A little bit of a roundup of interesting tidbits today. First, from Treehugger.com a couple stories… BMW is working on “Super Capacitors” that will take the place of the battery packs that you find in todays Hybrid cars. Current Hybrids, like the Prius and Civic Hybrid store their electrical power in batteries. Batteries are heavy, …
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Poop is Power in Alberta
And it’s not just because of all the BS that is uttered from the Premier! A farmer with a rather large feedlot in Alberta has built a huge waste management and energy production plant with the help of Provincial and Federal money. When it’s up to capacity he’ll be able to produce over 2MegaWatts of …
Cool Enviro-News Roundup
Lots of interesting news today relating to Alternative Energy Research, Technology, and Policy. President Bush is set to announce new initiatives to make building Nuclear Power plants more attractive, building oil refineries on old military bases, extending tax incentives to clean Diesel cars and building more Natural gas terminals. Kind of an odd mix. I’m …