Archive for April, 2007
The Energy Blog: Lanza Tech Bacteria Produce Ethanol from Carbon Monoxide
The Energy Blog: Lanza Tech Bacteria Produce Ethanol from Carbon Monoxide
A New Zealand company, LanzaTech, based in Auckland, announced that it had developed a fermentation process in which bacteria consume carbon monoxide and produce ethanol. Khosla Ventures has invested $3.5 million in the company to establish a pilot plant and perform the engineering work to [...]
On the Road, Hope for a Zero-Pollution Car – New York Times
On the Road, Hope for a Zero-Pollution Car – New York Times
WHEN the largest aircraft ever built — the pride of Nazi Germany — crashed in flames at the United States Navy’s airship base here, it took 36 lives and smeared the reputation of hydrogen for decades.
In less than a minute, the Hindenburg disaster of [...]
TheStar.com – Business – Ontario goes solar
TheStar.com – Business – Ontario goes solar
The Ontario government has given approval for a California company to construct a massive solar “farm” near Sarnia that will blanket an area larger than all three Toronto islands with hundreds of thousands of sun-soaking panels.
Hydrasolar Portasol Trackers – Solar Energy Home
Check this out. A new method for solar panel sun tracking that does not use any electronics, electrical power, nor motor or computers. It is a new type of “passive” solar tracker that uses a combination of direct sunlight (radiant heat) and shade (ambient air temp) to affect the thermal expansion and contraction of a [...]
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