Natural Gas: The Fastest Growing Transportation Fuel In The U.S. [View article]
Unfortunately, our hero Mitt Romney and the Republicans did not offer any real alternative as regards NG as the future fuel of choice for the U.S.A. in the last election. I think if they had pushed this during the election as a way to return to economic prosperity, they would have won. Instead, the only economic plan the Republicans offer is union busting and tax cuts for the wealthy.
Axion Power Concentrator 228: April 16: Axion Power On Panel At Energy Storage Economics 2.0 For New York City And Beyond [View instapost]
Engineers Craft New Material for High-Performing 'Supercapacitors'
Taking a significant step toward improving the power delivery of systems ranging from urban electrical grids to regenerative braking in hybrid vehicles, researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have synthesized a material that shows high capability for both the rapid storage and release of energy.
"With this work, we are blurring the lines between what is a battery and what is a supercapacitor," said Veronica Augustyn, a graduate student in materials science at UCLA and lead author of the paper. "The discovery takes the disadvantages of capacitors and the disadvantages of batteries and does away with them."
Oilfield Water Management: The Oil And Gas Industry's Holy Grail [View article]
Ecosphere Technologies, Inc. ("Ecosphere") put Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. ("Halliburton"), on notice February 21st of a Demand for Arbitration that is being filed with the American Arbitration Association, alleging that Halliburton took and disclosed Ecosphere's trade secrets and proprietary technical, business and strategic information. Ecosphere demands $300 Million in damages in the filing, alleging specifically that Halliburton both breached a non-disclosure agreement with Ecosphere, and that Halliburton stole, converted or misappropriated Ecosphere's trade secrets, all relating to Ecosphere's green technology business model to treat and recycle water used during hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" operations for oil and natural gas.
Axion Power Concentrator 223: Mar. 29: Axion Power Completes New Continuous Roll Carbon Sheeting Process [View instapost]
Discovery Opens Door to Efficiently Storing and Reusing Renewable Energy
Two University of Calgary researchers have developed a ground-breaking way to make new affordable and efficient catalysts for converting electricity into chemical energy. Their technology opens the door to homeowners and energy companies being able to easily store and reuse solar and wind power. Such energy is clean and renewable, but it's available only when the sun is shining or the wind is blowing. The research by Curtis Berlinguette and Simon Trudel, both in the chemistry department in the Faculty of Science, has just been published in the journal Science.
Axion Power Concentrator 218: Mar. 15: Axion Power And EPower Engine Systems Inaugurate Strategic 18-Wheeler Alliance Using PbC Batteries In Hybrid Drive Trains For Class 8 Trucks [View instapost]
Breakthrough in Electricity Storage: New Large and Powerful Redox Flow Battery
More and more electricity is being generated from intermittent sources of power, such as solar and wind energy. Powerful electric energy storage devices are necessary to level out corresponding irregularities in the power supply. Fraunhofer scientists have recently made an important breakthrough with their development of a redox flow battery that reaches stack power up to 25 kW, with a cell size of 0.5 square meters. This is eight times larger than the previous A4-sized systems.
Westport Innovations: R&D Will Soon Translate To ROI - It's A Buy [View article]
and cut our trade deficit by a huge amount. I, too, am sickened by the lack of leadership from our elected aristocracy in Washington. The worst mistake our founding fathers could have avoided was putting term limits as part of the Constitution. Pres Obama said the U.S. is the Saudi Arabia of natural gas. He also said government has a role to play in the economy. Here is the perfect scenario to use government to help transition the U.S. to natural gas. Romney had the issue staring him in the face, but like John McCain with Jeremiah Wright, he let the issue sit there.
Axion Power Concentrator 210: Feb. 20: Axion Power PbC Batteries Continue To Demonstrate Effectiveness For Railroad Applications Norfolk Southern [View instapost]
As regards the recent proposed sale of Fisker Automotive to a Chinese company (and the previous sale of A123):
"Senators Charles Grassley (R-IA) and John Thune (R-SD) are speaking up and objecting to the sale. Senator Grassley told Bloomberg News, 'Technology developed with American taxpayer subsidies should not be sold off to China." Senator Thune said, 'Obama's green energy investments appear to be nothing more than venture capital for eventual Chinese acquisitions.' "
Cheap, Strong Lithium-Ion Battery Developed Feb. 12, 2013 — Researchers at USC have developed a new lithium-ion battery design that uses porous silicon nanoparticles in place of the traditional graphite anodes to provide superior performance.
The new batteries -- which could be used in anything from cell phones to hybrid cars -- hold three times as much energy as comparable graphite-based designs and recharge within 10 minutes. The design, currently under a provisional patent, could be commercially available within two to three years.
Axion Power Concentrator 207: Feb. 10: Axion Power PbC Batteries Continue To Demonstrate Effectiveness For Railroad Applications Norfolk Southern [View instapost]
"Hybrid car pioneer and “father of the Prius” Takeshi Uchiyamada says the billions poured into developing battery electric vehicles have ultimately been in vain. 'Because of its shortcomings--driving range, cost and recharging time--the electric vehicle is not a viable replacement for most conventional cars,' said Uchiyamada. 'We need something entirely new.' "
Natural Gas: The Fastest Growing Transportation Fuel In The U.S. [View article]
Deciphering Syntroleum's Earnings [View article]
Deciphering Syntroleum's Earnings [View article]
Axion Power Concentrator 228: April 16: Axion Power On Panel At Energy Storage Economics 2.0 For New York City And Beyond [View instapost]
Axion Power Concentrator 228: April 16: Axion Power On Panel At Energy Storage Economics 2.0 For New York City And Beyond [View instapost]
Taking a significant step toward improving the power delivery of systems ranging from urban electrical grids to regenerative braking in hybrid vehicles, researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have synthesized a material that shows high capability for both the rapid storage and release of energy.
"With this work, we are blurring the lines between what is a battery and what is a supercapacitor," said Veronica Augustyn, a graduate student in materials science at UCLA and lead author of the paper. "The discovery takes the disadvantages of capacitors and the disadvantages of batteries and does away with them."
http://bit.ly/11q1q6V
Biodiesel Economics 101: Understanding The Margins, Part 2 [View article]
Axion Power Concentrator 223: Mar. 29: Axion Power Completes New Continuous Roll Carbon Sheeting Process [View instapost]
Oilfield Water Management: The Oil And Gas Industry's Holy Grail [View article]
http://yhoo.it/178ZyTG
Axion Power Concentrator 223: Mar. 29: Axion Power Completes New Continuous Roll Carbon Sheeting Process [View instapost]
Two University of Calgary researchers have developed a ground-breaking way to make new affordable and efficient catalysts for converting electricity into chemical energy. Their technology opens the door to homeowners and energy companies being able to easily store and reuse solar and wind power. Such energy is clean and renewable, but it's available only when the sun is shining or the wind is blowing. The research by Curtis Berlinguette and Simon Trudel, both in the chemistry department in the Faculty of Science, has just been published in the journal Science.
http://bit.ly/Z3vTDR
Axion Power Concentrator 218: Mar. 15: Axion Power And EPower Engine Systems Inaugurate Strategic 18-Wheeler Alliance Using PbC Batteries In Hybrid Drive Trains For Class 8 Trucks [View instapost]
More and more electricity is being generated from intermittent sources of power, such as solar and wind energy. Powerful electric energy storage devices are necessary to level out corresponding irregularities in the power supply. Fraunhofer scientists have recently made an important breakthrough with their development of a redox flow battery that reaches stack power up to 25 kW, with a cell size of 0.5 square meters. This is eight times larger than the previous A4-sized systems.
http://bit.ly/13a1hc2
Westport Innovations: R&D Will Soon Translate To ROI - It's A Buy [View article]
Axion Power Concentrator 210: Feb. 20: Axion Power PbC Batteries Continue To Demonstrate Effectiveness For Railroad Applications Norfolk Southern [View instapost]
"Senators Charles Grassley (R-IA) and John Thune (R-SD) are speaking up and objecting to the sale. Senator Grassley told Bloomberg News, 'Technology developed with American taxpayer subsidies should not be sold off to China." Senator Thune said, 'Obama's green energy investments appear to be nothing more than venture capital for eventual Chinese acquisitions.' "
http://bloom.bg/YjRISX
Axion Power Concentrator 208: Feb. 13: Axion Power PbC Batteries Continue To Demonstrate Effectiveness For Railroad Applications Norfolk Southern [View instapost]
Axion Power Concentrator 208: Feb. 13: Axion Power PbC Batteries Continue To Demonstrate Effectiveness For Railroad Applications Norfolk Southern [View instapost]
Cheap, Strong Lithium-Ion Battery Developed
Feb. 12, 2013 — Researchers at USC have developed a new lithium-ion battery design that uses porous silicon nanoparticles in place of the traditional graphite anodes to provide superior performance.
The new batteries -- which could be used in anything from cell phones to hybrid cars -- hold three times as much energy as comparable graphite-based designs and recharge within 10 minutes. The design, currently under a provisional patent, could be commercially available within two to three years.
Axion Power Concentrator 207: Feb. 10: Axion Power PbC Batteries Continue To Demonstrate Effectiveness For Railroad Applications Norfolk Southern [View instapost]