New Zealand Environment Court Says No to Huge Wind Farm
cleantechnica.com — What would have been the Southern Hemisphere’s largest wind farm, a $2 billion NZD ($1.4 billion USD) and 630 MW wind farm in New Zealand, is not happening because New Zealand’s Environment Court says that it would ruin the surrounding landscape. (Submitted by biofriendlyblog) More...
Australia Gets Wave Power Inspired by Oil Rig
cleantechnica.com — It should be sending power to the Australian grid early next year...because of its unique “wind power” approach the moving turbine parts of the Oceanlinx system are mostly above the water, and it uses no hydrolic fluids, so there is nothing to deteriorate in the harsh environment for moving machinery under the sea. (Submitted by biofriendlyblog) More...
Top 10 Solar Technologies to Watch Out For
cleantechnica.com — Solar power technology is moving forward by leaps and bounds, with some new advancements being built out into usable installations virtually every day. Design concepts once thought to be ‘pie in the sky’ ideas are being implemented, making a simple solar panel array look like old-school technology. (Submitted by naturalpapa) More...
Fab2Farm...."The best idea in the last 4 billion years"
cleantechnica.com — The idea looks like a cool new version of the old SimCity computer game. You link a city to a solar manufacturing plant to a solar farm. The plant employs the people, the farm collects the energy and the city is up and running. But this isn’t a game, it’s a pitch from Applied Materials, a Fortune 500 company known for making computer microchips... (Submitted by biofriendlyblog) More...
NASA's Moon Blast is a Public Relations Disaster
cleantechnica.com — NASA’s mission to fire a high velocity “impactor” rocket into the moon to search for water is being widely criticized in the blogosphere. The mission is to fire a Centaur rocket into a crater of the moon which will act as a “heavy impactor”, sending a debris plume 30 miles high. "This is the stupidest idea I have ever heard of." (Submitted by naturalpapa) More...
Mining Hydrothermal Vents For Renewable Electricity
cleantechnica.com — The Marshall Hydrothermal Recovery System would use the heat from hydrothermal vents 7,000 feet under the sea to make electricity. Superheated fluid would be propelled up through a through a (well insulated!) pipe to an oil platform located on the surface above the vent and the heat energy contained in the fluid can then be converted to electricity (Submitted by naturalpapa) More...
Base-Load Wind Cheaper than Fossil Fuels: Compressed Air
cleantechnica.com — PG&E needs a way to turn sometimes-too-much wind into anytime-always-there electricity. The solution? Simple tech. Underground compressed air. With compressed air energy storage, air is compressed and then pumped in natural underground reservoirs. The air is released later and converted into electricity, and could actually supply base-load power. (Submitted by naturalpapa) More...
Brazilian Technology Can Run Your Car on E85 in an Hour
cleantechnica.com — “Flexing” your vehicle with the Alkol conversion system will allow you to use one of those high-ethanol pumps, which contain a mix of 85 percent ethanol, as opposed to the normal 10 percent mix in conventional gasoline. You won’t need a brand new shiny vehicle with one of those “Flex Fuel” badges either. (Submitted by naturalpapa) More...
World's Longest Bridge to Reconnect North and South Korea
cleantechnica.com — With a startling green master-plan that will one day connect North and South Korea, Foster+Partners has won an international competition to design an extensive mixed-use scheme for two Korean islands that it is bold, green and innovative. The entire 115 sq. mile area will be self sufficient and support a population from 35000 to 320,000 residents. (Submitted by naturalpapa) More...
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