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Top Energy Science Breakthroughs in 2008: Batteries, Fuel Cells and...

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Smart Grid Infrastructure Startups to Watch in 2009

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Smart Grid Infrastructure Startups to Watch in 2009

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Moore's Law, Materials Science & The Future of Energy

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Top Science Breakthroughs in 2008: Novel Energy Systems

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Report explores energy technology roadmap for Low Carbon Economy

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Top Energy Science Breakthroughs in 2008 for Materials Science

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Penn State researchers advance cellulosic biofuels

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Genetic Modification Turns E. Coli Bacteria Into High Density Biofuel

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New hydrogen production method could reduce need for fossil fuels

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Biofuel Development Shifting From Soil To Sea

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Smart Grid Infrastructure Startups to Watch in 2009

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The Top 10 Green-Tech Breakthroughs of 2008

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Top Science Breakthroughs in 2008: Novel Energy Systems

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Year in Review - 2008 Renewable Energy Policy

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Moore's Law, Materials Science & The Future of Energy

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  • [6 Videos] Everything you need to know about Algae biofuels startups and research

    December 09 2008 / by Garry Golden
    Category: Energy   Year: 2018   Rating: 1
    Recommended: 28 days ago

    Seeing a Future Beyond the Hype for Algae Bioenergy
    'Algae' is often referred to as a 'Next Big Thing' category technology by cleantech investors and bio-industrialists.  But I've found that most people have no real understanding of what algae 'is' or 'isn't' as a new energy solution.

    I've posted six videos that should give that quick overview.  Some videos contain statements that I find to be short-sighted or overly focused on near-term challenges.    But overall, they describe the potential of algae bioenergy solutions in a very accessible way.  Enjoy!

    Why algae?
    [Editor's note: Great video lecture via Twitter AlgaMan, Thanks!!!]

    - Algae are 'original oil producers' on Earth (Video #1) - petroleum  is the result of ancient sea-living microbes that arranged carbon and hydrogen into complex chains that we blow up for energy.

    - Algae grow quickly using carbon dioxide (via gas, or biomass waste), light and water as their fuel source. (Video #3)  Their byproduct? High energy content hydro-carbon chains.

    - Algae produce tremendous yields (Est 10,000-30,000 gallons/acre/year), compared to plant based biofuels (Corn at 20/year; Palm at 800) (Video #4)

    Video #1 - MIT's Algae biophotoreactor
    Scientific America produced show with Alan Alda. The program was focused on hydrogen (e.g. electricity) with a special segment on algae-to-hydrogen production.

     

     

    Video #2 - Solayzme

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  • The Future of the US Auto Industry

    November 13 2008 / by Garry Golden
    Category: Transportation   Year: 2010   Rating: 3
    Recommended: about 1 month ago

    This morning I was a guest on PRI’s The Takeaway program with Hosts John Hockenberry and Adaora Udoji to talk about the future of the US Auto Industry. [Podcast of conversation] Many thanks to The Takeaway!!!!

    For visiting Takeaway listeners we’ve organized recent articles from The Energy Roadmap.com exploring the future of the transportation sector:

    Electric vehicle industry goes global around energy storage systems
    Video Interview with Shai Agassi on disruptive business models for electric cars
    Is Detroit asleep at the wheel?
    The Good news? China is investing in electric cars, The Bad news? China is investing in electric cars
    Is GM expecting China to extend its grid for electric cars?
    France to spend millions on electric vehicles
    Warren Buffet buys equity in China’s BYD
    New hydrogen storage device lighter than lithium batteries
    McKinsey believes China could lead world in electric vehicles
    GM pick Korean battery maker over US startup A123 Systems
    Hyundai to build fuel cell electric vehicle for 2012
    US algae startups could transform China coal industry
    France’s GDF invests in electric car infrastructure
    Hawaii’s HEKO utility take big regulatory step for 21st Century Grid
    Electric vehicle networks startup moves into Australia
    Detroit to World, Nobody has killed the electric car
    India’s Tata Motors will produce electric vehicle in 2009 for Europe!
    A Futurist’s Guide to Cars of 2020-

  • [Video] EV's, PHEV's and the Grid. Austin Energy's Roger Duncan Talks Electricity

    October 31 2008 / by joelg
    Category: Energy   Year: 2008   Rating: 1
    Recommended: 2 months ago

    By Joel Greenberg

    With every major automotive manufacturer announcing an electric vehicle, hybrid, or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) to debut in the next 2-5 years, it’s clear that these vehicles are poised to compete in the mass market. But how did we get here? Where do we need to go to make this happen? Is the grid ready?

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    Roger Duncan, General Manager of Austin Energy, discusses these issues from the point of view of the person responsible for delivering electricity to these vehicles.

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  • Are We Preparing Enough Scientists? - Defining Challenges in US Research [Video]

    October 23 2008 / by joelg
    Category: Education   Year: 2008   Rating: 3 Hot
    Recommended: 2 months ago

    by Joel Greenberg

    Scientists and engineers are going to develop the solutions to our energy challenges. An obvious fact, but what if we’re not preparing people for those careers in the US? At the recent NanoTX’08 conference, Dr. Zvi Yaniv, CEO of Applied Nanotech, Inc. discusses the challenges of educating scientists and engineers in the US. All is not rosy, but all is not lost.

    Dr. Zvi Yaniv is an expert in LCD technology. He received his PhD in Physics at the Kent State Liquid Crystal Institute in 1982. Shortly after he graduated, he was recruited by Energy Conversion Devices to run their LCD laboratory. Three years later, he spun out Optical Imaging Systems, OSI, Inc. “The premier Liquid Crystal Display Company in America, designing displays for our avionics, for F22, phantoms, helicopters,” he says. “And I loved it!”

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  • [Video] The Future of Paper Batteries

    October 16 2008 / by joelg
    Category: Energy   Year: 2008   Rating: 5 Hot
    Recommended: 2 months ago

    By Joel Greenberg

    Among the talk of thin-film solar, nano self-assembly, among other ideas at NanoTX’08 conference in Dallas, TX, was a researcher talking about his work with paper batteries. Dr. Mangilal Agarwal of Louisana Tech University talks about how paper batteries work and what problems they solve.

  • The Edison of our Age: Stan Ovshinsky and the Future of Energy [Video Interview Part 1]

    October 14 2008 / by joelg
    Category: Energy   Year: 2008   Rating: 5 Hot
    Recommended: 2 months ago

    By Joel Greenberg

    If you had an opportunity to sit down and interview Thomas Edison, what would you ask him? That’s a similar position I found myself in at the recent NanoTX’08 conference in Dallas, TX. I asked Stanford Ovshinsky, founder of Energy Conversion Devices and Ovshinsky Innovations to sit down with me after he gave a keynote where we discussed, among other things, his plans for a 1 Gigawatt solar power plant that would produce electricity more cheaply than a coal fired plant.

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  • Steve Jurvetson (& Bill Green): Biology and Energy (Part 2)

    September 30 2008 / by Garry Golden
    Category: Energy   Year: General   Rating: 2
    Recommended: 3 months ago

    One of our goals at The Energy Roadmap.com is to promote Big Thinkers who are able to translate the complexities of thinking about the future of energy into basic language and simple concepts. Bio energy is an emerging energy area that is widely confused with its current manifestation (e.g. plant life; corn ethanol) versus its future evolution (e.g. algae, bacteria and synthetic biology). Once again, we turn to Steve Jurvetson- for a look at this changing bio energy landscape.

    In this 4 minute ZDNET presentation clip from AlwaysOn GoingGreen conference held on September 10-12th, 2008, moderator Awais Khan of KPMG asks the panel if algae biofuels are up to task of addressing short-comings of high oil prices.

    Looking forward – Synthetic Biology & Scalability
    Jurvetson hints at global interest and the implications of accelerating changes via synthetic biology. Bill Green of Vantage Point Venture Partners”Bill Green of Vantage Point Venture Partners addresses the issue of scaling production based on biology.

    Scaling is a commonly used barrier concept for most non-traditional forms of energy like solar and wind. Bio energy solutions (esp. algae/bacteria) will first have to overcome its own process complexities to compete against more predictable chemical engineering methods used in today’s energy industry.


    Also watch Video – Part I-


    Video Source: ZDNET

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