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Popular Mechanics
April 2008
Brad Reagan |
America @ $100/Barrel: How Long Will the Oil Last? Major discoveries of oil within our own borders could help reduce foreign imports.   |
Technology Research News
December 1, 2004
Kimberly Patch |
Solar Cell Doubles as Battery Scientists have designed a single, compact device that can both convert solar energy to electricity and store the electricity. |
Geotimes
August 2005
David Pimentel |
Weighing in on Renewable Energy Efficiency With our supply of fossil fuels running out, the author tells us about alternative energy sources: biomass, biodiesel, hydroelectric, wind, hydrogen and photovoltaics. He ends with comments on the European lifestyle. |
Wired
October 23, 2007
Amanda Griscom Little |
Olive Drab Goes Green: The Military Deploys Solar, Wind, and Biomass Power In December, the Department of Defense will complete nation's largest 15-megawatt solar installation. |
Reason
June 2009
Ronald Bailey |
Energy Futures A quick guide to alternative energy sources we may see in the not-too-distant future. |
Industrial Physicist
Apr/May 2003
Ineke Malsch |
Thin films seek a solar future Despite setbacks, the technology may yet shine. |
BusinessWeek
September 6, 2004
Otis Port |
Another Dawn For Solar Power Tech breakthroughs and high energy prices are rekindling the industry. |
PC Magazine
April 4, 2008
Jim Louderback |
Next-Gen Solar Heats Up Thin-film solar panels are a real breakthrough, built via a futuristic mashup of ink jet printing technology, aluminum foil, and space-age chemical compounds. |
Financial Advisor
March 2008
Jeff Schlegel |
The Next Biggest Thing The next gold rush might already be here -- green technologies, a vast sector running the gamut from renewable energy sources to clean technologies that enables businesses to boost performance while minimizing their environmental impact. |
IEEE Spectrum
July 2012
Vaclav Smil |
A Skeptic Looks at Alternative Energy It takes several lifetimes to put a new energy system into place, and wishful thinking can't speed things along |
Geotimes
August 2005
John A. Turner |
The Sustainable Hydrogen Economy The major issue facing United States and most other countries in the world is how to supply transportation fuel. Hydrogen, as part of a sustainable energy supply, can meet the challenge of a domestically produced energy carrier that can replace gasoline, and can additionally address carbon dioxide and other emissions. |
Technology Research News
March 12, 2003
Kimberly Patch |
Cheap solar power on deck Researchers from the University of California at Santa Barbara have come up with a new type of solar cell that may be much less expensive to manufacture than today's solar cells and can be improved to be nearly as efficient. |
Popular Mechanics
February 11, 2008
Chuck Tannert |
Coskata's $1/Gallon 'Trash-to-Gas' Tech Starts Up Ethanol 2.0: How It Works New startup company says it can make ethanol from almost any carbon-rich source for less than $1 a gallon. |
Wired
October 2006 |
My Big Biofuels Bet It may surprise you to learn that the most promising solution to our nation's energy crisis begins in the bowels of a waste trough, under the slotted concrete floor of a giant pen that holds 28,000 beef cattle. |
Popular Mechanics
October 7, 2009
Chris Sweeney |
5 Technologies Missing From the Clean Energy Bill Micro hydroelectric power... Waste to energy... Water efficiency... Geothermal energy... Solid oxide fuel cells... |
Inc.
November 2006 |
The Futurists From solar panels to clean coal, betting big on the future of energy. |
Entrepreneur
April 2010
Julie Bennett |
Are We Headed Toward a Green Bubble? Billions of dollars are pouring into clean-tech companies - with little results. Is this an intelligent investment or the beginning of another bubble? |
Popular Mechanics
October 13, 2008
Alex Hutchinson |
Inside Solar Power's Top 5 Next Game-Changing Technologies A detailed analysis of the green industry's real priorities for fulfilling the promise of making solar energy cheaper. |
Popular Mechanics
November 2008
Alex Hutchinson |
Solar Thermal Power May Make Sun-Powered Grid a Reality For five decades solar technologies have delivered more promises than power. Now, new innovations are exiting the lab and plugging into the grid -- turning sunlight into serious energy. |
Chemistry World
October 2007
Philip Ball |
The Crucible Feel free to make photovoltaics better. But don't forget they have to be cheaper, too. |
Technology Research News
February 25, 2004
Kimberly Patch |
Ethanol yields hydrogen Researchers have devised a way to extract hydrogen directly from ethanol, which would make for a renewable energy cycle. Ethanol is produced by converting biomass like cornstarch to sugar, then fermenting it. |
Geotimes
March 2007
Rick Zalesky |
Integrating Biofuels into the Fuel Supply Biofuels are but one part of a larger story -- the transition to a broader portfolio of efficient, environmentally favorable fuels, both petroleum- and biomass-based, that will supply tomorrow's vehicles. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2007
Willie D. Jones |
Termites in Your Tank Could the microbes that bugs use to digest wood be the answer to economic ethanol production? |
Popular Mechanics
May 2006
Mike Allen |
How far can you drive on a bushel of corn? Before we can debate national energy policy -- or even decide which petroleum substitutes might make sense for our personal vehicles -- we need to know how these things stack up in the real world. So we crunched the numbers on alternative fuels. |
Searcher
May 2001
Irene E. McDermott |
The Internet Express - I got the power: alternative energy resources on the web... |
Geotimes
February 2006 |
Turning Trash Into Energy Global investment is growing in a variety of projects that take trash and convert it into usable energy: Turkey to oil... Poop power... From bread basket to fuel pump... Flying high on plant waste... Trash to light up New York... |
BusinessWeek
February 18, 2010
Mark Scott |
Now, an Alternative to Alternative Energy Big money is starting to flow into biomass, geothermal, and marine wave power projects. |
Reason
June 2009
Ronald Bailey |
It's Alive! Alternative energy subsidies make their biggest comeback since Jimmy Carter. |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2012
Neil Savage |
Nanostructures Catch the Light Razor-thin solar cells could be cheap but need a little help holding light in |
Popular Mechanics
January 8, 2008
Logan Ward |
Super Soaker Inventor Aims to Cut Solar Costs in Half The independent inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun says he can achieve a solar energy conversion efficiency rate that tops 60% with a new solid-state heat engine. It represents a breakthrough new way to turn heat into power. |
Chemistry World
July 23, 2014
James Hansen |
The energy to fight injustice We need to help developing countries obtain abundant, affordable carbon-free energy. The enormity of anti-nuclear policy decisions is difficult to exaggerate. |
Chemistry World
July 31, 2008 |
Breakthrough Catalyst for Splitting Water Scientists say they have solved a fundamental problem hampering renewable energy generation - how to split water cheaply into oxygen and hydrogen, under benign conditions, so that the gases can be stored as fuels. |
Popular Mechanics
March 26, 2008
Robert Bryce |
7 Energy Efficiency Myths Debunked: Guest Analysis From the book "Gusher of Lies: The Dangerous Delusions of Energy Independence." |
BusinessWeek
August 14, 2006
Thornton & Aston |
Wall Street's New Love Affair Why some of the world's smartest investors are betting billions on clean energy. |
IndustryWeek
October 1, 2008
Jill Jusko |
For Solar, The Future is Thin Thin film technologies are poised for growth. |
Technology Research News
February 26, 2003 |
Alloy lowers fuel-cell cost Scientists from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have found a way to make fuel cells that are potentially cheaper and easier to manufacture than previous prototypes. The method is a step toward making the relatively clean energy-generating technology commercially viable. |
The Motley Fool
October 5, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Oil and Solar Become Partners Chevron is testing concentrated solar energy to make its oil wells more efficient. |
National Real Estate Investor
June 1, 2005
Henry Springs |
Savings Under the Sun Escalating energy costs are driving the development of new solar technologies, and the Vista Montana apartment complex in Watsonville, Calif., is testing just how far the sun will go. |
The Motley Fool
January 31, 2005
Tim Beyers |
Energize Your Portfolio Oil hovers near $50 a barrel. Fossil fuels are becoming scarcer. Do you wonder where fuel will come from in 20 years, or even in 10 years? Ponder the investment possibilities in renewable energy sources. |
Technology Research News
March 10, 2004
Eric Smalley |
Red wine mends solar cells Researchers from the University of Toledo have found a way to increase energy production using red wine. |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Which Solar Technology Will Win? Thin film, polysilicon, and solar thermal are battling for the future of solar power. |
Chemistry World
February 2011 |
What proportion of the world's energy supply will be sustainable by 2020? Three experts from different fields provide insights into scientific and political problems that impact energy stability. |
The Motley Fool
December 7, 2011
Travis Hoium |
3 Green Energy Money Pits Green energy doesn't necessarily mean a good investment and here are three green investments I would avoid. |
Geotimes
June 2006
Stephen L. Gillett |
A Nanotechnology Revolution for the Geosciences Wastewater streams, acid-mine drainage, seawater, concentrated natural brines such as those in oilfields or saline lakes -- sometimes viewed now as problems -- all could become potential sources of materials with the help of nanotechnology. |
The Motley Fool
September 4, 2009
Toby Shute |
Growing Pains for Geothermal Geothermal power is clean, it's cheap, and unlike solar or wind, it provides a base load of power that doesn't depend on the sun shining or the wind blowing. Let's take a look at news from the geothermal sector. |
Popular Mechanics
June 24, 2008
Chris Ladd |
For Future of Biofuel, Secret of MPG Ooze Lies in Mutant Bacteria Scientists are looking way beyond ethanol to a new generation of power -- one that's designed on a computer, produced by bacteria and acts just like good old gasoline. |
IEEE Spectrum
November 2007
Joel Schindall |
The Charge of the Ultra - Capacitors Nanotechnology takes energy storage beyond batteries. |
The Motley Fool
May 31, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Solar Power Has One Big Believer GE is predicting that solar power will compete head to head with fossil fuels within five years. |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2007
Ilana Polyak |
Alternative Energy Can green intentions translate into green? As more investors get hip to alternative energy, financial advisors need to learn about the sector's potentials and pitfalls. |
CFO
July 1, 2006
John Goff |
Power Source How a fresh crop of CFOs is propelling the alternative-fuels industry. |
