A company named HyperSolar, Incorporated has recently revealed a technological breakthrough in using solar plus water to produce hydrogen. And the kicker is that any kind of water, dirty to clean can be used in this process. How does the breakthrough … [Read more...]
Rethinking the Role of Government in Cleantech
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Another year, another wringing of the hands over tax credits and incentives for clean technology. Lobbyists and vendors in the U.S. are once again singing the blues, calling for continued and expanding government investments in clean … [Read more...]
Five Shining Examples of Renewable Energy Innovation and Investment
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Sinking revenues and shrinking policy support may be causing a bit of a haze on the renewable energy horizon, but there's plenty of sunshine trying to peek through if you look hard enough. Read more.... … [Read more...]
House Armed Services Committee Proposes Ban on Biofuels
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Just one month before the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) in Hawaii, the world's largest international maritime exercise, the biofuels industry has encountered a possible roadblock. The House Armed Services Committee issued its report on next … [Read more...]
DOE Questions Petroleum Funded E15 Study
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today challenged test results released by the American Petroleum Institute claiming that 15% ethanol-blended gasoline (E15) can harm vehicle engines. In a post on the Energy.gov blog, DOE Vehicle Technologies … [Read more...]
ISU Professor Explains Ethanol/Gas Price Study
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The Iowa State University professor who co-authored a new study on ethanol and gasoline prices released this week says the impact of the growing use of the domestically-produced fuel is significant. The new analysis from the Center for Agricultural … [Read more...]
Britain’s Growing Onshore Wind Industry Worth £568 Million
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Recent research conducted by the RenewableUK and the U.K. Department of Energy and Climate Change revealed the British onshore wind energy industry was worth £568 million in 2011. Read more.... Read more........ … [Read more...]
Industrial automation software suite supports new I/O modules
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The module high-speed serial communications module receives data from generators, motors, and other devices connected on a Controller Area Network (CAN) Industrial automation manufacturer has released an upgrade to its PAC Project suite of software … [Read more...]
High-speed communications for smart grids
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Bachmann's bluecom-protocol provides optimum use of bandwidth by segmentation. The demands placed on state-of-the-art wind farms to respond to the power grid as if a single conventional power station requires use of a central wind-farm controller … [Read more...]
Downwind: Innovations in offshore wind transportation
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Offshore wind development is taking off around the world. The wind projects, however, pose logistic challenges that call for solutions from new ideas. For example, the UK has opened new areas for offshore wind development. However, these locations … [Read more...]