In perhaps some good news for the environment, Americans are using less energy overall and making more use of renewable energy resources, scientists report today.
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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.
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.
Will government help hurt electric cars like the Chevy Volt?
Battery-powered cars like the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf are benefiting from major government support. And that’s what may end up depriving this important technology from crucial market-driven innovation.
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.”
4 Reasons to Invest in Energy Storage
I’ve said it before. Energy storage is the Holy Grail of the energy market. Batteries are already a booming market, supplying juice for everything from power tools to smart phones to Kindles. And that trend will accelerate.
Will Oil Hit $300 A Barrel in 2010 Due To Mid-East Tensions?
03 Jan 2010 at 17:20
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There have been growing tensions between Iran and many other countries in the region. Although the media has been covering them, I do not think the media realizes the severity of these recent events.
Top 10 Energy Stories of 2009
31 Dec 2009 at 22:39
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Here are my choices for the Top 10 energy related stories of 2009. Previously I listed how I voted in Platt’s Top 10 poll, but my list is a bit different from theirs. I have a couple of stories here that they didn’t list, and I combined some topics. And don’t get too hung up on the relative rankings. You can make arguments that some stories should be higher than others, but I gave less consideration of whether 6 should be ahead of 7 (for example) than just making sure the important stories were listed.
To Bury CO2 or Recycle It
While not the most powerful of the greenhouse gases produced by humanity, CO2 is certainly the most prevalent, if you don’t count water vapor. To a very large extent, addressing climate change depends on three main strategies for dealing with the excess CO2 our activities emit: avoiding its creation by switching to other energy sources, such as renewables or nuclear power; capturing and storing
