Tag Archives: Energy

Shocker: BP quits solar power industry

Posted on December 21, 2011 by

BP Exits the Solar Industry (via Planet Gore) By Greg Pollowitz Bloomberg: BP Plc, Europe’s second-largest oil company, will shut its solar power unit and quit the business entirely after 40 years because it’s become unprofitable. The company will wind down … Continue reading →

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Windsplode in Scotland – plus some turbines can’t handle 50mph

Posted on December 8, 2011 by

I wonder what the incident frequency is for wind turbine fires versus say coal, hydro, or nuclear plants? From STV Scotland:

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Andrea Rossi and the magic coffee pot reactor

Posted on November 27, 2011 by

I allowed Ric Werme to post a couple of entries on the E-Cat “power reactor” by Andrea Rossi in the past, mainly to spur debate on whether this idea had any merit at all. I shut down comments on the … Continue reading →

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Britain’s Wind Farm Scam Threatens Economic Recovery

Posted on August 22, 2011 by

From Benny Peiser at The GWPF: In a sane world, no one would dream of building power sources whose cost is 22 times greater than that of vastly more efficient competitors. But the Government feels compelled to do just this … Continue reading →

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The reality of wind turbines in California – video

Posted on March 19, 2011 by

As many know, I was on a road trip for two weeks. On my return into California, I traveled a road I had done many many times – California Highway 58 through Tehachapi pass, one of the windiest areas of … Continue reading →

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At $4.4 million per mile, a road to snow-where?

Posted on February 6, 2011 by

Here in broken California, we can’t hardly get Cal-Trans to complete regular asphalt roadways on time or on budget. While this is a nice idea, and in a perfect world it might be a perfect solution, I don’t think it … Continue reading →

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Wind power gets bent out of shape in Wyoming

Posted on February 2, 2011 by

Trent Brome writes on his Facebook page: Arlington, WY – avg annual wind speed of 31mph, gusts above 110mph, seems like a great place for a wind turbine ….right?

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Shale gas boom on

Posted on January 21, 2011 by

IEA: Natural Gas Can Supply World For 250 Years Thursday, 20 January 2011 09:51 United Press International Supplies of natural gas could last more than 250 years if Asian and European economies follow the U.S. unconventional reserves, the IEA said. … Continue reading →

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US Energy Independence by 2020

Posted on January 1, 2011 by

Guest post by David Archibald Ira Glickstein’s post promoting clean coal has prompted me to offer a few slides from a presentation I had prepared. One of the things that gets me about clean coal is that the same people … Continue reading →

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Renewables forcing consumer energy price rise in Oregon

Posted on December 19, 2010 by

Rates set to jump for Pacific Power, PGE customers in January. Published: Friday, December 17, 2010, 9:24 PM     Updated: Friday, December 17, 2010, 9:24 PM By Ted Sickinger, The Oregonian Come New Year’s, better strip the lights off the … Continue reading →

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A really neat piece of hybrid organic semiconductor tech generates electricity from light or heat

Posted on December 12, 2010 by

From Fujitsu’s press web site: Fujitsu Develops Hybrid Energy Harvesting Device for Generating Electricity from Heat and Light Paves the way toward widespread energy harvesting, generating self-sufficient power from the surrounding environment Kawasaki, Japan, December 9, 2010 — Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. … Continue reading →

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