Brain Cells Will Control The Power Plants Of The Future
• popsci.comLiving neurons are coming up with better solutions for electricity distribution than people can.
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Solar Plane Soars Over San Francisco Before Epic Cross-Country Odyssey
• http://www.wired.com, By Jason PaurThe solar airplane that will attempt to fly across the country has made its final test flight, spending most of the day soaring over San Francisco Bay on a day that couldn’t have been any prettier.
A Solar Dish That Makes Electricity And Fresh Water
• popsci.comIt's not exactly a solar panel. It's more like a solar dish. And not only does it generate electricity, it makes water, too.
Supergrids
• Kevin Bullis via TechnologyReview.comA high-power circuit breaker could finally make DC power grids practical.
Ultra-Efficient Solar Power
• Mike Orcutt via TechnologyReview.comDoubling the efficiency of solar devices would completely change the economics of renewable energy. Here is a design that just might make it possible.
Brain Cells Will Control The Power Plants Of The Future
• Francie Diep via PopSci.comLiving neurons are coming up with better solutions for electricity distribution than people can.
Moniz Nominated as Energy Secretary
• David L. Chandler via TechnologyReview.comDirector of MIT Energy Initiative would replace Steven Chu in cabinet post
Brain Cells Will Control The Power Plants Of The Future
• popsci.comLiving neurons are coming up with better solutions for electricity distribution than people can.
Galaxy Goes Green in Burning Stellar Fuel
• http://www.jpl.nasa.govAstronomers have spotted the "greenest" of galaxies, one that converts fuel into stars with almost 100-percent efficiency.
Gcorelab Gets $482,000 For New Battery Cooling Technology
• http://techcrunch.com, Victoria HoA Singapore clean-tech company called Gcorelab has just received $482,000 (S$589,000) in funding for a new technology that promises to control the thermal issues that have plagued lithium-ion batteries.
First Chevy Volt Electric Car Gets 450 MPG in New Jersey
• http://www.nbcnewyork.com, By Brian ThompsonTwo-and-a-half years after Chevrolet delivered its first Volt electric car, its owner from New Jersey says the vehicle has gotten the equivalent of about 450 miles per gallon.
Report: EVs to Make Up 2% to 10% of World’s Cars by 2035
• http://www.greentechmedia.com, Jeff St. JohnA wide range of EV futures, depending on how much better batteries can get—and how expensive oil becomes.
NASA Must Pay for Plutonium Production to Fuel Deep-Space Probes
• space.comNASA will now foot the entire bill for the United States' production of plutonium-238 spacecraft fuel, which recently started up again for the first time in a quarter-century.
Novel Heating System Could Improve Electric Car’s Range
• Technologyreview.comA prototype system can heat and cool without draining battery power.
Could Biofuels Help Power Jets?
• Charles Q. Choi via LiveScience.comA new synthetic type of biofuel created by mixing and matching bits of DNA from different organisms could one day replace diesel and jet fuel, scientists say.
Sanjay Dastoor: A skateboard, with a boost
• TEDImagine an electric vehicle that can get you to work -- or anywhere in a six-mile radius -- quickly, without traffic frustrations or gasoline.
The Twin’Z: A car design influenced by nature
• The Washington PostThe Renault concept car the Twin'Z is seen here against a city backdrop. Design elements of the car will likely be incorporated into Renault's Twingo due for release in 2014.
Saudi Arabia ‘could become single largest oil refiner’
• gulfnews.comGlobal refining capacity may double to 8 million bd in the next ten years
Nest Thermostat Slays Peak Power
• Martin LaMonica via TechnologyReview.comNest adds “energy services” with utilities to shift heavy air conditioning loads and tune home efficiency.
IBM Solar Dish Does Double Duty
• Martin LaMonica via TechnologyReview.comIBM Researchers build solar concentrator that generates electricity and enough heat for desalination or cooling.
The Enduring Technology of Coal
• Technology ReviewDespite the need to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions, the burning of coal hs only been accelerating.
Novel Heating System Could Improve Electric Car’s Range
• Kevin Bullis via TechnologyReview.comA prototype system can heat and cool without draining battery power.
Google Hacks Power Regulators to Build Greener Grid
• Robert McMillan via Wired.comGoogle has figured out a brand new way to get cleaner power into old-fashioned power grids. It’s hacking the regulators.
FAA Approves Boeing’s Battery Fix for 787
• Jason Paur via Wired.comThe mostly composite airliner from Boeing has been grounded since January after a pair of incidents involving the lithium ion batteries used on the airplane.
Google Floats Renewable Energy Data Center Plan
• Martin LaMonica via TechnologyReview.comGoogle tries to use its buying clout to prod utilities to offer renewable energy option.
Better Computer Models Needed for Mega Wind Farms
• Kevin Bullis via TechnologyReview.comInteractions between hundreds of wind turbines make power output difficult to predict.
Renewables Can’t Keep Up with the Growth in Coal Use Worldwide
• Kevin Bullis via TechnologyReview.comAn International Energy Agency report calls for more research, carbon price, to help renewables compete.
A Smarter Algorithm Could Cut Energy Use in Data Centers by 35 Percent
• David Talbot via TechnologyReview.comStoring video and other files more intelligently reduces the demand on servers in a data center.
Could 'microbatteries' revolutionize the electric car?
• http://www.csmonitor.com, By Antony IngramImagine a battery so small it could feature in a credit card-sized cellphone, charge in mere seconds, with enough power to jump-start a car, Ingram writes. Now imagine it scaled up for use in an electric vehicle.
Google Floats Renewable Energy Data Center Plan
• Technologyreview.comGoogle tries to use its buying clout to prod utilities to offer renewable energy option.
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