Nuclear Fusion Research Key To Advancing Computer Chips Researchers are adapting the same methods used in fusion-energy research to create extremely thin plasma beams for a new class of “nanolithography” required to make future computer chips. As Seen in the St. Charles County Journal: Farmergy Installs Solar Panels on Busch Estate As Seen October 31, 2007 in the St. Charles County Journal Busch estate installs solar panels By Eric Becker Kirkwood-based Farmergy on Oct. 23 completed the

Toyota announced yesterday that it will be contributing ten plug-in Priuses to the SmartGridCity project, the world’s first comprehensive smart grid demonstration. The project is being coordinated by Xcel Energy and the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI) at the University of Colorado at Boulder, a new research venture by NREL and the university.  The project aims to demonstrate how a smart grid can bring enhanced reliability and visibility to grid energy use.  Participants wi

Solar Industry Magazine Publishes “Photovoltaic Backsheets: A Brief History and Technical Analysis” Authored by BioSolar’s CTO Dr. Stanley B. Levy SANTA CLARITA, Calif.–( BUSINESS WIRE )–BioSolar, Inc. (OTCBB: BSRC), the developer of a breakthrough technology to produce bio-based materials from renewable plant sources that reduce the cost of photovoltaic solar cells, announced that Solar Industry magazine published an article on photovoltaic backsheets authored by

Speaking at a forum addressing the challenges of feeding the world in 2050, FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf said that agriculture must become more productive in order to feed the world’s growing population:“Agriculture will have no choice but to be more productive. Our analysis shows that future production increases would mostly come from yield growth and improved cropping intensity rather than from bringing more land into cultivation despite the fact that are still ample land resources with

Grand Valley State University’s wind turbine testing project for Muskegon Lake is shifting in a new direction. Instead of a wind turbine at the east end of Muskegon Lake, GVSU’s Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center now is planning to move one to a Lake Michigan platform, where data can be collected on the pros and cons of turbines on a major lake. The university has received $1.4 million in an “earmark” from U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, to advance wind turbine . . .

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Amarillo College is digging deep to enhance its renewable energy program. The school has long planned to add to its wind classes, which have proven popular at both its East Campus in Amarillo and Moore County Campus in Dumas with more than 300 students enrolled. And AC intends to add classes in solar power next year, but it will go underground in 2011 to offer classes in geothermal power and to install a demonstration system at its East Campus, said Trace Megenbier, coordinator of the renewabl

Wal-Mart is trying to position itself as a powerful and important green retailer. At first glance, this is pretty hard to swallow, given that Wal-Mart’s business model depends on selling huge amounts of low-cost stuff from around the globe, in giant stores surrounded by even larger parking lots. This is, in many senses, the opposite of sustainability. But Wal-Mart should never be underestimated. It has already begun to reduce the footprint of its stores, buying renewable energy and reducing pac

Silver Nanoparticles Give Polymer Solar Cells A Boost Small bits of metal may play a new role in solar power. Researchers are experimenting with polymer semiconductors that absorb the sun’s energy and generate electricity. The goal: lighter, cheaper, and more-flexible solar cells. They have now discovered that adding tiny bits of silver to the plastic boosts the materials’ electrical current generation. House Passes Renewable Energy Standard “We are turning to the future,” said House Sp

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