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Friday, August 29, 2008

• Featured: Green Building >
  Ceratech, Inc.'s Green Cement - CERATECH’s products are compromised of 30 to 95% green sustainable industrial waste stream materials and are manufactured via a simple low energy, powder blending process; while the product is a cement with superior strength that can be deployed in a condensed timeframe. (PESWIki; Aug. 28, 2008)
  

• Refrigeration > Evaporative Cooling >
  Evapocooler invention for cooling camels milk in Somalia (http://www.afrigadget.com/2008/08/22/evapocooler-invention-for-cooling-camels-milk-in-somalia/) - Working on a project for VETAID (http://www.vetaid.org/projects-somalia-pastoral-dairy.asp), Dominic Wanjihia invented this gadget which he calls Fine Lined Evaporative Cooler, for rural application in Somalia for the cooling of camels milk for transportation. (AfriGadget; Aug. 22, 2008)
  

• Stirling Engines / Classifieds >
  Recent Requests for Proposals from NineSigma - 1) Compact Stirling Engine for Automotive Applications, to serve as a continuous on-board power source for a 10 kW electric generator; 2) Self Powered Transmitter; 3) Dual Fuel Nozzle. [Deadline: September 26, 2008]
  

• PAC > Humor >
  It's Time for Some Campaignin'! (http://www.peteyandpetunia.com/VoteHere/VoteHere.htm) - A little biting humor never hurt anyone - much. Promises, promises, promises. The US Voting machine at work. Flash animation satire by Jib & Jab.
  

Thursday, August 28, 2008

• Featured: Waste to Energy > Diesel >
  Changing World Technology - Thermal Depolymerization Process - Technology claims to have a viable method of reforming organic waste into oil. However, the system has cost far more, and the small issues much larger than they had initially estimated. (PESWIki; Aug. 26, 2008)
  

• Solar >
  Sunrise Solar Introduces Solar Sunroof for Cars (http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/08/sunrise-solar-sunroof-electric-power.php) - Sunrise Solar (http://www.sunrisesolarcorp.com/) has introduced its Solar Sunroof, a replacement for regular car sunroofs that includes solar PV cells to produce electricity. This can help recharge the vehicle's battery, but it can also cool down the car when it's hot, and warm it up when it's cold. (TreeHugger; Aug. 26, 2008)
  

• Nuclear Remediation >
  Areva to add uranium recovery operation (http://www.tri-cityherald.com/1406/story/287447.html) - Areva (http://www.areva.com/) and the University of Idaho (http://www.idahobusiness.net/archive.htm/2008/08/20/U-of-I-Areva-partner-on-green-nuclear-waste-treatment) signed an agreement to work together to use a jointly developed process to remove enriched uranium from ash left from reducing the volume of contaminated debris by incineration. The incinerated debris includes items such as gloves and rags from the production of fuel for commercial nuclear power reactors. (Tri-City Herald; Aug. 22, 2008)
  

• Geothermal >
  Blue Mountain Geothermal Project (http://www.nevadageothermal.com/s/BlueMountain.asp)' - The Nevada Geothermal Project is on track to complete the 49.5 MW Blue Mountain Faulkner I project, including resource drilling, transmission line installation, and pipeline and power plant construction by December 31, 2009. (Video (http://media.richmondclub.com/Luncheon/NevadaGeothermalIncJun908_files/fdeflt.htm)) (Nevada Geothermal; Aug. 27, 2008)
  

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

• Featured: Fusion > Sonofusion >
  Bubble Fusion Vindicated in Flagship Nuclear Journal (http://pesn.com/2008/08/27/9501491_BubbleFusion_vindicated/) - Bubble fusion, also known as sonofusion, which in the last couple of years has come to be viewed with a jaundiced eye, has now been cleared by a peer-reviewed report that exposes the faulty basis for the negative assessment. (PESN; Aug. 27, 2008)
  

• Flight / Prizes
  NASA awards $100,000 in aviation contest (http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-10012892-76.html?tag=mncol;title) - At NASA's second annual General Aviation Challenge, one of the main prizes was the "green prize", which challenged two-seater planes to fly a 400-mile-long course logging at least 30 mpg. None of the four planes entered won; the best attempt achieved 28.8 mpg. NASA's ultimate goal: 100 mpg @ 100 mph. (CNet News; Aug. 10, 2008)
  

• Waste to Energy / Solar >
  Largest Water Solar Heater with PET Bottles Installed in Parana, Brazil (http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/08/largest-pet-bottles-solar-water-heater-brazil-parana.php) - The largest solar water heater in Brazil is built with 1.8 thousand PET bottles and 1.5 thousand tetra-packs (http://www.tetrapakrecycling.co.uk/). The heater was installed over a building belonging to the Brazilian army that serves as home for 50 soldiers and consumes eight thousand liters of water daily. (TreeHugger; August 11, 2008)
  

• Hydrogen > Production >
  World’s Tiniest Fuel Cell Vehicle (http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/08/19/shorizon-fuel-cell-technologies-hydrocar/) - The Hydrocar is a pint-sized vehicle that is powered entirely by a hydrogen fuel cell. It would make an excellent office racer or a fun educational vehicle for children. (Inhabitat; Aug. 19, 2008) [See also H-Racer (http://www.pureenergysystems.com/store/Horizon_Fuel_Cell_Technologies/H-Racer_and_Station/).]
  

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

• Quantum Ring Theory > Grand Unified Theories
  The Successor of Quantum Mechanics - Wladimir Guglinski compares his Quantum Ring Theory with Dr. Cláudio Nassif's Symmetrical Special Relativity, purporting that these "will constitute the New Physics of the 21th Century." (PESWiki; August 9, 2008)
  

• Algae >
  Algae: Biofuel of the Future? (http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/543515/?sc=dwhp) - University of Virginia researchers have a plan to greatly increase algae oil yields by feeding the algae extra carbon dioxide (the main greenhouse gas) and organic material like sewage, meaning the algae could simultaneously produce biofuel and clean up environmental problems. (NewsWise; August 15, 2008)
  

• Wind > Largest >
  Status Check: The Biggest Wind Projects in the World (http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/2010/86/) - With all sorts of stories coming out about biggests and firsts, it’s about time to take the pulse of wind power generation and find out just where the industry stands on giant wind projects. (EcoGeek; Aug. 15, 2008)
  

• Solar > Flight >
  Solar plane's 3-day flight (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7577493.stm) - The solar-powered Zephyr aircraft developed by the UK defence and technology firm QinetiQ (http://www.qinetiq.com/) have completed the longest-lasting unmanned flight. UAVs offer advantages over traditional aircraft and even satellites. (Video (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7575158.stm)) (Slashdot (http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/08/25/007233)) (BBC News; Aug. 24, 2008)
  

• Solar >
  Topaz Solar Farm (http://www.optisolar.com/081408_opti_pge_sp.htm) - Developing an ecofriendly 550- megawatt photovoltaic (PV) solar farm in San Luis Obispo County, California with PG&E as the customer. Located on the northwestern corner of the Carrisa Plains, this project will produce sufficient electricity to power the equivalent of approximately 190,000 average California homes. (Slashdot discussion (http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/08/17/1611242)) (OptiSolar; August 14, 2008)
  

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