All Entries in the "Alternative Energy" Category
X-Prize for 100mpg Car
A $10M dollar prize for a commercially viable 100mpg car. The X PRIZE is an international competition designed to inspire a new generation of viable, super fuel-efficient vehicles. The independent and technology-neutral competition is open to teams from around the world that can design, build and bring to market 100 MPGe (miles per gallon energy equivalent) vehicles that people want to buy, and that meet market needs for price, size, capability, safety and performance.
Quick Solar Energy Contribution – Pole Mount Solar
I think this is a simple logical plan. Electric companies that have the equipment, manpower and motivation to supplement their local power grids should install pole mounted solar and/or wind on top of the numerous utility poles they have across the USA.
Residential Geothermal – Here now. Is it Cost Effective?
The idea, which is being proven effective every day by companies like Climatemaster and Waterfurnace is a real choice for new construction, public buildings and upgrading your home system.
The earth absorbs almost 50% of all solar energy and remains a nearly constant temperature of 50°F to 70°F depending on geographic location. Working with an [...]
Land Prices and Alternative Energy
Will prices for tracs of land increase under the growing pressure for Alternative Energy production?
Large land purchases for Solar thermal have already happenned in the Mojave desert and outside of Las Vegas where new gigwatt facilities are being built with this well proven approach.
T Boone Pickens has been leasing land tracs in West Texas for wind [...]
Switchgrass Test a Success
Alliant Energy working with the Chariton Valley Biomass Project and the DOE ended their recent test burn to determine the viability of growing, and burning switchgrass as an energy substitute. All indications to date are that it was a success. According to the press release, Nearly 16,000 tons of switchgrass produce more than 19,600 megawatt-hours [...]
Brazil BioFuels
An excellent article about the Brazilian Biofuel industry. They are far ahead of almost all countries with the production of biofuel from sugar as opposed to our idiotic pursuit using corn. They produce close to 4.7 billion gallons a year and are looking for the US as a market to supply. Of [...]
Personal Transit System
Driving down the Mass Pike every morning, by myself, in my hybrid, I always wondered why wouldn’t someone build a Disney style monorail down the middle of the Turnpike. Thinking about it, I guess it is not much different from current rail systems in town. How about a more flexible approach, where you [...]
Oil Price Reductions
Again, politicians are playing around the edges and not dealing head on with the issues. We have the resources now to reduce the price of Oil. See article below http://mygreensuit.com/2008/04/25/reduce-oil-prices/
What we do not have is the political will. Recent cable news chatter is starting to focus on the limitations we put on [...]
Wave Technology Gaining Traction
hey have several projects underway utilizing the technology shown below, some in Canada and several on the US west coast. They seem to be running into some resistance and concern from government officials and it looks like it is a slow process to get things approved.
Reduce gasoline consumption by %50 – NOW!
The study below says if all cars in the US were plug-in fuel cell hybrids we would reduce our gasoline consumption by %50. This is with existing technology and would be about one thousand more on top of the currently available hybrid technology (for the fuel cell piece). A lot of research went into this [...]