Corn-Based BioFuels Still Counterproductive

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Here comes more dour empirical data. Ongoing deforestation in countries such as Brazil, Indonesia and Malaysia has been further linked to the rising demand for biofuels, according to speakers at a recent meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS): “If reduced U.S. soybean production results in a parallel increase in Brazilian [...]

Clean Energy From Nuclear Fuel Rods and Oil Rigs [WTF?! FTW!]

Michael Bernitsas, professor in the Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, stands before a prototype of his VIVACE hydrokinetic energy device.

The data comparing VIVACE to conventional power sources has to be seen to be believed.

Hot Hot Heat: U.S. Solar Costs Going Down

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According to a new study conducted by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, The average installed costs for photovoltaic cells (in real 2007 dollars) went down from $10.50-per-watt in 1998, to $7.60-per-watt in 2007. What’s most amazing about this report is that it appears to validate a whole slew of state and local solar initiatives. The [...]

Can the World's Worst CD and DVD Manufacturer Do Better with Solar Energy?

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Sun Well Solar—a subsidiary of the notoriously poor CD and DVD manufacturer, CMC Magnetics—has announced today that it is one month ahead of schedule in the ramp-up of its new photovoltaic production line.