Alternative Energy Sources
From Trash To Gas
While reading the news a few weeks back, I came across an interesting article about an alternative energy company called Coskata. Immediately upon my completion of the article, I was reminded of my high school days. Back in high school two friends and myself did a project for the science fair on turning food waste [...]
Energy From Parking Lots
There may be a new use for asphalt pavement, and its not what you may be thinking. A team of researchers from Worcester Polytechnic Institute are in the process of developing a collection device to harness the heat found in blacktop. In turn, this heat can be used to warm water and or create electricity.
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California Closing in On Twenty Percent Renewable Energy
Pacific Gas and Electric announced this past Thursday that they signed a major deal with two companies to produce a whopping 800 Mega-Watts of clean and renewable energy. The California based utility company has formally agreed with Optisolar Inc. and the Sunpower Corporation to produce this electricity, entirely from solar power.
The deal with Optisolar Inc. [...]
