
Solar tuk-tuks to ease smog in congested Bangkok.
