Energy Research Project for Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy, and Green Energy Technologies

1. Insulators made into conductors
(Feed Articles / MIT - Energy Research News)

... represent the highest thermal conductivity ever seen in any polymer material. Already, the degree of conductivity they produce, if such fibers could be made in quantity, could provide a cheaper alternative ...

2. BP and Shell face new shareholder revolt over tar sands
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Investors want oil giants to answer questions on their involvement in the environmentally damaging extraction of oil from tar sands Shareholders at BP and ...

3. House members seek to block EPA carbon limits
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Two senior Democrats in the U.S. House filed a resolution to block the Obama administration from regulating greenhouse gases on its own if a climate change bill fails to pass Congress soon.  ...

4. In Profile: Alex Slocum
(Feed Articles / MIT - Energy Research News)

... celebrating its 40th year at MIT. As an alternative that allows about 50 freshmen to satisfy their General Institute Requirements in an atmosphere of small, personalized classes and peer learning in small ...

5. Chile committed to biofuels based on algae
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With a public-private investment of $ 31.6 million, Chile will bet this year for research and development of technologies that can produce biofuels from algae.  ...

6. World’s Largest Solar Boat Prepares for World Tour
(Feed Articles / Alternative Energy News Top Stories)

PlanetSolar enjoys the distinction of being the largest solar-powered boat in the world, and it’s ready to take on the world. This beauty’s vital stats are: weight: 60-ton, a 470-square-meter ...

7. Nanotechnology Lights Up Batteries and Clothing
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Yi Cui, an engineer at Stanford University, leads a team that may take nanotechnology to the next level by creating paper batteries and fabrics that can conduct energy. At a recent demonstration, Cui ...

8. Norwegian Company Develops World’s Largest Wind Turbine
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... is one of the more promising alternative energy sources and Norwegian scientists are currently in the development stages of what promises to be [...] Posted in: Industry, Wind Power, Wind Turbines  ...

9. New Solar-Powered Sensor Could Literally Change the World
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Science continues to amaze and one of the latest discoveries may literally change the world as we know it. This tiny solar-powered sensor can fit on the face of a penny and barely cover up the date. ...

10. Mongolia mining impacted by bitter winter
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As Mongolia cowers under the brutal thrall of its worst winter in decades, questions are being asked as to whether the country should end its reliance on nomadic herders and dig deeper into its mineral ...

11. Wind Energy taking off worldwide
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The Global Wind Energy Council, a trade association based in Brussels, estimates that wind power capacity grew by 31 percent worldwide in 2009, with 37.5 additional gigawatts installed, bringing global ...

12. Kia Crashes the Green Car Party with the Kia Hybrid Car
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Remember when Kia first hit the market and other car manufacturers were laughing at them? Well, they haven’t been laughing in quite some time as Kia continues to put out attractive looking vehicles ...

13. Skipper unveils world's biggest solar-powered boat (AFP)
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AFP - A skipper hoping to become the first to sail round the world using solar power said his catamaran could carve a wake for pollution-free shipping as he unveiled the record-breaking yacht Thursday. ...

14. Reflections on Copenhagen: The Economics of Green
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Last year's disappointing climate summit in Copenhagen demonstrated if not proved two important things about "saving the earth":  ...

15. Honda Solar Hydrogen Station Introduced to Green Car Market
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Honda finally unveiled their new solar hydrogen solar station and all signs point to a dramatic success. The station is smaller than previous models and enables an electric car owner to refill their ...

16. Waste to Energy Continues to Gain Steam
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While new energy solutions are being discovered, refined and brought further and further into the public light, something that does not get a lot of headlines is waste to energy. How something like ...

17. Germanium Laser is the Latest Light Technology to be Unveiled
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The materials in lasers can be expensive and difficult to work with. A discovery at MIT may be changing all of that much sooner than we think as germanium laser technology is here and it is very real. ...

18. The Future is Now with Light-Powered Circuitry
(Feed Articles / Alternative Energy News Top Stories)

The brain of any electronic device is the circuitry that operated the machine. Without the circuitry, the device is not even worth the cost of the plastic that it is made of. Any electronics device ...

19. Berlin wants to cut solar power subsidies: lawmaker (AFP)
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AFP - The German government wants to slash its support to the solar energy industry to prevent the market from overheating, a member of Chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU party said Tuesday.

20. How to turn blueprints green
(Feed Articles / MIT - Energy Research News)

... themselves. Darryl Griffin-Miles is a graduate student in architecture at Hampton University in Virginia, and for his thesis project he is trying to design alternatives to conventional high-rise housing ...

21. New Battery Technology Could Lead to Self-Powered Devices
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The advancements that are being made in battery technology are pretty mind boggling. We are seeing devices that are drawing power from just about every source that is imaginable, and now there is battery ...

22. Is the Copenhagen Accord already dead?
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Less than two months after it was hastily drafted to stave off a fiasco, the Copenhagen Accord on climate change is in a bad way, and some are already saying it has no future.  ...

23. Forecast on Climate Change Legislation Cloudy
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The President remains committed to advancing his stalled legislative agenda. Addressing the Democratic National Committee in Washington last Saturday, Obama insisted he is not going to let go of his aspirations ...

24. Forget Solar Power, Human Power is the Future
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That may be a little aggressive, but Princeton University engineers have developed a device that may change the way that we power many of our smaller gadgets and devices. By using out natural body movement, ...

25. Hybrid Just Got Sexy: BMW Hybrid Sports Car
(Feed Articles / Alternative Energy News Top Stories)

We all know that sooner or later all automobiles are going to be either hybrid, electric or hydrogen powered. The one drawback that many of us look at is the overall appeal of the cars. Very few models ...

26. Battery Free is Possible with the Ene Pocket
(Feed Articles / Alternative Energy News Top Stories)

Parents everywhere probably just sat up in their chairs reading that. Regardless of whether they are buying rechargeable batteries or getting Duracell batteries when they go on sale at Staples, batteries ...

27. A Rose Wind Turbine by Any Other Name…
(Feed Articles / Alternative Energy News Top Stories)

The one knock on wind energy is that it is not portable. Until recently, there were few if any portable devices that were available to literally take wind power on the go. That is changing quick as ...

28. The East Coast is About to Become the Hydrogen Highway
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Everyone is excited about hydrogen cars, but there is always the challenge of how they are going to fill up. Most cars are restricted by the distance that they can travel on a full tank and nothing ...

29. What's stopping us getting solar power from deserts?
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Plans to use concentrating solar power plants in the Sahara to generate and export electricity have been on the table for years. Now, it looks as though political will might help move things forward  ...

30. Richmond Olympic Oval represents green gold for buildings
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Gold medals are not handed out for architectural design, but the environmentally friendly speed skating arena built for the Vancouver Olympics is being called a winner by the bladed athletes who will compete ...