http://go.webassistant.com/ep/sys_exchange.lhtml Welcome to the Default Blog Channel by Sustainable Energy Desk. 20 Jan 2009 16:48:04 +0100 <p>For most of the &ldquo;clean energy&rdquo; startups Xconomy covers, the big question is whether the company&rsquo;s prototype&mdash;be it a <a href="http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2008/05/14/al-gore-eyeing-big-investment-in-clean-energy-prize-winner/">wind turbine</a>, a <a href="http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2008/05/02/gm-chips-in-for-mascomas-cellulosic-biofuel-technology/">wood-chips-to-ethan ... http://go.webassistant.com/ep/cont_pub_view_item.lhtml?-Token.Id=35891&-Token.cId=100134&-Nothing 20 Jan 2009 16:47:41 +0100 <p>A fungus that can convert plant waste directly into diesel could allow us to generate biofuel without sacrificing food production.</p> <p>The fungus was discovered in leaves of the ulmo tree (<em>Eucryphia cordifolia</em>) which grows in Patagonia. It makes the diesel as a vapour, much easier than liquid fuel to extract, purify and sto ... http://go.webassistant.com/ep/cont_pub_view_item.lhtml?-Token.Id=34996&-Token.cId=100134&-Nothing 06 Nov 2008 18:23:43 +0100 <div> <object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" width="425" height="350"><param name="height" value="350" /><param name="width" value="425" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tVa6dZ5nHb4" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="350" width="425" src="ht ... http://go.webassistant.com/ep/cont_pub_view_item.lhtml?-Token.Id=33852&-Token.cId=100134&-Nothing 05 Aug 2008 16:01:38 +0100 <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="storycontent"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><div class="mxb"><h1> </h1> </div> <br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="storybody"> <!-- S BO --> <!-- S IBYL --> <div class="mvb"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="466"> <tbody><tr> ... http://go.webassistant.com/ep/cont_pub_view_item.lhtml?-Token.Id=33547&-Token.cId=100134&-Nothing 12 Jul 2008 09:14:00 +0100 <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="storycontent"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><div class="mxb"><h1> </h1> </div> <br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="storybody"> <!-- S BO --> <!-- S IIMA --> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="226" align="right"> <tbody><tr><td> <div> ... http://go.webassistant.com/ep/cont_pub_view_item.lhtml?-Token.Id=33440&-Token.cId=100134&-Nothing 02 Jul 2008 11:03:18 +0100 <p> A new type of solar energy collector concentrates the sun into a beam that could melt steel. Researchers say the device could revolutionize global energy production. </p> <p> The prototype is a 12-foot-wide mirrored dish was made from a lightweight frame of thin, inexpensive aluminum tubing and strips of mirror. It concentrates sunlight by a factor of 1,000 to produce steam. </p> <p> &quot;Thi ... http://go.webassistant.com/ep/cont_pub_view_item.lhtml?-Token.Id=33315&-Token.cId=100134&-Nothing 20 Jun 2008 21:35:06 +0100 <ul class="notlist"><li> 13:59 07 March 2008 </li><li> NewScientist.com news service </li><li>Michael Marshall</li></ul> <div class="picbx"> <a href="http://technology.newscientist.com/data/images/ns/cms/dn13424/dn13424-1_250.jpg"><img class="centered block" src="http://technology.newscientist.com/data/images/ns/cms/dn13424/dn1 ... http://go.webassistant.com/ep/cont_pub_view_item.lhtml?-Token.Id=31924&-Token.cId=100134&-Nothing 12 Mar 2008 23:17:03 +0100 <p>By <a href="mailto:strulove@vt.edu">Susan Trulove</a></p> <div class="image image-right"><img src="http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/images/gravia350.jpg" alt="Gravia lamp" /><p>Gravia lamp</p> </div><p> BLACKSBURG, Va., February 19, 2008 -- A Virginia Tech student has created a floor lamp powered by gravity.</p> <p>Clay Moulton of Springfield, Va., who received his master of science degree in architec ... http://go.webassistant.com/ep/cont_pub_view_item.lhtml?-Token.Id=31714&-Token.cId=100134&-Nothing 20 Feb 2008 21:42:35 +0100 <p> BOSTON &mdash; He predicted the fall of the Soviet Union. He predicted the explosive spread of the Internet and wireless access. </p> <p> Now futurist and inventor <a href="http://www.livescience.com/health/ap_Kurzweil_050213.html">Ray Kurzweil</a> is part of distinguished panel of engineers that says <a href="http://www.livescience.com/environment/071210-solar-power.html">solar power</a> ... http://go.webassistant.com/ep/cont_pub_view_item.lhtml?-Token.Id=31713&-Token.cId=100134&-Nothing 20 Feb 2008 18:51:25 +0100 <font size="2"> <!-- S BO --> <!-- S IBOX --> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="208" align="right"> <tbody><tr> <td width="5"><img src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0" width="5" hei ... http://go.webassistant.com/ep/cont_pub_view_item.lhtml?-Token.Id=31110&-Token.cId=100134&-Nothing 28 Jan 2008 20:08:35 +0100 Aerospace parts maker Hamilton Sundstrand Corp. has teamed up with a private equity firm to provide electric power to utilities using a new technology, the Windsor Locks company said Wednesday.<br /> <br /> Hamilton has entered a long-term, exclusive deal with US Renewables Group to supply equipment for converting solar energy to electric power through a process involving molten salt.<br /> <br /> ... http://go.webassistant.com/ep/cont_pub_view_item.lhtml?-Token.Id=30689&-Token.cId=100134&-Nothing 09 Feb 2008 17:38:05 +0100 <font size="2"> <!-- S BO --> <!-- S IIMA --> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="203" align="right"> <tbody><tr><td> <div> <img src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44195000/jpg/_44195419_windfarm203cr_pa.jpg" border="0" alt="Wind farm" ... http://go.webassistant.com/ep/cont_pub_view_item.lhtml?-Token.Id=30367&-Token.cId=100134&-Nothing 11 Dec 2007 19:06:39 +0100 <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="540"><tbody><tr align="center" valign="top"><td width="179" bgcolor="#ffffff"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="#496b91"><span class="home-main"><a href="http://renu.citizenre.com/index.php?p=svc_overview"><img src="http://renu.citizenre.com/images/h_service.gif" border="0" alt="" width="1 ... http://go.webassistant.com/ep/cont_pub_view_item.lhtml?-Token.Id=30056&-Token.cId=100134&-Nothing 24 Nov 2007 17:12:09 +0100 <h1> </h1> <!-- end overskrift --> <div id="ctl00_CPHMainContent_ContentPageControl_ArticleControl1_SummaryParagraph"> <div id="ctl00_CPHMainContent_ContentPageControl_ArticleControl1_SummaryPlaceholder" class="introtekst"><em> Scientists at the Technical University of Denmark have created a refrigerator that cools using magnets instead of electricity</em> </div> <br /> ... http://go.webassistant.com/ep/cont_pub_view_item.lhtml?-Token.Id=30054&-Token.cId=100134&-Nothing 24 Nov 2007 17:01:40 +0100 <span class="post-author"><a href="http://www.got2begreen.com/"></a></span> <span class="post-comments"></span> <div class="post-content"> <div align="center"><img src="http://got2begreen.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/mike.jpg" border="0" alt="mike.jpg" /></div> <p>A civil engineer, Mike Strizki, lives in and constructed the first ever solar <a id="KonaLink0" style="text-decoration: ... http://go.webassistant.com/ep/cont_pub_view_item.lhtml?-Token.Id=30052&-Token.cId=100134&-Nothing 24 Nov 2007 16:54:53 +0100 <br /> <p><img src="http://www.celsias.com/blog/images/nanosys_solar.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" width="260" height="227" align="right" />Their mission: to deliver cost-efficient solar electricity. The Nanosolar company was founded in 2002 and is working to build the world&rsquo;s largest solar cell factory in California and the world&rsquo;s largest panel-assembly factory in Germany. They have su ... http://go.webassistant.com/ep/cont_pub_view_item.lhtml?-Token.Id=30051&-Token.cId=100134&-Nothing 25 Jan 2008 14:37:22 +0100 Uploaded File http://go.webassistant.com/ep/cont_pub_view_item.lhtml?-Token.Id=29962&-Token.cId=100134&-Nothing 19 Nov 2007 14:53:49 +0100 <span class="hw"></span> <div id="wpcontent"> <div class="thumb tright"> <div style="width: 352px"><img src="http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/a/ac/350px-DanishWindTurbines.jpg" alt="Offshore wind turbines near Copenhagen" width="350" height="122" /> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify" style="float: right"><img src="http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/styl ... http://go.webassistant.com/ep/cont_pub_view_item.lhtml?-Token.Id=29959&-Token.cId=100134&-Nothing 19 Nov 2007 10:49:38 +0100 <span class="breadCrumb"><a name="&amp;lid=bc_DS_WP&amp;lpos=bc_WP" href="http://www.answers.com/library/Wikipedia-cid-1494154949" class="headerfooter"></a></span> <div class="content"> <div><span class="hw"><br /></span> </div> <div id="wpcontent"> <div class="thumb tright"> <div style="width: 182px"><a href="http://www.answers.com/main/Record2?a=NR&amp;url=ht ... http://go.webassistant.com/ep/cont_pub_view_item.lhtml?-Token.Id=29957&-Token.cId=100134&-Nothing 19 Nov 2007 10:46:08 +0100 <span class="hw"></span> <div id="wpcontent"> <p><span class="brokenlink">Spanish energy policy</span> anticipates generating 30% of its <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/electricity" target="_top" class="ilnk" onclick="assignParam('navinfo','method|4'+getLinkTextForCookie(this));">electricity</a> needs from <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/renewable-energy" target="_top" class="ilnk ... http://go.webassistant.com/ep/cont_pub_view_item.lhtml?-Token.Id=29956&-Token.cId=100134&-Nothing 19 Nov 2007 10:44:50 +0100 European Union countries are currently the global leaders in the development and application of renewable energy. Promoting the use of renewable energy sources is important both to the reduction of the EU's dependence on foreign energy imports, and in meeting targets to combat global warming. Germany and the United Kingdom are currently the only members of the EU that are on track to achieve the o ... http://go.webassistant.com/ep/cont_pub_view_item.lhtml?-Token.Id=29954&-Token.cId=100134&-Nothing 19 Nov 2007 10:39:23 +0100 <font size="2"> <!-- S BO --> <!-- S IBYL --> </font><div class="mvb"> <font size="2"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="416"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="bottom"> <div class="mvb"> ... http://go.webassistant.com/ep/cont_pub_view_item.lhtml?-Token.Id=29952&-Token.cId=100134&-Nothing 19 Nov 2007 10:28:07 +0100 <img src="http://www.expoenergetica.com/images/cabeceras2/ingles/expoenergetica.jpg" alt="" width="355" height="50" /> <p align="justify"><strong>An International Week dedicated to Renewable and Conventional Energy Sources <br />19th - 21st november 2007</strong> </p> <p align="justify"> Energy represents one of the most important and rapidly developi ... http://go.webassistant.com/ep/cont_pub_view_item.lhtml?-Token.Id=29951&-Token.cId=100134&-Nothing 19 Nov 2007 10:25:36 +0100 <h2 class="tools"><span></span></h2> <p> <span>Colorado's State Univ.'s panels will cost less than $1 per watt.</span> </p><p><span class="byline"> <span>Monday, September 10, 2007</span><br /><strong>By</strong>&nbsp; <span> </span></span> <span><p>Colorado State University's method for manufacturing low-cost, high-efficiency solar panels is nearing mass production. AVA ... http://go.webassistant.com/ep/cont_pub_view_item.lhtml?-Token.Id=25048&-Token.cId=100134&-Nothing 24 Sep 2007 22:51:02 +0100 <br /> <img src="http://www.ecogeek.org/images/stories/rangefuels.jpg" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0" width="468" /><br />The state of Georgia just granted Range Fuels a permit to create the first cellulosic ethanol plant in America. HECK YES!&nbsp; This is very exciting...why?<br /><br /> <blockquote> <span style="font-weight: bold">Quick Run Down! </span><br />Cellulosic ethanol is etha ... http://go.webassistant.com/ep/cont_pub_view_item.lhtml?-Token.Id=24120&-Token.cId=100134&-Nothing 17 Jul 2007 08:37:19 +0100