http://www.democraticunderground.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:37:49 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:37:49 [div class="excerpt"]Electricity operator National Grid believes that with the right Government incentives, renewable gas could be produced from our waste and fed straight into the mains.

Less than a year after announcing that up to half the UK's homes could be heated with renewably generated 'bi... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Fledermaus/116 Sat, 10 Oct 2009 07:10:29 [div class="excerpt"]At the desk sat Robert W. Lobenstein ? Loby to his friends ? with a radio in his hand and a look of excitement on his face that only someone with an engineering degree can have.

"Five . . . four . . . three . . . two . . . one," he called into his radio. "Full acceleration so... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Fledermaus/115 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:51:14 [div class="excerpt"]STONELEIGH, England (Reuters) - Gas made from agricultural crops and by-products such as cow slurry will play a key role in meeting Britain's energy needs over the next few years, the head of a new trade body said on Wednesday.

Lord Redesdale, chief executive of the Anaerobic... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Fledermaus/114 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:15:43 [div class="excerpt"]Construction has started, lab equipment has been ordered and a team of Kettering University faculty researchers have jetted to Sweden to learn more about biogas and biomethane powered vehicles.

It's been nearly a year since Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf visited Flint for the ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Fledermaus/113 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:57:47 [div class="excerpt"]What will fuel-economy numbers look like on the window stickers of electric vehicles coming to the US market next year?” asks Paul Weissler, in his recent article for the Society of Automotive Engineers. Trying to find the answer could short-circuit your brain.

The big number... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Fledermaus/111 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:34:47 [div class="excerpt"]ROSEBURG, Ore. -- Three mobile pyrolysis demonstrations have been scheduled for southern Oregon and one presentation is planned for northeastern Oregon.

Fast pyrolysis is a thermal process that rapidly heats woody biomass to a controlled temperature of 500 degrees Celsius, a... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Fledermaus/112 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:13:13 [div class="excerpt"]DUNLAP, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mantria Industries, LLC proudly announces the opening of the Mantria Place EternaGreen Center – the world’s largest BioChar plant. The Center, located in Dunlap, Tennessee, can potentially sequester 96,000 tons of CO2, reduce 43,000 tons of waste,... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Fledermaus/110 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:43:13 [div class="excerpt"]http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/09/16/automobiles/600-Volt.jpg

General Motors said Tuesday that its Chevrolet Volt with its rechargeable battery is expected to get at least 230 miles a gallon in city driving. The car is scheduled to be released in 2011.

G.M. said ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Fledermaus/109 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:22:51 [div class="excerpt"]Georgia-based Biomass Gas & Electric plans to grow 50 percent of the feedstock that will be required to power its soon-to-be-constructed biomass facility, Northwest Florida Renewable Energy Center in Port St. Joe, Fla., at its subsidiary AgTech Renewable Fuels LLC.

The compa... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Fledermaus/108 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 13:26:05 [div class="excerpt"]As the recession deepens, energy projects in Europe are becoming increasingly dominated by renewable fuels, especially biogas (methane).

The European Union now counts about 8,000 biogas plants, and—encouraged by increasing subsidies—thousands more should come on line during t... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Fledermaus/107 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:39:31 [div class="excerpt"]As Lightning Hybrids began to garner interest, inquiries about the technology got company officials thinking. A new division, Hydraulic Hybrid Systems Inc., will take on the challenge of developing retrofit kits for vehicles already on the road.

"As we started working on the ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Fledermaus/106 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:34:36 [div class="excerpt"]H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) has provisions for a 30% tax credit for 75% + efficient EPA approved bio-mass heating appliances purchased in 2009 or 2010. The maximum allowable credit is $1500, and applies to all materials and labor needed for the inst... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Fledermaus/104 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:03:47 [div class="excerpt"]On June 5, 2009, Alders and King, with the support of an investment group, broke ground in Leona, Texas, to build the first cellulose biogas plant in the United States. This history-in-the-making, green business venture is quickly launching Alders and King into megawatt stardom ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Fledermaus/105 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:29:35 [div class="excerpt"]Kigali — Five international companies from India, South Africa, Sweden and China are bidding to provide technical support to Rwanda to assist in the production of compressed biogas.

This follows an announcement by Construction and Renewable Energy Technologies (CRET S.A.R.L) ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Fledermaus/103 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:30:45 [div class="excerpt"]The First Forest Managers

For many years it was believed that Native Americans used what they could find in their immediate environment to supplement their diet and lifestyle with little disruption to the surrounding landscape. Today, many scholars disagree that the original... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Fledermaus/102 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:48:02 [div class="excerpt"]ABSTRACT. The relationship between tree vigor, measured as stem growth per unit of leaf area, and susceptibility to mountain pine beetle attacks was examined in a stocking-level experiment of ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Laws.)in central Oregon. Vigor decreased as both tree d... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Fledermaus/100 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:08:29 [div class="excerpt"]A series of setbacks for flywheel energy storage last year made us wonder if the technology was just spinning its wheels. But this morning, things are looking up for the tech’s long road to commercialization, with word from the Department of Energy that it has awarded a conditio... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Fledermaus/101 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:14:06 [div class="excerpt"]A new hydraulic hybrid sports sedan is turning laps around its home town of Loveland, CO today to demonstrate its performance of to media, potential customers, and local citizens. Lightning Hybrids LH4 four-seat sport sedan is expected to be available for sale in 2012, reportedl... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Fledermaus/98 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:21:30 [div class="excerpt"]Innovations in food production and land use that are ready to be scaled-up today could reduce greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to roughly 25 percent of global fossil fuel emissions and present the best opportunity to remove greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere, accordin... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Fledermaus/94 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:47:21 [div class="excerpt"]WINONA, Australia: On the rolling hills of Winona, a fine merino sheep stud, a quiet revolution is taking place which Australian farmers hope will eventually see them selling soil carbon credits in the fight against climate change.

Winona’s Colin Seis is one of the country’s... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Fledermaus/97 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:15:24 [div class="excerpt"]SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SynGest, Inc. announced that it has chosen The Weitz Company to provide engineering, procurement and construction services (EPC) for its first plant to manufacture BioAmmonia (anhydrous ammonia) fuel and fertilizer from corn biomass. The new faci... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Fledermaus/95 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:49:42 Shouldn’t the golf course receive carbon credits to sell?... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Fledermaus/96 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:05:45 [div class="excerpt"]A pipeline carrying biogas from the McCarty Road Landfill to Anheuser-Busch’s Houston brewery opens today, the first step in providing the beer giant with more than half of its energy demands.

The biogas captured off East Houston’s primary landfill, run by Republic Services I... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Fledermaus/93 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:38:59 [div class="excerpt"]Curran Renewable Energy LLC in Massena, N.Y., is the first biomass mill in the nation to receive Forest Stewardship Council chain-of-custody certification from the Rainforest Alliance’s SmartWood program.

Chain-of-custody certification guarantees that wood used in Curran Ren... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Fledermaus/92 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:35:25 [div class="excerpt"]The European Union’s solar thermal market has clearly exceeded forecasts with 51.4% growth in 2008, equivalent to approximately 3,238.5 MWth. According to data presented in the latest EurObserv'ER solar thermal barometer, 20,000 MWth of solar thermal capacity was in service in t... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Fledermaus/91 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:09:52