Archive for July, 2008
Bio diesel algae passes US standards
Solazyme, the San Francisco based bio tech compan, has produced the first Algal-Based renewable Bio Diesel to pass American Society for Testing and Materials specifications.
Solazyme announced today that SoladieselRDTM , a microalgae-derived renewable diesel, has passed American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) D-975 specifications. The company claims that SoladieselRDTM is the first algal-based […]
Emissions Trading Scheme will increase petrol costs
Professor Ross Garnaut, adviser to the Australian Government, released his long awaited green paper today. In it he suggests all sectors, including the transport sector, will be included in the new Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).
There is much debate in Australia about the impact this will have on the cost of petrol, which is already pushing […]
Garnaut Report warns Australia
Australians are facing risks of damaging climate change.
Without strong and early action by Australia and all major economies we are likely to face severe and costly impacts on Australia’s prosperity and enjoyment of life, according to the Garnaut Climate Change Review’s Draft Report,
released today.
Speaking at the National Press Club in Canberra, Professor Ross Garnaut said […]
Solar powered beer
A U.S. brewery has found the ultimate way to hareness the energy of the Sun God - by brewing beer.
Stone Brewing annouced the upcoming installation of a 360.7kW AC (404.6 kW DC) Photovoltaic Solar System on the roof of its new brewing facility in the Escondido Research & Technology Center (ERTC). The $3.2 million […]
Pedal power iPhone
Running out of power? Get on your bike.
The UK mobile operator O2 is installing pedal powered generators at a UK music festival. It’s a neat marketing trick and could even catch as a service.
With the new 3G iPhones offering video and a decent volume of audio, power is at a premium. Prizes for the wise-crack […]
Forth Energy formed by SSE and Forth Ports
Scottish and Southern Energy and Forth Ports announced today that they have entered into a strategic venture to develop renewable energy projects around Forth Ports sites in Scotland and England.
To be called Forth Energy, the new venture will invest in the generation, distribution and supply of renewable energy for export to the electricity network for […]
National Semiconductor goes photovoltaic about Solar
National Semiconductor is entering the photovoltaic market with new technology designed to increase the effectiveness of solar panels under variable light conditions.
National’s SolarMagic™ technology recoups up to 50 percent of the lost energy, dramatically improving the economics in shaded and other real-world conditions. The SolarMagic technology maximizes the energy output of each solar panel, compensating […]
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