Keeping the Hot Side Hot
Can heat be converted into electricity? David Mather of MTVP Corp. explains that his company can make a silicon chip that converts heat that would normally be wasted into useful power.
The chip can absorb as small amount of heat as it takes to boil water. The photons go to a photovoltaic cell, which creates electricity. A six-inch square device can produce about 300 watts, and four of the deviceas can produce enough electricity to power a small home.
The Round House
energyNOW tours a factory constructing prefabricated round homes that can help lower heating and cooling bills while reducing construction costs.
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Preview: The Round House
energyNOW tours a factory constructing prefabricated round homes that can help lower heating and cooling bills while reducing construction costs.
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Poop to Plastic
energyNOW! gets a whiff of how sewer sludge is being turned into sustainable plastic to reduce the nation’s oil consumption.
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Morning News Roundup – February 22, 2012
Today's morning news roundup - all the energy and climate coverage you need to read.
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Morning News Roundup – February 21, 2012
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Electric Vehicles to Transport Athletes and Officials During London 2012 Olympics
The London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) recently awarded a contract to ChargePoint Services (CPS) to instal
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Clean Energy Could Supply U.S. with 70% of Electricity by 2030, NOAA Director Says
A director of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) was in Vancouver on Friday for the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s annual convention and ...
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Shale Oil - The Rush for Black Gold
Drilling innovations are unlocking vast U.S. oil reserves. But is the new drilling also forcing a choice between oil and water in Texas?
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