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 Study shows support for wind power in DelawareBy M.T. Whitney, January 24 2007
(NewsTarget) Overwhelming support for adding offshore wind power was the feedback received from a small survey of Delaware residents.
In the survey of 949 people, more than 90 percent supported erecting large wind turbines off the Delaware coast to increase the amount of available electricity. They were in support of it even if it increased their electric bills by up to $30 per month.
The survey was conducted by Jeremy Firestone and Willett Kempton, marine policy scientists from the University...
 Liquid fuel from common trash: new technology coverts municipal waste into ethanolBy M.T. Whitney, January 24 2007
(NewsTarget) A new conversion technology takes organic items otherwise headed for the landfill and turns them into usable fuel.
The double-punch effect of this technology comes from the fact that it vaporizes organic material, releasing a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide, which can be synthesized to create other gasses and chemicals. To be used as fuel, the synthesized gas would be converted to ethanol and methanol.
The originators of this technology are the Massachusetts Institute of...
 Ethanol demand spikes U.S. corn pricesBy Jessica Fraser, January 19 2007
(NewsTarget) The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced last week that the price of corn was at a 10-year high, after crop-damaging droughts left worldwide supplies short as ethanol fuel and livestock feed demands increased.
Corn prices have gone up 86 percent in the last year alone, leaving the world's supply of the grain at the lowest levels since 1978, the USDA said. Despite the third-largest U.S. crop in history, increased demand is projected to cause global supplies to fall by more...
 Visionary Vehicles races big three auto makers to market with a hybrid plug-in electric carBy Ben Kage, January 16 2007
(NewsTarget) Up until now, Visionary Vehicles CEO and former Subaru of America founder Malcolm Bricklin had been content to import Chinese-made cars to the United States, but he recently announced his intention to produce a line of plug-in hybrids priced 20 to 30 percent lower than competitors.
Plug-in hybrids are built similarly to standard gasoline-electric hybrids -- which provide excellent gas mileage through an internal combustion engine used in concert with a nickel-metal hydride battery...
 GM fights to get green with upcoming electric car, "Volt"By Ben Kage, January 8 2007
(NewsTarget) Following in the wake of heavy criticism for abandoning the EV1 electric car, faltering auto giant General Motors Corp. has unveiled their latest offering to the clean car market, their new "Volt" concept car.
The Chevrolet Volt was introduced on Jan. 7 at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, and is designed to obtain enough power from its next-generation battery pack to run for 40 miles. According to GM, the average American driver only travels about 40 miles a...
 Solar industry to soar in 2007 as consumers, cities seek renewable energy solutionsBy Ben Kage, January 5 2007
(NewsTarget) Cost and efficiency issues have plagued solar technology's standing as a front-runner in the race for clean, renewable energy resources for years, and shortages of silicon have not helped matters. But recent jumps in fossil-fuel costs and improved solar technology have caused a recent surge in the industry's popularity.
Unprecedented support for the technology has cropped up in the United States, the world's biggest energy consumer, even at the government level. President Bush visited...
 Startup hopes to convert chicken fat into biodieselBy Ben Kage, January 4 2007
(NewsTarget) A Missouri man named Jerry Bagby and his longtime friend Harold Williams have amassed $5 million with which they hope to build a new plant where they can create biodiesel from chicken fat.
Only a small fraction of U.S. biodiesel is currently made from chicken fat -- approximately 90 percent is made from soybean oil -- but Bagby may be getting in on the ground floor of a booming biodiesel ingredient as the cost of soybean oil starts to climb. Ostensibly, Bagby's plant will be able...
South Korea's largest garbage-based power plant becomes operationalBy Jerome Douglas, December 22 2006
(NewsTarget) In a possible -- but futuristic -- version of how South Korea is going to power itself for the next generation, that country has opened the world's largest garbage-fueled power plant.
The new garbage-fueled power plant is now partially online, and the power that it produces is expected to reduce its imports of crude oil by 500,000 barrels a year, once the plant is fully operational.
This new 50-megawatt plant was designed to provide power to more than 180,000 households. When it...
Blueberry pigments may replace silicon in solar panelsBy Jerome Douglas, December 21 2006
(NewsTarget) Blueberries are some of the most healthy foods on the planet, according to many naturalists and holistic health practitioners. The berry itself has flavors that range from mildly sweet to tart and tangy, and in addition, blueberries can help with a range of health problems. And now, blueberries may be able to help with our energy problems, too.
Researchers at Tufts University analyzed 60 fruits and vegetables for their antioxidant capability -- and blueberries came out on top, rating...
 Sandia National Labs and LiveFuels partner up to produce vehicle fuel from algaeBy Ben Kage, December 18 2006
(NewsTarget) Sandia National Labs is working on a new fuel, which they are calling "Supercrude," made from everyday algae from ponds, and they plan to market the gas by about 2010 with the help of LivingFuels.
"We believe Sandia has the strengths needed to lead the alliance in its early growth phase," says LiveFuels Chief Executive Officer Lissa Morgenthaler-Jones on the LiveFuels web site.
According to site, the project could yield anywhere from 1,000 to 20,000 gallons of oil for every acre...
 Boeing develops breakthrough solar cell almost twice as efficient as standard modelsBy Ben Kage, December 12 2006
(NewsTarget) The best silicon solar cells on the market convert 22 percent of the sunlight they receive into electricity, but Boeing-Spectrolab has developed a new cell that nearly doubles that number, and other companies are following suit.
Physics limits traditional solar cells to a maximum efficiency of 26 percent, because silicon only interacts with a certain part of the light spectrum. The Boeing cells can achieve an efficiency of 40.7 percent because they contain an extra layer of concentrators...
 Energy Crisis? Let’s Stop Ignoring the ObviousBy Jared Rosen and David Rippe, December 4 2006
(NewsTarget) Many Americans are oblivious to the energy they waste. We don’t see the connection between our lack of energy conservation, cruising around in cars that get poor gas mileage, high fuel prices, wars in the Middle East and global warming. We’re disconnected from the repercussions of our actions and habits. We’ll drive on toward oblivion, complaining all the way.
All Americans could significantly reduce their energy consumption, save lots of money, and reduce pollution at the same time...
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