As oil hovers in the $80 per barrel range and the faltering global economy struggles to recover from the current decline, the need to invest in alternative energy and identify viable alternatives t
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Oil time bomb keeps ticking
05 Sep 2010 at 21:24
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Alternative Energy, Oil and natural gas, Renewable Energy, Transportation
Military has become tough opponent of wind power
Wind power is a growing industry in the United States, offering up 17 billion kilowatt hours annually. According to one source, a single megawatt wind turbine running for a year can eliminate
The next big source of alternative energy could be the air itself
There’s electricity in the air all around us, formed as water vapor comes into contact with dust particles. For centuries scientists have dreamed of tapping into this source of power – and we finally might be able to do it.
Now Showing: Renewables vs. The Grid
In general terms, we’ve known for a while that the current condition of the grid would be a limiting factor in the growth of renewable energy. But now, as utilities are introducing significant new programs to meet state Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS), the reality of grid limitation
The most promising alternative energy plays
Shares in the world’s biggest producer of wind turbines, Copenhagen-listed Vestas Wind Systems, lost about a fifth of their value yesterday.
China to spend $3B on alternative energy, trees
China plans to invest $3 billion in the next 10 years to develop alternative energy fuels, combat desertification and prevent landslides.
A (Load) Balancing Act: The Challenge Of Clean Power
Solar and wind power are booming in California, but there are times when the sun doesn’t shine and the wind doesn’t blow. So California utilities are looking to smooth out those bumps by doing something rarely done on the grid today: storing electricity.
Corn Nation
Based on data from the USDA, corn production has grown substantially in the last decade, though by a much smaller annual percentage than ethanol output, and with the peaks and valleys you’d
Tom Ridge: Israel’s renewable energy know-how among world’s best
“In order to ensure that sustainable and safe technologies are developed in Israel, it’s necessary to maintain a suitable balance between the state and the market.”
