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| New Low-Cost Non-noble Metal Catalyst for Hydrogen Production from Biofuels |  |
| Researchers at Ohio State University have developed a new cobalt-based catalyst for the steam reforming of bio-derived liquids into hydrogen with 90% yield, at 350 C , and without the use of precious metals ... |
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| Thune to introduce Pickens at wind energy meeting | |
| Though they had nearly an hour to discuss a proposed ethics code, Sioux City city council members barely scratched the surface, Monday night. |
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| 13 Magnificent Renewable Energy Successes and Failures | |
| Last week, EcoWorldly hosted a renewable energy festival, highlighting energy projects and issues around the globe. Here, with links back to the original articles, are some inspiring successes and dismal failures in renewable energy as they were explored by our team of international environmental writers. |
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| Coal Power Plant Retrofit With Solar | |
| A coal plant in New South Wales, Australia is using solar energy to reduce the use of fossil fuels. Coal and solar generate electricity using the same turbines, under the same roof. |
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| More rural schools getting wind turbines | |
| Four schools in Montana have qualified for a U.S. Department of Energy wind education program. |
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| Student Invents £20 wind turbine from scrap for 3rd World | |
| Max Robson, 22, constructed a prototype using rubbish collected from skips, tips and bins including an old bike frame and wheel bearings, the magneto from a Vespa, a battery from a Ford Fiesta and bits of wood.It is so simple, he says, it can be built by unskilled workers in less than a day anywhere in the world. |
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| Solar Cells - Made In a Pizza Oven | |
| stylemessiah writes "The winner of several Eureka Science Awards in Australia is a crafty chick who devised a way to create solar cells cheaply using a pizza oven, nail polish and an inkjet printer. This was developed to address the high cost of cells and in particular for the worlds poorest regions. She wanted to give the @2 billion people around the world who dont have electricity the gift of light and cheap energy. This could have profound (and a good profound) implications for education and health in those in the poorest regions in the world. And it all started with her parents giving her a solar energy kit when she was 10..."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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| State regulator warns NY not to be seduced by wind power | |
| ALBANY -- A state utility regulator on Wednesday questioned whether a $2 billion investment in wind power in New York by a company that wants to buy two upstate utilities is a good idea. |
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| REG Announces Commercialization of Technology for Algae-based Fuel | |
| Renewable Energy Group announced that it has scalable commercialization technology capable of refining and producing large volumes of high quality algae biodiesel. |
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| Flabeg To Create 300 Jobs at Solar Facility in Pennsylvania | |
| State investments of US $9 million helped a Germany-based company choose Allegheny County, Pennsylvania for its first solar mirror production facility in the United States, creating 300 manufacturing jobs the state`s Governor Edward Rendell announced. Flabeg, a high-tech glass and mirror applications firm, will use the facility to manufacture parabolic solar mirrors, which are used to help generate electricity at large-scale solar power plants. |
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| Google.org Invests US $10 Million in Geothermal Energy Technology | |
| Google, through its philanthropic arm Google.org, announced US $10.25 million in investments in an energy technology called Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS). The announcement also includes funding for research on next-generation geothermal resource mapping, EGS information tools, and a policy agenda for geothermal energy. |
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| Aquus Energy Acquires Solar Energy Integrators | |
| Aquus Energy, Inc. a provider of solar energy systems to commercial and residential customers in the Mid Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the U.S., announced the acquisitions of Mercury Solar Systems LLC and Mercury Solar LLC (together Mercury Solar Systems) based in New Rochelle, New York and Energy Enterprises Inc. based in Mays Landing, New Jersey. |
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| Solar Cells — Made In a Pizza Oven | |
| stylemessiah writes "The winner of several Eureka Science Awards in Australia is a crafty chick who devised a way to create solar cells cheaply using a pizza oven, nail polish and an inkjet printer. This was developed to address the high cost of cells and in particular for the world`s poorest regions. She wanted to give the ~2 billion people around the world who don`t have electricity the gift of light and cheap energy. This could have profound (and a good profound) implications for education and health in those in the poorest regions in the world. And it all started with her parents giving her a solar energy kit when she was 10..."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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