Published July 26th, 2010 at 4:14 pm in Energy Emporium, circa 2020, Fuel alternatives, World with no comments
Tagged with Archimedes, Carlo Ombello, Carlo Rubbia, concentrating solar power, CSP, Enel, grmeyers, Guardian, Italy, molten salt, Priolo Gargallo, solar power, sustainable energy, utilities
Enel Archimede plant in Italy. Photo: Enel
This July the Italian utility Enel unveiled “Archimede”, one of the most important developments in the emerging field of concentrating solar power (CSP). The launch showcases this power plant as the first CSP plant in the world to use molten salts for heat transfer and storage.
Archimede, a 5 MW plant located in Priolo Gargallo (Sicily). The breakthrough project was co-developed by the utility, Enel, and ENEA, the Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development. The name, “Archimede,” refers to the rows of huge parabolic mirrors used to capture the sun’s rays, recalling the “burning mirrors” that Archimedes is said to have used to set fire to the Roman ships besieging Syracuse during the Punic War of 212 BC.
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Published December 15th, 2009 at 8:48 am in Energy Emporium, circa 2020, renewable energy with 1 comments
Tagged with electricity, grmeyers, John R. Tuttle. windpipe, NREL. wind towes, renewable energy, sustainable energy, wind farms
Windpipe developer, John Tuttle Photo: http://windpipenews.com
The dramatic vista of noisy wind farms featuring towers that go the length of a football field will soon change, if John R. Tuttle has any say about the matter. “We’re nearing the end of that road,” says this engineer and inventor, who has multiple patents pending for his direct conversion wind-to-electricity system known as the Windpipe.
The most remarkable detail about this simple mechanism is that has no visible moving parts – only a hollow pipe with a configured nozzle that draws wind down its length, then converting it to electricity. The Windpipe requires no propellers, turbines, or rotating machinery. And unlike numerous propeller-driven towers, does not stop generating electricity when the wind velocity reaches higher than 55 miles per hour. Read more of this >>
Published June 4th, 2009 at 12:45 pm in Carbon Conundrum, Great Greenhouse Gas Grab, Growing Green Footprints with no comments
Tagged with alternative fuel, Arnold Schwarzenegger, auto, California, E-Fuel Corp, efuel, green fuel, micro-fueler, sustainable energy
The future for E-fuel is now looking brighter
E-Fuel Corp. has unveiled the final production model of the E-Fuel MicroFueler, a portable micro-refinery fuel system for consumer use. The State of California’s Department of General Services is also exploring a pilot program to test the MicroFueler with its flex-fuel vehicles. Video information of today’s press conference with California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and San Diego-based GreenHouse is available at www.GreenHouseEnergy.com.
“We are making our state a cleaner, greener and healthier place for everyone, but our goals require revolutionary technologies and low-carbon fuels,” said Schwarzenegger. “ It’s great news for our economy, our environment and our energy future.”
GreenHouse Energy, a division of GreenHouse, will be the exclusive distributor of the E-Fuel MicroFueler in California and Arizona.
GreenHouse is developing its business of distributing affordable alternative fuel by the end of 2009, said Chris Ursitti, GreenHouse CEO.
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Published April 18th, 2009 at 7:29 am in Energy Emporium, circa 2020, Great Green Building Blocks, Growing Green Footprints with no comments
Tagged with electricity, energy alternatives, energy conservation, green living, green solutions, Sustainable Development, sustainable energy, wind energy, Wind Power
Doug Tapia posted this in January. It was exciting enough, I thought it worth posting one more time. GRM Read more of this >>
Published March 6th, 2009 at 5:13 pm in Carbon Conundrum, Energy Emporium, circa 2020 with no comments
Tagged with 13366 Technology, CNET, coal alternatives, solar, solar furnace, sustainable energy
Used with permission from CBS Interactive, Inc., Copyright 2009 All rights reserved.
A diffusion furnace at 1366 Tech’s pilot lab. This piece of equipment, which uses phosphorous gas to treat the surface of silicon wafers, is typically used in solar manufacturing plants. The company, however, is developing its own manufacturing equipment to create what it calls a new “cell architecture.”
Photo by Martin LaMonica/CNET Networks
Caption by Martin LaMonica
