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2008

July

Sunday, July 20, 2008

• Featured: Fuel Efficiency > Additives > EeFuel >
  EeFuel additive gets flatline results on heavy-duty rigs test (http://pesn.com/2008/07/19/9501488_eeFuel_results_in_SPI_fleet/) - A fleet in California that has multiple trucks taking the same route every day hauling lumber out and wood chips back, ran three of their trucks for a week using the eeFuel additive, but saw no improvement in mileage. (PESN; July 19, 2008)
  

• Anti-Gravity / Magnet Motors > Searl Effect Generator|Searl Effect Generator (SEG) >
  Bill Alek Interviews John Searl (http://www.achieveradio.com/archplayer.php?showname=&ShowURL=http://audio.achieveradio.com/vortex-net-tech/Jul-19-2008-at-10-00AM---Vortex-Net-Technology.mp3) - The Searl effect is based on magnetic fields that generates a continual motion of magnetized rollers around magnetized rings (also called plates) producing electric energy and, under certain conditions, an anti-gravity effect that can be used for propulsion. Side-effects include negative ionization of surrounding air and a cooling of temperature around the device when in operation. (Vortex Network; July 19, 2008)
  

• Building >
  Zero Emission House on Display at the Hokkaido Toyako Summit (http://www.meti.go.jp/english/press/data/nBackIssue20080617_01.html) - This house of the near future, will be equipped with a photovoltaic power generation system, fuel cells, advanced robots, and other cutting-edge technologies. The house is part of the Environmental Showcase hosted by the Japanese government. (METI Press Release; June 2008)
  

• Communities >
  Renew Iowa: Abundance Ecovillage (http://www.whotv.com/Global/story.asp?S=7862118) - At a unique community (http://www.abundance-ecovillage.com/) nestled atop 15 acres in the Iowa countryside you won't see cars driving up and down any main street, but you will see several small homes surrounded by solar panels and a wind turbine on the horizon. The entire village is off the power grid. All the homes use solar and wind energy. (WhoTV; Feb. 2, 2008)
  

• Home Food Production System >
  Green reaching out to the blues: Farming on Skyscrapers! (http://www.ecofriend.org/entry/green-reaching-out-to-the-blues-farming-on-skyscrapers/) - Vertical Farming has taken radical new shapes in the last few years as modern designers have dared to dream beyond the convention to address the food shortage in today’s world. (EcoFriend; July 16, 2008)
  

• CO2 Sequestration / Global Warming >
  Higher CO2 levels may be good for plants: German scientists (http://www.physorg.com/news134723755.html) - Increasing exposure to carbon dioxide appears to boost crop yields, said Hans-Joachim Weigel of the Johann Heinrich von Thuenen Institute (http://www.vti.bund.de/en/). (PhysOrg; July 8, 2008)
  

Saturday, July 19, 2008

• Featured: Fuel Efficiency > Hypermiling >
  Slowing Down Doesn't Always Save Money - Vehicles are designed to achieve optimal efficiency at certain engine rpms and speeds. Going slower can actually use more fuel over the same distance, especially at much lower speeds. The Nissan Quest minivan does 35 mpg at 75 mph, wherease it only gets 30 mpg at 55 mph. (PESWiki; July 19, 2008)
  

• Top 100: BlackLight Power >
  BlackLight's physics-defying promise: Cheap power from water (http://nextbigfuture.com/2008/07/blacklight-power-covered-on-cnn-money.html) - While his business has been working on the "BlackLight Process" since its inception almost two decades ago, Dr. Randall Mills developed the patented cocktail that enables the reaction - a solid fuel made of hydrogen and a sodium hydride catalyst - only a year ago. Now the device is allegedly ready for commercialization. (Next Big Future; July 9, 2008) (CNN Money (http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/01/smallbusiness/blacklight.fsb/index.htm?postversion=2008070210); July 2)
  

• Fuel Efficiency > Fuel Efficient Vehicles >
  The affordable, 100mpg, carbon-composite car (http://www.gizmag.com/the-affordable-100mpg-carbon-composite-passenger-car/9643/) - Axon (http://www.axonautomotive.com/) claims that its mass-production techniques will make carbon composite car frames and bodywork cheaper than metal and only 40% as heavy. The company plans to release a highly affordable 500cc passenger car making at least 100mpg from a basic petrol engine in 2010. (GizMag; July 17, 2008)
  

• Communities >
  Green Energy Projects Making a Splash in Germany May Soon Be Coming to U.S. (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,382322,00.html)' - Tucked away in Germany's southwest corner lies the country's throughly modern "environmental capital" (http://vorort.bund.net/suedlicher-oberrhein/freiburg-environment-ecology.html) of Freiburg, where residents are embracing a number of green energy projects that may soon be running in the United States. (Fox News; July 14, 2008
  

• Electrical Grid >
  'Gore wants U.S. electricity grid to run on renewable energy by 2018 (http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/17/america/18gorecnd.php) - Military-intelligence studies warning of "dangerous national security implications" tied to climate change, including the possibility of "hundreds of millions of climate refugees" causing instability around the world, and Al Gore said the United States is dangerously vulnerable because of its reliance on foreign oil. (International Herald Tribune; July 17, 2008)
  

Friday, July 18, 2008

• Featured: Fuel Efficiency >
  Hypermiling - Driving Tips for Better Mileage - Hypermilers are drivers who exceed the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimated fuel efficiency on their vehicles by modifying their driving habits. (PESWiki; July 15. 2008)
  

• Gravity Motors / Milkovic Oscillator >
  Modeling and Simulation of a Double Pendulum With Pad (http://www.veljkomilkovic.com/Images/Bojan_Petkovic-Modeling_and_Simulation_of_a_Double_Pendulum_With_Pad.pdf) (pdf) - An independent mathematical analysis by Bojan Petkovic considers the Veljko Milkovic's two-stage mechanical oscillator in a form of double pendulum with a pad that presents a mechanical system which is not analyzed in the literature. (veljkomilkovic.com; July 16, 2008) (Thanks Bobsy)
  

• Algae for Oil >
  Isaac Berzin - The Algae-for-Biofuel Pioneer (http://www.carboncatalog.org/blog/2008/07/17/algae-biofuel-isaac-berzin/) - This year Time Magazine voted Berzin as one of the world’s most influential for 2008 for his ability to turn a dream of an oil-free future into a reality through GreenFuel (http://www.greenfuelonline.com/), the company he founded in Boston in 2001. (Carbon Catablog; July 17, 2008)
  

• Solar Innovations >
  37.6% – European Record Efficiency for Solar Cells from Fraunhofer ISE (http://www.ise.fhg.de/press-and-media/press-releases/press-releases-2008/37-6-2013-european-record-efficiency-for-solar-cells-from-fraunhofer-ise) - Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems have set the European record for converting sunlight into electrical energy using multi-junction solar cells made out of III-V semiconductors (http://www.eecs.umich.edu/dp-group/III-V/). (Fraunhofer ISE; July 3, 2008)
  

Thursday, July 17, 2008

• Featured / Top 100: Wind > Vertical Axis >
  CEO Interview: TESNIC vertical-axis wind turbine - The TESNIC, invented by Horia Nica, is based on the principles of the Tesla turbine, extracting the wind power via adhesion, in addition to the classic drag and lift extraction, enabling it to achieve a very high efficiency. (FreeEnergyNow.net; July 14, 2008)
  

• Electric Cars >
  Electric City Motors (http://www.electriccitymotors.com/) - The Current is a zero emission, electric vehicle designed for urban passenger car usage. Highway Legal, Government Crash Test Rated, 4 Door/4 Passenger Hatchback, A/C, Heater, Power Windows. Distance Per Charge: 65-200 miles, Highway Speed: 65-70 mph. Starting at $28,995. Available from Colorado Auto Connection (http://www.coloradoautoconnection.com/).

• Biodiesel / Algae for Oil >
  Maui to Get Algae Facility for Biodiesel (http://cleantechnica.com/2008/07/15/maui-to-get-algae-facility-for-biodiesel/) - Recognizing the potential for algae as an energy crop, a Hawaiian conglomerate has come together to pursue the joint development of a commercial-scale microalgae facility on Maui to produce lipid oil for conversion to biodiesel and other products, such as animal feed. (CleanTechnica; July 15, 2008)
  

• Air Conditioning / Water >
  A New Solar Air-conditioning System (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080714151427.htm) - A research team at UC3M (http://www.uc3m.es/portal/page/portal/actualidad_cientifica/noticias/frio_solar_sistema_refrigeracion) has built an absorption chiller capable of using solar and residual heat as an energy source to drive the cooling system. The machine can also produce cold water. (Science Daily; July 14, 2008)
  

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