Harvesting Electricity From Moving Vehicles
Parasitic energy harvesting” might sound like it is part of a Sci-Fi plot where alien beings feed off of the energy emanating from human bodies, but it is actually a means of reclaiming wasted energy.
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Electric Cars vs. Oil in Hawaii
Since the late 1990s, I’ve been convinced that in the long run, the majority of cars would be some form of electric vehicle (EV), whether in the form of hybrids, with power generated onboard from engines or fuel cells, or battery EVs tapping external sources of power.
Plumbing the oceans could bring limitless clean energy
The idea of tapping the ocean’s different thermal layers to generate electricity was first proposed in 1881 by French physicist Jacques d’Arsonval but didn’t receive much attention until the world oil crises of the 1970s.
How Floating ‘Energy Islands’ Could Power the Future
The ocean harbors abundant energy in the form of wind, waves and sun. All of these could be sampled on something called an Energy Island: a floating rig that drills for renewables instead of petroleum.
Engineer has leak proof CO2 storage idea
A U.S. engineer says he’s developed a leak-proof carbon sequestration storage method that eliminates the risk of CO2 escaping via buoyancy.
Green Car Technology Plans of the World’s Richest Investors
As concerns over global warming, high gas prices, and dependence on foreign oil snowballed in the last few years, movers and shakers around the country decided to get in on the green car revolution.
One man’s garbage becomes another’s power plant
Standing atop the 400-acre 1-E landfill, you get a panoramic view of the Meadowlands sports complex to the north and the New York City skyline to the east. You’re also standing on a critical part of New Jersey’s, and the nation’s, energy future.
How Parked Cars Could Power the Future
The concept, called vehicle to grid (V2G), is based on the fact that your car is typically not being used 90 percent of the time. “What if it could work for you while it sits there?” said Jeff Stein from the University of Michigan.
Google Lays Out $4.4 Trillion U.S. Energy Plan
TheStreet.com - 10/02/2008
At a speech in San Francisco on Wednesday, Google CEO Eric Schmidt proposed a new energy plan for the U.S. that the company claims could reduce fossil fuel-based energy generation by 88 percent.
The plan calls for the replacement of all coal- and oil-fired electricity generation with natural gas and renewable electricity, including a [...]
Scientists Create Device to Remove Carbon Directly from the Air
Scientists from the University of Calgary in Canada have created a method to efficiently capture carbon dioxide directly from the air around us. The device, which is built on near-commercial technology, was built by Uof C climate change scientists David Keith and his team.
“At first thought, capturing CO2 from the air where [...]