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May 4, 2008

• EV > Hybrids > 100 MPG Prius Coming in July (Just 10K Extra) (http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/1582/69/) - Hymotion, a division of advanced battery maker A123Systems, is commercializing their plug-in Prius conversion module. The Hymotion L5 battery pack can be installed into any 2004-2008 Prius for just $10,000, giving it a fuel economy of more than 100 miles per gallon while the charge lasts (30 to 40 miles). (Ecogeek; Apr. 27, 2008)
  

• Lighting > LEDs > BlueStar Lighting (http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695275525,00.html) - Utah company is producing an incandescent-replacement bulb that will cost around $50.00. With energy savings, the ROI is around five years. (Deseret News; May 4, 2008)

• Global Warming > Global Warming, the Cult of Gaia and “Evidence” (http://www.maccompanion.com/macc/archives/May2008/Greenware/Global%20Warming.htm) - compiled by Robert L Pritchett, discusses why pushing Global Warming(tm) hot buttons are being used as the catalyst for global domination and control. Also shows evidentially and empirically how Global Warming is Globalony(tm). (macCompanion Magazine; May 4, 2008) ((Thanks RLP)
  

• Trends > Robotic Environmental Risk Assessment Rover by EcoArtTech (http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/03/robotic-environmental-risk-assessment-rover-by-ecoarttech/) - Solar powered and GPS-oriented, the ERAR (http://www.ecoarttech.net/erar/index.html) analyzes data from its surroundings, including air quality, local traffic accidents, and current terrorist warning levels. The rover breaks its findings down into fourteen unique categories. (Inhabitat; May 3, 2008) (Thanks RLP)
  

May 3, 2008

• EV > Hybrids > Remote Hybrid Helper Could Turn Any Car into a Hybrid (http://www.ecogeek.org:80/content/view/1587/69/) - With its own batteries and electric motors, the semi truck trailer pusher would assist the trailer up the hill and then use massive battery packs to capture breaking energy generated going down the hill. (EcoGeek; Apr. 28, 2008)
  

• Clean Coal > UCG Engineering Ltd's Undergroung Coal Gassification (http://coal-ucg.com/home.html) - Company is improving in-situ gasification of coal in underground seams by injecting oxidants, gasifying the coal and bringing the product gas to surface through boreholes drilled from the surface.
  

May 2, 2008

• Featured / Top 100:
  Solar > Concentrated > SUNRGI's Affordable CSP Solar Coming in a Year - Focusing the sun's rays 2000x and pulling the heat away from the photovoltaic cells, combined with a method of low-cost mass production, the Xtreme concentrated photovoltaics by SUNRGI are expected to produce in the range of 5-7 cents per kilowatt hour. (PESWiki; May 2, 2008)
  

• Biofuels > Biofuels: the Good, the Bad and the Unusual (http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/reinsider/story?id=52328) - The Sustainable Biofuels Consensus (http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/assets/documents/2008/FINAL%20SBC_April_16_2008.pdf) (9-page PDF) highlights the opportunities that sustainably produced biofuels could bring, if managed carefully. (Renewable Energy World; May 1, 2008) (Thanks RLP)
  

• Light Emitting Diodes / DIY > DIY Solar Lantern (http://www.unpluggedliving.com/diy-solar-lantern/) - A step-by-step walkthrough on creating a Solar Lantern using LEDs and a solar cell. (Unplugged Living; May 1, 2008) (Thanks RLP)
  

• Wind / DIY > Build a Wind Generator (http://www.ezinearticles.com/?Build-A-Wind-Generator&id=618473) - Bill Temple decided to learn how to build a wind generator (http://www.homemade-wind-generator.com/) and you may want to build your own wind generator too. (Ezine Articles; May 2008)
  

May 1, 2008

• Featured / Top 100:
  Plastics / Waste-to-Energy > Polymer Energy LLC Turns Waste Plastics into Renewable Energy - The Polymer Energy™ system uses catalytic pyrolysis to efficiently convert plastics (primarily polyolefins) into crude oil. The system can handle as high as 30% impurities such as metals, glass, dirt, water, etc. in the feedstock, making pre-sorting, cleaning, or drying unnecessary, reducing overall operational costs. (PESWiki; May 1, 2008) (Thanks RLP)
  

• Electrolysis > H from H2O > QSI-Nano® NiFe Product Profile Hydrogen Generation Electrodes (http://www.qsinano.com/white_papers/QSI_DSE_Hydrogen_PPT_March_07.pdf) - (36-page PDF) QSI (http://www.qsinano.com/apps_hgen.php) has demonstrated that by using its nano nickel and iron particles it is possible to exceed the Department of Energy’s target with 85% energy efficiency by increasing the surface area of the active components of the hydrogen electrolyzer, without any CO2. (Quantum Sphere; May 1, 2008)
  

• Solar > Silicon > A Price Drop for Solar Panels (http://www.technologyreview.com/Biztech/20702/?nlid=1041) - Solar electricity is about to get much cheaper, industry analysts predict, because a shortage of the silicon used in solar panels is almost over. Prices for solar panels could drop by as much as 50 percent from 2006 to 2010. (MIT Technology Review; May 1, 2008)
  

• Oil > Rockefellers Call for Change at Exxon Mobil (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080430/us_nm/exxon_dc) - Members of the Rockefeller family are calling on Exxon Mobil Corp to make corporate governance changes and adopt a renewable fuels strategy to help address the soaring cost of energy. Grandaughter calls on Exxon to reconnect with the forward-looking vision of her great grandfather (Reuters; Apr. 30, 2008) (Thanks Tedd St. Rain)
  

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