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Storing Renewable Energy in Boxes of Air

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:33:55 +0000

Storage is needed to harvest the full yield available from intermittent sources of energy like wind and solar. One of the options is compressed-air storage; till now only possible in underground caverns. But SustainX Energy Solutions; a Dartmouth College start-up that got $4 million in ...

Green Options found this 11 hours ago on cleantechnica.com

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Metabolix, ADM to open new bioplastics factory

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:50:53 +0000

A new U.S. plant is expected to open next month that uses technology out of MIT to produce bioplastics from corn that degrade in seawater or soil.

cleantechgroup posted 6 hours ago from cleantech.com

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Ice Could Be Key To Storage of Renewable Energy

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:00:25 +0000

icebank-installed.jpg In some areas, the wind blows stronger at night than in the day, but the nation is running on base load power and the extra power from the wind is wasted. But Icebank storage systems could use that power and convert it to ice. It then acts as a battery, storing the energy ...

INHABITAT found this 2 days ago on treehugger.com

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Rockwool nears construction on Indian insulation factory

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:41:01 +0000

Danish maker of stone wool insulation reports surprise growth areas despite 3Q09 report showing 21 percent decline in YTD sales.

cleantechgroup posted 6 hours ago from cleantech.com

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Two Israeli wastewater firms to locate in Michigan

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:38:32 +0000

A Green Jobs for Blue Waters initiative is working to make the U.S. state a North American leader in water technology, attracting interest from EPC and Emefcy.

cleantechgroup posted 8 hours ago from cleantech.com

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Aptera’s Troubles: Get the Full, Inside Story Here

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:49:26 +0000

[Editor's Note: Karen Pease has developed many personal relationships with people inside and out of Aptera over the years. She's been able to get the best picture we've seen so far of the quirky EV manufacturer's troubles from her inside sources. In most cases names and identifying specifics ...

Green Options found this 13 hours ago on gas2.org

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Al Gore: Super grid is critical to combating the climate crisis

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:56:57 +0000

An effective smart grid could help keep the United States competitive in the international marketplace, the former U.S. vice president says.

cleantechgroup posted 11 hours ago from cleantech.com

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Elk Horn, Iowa installs first electric car charging stations in new "Pony Express" lane

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:03:00 +0000

Elk Horn, Iowa's website says it is located, "In the heart of Southwest Iowa's picturesque countryside." Google Maps shows just how remote the town is, so it is clear that to make this place a forward-thinking electric vehicle destination takes a bit of chutzpah. While most EV advocates and ...

AutoblogGreen posted 7 hours ago from green.autoblog.com

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Environmental Capital

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:40:00 +0000

Environmental Capital provides daily news and analysis of the shifting energy and environmental landscape. The Wall Street Journal's Keith Johnson is the lead writer. Environmental Capital is led by Journal energy reporter Russell Gold, and includes contributions from other writers at the ...

Peak Energy found this 20 hours ago on blogs.wsj.com

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S.Korea picks local consortiums for smart grid test

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:00:41 +0000

SEOUL, Nov 20 (Reuters) - South Korea said on Friday it had picked eight consortiums for a test-bed of a smart grid project to make electricity distribution more efficient, as it looks to save $10 billion in energy imports by 2030. Korea aims to hook up 68 trillion won ($58.3 billion) of its ...

Earth2Tech found this 13 hours ago on forbes.com

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Battery maker GP Batteries has bought New Vectrix and the Vectrix assets

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:33:02 +0000

Photo courtesy Vectrix Corp As expected GP Batteries has purchased New Vectrix and certain Vectrix assets. As noted in earlier reporting (Vectrix is dead, long live the New Vectrix?) New Vectrix was formed by GH Ventures and GP Batteries. That ea... ...

reikiman posted 8 hours ago from 7gen.com

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Opel introduces updated Corsa ecoFlex with 98 g/km CO 2

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:04:00 +0000

Opel Corsa ecoFlex - click above for high-res image gallery Opel is about to launch a heavily revamped version of the B-segment Corsa, although observers probably won't notice much difference on the outside. That actually isn't such a bad thing, since the Corsa is a pretty handsome ...

AutoblogGreen posted 8 hours ago from green.autoblog.com

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All Grown Up: Audi celebrates 20th birthday of TDI

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:06:00 +0000

Audi A3 TDI - Click above for high-res image gallery As Audi begins to roll out the A3 TDI to its U.S. dealers in the coming weeks and the diesel version of the Q7 takes an ever larger share of sales, it's time to celebrate. This fall marks the 20th anniversary of the introduction of ...

AutoblogGreen posted 9 hours ago from green.autoblog.com

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A quest for CO2 and O2 optimal management with biofuel from algae

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:16:34 +0000

New partnership between Linde, Algenol Biofuels looks to develop technologies that work with Algenol’s algae and photobioreactors.

cleantechgroup posted 14 hours ago from cleantech.com

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REPORT: Tesla Motors planning IPO "soon"

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:49:00 +0000

Tesla Roadster - Click above for high-res image gallery Rumors about Tesla's plan to go public have been circulating since 2008, but a down stock market seemed to put a damper on the start-up's IPO. Now, the word on the street from Reuters is that Tesla is planning to go public "soon." ...

AutoblogGreen posted 10 hours ago from green.autoblog.com

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“Heretic” Battles Straw Man

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:46:25 +0000

Energy Self-Reliant States [pdf] , a flawed study on local Renewable Energy availability from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ISLR) found that 18 of the 50 states could not meet their electricity needs with local renewables. In fact, no state can meet its electricity demand ...

Alternative Energy Stocks found this 2 days ago on cleanenergywonk.com

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Summary Statistics for the United States

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:56:49 +0000

[1] Includes anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous and lignite coal. Waste and synthetic coal are included starting in 2002. [2] Distillate fuel oil (all diesel and No. 1, No. 2, and No. 4 fuel oils), residual fuel oil (No. 5 and No. 6 fuel oils and bunker C fuel oil), jet fuel, kerosene, ...

Clean Energy Wonk found this 3 days ago on eia.doe.gov

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Aptera update: backstory uglier than we knew

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:57:00 +0000

Aptera 2e final design rendering - Click above to enlarge Electric automaker Aptera has had a very tough week, starting with news of a boardroom showdown last weekend over money troubles - which were then walked back a bit . During the week, we've been hearing that the problems run ...

AutoblogGreen posted 11 hours ago from green.autoblog.com

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REPORT: New Lexus small car headed for U.S. by 2012 - perhaps sooner

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:02:00 +0000

Lexus LF-Ch concept - click above for high res image gallery Lexus introduced its LF-Ch concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September and it's believed to be a shoo-in for production for the European market. However, The Detroit Bureau is reporting that Lexus is considering bringing ...

AutoblogGreen posted 12 hours ago from green.autoblog.com

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Electric Rolls Phantom planned

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:59:00 +0000

Latest News Rolls-Royce could have an electric Phantom on the road in just 12 months, according to a company source. That would be well in time for the car to be one of the centrepieces of BMW’s sponsorship of the 2012 London Olympics. Electric Rolls Phantom planned BMW's electric plans revealed ...

Autoblog Green found this 36 hours ago on autocar.co.uk

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