http://www.alternative-energy-news.info Alternative Energy News and Information about Renewable Energy Technologies: Articles, Discussions, News and Videos. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:05:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/solar-cells-tobacco-plants/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/solar-cells-tobacco-plants/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:05:00 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=786 As the world continues its quest to use less fossil fuels, the latest possible solution comes from the most unlikely of sources: the tobacco plant. This latest news comes from the University of California, Berkley. It will be nice to see tobacco used for something other than lung cancer. This new discovery is based [...]
Posted in: Biofuels, PhotoVoltaics, Solar Power]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/solar-cells-tobacco-plants/feed/ 0 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/jet-engines-new-wind-power-technology/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/jet-engines-new-wind-power-technology/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:17:59 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=785 Wind power has recently received a nice boost as one of the hottest forms of energy on the market. When comparing the recent market growth against all forms of energy, both renawables and non-renewables, wind turbines seem to be jumping to the head of the pack. While it still has a way to go [...]
Posted in: Inventions, Wind Power, Wind Turbines]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/jet-engines-new-wind-power-technology/feed/ 11 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/riversimple-fuel-cell-car-project/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/riversimple-fuel-cell-car-project/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:20:50 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=784 People are getting more and more excited about green automobiles, so it was kind of surprising to see such a neutral reaction to the Fuel Cell Car by Riversimple. While this project has a very interesting slant from other cars that we have seen in this niche, it was met with a very lukewarm [...]
Posted in: Fuel Cells, Hydrogen Fuel, Transportation]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/riversimple-fuel-cell-car-project/feed/ 3 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/wood-powered-cars/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/wood-powered-cars/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:23:14 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=783 Few people that are ripping around the streets in today’s gas guzzlers will remember wood-powered cars, but if things continue the way they are, they may be lucky enough to see one pull up next to them at the light. Wood-powered cars are starting to pop up again as yet another means of saving [...]
Posted in: Biofuels, Transportation]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/wood-powered-cars/feed/ 14 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/volkswagen-e-up-electric-car/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/volkswagen-e-up-electric-car/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:04:37 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=782 Consumers surely remember the days of seeing pictures off all the funny looking electric cars. They looked like something out of the Jetson’s and were hardly something any of us would be caught dead in. Say goodbye to those old stereo types because the Volkswagon E-Up is raising the bar in electric car technology. YouTube: [...]
Posted in: Electric Cars, Industry, Transportation]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/volkswagen-e-up-electric-car/feed/ 3 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/convert-to-100-wind-power/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/convert-to-100-wind-power/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:26:05 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=781 With all the talk of going green, the question had been thrown out many times if there will ever be a time that we can use nothing but renewable energy to power our world. A small island in Denmark is trying answer that question with a resounding yes as they power up every single [...]
Posted in: Wind Farms, Wind Power, Wind Turbines]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/convert-to-100-wind-power/feed/ 14 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/the-micron-may-change-the-way-we-travel/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/the-micron-may-change-the-way-we-travel/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:38:06 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=780 The carbon footprint that automobiles leave is about to change, and that change is going to happen much sooner than we think. While it is unlikely that the Micron will replace every car on the road, it will present a very interesting alternative to daily travel. This unique design is eye catching and more [...]
Posted in: Electric Cars, Industry, Transportation]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/the-micron-may-change-the-way-we-travel/feed/ 37 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/wind-turbine-power-portable-foldable-wind-generator/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/wind-turbine-power-portable-foldable-wind-generator/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:53:25 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=779 Renewable energy is one of the hottest things on the market right now but until recently, solar power has been getting most of the attention. While there are plenty of techno gadgets, like solar briefcases and solar laptop chargers, that can have solar power on the run, very few if any items exist for [...]
Posted in: Inventions, Wind Power, Wind Turbines]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/wind-turbine-power-portable-foldable-wind-generator/feed/ 6 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/self-assembling-solar-cells/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/self-assembling-solar-cells/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:05:02 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=776 What can a scientist do with salad dressing apart from telling you that it increases the taste of salad manifold? But that’s the beauty of this profession. As Newton could give some theories when he saw an apple falling from a tree, salad dressing can inspire scientists towards a brand new type of solar [...]
Posted in: Inventions, PhotoVoltaics, Solar Power]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/self-assembling-solar-cells/feed/ 7 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/solar-powered-uav-under-development/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/solar-powered-uav-under-development/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:33:03 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=775 If UAVs starts running on the solar system, then it will save lots of expensive fossil fuel and the add-ons in the form of greenhouse effects. Researchers at the Queensland University of Technology are working on a model of a solar-powered unmanned flight system for round-the-clock surveillance. They have christened their baby as the [...]
Posted in: Inventions, Solar Power, Transportation]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/solar-powered-uav-under-development/feed/ 2 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/energy-efficient-communications-networks/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/energy-efficient-communications-networks/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 08:33:28 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=774 Reputed companies are always conscious about their brand image and what a great way to build great brand by taking clean and green route! Bell Lab is the division of the Alcatel-Lucent. Currently Alcatel-Lucent is trying to invest in their communications networks to make it 1,000 times more energy efficient. They have launched a [...]
Posted in: Economy, Industry, Inventions]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/energy-efficient-communications-networks/feed/ 3 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/solar-pond-distillation-system/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/solar-pond-distillation-system/#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:24:29 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=773 Researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno are developing a solar technique that will take care of the ecosystems of terminus lakes around the world. This new solar distillation system will help in removing the salinity of the lake water. This will be possible with the help of a specialized low-cost solar pond and [...]
Posted in: Future Energy, Inventions, Solar Power]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/solar-pond-distillation-system/feed/ 1 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/renewable-energy-supergrid-europe/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/renewable-energy-supergrid-europe/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:23:36 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=772 UK’s energy and climate change minister, Lord Hunt shares his opinion, “We recognise that the North Sea has huge resources, we are exploiting those in the UK quite intensively at the moment. But there are projects where it might make sense to join up with other countries, so this comes at a very good [...]
Posted in: Economy, Industry, Politics]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/renewable-energy-supergrid-europe/feed/ 9 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/pedal-a-watt-stationary-bicycle-generator/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/pedal-a-watt-stationary-bicycle-generator/#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:04:35 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=771 Today’s twin goals of keeping fit while doing something good for the planet by creating electricity without any pollution come together in a product that has been around for over ten years – The Pedal-A-Watt Stationary Bicycle Generator. Use your bicycle along with the Pedal-A-Watt Stand (it takes 15 seconds to drop your [...]
Posted in: Human Power, Pedal Power]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/pedal-a-watt-stationary-bicycle-generator/feed/ 11 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/biofuels-engineered-tobacco-plants/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/biofuels-engineered-tobacco-plants/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 08:03:48 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=770 A biofuel is tricky to define because the usual fossil fuel we use, is in a way biofuel too. But we can safely say that most of the biofuels don’t add up their quota of carbon dioxide to the environment. The biofuels are therefore considered to be “CO2 neutral.” Researchers from the Biotechnology Foundation [...]
Posted in: Biofuels, Future Energy, Industry]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/biofuels-engineered-tobacco-plants/feed/ 5 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/floating-geodesic-solar-molecules/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/floating-geodesic-solar-molecules/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 08:02:31 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=769 Researchers speak in unison that if we develop the capability to harvest 40 minutes of sunlight falling on the entire earth, we can provide energy to the whole population of this planet for about a year. But we are successful in trapping just 1% of that energy till now. Scientists and industrial designers are [...]
Posted in: Future Energy, Inventions, Solar Power]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/floating-geodesic-solar-molecules/feed/ 7 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/energy-harvesting-piezo-tree-concept/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/energy-harvesting-piezo-tree-concept/#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:01:05 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=768 Researchers at the Cornell University have taken inspiration from nature and tried to imitate the swaying of tree branches. So what is the difference between natural swaying of trees and energy-harvesting tree created by Cornell University researchers? The flapping leaves developed in the laboratory generate energy which can be utilized by us. They are [...]
Posted in: Future Energy, Inventions, Wind Power]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/energy-harvesting-piezo-tree-concept/feed/ 10 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/tiny-solar-cells/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/tiny-solar-cells/#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2010 08:09:20 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=767 Tiny, glitter-sized solar cells have been developed by the Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories. It might turn out to be the perfect alternative energy preference for the holiday season. This project is funded by the American government. The dimensions of the snowflake sized crystalline-silicon photovoltaic cells are merely 14-20 micrometers thick and [...]
Posted in: Future Energy, PhotoVoltaics, Solar Power]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/tiny-solar-cells/feed/ 6 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/college-students-clean-energy-careers/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/college-students-clean-energy-careers/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:08:20 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=766 Nowadays students are not oblivious to the hazards of global warming. They are quite keen on pursuing a ‘clean energy’ career. Now the concern about climate change is stimulating more undergraduate students to show interest in science and engineering. We can watch the trend of the rising interest in renewable energy. As leaders from [...]
Posted in: Economy, Future Energy, Industry]]> http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/college-students-clean-energy-careers/feed/ 1 http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/new-solar-technology-robins-air-force-base/ http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/new-solar-technology-robins-air-force-base/#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:07:58 +0000 Alternative Energy http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/?p=765 Robins has time and again been considered as a pioneer in testing alternative energy technologies. Recently they have installed a solar panel which is a matter of curiosity. Their installed solar panel assumes the dimensions of a drive-in-movie screen. It is the shining example of the state-of-the-art technology. At peak hour it generates 25 [...]
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