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Elon Musk Just Made It Way Cheaper To Live Off Solar Power
• Business InsiderOutfitting your home with cheap solar power just got a lot easier.
2014 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to inventors of blue LEDs
• http://www.gizmag.comThomas Edison may have invented the lightbulb, but he never received the Nobel Prize for it.
Venturi unleashes 407 wild horses on the sand with all-electric dune buggy
• http://www.gizmag.comWe don't hear from boutique automotive manufacturer Venturi very often, but when we do, it's always interesting news.
Pronto battery takes 5 minutes to fuel up enough to charge an iPhone
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Dave LeClairPortable battery packs are nothing new. We've seen some that elect to go with wireless charging like the Qimini Deuce, while some opt for wires and a large capacity.
The Quest To Harness Wind Energy At 2,000 Feet
• http://www.popsci.comHigh-altitude wind contains enough energy to power the planet. A Boston start-up wants to be the first to bring it down to Earth.
Panasonic's tiny new battery is destined for the wearables market
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Ben CoxworthWhile keeping batteries small and light is definitely a factor with electronic devices in general, it becomes particularly important when dealing with wearable electronics such as smart glasses.
Lamborghini's First Hybrid Is a 900-Horsepower Rocket
• http://www.wired.comLamborghini's rolled into the Paris Motor Show with a new concept. It's called the Asterion LPI 910-4. It has all the superlatives you expect from the brand.
A Giant Charger That Juices Up Electric Buses in Three Minutes
• http://www.wired.comTo keep its customers on the road as much as possible, Tesla has built an international network of Supercharger stations, which can charge the battery in the Model S halfway in just 20 minutes.
Recycled Li-ion batteries made with alfalfa seeds and pine resin
• http://www.gizmag.comThanks to their high power ratings and relative reliability, lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are an efficient and reliable source of power, widely used in modern electronic equipment.
MIT study could slash the cost of renewable osmotic power
• http://www.gizmag.comA new study conducted at MIT has examined the potential of pressure-retarded osmosis (PRO), a technique that generates electricity from the difference in salinity between two pools of water separated by a membrane.
Weird Crystal Can Absorb All The Oxygen In A Room -- And Then Release It Later
• popsci.comThis could potentially make fuel cells, space travel, and scuba diving a lot more efficient.
FedEx's New Electric Trucks Get a Boost From Diesel Turbines
• http://www.wired.comFedEx runs such a massive operation—it uses more than 47,000 vehicles and nearly 700 aircraft to deliver about 4 million packages every day—that any systemic change it makes to cut down its carbon footprint can have major consequences.
US poised to become world's leading liquid petroleum producer
• ft.comThe US is overtaking Saudi Arabia to become the world's largest producer of liquid petroleum, in a sign of how its booming oil production has reshaped the energy sector.
Water Powered Car – It Doesn't Matter If It's From Your Tap, Bottled or Lake
• collective-evolution.comUPDATED NEWS: Saltwater Powered Car Was Just Approved In Europe
Zephyr UAV continues to break records on first authorized civil flight
• http://www.gizmag.comThe solar-powered, high-altitude long endurance (HALE) UAV previously known as the Qinetiq Zephyr, which is now part of the Airbus High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) program and called the Airbus Zephyr, has continued its record-breaking ways in i
Russia Discovers Massive Arctic Oil Field Which May Be Larger Than Gulf Of Mexico
• http://www.zerohedge.comIn a dramatic stroke of luck for the Kremlin, this morning there is hardly a person in the world who is happier than Russian president Vladimir Putin because overnight state-run run OAO Rosneft announced it has discovered what may be a treasure trove
Russia Says Arctic Well Drilled With Exxon Strikes Oil
• BloombergRussia, viewed by the Obama administration as hostile to U.S. interests, has discovered what may prove to be a vast pool of oil in one of the world's most remote places with the help of America's largest energy company.
Propane Producing E Coli
• arcleinPropane is an appealing fuel, easily stored and already used worldwide, but it's extracted from the finite supply of fossil fuels – or is it? Researchers at Imperial College London and the University of Turku have engineered E. coli bacteria that
Amazing Photos Show The True Magnitude Of The Alberta Tar Sands Developments
• Business InsiderThe Athabasca Oil Sands in Alberta, Canada are the largest known resource for crude bitumen in the world.
JPods solar electric vehicle system set to leave the drawing board
• http://www.gizmag.comGizmag first reported on the JPods system back in 2012 when the concept was in its infancy. Now plans are afoot to build and test the solar-powered, suspended, individual carriage rail system in Secaucus, New Jersey.
The World's Thirst For Oil Is On The Decline
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Ed YardeniThe latest global crude oil demand and supply data from Oil Market Intelligence (OMI) provides additional evidence of the slowdown of global growth this year.
First Solar Could Benefit As India Plans Solar Overhaul
• http://www.forbes.com, Trefis TeamIndia is an ideal market for solar power given its shortage of electricity, relatively high energy costs and growing concerns about greenhouse gas emissions.
MIT's improved all-liquid battery could make renewable energy more competitive
• http://www.gizmag.comOur ability to store energy has proven a big hurdle in the adoption of renewable energies.
Kenya: Africa's Hottest Emerging Oil Exporter
Staffoilpricedotcom ErikNot even the specter of a spillover of Islamic extremism from Somalia can dampen the atmosphere in Kenya, where commercial oil production is expected to begin in 2016 and discovery after discovery has made this the hottest and fastest-paced hydrocarb
Rockefellers to sell oil assets
• CBC NewsClaiming the motive is concern for the environment and a desire to invest in alternative renewable fuels, the Rockefellers join 650 individuals and 180 institutions which together own $50 billion and have pledged to divest themselves of oil.
America's Water Supply Will Soon Become "Slim Pickens"
• http://www.thecommonsenseshow.comThe value of black gold is quickly being replaced by the indispensable worth of blue gold. A former Jesse Ventura Conspiracy Theory episode clearly demonstrated that the globalists are buying up our water rights and are planning to sell it back to us
Riggs Eckelberry joins T. Boone Pickens on the stage at AREDAY 2014
• http://vimeo.comIn a conversation with T. Boone Pickens, OriginOil CEO Riggs Eckelberry showed how fracking is the "last gallon" in a very stressed water ecosystem, and how operators can get ahead of community issues by adopting recycling strategies, and saving
Long-lasting, water-based nuclear battery developed
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Colin JeffreyResearchers working at the University of Missouri (MU) claim to have produced a prototype of a nuclear-powered, water-based battery that is said to be both longer-lasting and more efficient than current battery technologies...
More Than Just Gas: Is This Natural Resource The Reason For The Ukraine Civil...
• http://www.zerohedge.comMore Than Just Gas: Is This Natural Resource The Reason For The Ukraine Civil War?
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