Archive for the ‘Clean power’ Category
Grid-Scale Metal Liquid Batteries Could Revolutionize Renewable Energy Use
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012Most Exciting Development Ive Seen in Ages! Almost every week, I see some R&D project or lab prototype that makes me go “ooh, thats interesting!”. But its rather rare that I encounter something that makes me rethink my whole vision of the future! It happened to me when I saw the video below, which is a presentation by a MIT professor on how he designed grid-scale liquid metal batteries.
CLIMATE NEWS SCAN – 15 May 2012
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
Some highlights from this weeks News Scan:
- Mobility will grow, but today’s politicians can determine the carbon impact
- Civil disobedience as a means of expression
- Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions rise 17%
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Authors: Neil Thomson, Neil Salmond, Kristina Welch, Justin Bull, James Noble, Clea Moray
Editors: James Tansey (ISIS), Jessica Worsley (PICS), Tom Pedersen (PICS)
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CLIMATE NEWS SCAN – 08 May 2012
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
Some highlights from this weeks News Scan:
- Ancient forest unveiled, revealing impacts of climate change
- Study says half of worldwide emissions come from livestock
- Cycling and walking increase in US pilot communities
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Authors: Neil Thomson, Neil Salmond, Kristina Welch, Justin Bull, James Noble
Editors: James Tansey (ISIS), Jessica Worsley (PICS), Tom Pedersen (PICS)
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CLIMATE NEWS SCAN – 01 May 2012
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012
Some highlights from this weeks News Scan:
- New study shows thriving jellyfish populations
- Time-lapse tools help people understand climate change
- Environmental and economic concerns emerge about forest bioenergy
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Authors: Neil Thomson, Neil Salmond, Kristina Welch, Justin Bull, James Noble
Editors: James Tansey (ISIS), Jessica Worsley (PICS), Tom Pedersen (PICS)
Mr Cameron sees North Sea as green energy hub
Monday, April 30th, 2012Mr David Cameron PM of British as saying that Britain’s North Sea has the potential to lead the world in offshore wind and carbon capture and storage technology as over 20 companies signed a deal to turn the region into a major renewable energy hub.
Major utilities such as Britain’s Scottish Power and Norway’s Statoil, manufacturers ranging from Siemens to Gamesa and supply chain companies are supporting a plan to develop the offshore wind potential of the North Sea, provisionally named Norstec. Further details about the operations of the network will be revealed at an offshore wind conference in London in June.
Green young minds solving environmental problems – thestar.com
Friday, April 27th, 2012I helped co-ordinate this exhibition, which explains why many of the companies written about in this column – and more – were on display. These included Solar Ship, the hybrid airship-airplane that is powered by solar panels; Pond Biofuels, which grows algae from industrial carbon dioxide emissions; and energy storage companies HydroStor and Temporal Power.
via Green young minds solving environmental problems – thestar.com.
CLIMATE NEWS SCAN – 24 April 2012
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012
Some highlights from this weeks News Scan:
- American urban planners focus on building sustainable communities
- Urban trees provide economic value
- Is natural gas better for the climate? It depends
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Authors: Neil Thomson, Neil Salmond, Kristina Welch, Justin Bull
Editors: James Tansey (ISIS), Jessica Worsley (PICS), Tom Pedersen (PICS)
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Solar Cells with 40% efficiency
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012New solar cell technique could more than double efficiency.
A joint Australian/German research team have developed a way to boost efficiency of solar cells up to a record breaking 40% efficiency. Current panels have around 12-17% efficiency.
Called photochemical upconversion, the process captures energy that is normally lost in solar cells.
“We are able to boost efficiency by forcing two energy-poor red photons in the cell to join and make one energy-rich yellow photon that can capture light, which is then turned into electricity,” Associate Professor Schmidt said.
Hydrogenics and Enbridge to Develop Utility Scale Energy Storage
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012Hydrogenics Corporation has announced it has entered into an agreement with Enbridge Inc. to jointly develop utility scale energy storage in North America. Enbridge is Canada’s largest natural gas distribution company and plans to use its existing infrastructure as a ‘Power-to-Gas’ storage system.
via Hydrogenics and Enbridge to Develop Utility Scale Energy Storage in North America.
Maxximus World Records Highlight Power of LNG
Wednesday, April 18th, 2012Maintaining the crown as the world’s fastest street-legal car, the Maxximus LNG 2000, the brainchild of financier Bruce McMahan and Indianapolis-based designer Marlon Kirby, has now set world records for both LNG liquefied natural gas and LPG propane.






