Natural Solar Collectors
On Butterfly Wings
Inspire More Powerful Solar Cells
ScienceDaily (Feb. 5, 2009) — The discovery that butterfly wings have scales that act as tiny solar collectors has led scientists in China and Japan to design a more efficient solar cell that could be used for powering homes, businesses, and other applications in the [...]
Posted on April 14th, 2010 by Editor
Filed under: ANIMALS, COATINGS, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, INSECTS, SOLAR, TECHNOLOGY | No Comments »
New Super Bacterium Doubles
Hydrogen Gas Production
ScienceDaily (Apr. 14, 2010) — Hydrogen gas is today used primarily for manufacturing chemicals, but a bright future is predicted for it as a vehicle fuel in combination with fuel cells. In order to produce hydrogen gas in a way that is climate neutral, bacteria are added to forestry or household [...]
Posted on April 14th, 2010 by Editor
Filed under: BACTERIA, BIO GAS, BY-PRODUCTS, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, FUEL, HYDROGEN | 4 Comments »
Inexpensive Highly Efficient
Solar Cells Possible
ScienceDaily (Apr. 12, 2010) — Thanks to two technologies developed by Professor Benoît Marsan and his team at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) Chemistry Department, the scientific and commercial future of solar cells could be totally transformed. Professor Marsan has come up with solutions for two problems that, for the [...]
Posted on April 14th, 2010 by Editor
Filed under: ELECTRICITY, ENERGY STORAGE, EQUIPMENT, GEOTHERMAL, HEAT TRANSFER, SOLAR, TECHNOLOGY, THERMAL | No Comments »
The Solar Business
China’s Solar Firms Get A Boost
Government loans give Chinese solar companies an
even bigger edge over U.S. rivals.
It used to take decades for whole industries to shift overseas. Not anymore. Solar panel manufacturing is moving to Asia, and Chinese and Taiwanese companies especially are the beneficiaries–thanks to their low cost of production. Now come [...]
Posted on April 12th, 2010 by Editor
Filed under: FINANCE, SOLAR | 7 Comments »
Algae: Biofuel Of The Future?
ScienceDaily (Aug. 19, 2008) — In the world of alternative fuels, there may be nothing greener than pond scum.
Algae are tiny biological factories that use photosynthesis to transform carbon dioxide and sunlight into energy so efficiently that they can double their weight several times a day.
As part of the photosynthesis process algae [...]
Posted on April 8th, 2010 by Editor
Filed under: BIO DIESEL, BIO GAS, BIO MASS, BY-PRODUCTS, FUEL, PLANTS, WATER | 12 Comments »
Liquid nitrogen vehicle
(Redirected from Liquid nitrogen economy)
A liquid nitrogen vehicle is powered by liquid nitrogen, which is stored in a tank. The engine works by heating the liquid nitrogen in a heat exchanger, extracting heat from the ambient air and using the resulting pressurized gas to operate a piston or rotary engine.
Liquid nitrogen propulsion may also be incorporated [...]
Posted on April 8th, 2010 by Editor
Filed under: FUEL, NITROGEN | 19 Comments »
Smart’ Fridges Stay Cool
By Talking To Each Other
CSIRO’s Sam West demonstrating the workings of the interactive management screen on one of the demonstration ’smart fridges.’ (Credit: Photo by CSIRO)
ScienceDaily (Jan. 22, 2009) — Smart’ fridges that run on renewable electricity and are capable of negotiating the most energy efficient way to keep food cold [...]
Posted on April 8th, 2010 by Editor
Filed under: COLD FREEZE, EQUIPMENT, TECHNOLOGY, THERMAL | 25 Comments »
INSULATION SAFETY INSPECTION HOTLINE
The Government has launched a new hotline for householders concerned about insulation installed under the discontinued Home Insulation Program. Householders that are concerned about the safety of insulation installed under the Home Insulation Program can now call the safety line on
131 792.
This hotline has been [...]
Posted on April 6th, 2010 by Editor
Filed under: ELECTRICITY, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, INSULATION | 4 Comments »
