Planning: Power struggles A quango that the Tories have pledged to scrap is set to fast-track controversial projects, from wind farms to runways, in the run-up to the election Peter Hetherington The Guardian, Wednesday 15 July 2009 Article history Applications for new wind farms will be overseen by the new planning commission. Photograph: Murdo Continue Reading →
Global warming to open up north-east Arctic tanker route Melting ice in the Russian Arctic will create a safer, shorter route cut for tankers, but will have even bigger implications for the global energy market Lesley Riddoch guardian.co.uk, Friday 17 July 2009 11.17 BST Article history ‘Soon there will be no summer Arctic ice,’ Continue Reading →
July 14, 2009 New Technique Can Fast-track Better Ionic Liquids for Biomass Pre-treatments by DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory California, United States [RenewableEnergyWorld.com] They’ve been dubbed “grassoline” – second generation biofuels made from inedible plant material, including fast-growing weeds, agricultural waste, sawdust, etc. – and numerous scientific studies have shown them to be prime candidates for Continue Reading →
250,000 jobs and £70bn revenue – the forecast for a thriving UK renewables sector Study from the Carbon Trust warns that potential of renewables sector will only be realised if government invests in research and removes regulatory barriers Alok Jha, green technology correspondent guardian.co.uk, Thursday 2 July 2009 00.05 BST Article history Waves crash Continue Reading →
Vanadium redox battery From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Battery specifications Energy/weight 10–20 Wh/kg Energy/size 15-25 Wh/L Power/weight ? W/kg Charge/discharge efficiency 80% [1] Energy/consumer-price ? Wh/US$ Self-discharge rate ? %/month Time durability 10-20 years Cycle durability >10000 cycles Nominal Cell Voltage 1.15-1.55 V The vanadium redox (and redox flow) battery in its present form (with sulfuric Continue Reading →
The challenge for green energy: how to store excess electricity For years, the stumbling block for renewable energy has been how to store electricity for days when the sun isn’t shining and the wind isn’t blowing. But new technologies suggest this goal may be within reach, writes Jon R Luoma from Yale Environment 360, part Continue Reading →