Via Carl Franzen at TPM, will two Tunisians, Hassine Labaied and Anis Aouin, become household names? Watch: Their company, Saphon Energy. This recalls wave-energy power generation, but without the difficulties … Continue reading “Wind Energy Revolution?”
Category: Energy Security
Fracking Causing Earthquakes!? Oh Dear.
Gov’t scientists say their study indicates fracking is causing earthquakes. The evidence is pretty convincing. B
Oil Price in Europe Near 2008 All Time High
Gail Tverberg explains why, at present, oil prices are affecting Europe more than the United States. Read. B
Solar Roads
Solar Roads. No kidding. Watch. B h/t Sweety
Massive Increase in Wind Farm Efficiency
This is encouraging. Caltech researchers report: Impressively, the six VAWTs generated from 21 to 47 watts of power per square meter of land area; a comparably sized conventional wind-farm generates … Continue reading “Massive Increase in Wind Farm Efficiency”
United States Releases 30M Barrels of Oil
We have a Strategic Petroleum Reserve in this country housing over 700M barrels of oil – enough to keep our economy running for one to two months if imports were … Continue reading “United States Releases 30M Barrels of Oil”
SolarCity is Cool. Google Likes 280 Million times.
A bit rushed but have to share this: Good stuff about a residential solar power company leasing to homeowners. A practical way to pay. Instant lower monthly energy bills, even … Continue reading “SolarCity is Cool. Google Likes 280 Million times.”
Offshore Wind Energy in America? Zero.
In the United States, we have not produced the first watt of power from offshore wind. Michael Conathan and Richard W. Caperton discuss the details in a thorough article: Offshore … Continue reading “Offshore Wind Energy in America? Zero.”
Subsidies that Don’t Make Sense
Subsidizing the galactically profitable oil industry. To the tune of billions. Why? Political power is why. Those government billions could be used to subsidize alternative energy, but – oh no – that would … Continue reading “Subsidies that Don’t Make Sense”
Nissan Leaf Wins World-Wide Award
The all-electric Nissan Leaf is the recipient of the 2011 World Car of the Year award at the New York Auto Show, CNN reports. We noticed a thorough Leaf review … Continue reading “Nissan Leaf Wins World-Wide Award”