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Tapping Salt Water's Energy Potential

May 26, 2011 by Geoffrey Styles
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It's rare to run across a novel form of renewable energy that hasn't already been touted as the Next Big Thing and the potential savior of humanity. Work on harnessing salinity gradient power, one aspect of which is also known as "osmotic power", has proceeded in relative obscurity, with only one demonstration-scale installation that I'm... [read more]

Beyond Emission Pricing – a Renewables Revolution in the True Sense

May 19, 2011 by Robert Rapier
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Yes we can. Two years ago, scientists from Stanford University applied the mantra of President Obama’s 2008 campaign to renewable energy, when they published a plan to meet the world’s entire energy demand with wind, water, and sunlight by 2030 – using today’s technology. Similarly, the International Panel on Climate Change’s new Special Report on Renewable Energy includes scenarios, in which renewables supply 80% of the global energy consumption by 2050. The good news is: We can achieve the transition to a low-carbon renewables-based energy sector with today’s technology. [read more]

Nuclear power for weapons? Mark Z. Jacobson's proliferation of errors

January 2, 2011 by Charles Barton
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In a new paper, Mark Z. Jaconson rejects consideration of nuclear power technology as a post carbon energy source:we do not consider nuclear energy (conventional fission, breeder reactors, or fusion) as a long-term global energy source. First, the growth of nuclear energy has historically increased the ability of nations to obtain or... [read more]

Opinion polls underestimate Americans’ concern about the environment and global warming

May 13, 2010 by Joseph Romm
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When asked “What do you think is the most important problem facing the country today?” about 49 percent of respondents answered the economy or unemployment, while only 1 percent mentioned the environment or global warming. But when asked, “What do you think will be the most serious problem facing the world in the future if nothing... [read more]

Think You Know What a 'Green Job' Is? Think Again

March 10, 2010 by Jesse Jenkins
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When you think 'green jobs,' do you conjure images of green hard hats, caulk guns, and tool belts? Well it might be time to start thinking about 'green' lab beakers, 'green' drafting tables and 'green' brief cases as well, because the careers needed to secure competitive clean energy industries will also run the gamut from cutting-edge... [read more]

IBM, Stanford make breakthrough in green plastic

March 10, 2010 by Todd Woody
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photo: IBM In The New York Times on Tuesday, I wrote about how scientists at IBM and Stanford University have developed a new process for making plastic that could have major environmental implications: Researchers at I.B.M. and Stanford University said Tuesday that they have discovered a new way to make plastics that can be... [read more]

Chu: Yes, We Need a Manhattan Project on Energy

March 9, 2010 by Breakthrough Institute
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The federal government should be investing "tens of billions of dollars" annually to drive a Manhattan Project-style pace of innovation necessary to address the scale of the energy challenge facing the U.S., said Energy Secretary Steven Chu yesterday. Speaking to a packed auditorium at Stanford University, Chu expanded: "If you look at... [read more]

What Does a Climate Scientist Drive?

January 19, 2010 by Osha Davidson
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Mark Jacobson's all-electric Tesla roadster If you’re Mark Jacobson, director of Stanford University’s Atmosphere/Energy Program, you drive an all-electric, cherry-red Tesla roadster, with a license plate proclaiming “GHG FREE.” (GHG = Green House Gases) Solar power, Charge! “Note that the license plate is a little exaggerated,”... [read more]

Toward a Sustainability Bioenergy Platform

October 31, 2009 by Robert Rapier
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The slides I presented on September 27th at the First Nations' Futures Program at Stanford University are available for viewing for anyone interested:Toward a Sustainability Bioenergy PlatformTo summarize, the purpose of the First Nations' Futures Program is "to establish a world class fellowship program focused on building First... [read more]

Marine energy thoughts from thereeftank.com

August 24, 2009 by margotgerritsen
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The Reef Tank dot com is an informative website about reef keeping and many other aspects of marine life. They just posted this interview with yours truly on marine energy. Thought we'd cross link it here as one does not always have the opportunity to appear in a reef tank! What is your background in energy research, marine science... [read more]

A student's perspective on the oil sands in Alberta

August 14, 2009 by margotgerritsen
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We visited the oil sands, also known as tar sands, near Ft McMurray in Alberta last week. We are still in the process of editing our footage and preparing a documentary covering the controversial production of the oil sands. As a teaser, here's the perspective of Samora Garling on this trip. Samora is a sophomore at Stanford and my... [read more]

Carbon-Silicon Core-Shell Nanowires

August 6, 2009 by Jonathan Smith
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Green Car Congress reports that Stanford researchers take another approach to improve the durability of silicon anodes for Li-ion batteries. The research team leader, Dr. Yi Cui, has reported on development of a novel design of carbon-silicon core-shell nanowires. The researchers at Stanford believe that these carbon-silicon core-shell... [read more]

Stanford Goes Solar

July 16, 2008 by margotgerritsen
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Scott Gould, an Energy Engineer at Stanford University, discusses current solar projects at Stanford and some of the issues surrounding those projects. The interview was led by Kenji Tanabe, a student in Stanford's Energy 102 class. <br>Link to original post [read more]

Wishing You a Nanowire Forest in the New Year

December 18, 2007 by Jonathan Smith
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Via Eco-Geek1 we learn that Stanford researchers believe that they have found a way to extend the life of lithium ion batteries by a factor of 10. “The new batteries use silicon nano wires”. Instead of using carbon to store the lithium ions in the anode, they’re using silicon. Silicon can hold far more ions, however, it actually... [read more]