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Little Green Batteries

Michael — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:45:14 +0000

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Paper-thin Batteries Made from Algae | LiveScience.

New biodegradable battery made from cellulose from what is a pest of an algae named Cladophora, an hairlike freshwater plant prevalent throughout the world, could bring innovative uses.

Troublesome green algae serve as coating substrate in record-setting battery (scienceblog.com)
Algae could be used in batteries (ubergizmo.com)
Paper Battery May Power Electronics In Clothing And Packaging Material (innovationtoronto.com)

Alternative Energy Patent Report published

Michael — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:58:43 +0000

A report by Thomson Reuters on the growing alternative energy sector has been published:

BP back pedals on alternative energy

Michael — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:48:11 +0000

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British Petroleum , or BP, has closed its London headquaters for alternative energy and its head has stepped down and is cutting way back on its 1.4B dollar investment. Well that’s just great. Thanks BP.

BP = “Back to Petroleum?” | Mother Jones.

BP axes 620 jobs from solar business (guardian.co.uk)
Oil Companies Reluctant to Follow Obama’s Green Lead (nytimes.com)
BP shuts alternative energy HQ (guardian.co.uk)
Red tape in UK defeats eco fund (telegraph.co.uk)
New chairman to ring the changes at BP (telegraph.co.uk)
Wind farms seek state aid to keep moving (guardian.co.uk)
BP, China win right to develop Iraq’s Rumalia oil field (financialpost.com)

Airlines Having Difficulty Despite Oil Prices Going Down

matt — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:25:27 +0000

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Maybe we will see alternative energy aircraft?

Wind better than ethanol in new study

Michael — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:15:30 +0000

A good round up on the pros and cons of the various alternative energy solutions.

Good news for wind, bad for ethanol in major energy study.

As global shortage of oil looms, hurdles for biofuels examined

Michael — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 21:19:00 +0000

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Even though oil is running out and current levels of consumption cannot be sustained, there are still hurdles ahead for the widespread use of biofuels, but they can be overcome.

19 Hurdles for Large-Scale Biofuel Use: Reflections from the Emerson BioRefinery Summit.

T. Boone Pickens Gives a Talk on Domestic Energy Being Patriotic

Michael — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:21:59 +0000

Always liked his straight talking approach

FORA.tv – T. Boone Pickens: Domestic Energy is Patriotic.

Low oil prices hitting solar investments

Michael — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:51:18 +0000

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The eco world of investments is going to need a guiding hand in government to deal with the low oil prices. The low price can’t last forever, and it is remarkable that investors are not taking a linger term view. Not that long really. I imagine in 5 years or so, or perhaps just next year, we will see a return to those high priced days.

Solar Stocks Very Low Despite Obama Victory

Hawaii to install eclectric ‘filling’ stations statewide

Michael — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:27:18 +0000

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Hawaii is joing San Francisco in working with Better Place to have electric vehicle top up points throughout the island.

Better Place || Hawaii.

Ford will take years to go green

Michael — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:26:04 +0000

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I love how they spin this that Ford is doing a great thing and going to be producing electric and hybrid vehicles, in 3 to 4 years. Sure glad they weren’t in charge of tank production in World War Two. My point is, why does it take so long, when in the 1940′s the USA mobilised and retooled factories and got the armaments we needed. Well why are they not taking this situation we are in, i.e., dependent on foreign oil, the biggest priority since our march to defeat fascism? Like Rosie the Riveter said, We can do it. But only if we try, or, if the government makes them. If we wanted to, we could have those factories retooled in months, not years. No vision.

Ford Will Speed Green-Car Launches – WSJ.com.

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