Garbage Truck Industry Ponders Move To LNG
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 13, 2006
Citing refuse trucks' dirty image, a new report aims to change perceptions and begin a nationwide overhaul, switching the industry's primary fuel source from diesel to liquid natural gas.
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Nuclear Fusion On A Tabletop
Rensselaer, NY (SPX) Feb 13, 2006
U.S. researchers said they have developed what is essentially a tabletop particle accelerator that can produce low levels of nuclear fusion at close to room temperature. A team at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute developed the tiny accelerator using a device called a pyroelectric crystal.
More Turning To Wind Power As Alternative
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 10, 2006
Skyrocketing oil prices and the need to end foreign energy dependence have some states, communities, and even homeowners turning to wind power as an alternative.
Carbon Market Booms As Kyoto Protocol Marks One Year
Paris, France (AFP) Feb 12, 2006
On its first birthday, the United Nations' Kyoto Protocol on global warming remains troubled by political uncertainties but one of its offshoots -- trading in greenhouse-gas emissions -- is thriving.
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China Energy Quest Not A Threat
Washington (UPI) Feb 09, 2006
A U.S. Energy Department report this week said China's global quest for energy was not economically damaging to the United States, but that is unlikely to assuage many in the U.S. Congress who regard the world's second-largest energy consumer as a threat.
SCHOTT Solar Receiver To Power New Solar Thermal Power Plant
As Solargenix/Acciona executives and federal, state, and local officials broke ground nearby to symbolically start construction on the 64MW Nevada Solar One solar thermal power plant, SCHOTT officially introduced to the public its new PTR 70 solar receiver, which will lie at the heart of Solargenix's new power plant.
The SCHOTT receivers convert energy from the sun into electricity by using concentrated solar radiation from the plant's parabolic mirrors to increase the temperature of the thermo-oil Heat Transfer Fluid (HTF) flowing through the receiver to over 750� F. This heated fluid is then used to turn water into steam, which drives a turbine and generates electricity. Solargenix plans to use 19,300 of SCHOTT's PTR 70 receivers at Nevada Solar One.
MIT Researchers Fired Up About Battery Alternative
Cambridge MA (SPX) Feb 08, 2006
Just about everything that runs on batteries -- flashlights, cell phones, electric cars, missile-guidance systems -- would be improved with a better energy supply. But traditional batteries haven't progressed far beyond the basic design developed by Alessandro Volta in the 19th century.
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Saft Wins Contract To Supply LI Cells For Eurostar Sats
Baltimore Md. (SPX) Feb 10, 2006
Saft has signed a long-term agreement with EADS Astrium to supply exclusively on-board lithium-ion cell modules for all Astrium Eurostar geosynchronous-orbit communications satellites over the next four years.
Europe Seeks To Drive Biofuel Use To New Levels
Brussels (AFP) Feb 08, 2006
The European Commission called Wednesday for new action to develop biofuels, warning that soaring oil prices and a recent Russian gas spat highlight the risks of relying on traditional power sources.
SatCon Wins NASA Contract For A Superconducting Motor For Electric Aircraft
Boston MA (SPX) Feb 09, 2006
SatCon Technology Corporation has been awarded a Phase I SBIR contract with NASA's John H. Glenn Research Center for development work on a superconducting machine for future hybrid and all-electric aircraft.
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Polymer Membranes For Hydrogen Purification Could Lower Production Costs
Austin TX (SPX) Feb 06, 2006
A team of engineers and scientists at The University of Texas at Austin and RTI International developed new polymer membranes for producing hydrogen that brings an energy-efficient, low-cost hydrogen purification process a step closer to reality, an important stride toward making hydrogen a viable energy alternative.
New Material Brings Hydrogen Fuel, Cheaper Petrochemicals Closer
Austin TX (SPX) Feb 03, 2006
A rubbery material that can purify hydrogen efficiently in its most usable form for fuel cells and oil refining has been developed by a chemical engineering group at The University of Texas at Austin.
Biofuels Can Pick Up Oil's Slack
Atlanta GA (SPX) Feb 02, 2006
With world oil demand growing, supplies dwindling and the potential for weather- and conflict-related supply interruptions, other types of fuels and technologies are needed to help pick up the slack.
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