News SolarCity, Using Tesla Batteries, Aims to Bring Solar Power to the Masses
12-06-2013
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Technologyreview.com
SolarCity’s new battery system might help solar become a significant source of electricity.
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News New data show ‘meteoric’ rise of Texas oil
12-05-2013
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fuelfix.com
Oil production in Texas has hit its highest monthly rate on record, more than doubling in less than three years, according to new federal data.
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News Tin-based stanene could conduct electricity with 100 percent efficiency
12-04-2013
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gizmag.com
A team of theoretical physicists from the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University is predicting that stanene, a single layer of tin atoms laid out in a two-dimensional structure...
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News Let's grow algae in sewage then use it to power things
12-04-2013
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dvice
Energy is everywhere, and I don’t mean a feng shui type of energy. I mean real energy, the good stuff that powers all of our electronics.
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News Moon-based solar panels could someday power the Earth
12-02-2013
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dvice
A Japanese company has taken stock of the world's energy needs and come up with a solution that is quite literally a moon shot.
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News Flying power plant concept harvests energy from the sky
12-02-2013
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dvice
When Hurricane Sandy swept across the East Coast last year, millions of people were without power after the initial onslaught of the storm.
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News Using a volcano to create fuel from poison
11-30-2013
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dvice
Volcanoes don’t generally have that many uses. They're good for human sacrifice, amazing photos, and being the basis for my third favorite word: "volcanology," which refers to the study of volcanoes. Oh yeah, and they make killer health spas.
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News Japanese firm plans 250 mile-wide solar panel belt around Moon
11-29-2013
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk, By Julian Ryall
A Japanese firm announces its innovative solution to the nation's energy problems - a 250 mile-wide belt of solar panels on the moon
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News Earthquake near Iran nuclear plant kills 7
11-29-2013
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timesofindia.indiatimes.com
A 5.7 magnitude earthquake on the Gulf coast near Iran's sole nuclear power plant killed seven people and injured 30 on Thursday, emergency response chief Hassan Qadami told state media.
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News Company Makes CO2 Into Liquid Fuel, with Help from a Volcano
11-28-2013
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http://www.technologyreview.com, Kevin Bullis
An Icelandic company figures out how to make methanol from waste CO2, but the economics may not work without a nearby volcano.
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News Watch this 18-rotor electric helicopter take its maiden voyage (video)
11-25-2013
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engadget.com
If you've ever wondered what would happen if someone made one of Parrot's AR.Drones big enough to sit in, then heads-up, E-Volo's Volocopter VC200 is, broadly speaking, just that.
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News Battery-powered clothes draw power from the sun
11-25-2013
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dvice
As a science fiction fan, I’ve spent my life waiting for the day the government offers matching silver bodysuits to everyone.
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News A Trick for Making Batteries Safer Could Also Make EVs Affordable
11-22-2013
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http://www.technologyreview.com, By Kevin Bullis
SolidEnergy says its new battery materials store more energy and won’t catch fire.
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Feature Article Are Canadian Energy Stocks Set for a Rebound? James Stafford
As Canadian energy stocks are finally seeing a bit of a push, and demand for Canadian commodities looks set to rise, juniors are confident that economics will ensure that Canadian oil—the cheapest in the world—will find its way to more markets
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News Spruce Stove burns one long log, a bit at a time
11-21-2013
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http://www.gizmag.com, By Ben Coxworth
I speak from experience when I say that it's actually fun to go into the woods, saw up fallen trees, then bring the wood home to burn over the winter.
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News Five Letters Re: Tips on Selecting and Operating a Generator
11-20-2013
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survival blog
Sir:
Re: Gary D.'s piece on generator use. Good article; I've learned a few additional things over the years about generator usage which your readers may find helpful.
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News New Rocket Engine Burns Wax & Laughing Gas/ Video
11-20-2013
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http://www.space.com
NASA's Peregrine Hybrid Sounding Rocket motor was hot-fire tested at Ames Research Center on Nov. 12, 2013. It uses paraffin-based fuel and nitrous oxide as the oxidizer for highly efficient combustion.
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Headlines: New Rocket Engine Burns Wax & Laughing Gas/ Video -- Five Letters Re: Tips on Selecting and Operating a Generator -- Spruce Stove burns one long log, a bit at a time -- Are Canadian Energy Stocks Set for a Rebound? -- A Trick for Making Batteries Safer Could Also Make EVs Affordable -- The world’s first supercapacitor-powered portable speaker -- Battery-powered clothes draw power from the sun -- Printing Batteries -- Watch this 18-rotor electric helicopter take its maiden voyage (video) -- HydroBee wants to be your personal hydroelectric generator -- Company Makes CO2 Into Liquid Fuel, with Help from a Volcano -- Earthquake near Iran nuclear plant kills 7 -- Japanese firm plans 250 mile-wide solar panel belt around Moon -- Using a volcano to create fuel from poison -- Flying power plant concept harvests energy from the sky -- Moon-based solar panels could someday power the Earth -- Colored Plastic Doubles Solar Cell Power -- Let's grow algae in sewage then use it to power things -- Tin-based stanene could conduct electricity with 100 percent efficiency -- New data show ‘meteoric’ rise of Texas oil -- SolarCity, Using Tesla Batteries, Aims to Bring Solar Power to the Masses --
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