Alternative Energy NewsNews on Alternative Energy continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.: PG&E to buy power from solar farms on Calif. coast- August 15, 2008 Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has signed two contracts to buy enough solar energy to power 239,000 homes each year.http://www.topix.net/tech/alt-energy/2008/08/pg-e-to-buy-power-from-solar-farms-on-calif-c... Solar Energy Nanoantennas Are Created- August 14, 2008 U.S. scientists say they have created flexible plastic sheets containing billions of nanoantenna arrays to collect heat from the sun and other sources.http://www.topix.net/tech/alt-energy/2008/08/solar-energy-nanoantennas-are-created?fromrss... 'Anti-noise' Silences Wind Turbines- August 14, 2008 An active damping system cancels out the noise by producing counter-vibrations. If wind energy converters are located anywhere near a residential area, they must never become too noisy even in high winds.http://www.topix.net/tech/alt-energy/2008/08/anti-noise-silences-wind-turbines?fromrss=1 McCain's absent record on renewable energy credits- August 14, 2008 John McCain recently tried to underscore his seriousness about pushing through a new energy policy, with a strong focus on more drilling for oil, by telling a motorcycle convention that Congress needed to come ...http://www.topix.net/tech/alt-energy/2008/08/mccains-absent-record-on-renewable-energy-cre... Alternative energy hits the road- August 14, 2008 Anyone who has walked barefoot across a parking lot on a hot summer day knows that blacktop is exceptionally good at soaking up the sun's warmth.http://www.topix.net/tech/alt-energy/2008/08/alternative-energy-hits-the-road?fromrss=1 Lotus, Jaguar collaborate on Omnivore biofuel engine- August 14, 2008 Lotus Engineering is maintaining its busy research and development schedule and has revealed its latest partnership with fellow British company Jaguar in the creation of an advanced biofuel engine called the ...http://www.topix.net/tech/alt-energy/2008/08/lotus-jaguar-collaborate-on-omnivore-biofuel-... Drivers Stayed Off Road In June, Study Shows- August 13, 2008 Americans continued to drive less at the start of the summer, new Department of Transportation data shows.http://www.topix.net/tech/alt-energy/2008/08/drivers-stayed-off-road-in-june-study-shows?f... Pelosi and the Big Wind Boone-doggle- August 13, 2008 Which brings us to Madame Speaker's 2007 financial disclosure form. Schedule III lists "Assets and 'Unearned Income'" of between $100,001-$250,000 from Clean Energy Fuels Corp.http://www.topix.net/tech/alt-energy/2008/08/pelosi-and-the-big-wind-boone-doggle?fromrss=... Parsing Pelosi- August 13, 2008 It could be a case of the blind leading the blindor at least the weak guiding the willing.http://www.topix.net/tech/alt-energy/2008/08/parsing-pelosi?fromrss=1 Pickens touts plan popularity- August 13, 2008 The oilman says people are eager for energy independence. Boone Pickens believes he's on to something.http://www.topix.net/tech/alt-energy/2008/08/pickens-touts-plan-popularity?fromrss=1 |