Build your own phone charging stand with Lego Power Brick
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Nick LavarsFrom air-powered vehicles to miniature robot bands, people just seem to keep finding innovative uses for Lego.
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Tesla's Gigafactory to significantly reduce Li-ion battery production costs by 2020
• gizmag.comAs Tesla’s Supercharger network expands and Model S sales continue to grow, so too does the company’s need to find a more economical battery solution.
Tesla Motors reveals their Supercharger Free Solar Powered Technology for Cars
• https://www.intellectualrevolution.tvElon Musk introduces the Tesla Supercharger and the first part of a national network which will allow the Model S electric car to travel long distances with ultra fast charging.
PA: Israel NOT Cutting Electricity, Giving MORE
• Ari Yashar for Arutz ShevaPA official says talk of massive electricity debt is not a threat, claims PA was offered country status and reduced rates by Electric Corporation.
Obama Issues Loans for the First Nuclear Reactors in 30 Years
• arcleinGeorgia Power, which is part of Southern Company, owns nearly half the plant. Oglethorpe Power Corporation (OPC) has a 30 percent share, the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia owns 22.7 percent, and the City of Dalton, Georgia owns just over 1 p
Natural Gas Prices Saw Their Biggest Drop In More Than Half A Decade Today
• Business InsiderThe harsh U.S. winter has turned natural gas into the second-best performing commodity year-to-date.
In One Chart, Here's How Elon Musk's Solar Company Is Crushing Everyone Else In The Industry
• Business InsiderElon Musk-chaired SolarCity shares are sliding after hours. The company failed to report full earnings on time due to new accounting delays from new acquisitions and changing overhead costs.
The Boundless U.S. Natural Gas Boom: Exclusive Interview with EIA Chief
Staffoilpricedotcom ErikExclusive interview with EIA chief where we discuss the shale boom, the energy future of the US, natural gas, energy technology and much more.
US Navy SEALs On Power Grid Attack: ‘A Carbon Copy’ of How We Would Do It
• http://www.shtfplan.com, Mac SlavoThe threat of a breakdown of our national power infrastructure has been a growing concern for the last decade.
A Battery with Liquid Electrodes Can Be Recharged or Refilled
• Technologyreview.comARPA-E is funding several projects that use liquid battery electrodes to cut costs and increase energy density.
Brammo releases details and pricing for 2014 Empulse
• gizmag.comBrammo has updated its Empulse and Empulse R for 2014 with a 4.5 kg weight reduction, new instruments and a set of continuous-compound Continental SportAttack2 tires.
World’s largest solar thermal plant now fully operational
• gizmag.comAfter three years of construction, the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System (ISEGS) is now operational.
The Coming Problem With Electric Cars--How to Charge Them All
• Technologyreview.comIf electric cars become popular quickly, the demand for charging them is likely to exceed supply. Now mathematicians have worked out how electricity companies can distribute their power fairly to car owners. But the price–accurate information about d
Magma-Enhanced Geothermal Energy
• arcleinHe added that several important milestones were achieved in this project: despite some difficulties, the project was able to drill down into the molten magma and control it; it was possible to set steel casing in the bottom of the hole; allowing the
Hybrid Solar Oven Capable of Cooking On Cloudy Days & At Night
• http://higherperspective.comSolar ovens are a remarkable low-tech and low-impact accessory for off-grid cooking, and can make sense even if you have access to plenty of cheap electricity, as long as you have abundant sunshine.
Scientists Gain Insight on Interstellar Magnetic Field at the Edge of Solar System
• http://newstonight.co.za, by Chris MokabaNASA scientists found link between mysterious ‘ribbon’ of energy particles at edge of solar system and the interstellar magnetic field.
Lumen Octave: Magnetize the Soul Using Internal Light + Sound
• http://wakeup-world.com, By IndraI have had some beautiful downloads recently, and there’s one I want to share with you that may provide you with clarification about the LumenOctave and about how to utilize the power of it properly.
The One Reason Tesla Motors, Inc. and Electric Vehicles Will Dethrone Gas-Powered Vehicles
• dailyfinance.comIf you're following the race among alternative-fuel vehicles to dethrone today's king of the road, the internal combustion engine vehicle, you know there are pluses and minuses associated with each type of vehicle.
National Ignition Facility Announces Record Amount Of Fusion Energy
• popsci.comPhysicists had to compress the fuel to twice the density of the core of the sun.
China Will Take Gold In The 2014 'Solar Power Olympics'
• Business InsiderChina is projected to install 12,000 megawatts of solar power in 2014, giving it the "gold medal" in the figurative 2014 Solar Olympics, according to GTM Research.
Laser-sparked fusion power passes key milestone
• .In a first for laser-driven fusion, scientists at a US lab say they have reached a key milestone called fuel gain: they are producing more energy than the fuel absorbed to start the reaction.
The lasers fuelling hopes of unlimited, clean nuclear energy
• http://www.independent.co.uk, Stev ConnorA milestone has been reached in the 60-year struggle to harness the nuclear reactions that power the Sun in an experiment that could lead to a way of producing an unlimited source of clean and sustainable energy in the form of nuclear fusion.
US trade protest over India solar energy program
• Associated PressThe U.S. brought a trade complaint against India Monday over a solar energy program it says discriminates against American manufacturers, adding another wrinkle to a bilateral relationship strained by the recent arrest and strip-search of an Indian d
Origami batteries for deformable electronics (w/video)
• nanowerk.comIn order to get electronics out of their rigid casings and integrated into flexible materials like textiles or even stretchable biomedical devices that interface directly with organs such as the skin.....
Attack on electric grid raises alarm
• latimes.com, By Evan Halper and Marc LifsherDamage to power station in shooting last year prompts worries over terrorism.
Open Letter to Barack Obama: a Call to End the Disastrous Nuclear Era
• http://wakeup-world.com, By Ethan Indigo SmithI am a literary artist. I have written some philosophy and some satire. I wrote The Terraist Letters, a satire that contrasts the promotion of nuclear experimentation with the prohibition of marijuana/hemp cultivation.
Cheaper Flow Battery Fluid?
• arcleinis based on an organic molecule—called a quinone—that’s found in plants such as rhubarb and can be cheaply synthesized from crude oil. The molecules could reduce, by two-thirds, the cost of energy storage materials in a type of battery called a flow
Duke’s metamaterial superlens could finally allow for long-range wireless charging
• mobile.extremetech.comDuke’s metamaterial superlens could finally allow for long-range wireless charging.....
Peak Oil Is Dead, Long Live Peak Oil!
• arcleinAs the year went on, the eulogies came in fast and furious. “Today, it is probably safe to say we have slayed ‘peak oil’ once and for all, thanks to the combination of new shale oil and gas production techniques,” declared Rob Wile, an energy and eco
Keystone XL oil pipeline clears significant hurdle
• http://hosted.ap.org, By MATTHEW DALYThe long-delayed Keystone XL oil pipeline cleared a major hurdle toward approval Friday, a serious blow to environmentalists' hopes that President Barack Obama will block the controversial project running more than 1,000 miles from Canada through the
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