ReadySet: How a Portable Power Pack Drives Dollars to the Developing World
• http://www.wired.com, By Mat HonanLast week, a peculiar little box called ReadySet blew up on Kickstarter.
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How the Navy’s Incompetence Sank the ‘Green Fleet’
• http://www.wired.com, By Noah ShachtmanIn October of 2009, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus took the stage at a hotel ballroom in Virginia to announce the military’s most ambitious energy plan in decades: a break with the U.S. fleet’s strict dependence on oil.
Artificial photosynthesis system gets efficiency boost from graphene
• http://phys.org, by Lisa ZygaBy converting sunlight into chemical energy, artificial photosynthesis systems could potentially produce renewable, nonpolluting fuels and chemicals for a wide variety of uses. But developing an efficient solar-to-fuel conversion process has turned o
Nuclear "Regulatory Capture" -- A Global Pattern
• www.huffingtonpost.com/Karl GrossmanThe conclusion of a report of a Japanese parliamentary panel issued last week that the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster was rooted in government-industry "collusion" and thus was "man-made" is mirrored throughout the world.
Video: The Dream of a Thorium-Fueled Future
• http://www.popsci.com, By Alex PasternackSafer, smaller nuclear reactors have amassed a powerful cult following
National Ignition Facility Cranks Laser Up to Record 500 Trillion Watts
• http://www.popsci.com, By Paul AdamsIn California, at the ultra-powerful fusion laboratory of the National Ignition Facility, 192 laser beams have fired simultaneously, blasting their target -- a circle 2 millimeters in diameter -- with 500 trillion watts.
Predictions Realized: With Taxpayers on the Hook, Cost of US Nuclear Plants Soar
• http://www.commondreams.org, Common Dreams staffDelays and overruns at three nuclear projects could cost $2 billion
Smart Meter Dangers: The Health Hazards of Wireless Electromagnetic Radiation Exposure
• globalresearch.ca, by Dr. Ilya Sandra PerlingieriOver the past two years, there has been mounting medical and scientific evidence of the grave biological dangers to humans from so-called “Smart” Meters exposure that are being installed by the hundreds of thousands all over North America and Europe.
The Nickel-Iron Battery
• http://www.beutilityfree.com,A Lifetime* Battery For Your Off-Grid System or Grid-tie Backup
Switching Coal to Natural Gas Cuts Greenhouse Gases by 40%
• arclein* Although a more rapid transition to natural gas from coal and some oil produces a greater overall benefit for climate change, the 40-percent of low-carbon energy benefit remains no matter how quickly the transition is made, and no matter the effe
Boaz Almog “levitates” a superconductor
• http://www.ted.com, TEDGlobal 2012Boaz Almog “levitates” a superconductor
Cesar Harada: A novel idea for cleaning up oil spills
• http://www.ted.com, TEDxSummitA novel idea for cleaning up oil spills
Wolfgang Kessling: How to air-condition outdoor spaces
• http://www.ted.com, TEDxSummitHow to air-condition outdoor spaces
New Solar Panel Designs Make Installation Cheaper
• http://www.technologyreview.com, Kevin BullisCompanies in Germany and China have made simpler designs that make it easier and quicker to mount panels to roofs.
SunEdison Turns to Big New Markets for Solar Power
• http://www.technologyreview.com,The solar-panel installer is replacing diesel engines in villages in India and other Asian countries.
Lithium-Ion Battery
• http://www.technologyreview.com, Kevin BullisInside the power source for portable electronics and electric vehicles
Why This Obsession With Iran?
• by Patrick J. Buchanan“Iran is not seeking to have the atomic bomb, possession of which is pointless, dangerous, and is a great sin from an intellectual and a religious point of view.”
New German technology turns ink to sound
• http://www.aljazeera.comNew German technology uses special inks to conduct sound and can even generate electricity.
High-Speed Materials Discovery
• http://www.technologyreview.com, David H. FreedmanA new way to identify battery materials suitable for mass production could revolutionize energy storage.
New Solar Panel Designs Make Installation Cheaper
• http://www.technologyreview.com, Kevin BullisCompanies in Germany and China have made simpler designs that make it easier and quicker to mount panels to roofs.
PRESENTING: The Ultimate Oil-Currency
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Joe WeisenthalThere are certain currencies out there that are generally thought to be related to the price of oil.
Why Recent Oil Price Falls are a Good Buying Opportunity - An Interview with Jim Rogers
• Oilprice.comInterview with Jim Rogers covering: Why oil prices could fall to $40 a barrel, Investment opportunities with the renewable energy sector, Why we should let Greece fail
Japan readies nuclear reactor as protests mount
• The Raw Story.comEngineers were Sunday readying to refire a nuclear reactor, despite growing public protests in the aftermath of meltdowns at Fukushima, ending nearly two months in which Japan was nuclear-free.
Electricity slowly returns as U.S. heatwave drags on
• The Raw Story.comUtility crews made slow progress Sunday in restoring electricity to millions of households amid a record-setting heatwave in the eastern United States that showed no sign of abating soon.
Thomas Edison's nickel-iron battery gets 21st-century makeover, could power electric cars
• www.nydailynews.comThey have bonded the electrodes to carbon nanotubes and to graphene, a super-material made of carbon just one atom thick, gaining a dramatic boost in conductivity. "The result is an ultra-fast version of the nickel-iron battery that's capable of char
Smart Meter = Smart Surveillance
• http://govtslaves.info, Michael LeMieuxWe have all heard a lot of discussion lately on the energy department’s move toward a “smart grid” and the use of “smart meters” fueled by the stimulus funding from the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Researchers develop a promising new technology for grid-scale energy storage
• www.nanowerk.comHowever, this technology is unique in that it uses a flowable slurry of capacitive particles suspended in a liquid electrolyte carrier fluid. Uncharged slurry is pumped through a flow cell, where energy is stored capacitively within the solid particl
Kaco New Energy Announces Powador-gridsave with Panasonic Batteries
• www.solarnovus.comThe compact-size system combines inverter, battery charging unit, storage and an intelligent management system in one case, including all DC- and AC-wiring.
Nanocable for Energy Storage
• www.overclockersclub.com/newsMore and more the world is looking to capacitors to replace batteries. The reasons for wanting such a change include faster charging times and safety precautions, as capacitors do not need dangerous chemicals.
110 Million Barrel Per Day by 2020
• arcleinable to that of the Bakken Shale. Most of U.S. shale and tight oil are profitable at a price of oil (WTI) ranging from $50 to $65 per barrel, thus making them sufficiently resilient to a significant downturn of oil prices.
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