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Links for 2008-08-19 [del.icio.us]

by Tom Raftery on 08/20/2008 00:32 0 comments ,116 views
Categories: Electricity, Efficiency, Sustainability, Green Business, Energy, Wind

Fuels Cells: New Material Increases Power Output By More Than 50 Percent
MIT engineers have improved the power output of one type of fuel cell by more than 50 percent through technology that could help these environmentally friendly energy storage devices find a much broader market, particularly in portable electronics
Octillion Enters into Research Agreement to Expand Development of Photovoltaic Window Technologies
Octillion Corp. a next-generation alternative and renewable energy technology incubator, today announced that it has entered into a Sponsored Research Agreement with scientists at Oakland University to further the development of its NanoPower Window technology. The two-year agreement will be focused on transparent photovoltaic device construction on glass substrates, and also includes provisions to explore related innovations such as flexible substrates, hybridized solar cell designs, and other photovoltaic innovations.
FT.com / Home UK / UK - GM set to bring Volt electric car to Europe
General Motors is planning to rebadge its Chevrolet Volt electric car as an Opel or Vauxhall to bring it to Europe as part of the US carmaker's plans to expand the model range of its highly anticipated new vehicle.
Phoebe's Jottings: Idea for Codesprint/Barcamp Cork - Meeting Carbon Count
This mashup would offer the following functionality: - calculate carbon emissions for each person attending a meeting (travel) plus overheads (heating, lighting etc). - offer option to offset some or all of the carbon - offer car pooling by collecting peoples travel plans ahead of time
Energy storage coming to a power grid near you | Green Tech - CNET News.com
Someday, the electricity grid will operate with the equivalent of a giant hard drive. But in the short term, grid storage will look more like a PC's cache or RAM, able to serve up small bursts of power to keep things from crashing.

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