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March 2010

Tiny Generators Produce Electricity from Ambient Vibrations

Submitted by Stefan Wray on Wed, 03/31/2010 - 9:54am
Publication Date: 
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:54:27 +0000
Time Stamp: 
1270047267
Original URL: 
http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/tiny-generators-electricity-ambient-vibrations/

Tiny generators developed at the University of Michigan could produce enough electricity from random, ambient vibrations to power a wristwatch, pacemaker or wireless sensor. The energy-harvesting devices, created at U-M’s Engineering Research Center for Wireless Integrated Microsystems, are highly efficient at providing renewable electrical power from arbitrary, non-periodic vibrations. This type of vibration is [...]

5 Things to Learn From Texas About the Smart Grid & Consumers

Submitted by Stefan Wray on Tue, 03/30/2010 - 5:30am
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1270162807
Original URL: 
http://earth2tech.com/2010/03/29/5-things-to-learn-from-texas-about-the-smart-grid-consumers/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+earth2tech+%28Earth2Tech%29

(Source: Earth2Tech) Texas is one of the few markets in the U.S. where the electricity market is deregulated and where there is a competitive market — as the researchers behind the Powerscorecard put it consumers in Texas can shop for electricity “the way

New Design Strategy for the Artificial Leaf

Submitted by Stefan Wray on Tue, 03/30/2010 - 2:02am
Publication Date: 
Tue, 30 Mar 2010 07:02:40 +0000
Time Stamp: 
1269932560
Original URL: 
http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/design-strategy-artificial-leaf/

Scientists are quite optimistic that hydrogen will emerge as the fuel of the future and the world would be driven by ‘hydrogen economy’. The only byproduct of hydrogen fuel is water vapor. By using hydrogen fuel we can reduce the harmful effects of greenhouse gases. Currently many research labs are engaged in duplicating the [...]

Biofuels and Carbon Capture from Frog Foam?

Submitted by Stefan Wray on Mon, 03/29/2010 - 2:17am
Publication Date: 
Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:17:05 +0000
Time Stamp: 
1269847025
Original URL: 
http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/biofuels-carbon-capture-frog-foam/

Since time immemorial human beings are trying to use solar energy for their survival and day to day use. We know that green plants create their own food and energy with the help of photosynthesis. Photosynthesis happens in the presence of sunlight, water and carbon dioxide. The end results are food, chemical energy and [...]

New Solar Charger for Laptop Computers

Submitted by Stefan Wray on Thu, 03/25/2010 - 5:19am
Publication Date: 
Thu, 25 Mar 2010 10:19:34 +0000
Time Stamp: 
1269512374
Original URL: 
http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/solar-charger-laptop-computers/

Now we can have a green charger for our computers and laptops. We can take our laptops to outdoors and keep on using them without bothering that the charge will run out. Muzatch offers a solar charger for our computers. It is known as the MZH-SP-6500 / SP-6000 renewable energy charger. If one is [...]

SunEdison to Build Europe’s Largest Solar Power Plant

Submitted by Stefan Wray on Wed, 03/24/2010 - 3:26am
Publication Date: 
Wed, 24 Mar 2010 08:26:34 +0000
Time Stamp: 
1269419194
Original URL: 
http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/sunedison-europes-largest-solar-power-plant/

SunEdison is a division of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. They have bagged a project to develop and construct a photovoltaic solar power plant in Northeastern Italy, near the town of Rovigo. This solar power plant will have a capacity of 72 Megawatt (MW). This will be the largest solar power plant in Europe. SunEdison [...]

Water into Hydrogen Fuel with Waste Energy

Submitted by Stefan Wray on Tue, 03/23/2010 - 3:48am
Publication Date: 
Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:48:35 +0000
Time Stamp: 
1269334115
Original URL: 
http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/water-hydrogen-fuel-waste-energy/

With each passing day, scientists are coming out with unique solutions to lessen our dependence on fossil fuels. They are now thinking of turning stray forms of energy such as noise or random vibrations from the environment into useful form of energy. They want to use piezoelectric effect for such purposes. Some materials produce [...]

Fuel from Chicken Feathers?

Submitted by Stefan Wray on Mon, 03/22/2010 - 2:37am
Publication Date: 
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:37:42 +0000
Time Stamp: 
1269243462
Original URL: 
http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/fuel-from-chicken-feathers/

If we go by the stats, every year 11 billion pounds of poultry industry waste accumulates annually, because we have gigantic appetite for poultry products. They can’t be stuffed into pillows. Mostly they are utilized as low-grade animal feed. Scientists in Nevada have created a new and environmentally friendly process for developing biodiesel fuel [...]

Solar-powered ATMs by Vortex

Submitted by Stefan Wray on Thu, 03/18/2010 - 2:25am
Publication Date: 
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:25:45 +0000
Time Stamp: 
1268897145
Original URL: 
http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/solar-powered-atms-by-vortex/

Alternative energy can be a boon for third world countries. Normally governments have to invest vast sums of money in developing infrastructures for a long period of time in underdeveloped areas. If we consider the example of cell phones, they have bypassed the usual wires, poles, roads, telephone exchange infrastructures. People residing in remote [...]

Pattern Energy Acquires 283-MW Gulf Wind Project

Submitted by Stefan Wray on Wed, 03/17/2010 - 11:00pm
Publication Date: 
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT
Time Stamp: 
1268884800
Original URL: 
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2010/03/pattern-energy-acquires-283-mw-gulf-wind-project?cmpid=rss

Pattern Energy Group LP has acquired the 283-megawatt (MW) Gulf Wind project from Babcock & Brown. Gulf Wind includes 118 wind turbines and is located on the Gulf Coast in Kenedy County, Texas. The project is in close proximity to transmission lines that allow for the efficient delivery of power to nearby markets.