Wind power could be stored as ice
A perfect way of storing electricity generated by wind turbines has been elusive so far. Ideas like super-sized batteries, compressed air, and hydroelectric storage have all been floated. One company though thinks the answer could be as simple as making ice.
Calmac has come up with a storage system called IceBank that uses the energy generated at off-peak nighttime hours to make ice. That stored ice is then
Waste heat could power computers, cell phones
Close to 60 percent of the energy produced by burning fuels or generated by power plants is lost as excess heat. Computers, cars and cell phones all have to get rid of excess heat to run properly, creating a significant energy waste. Researchers at MIT believe they’ve developed a way to reclaim a majority of that wasted energy and turn it into electricity.
Such an advancement
Gore Gets Gold Going Green
Love him or hate him, it’s hard to argue with the influence that Al Gore has had over the green movement. From his 2006 documentary An Inconvenient Truth to his Nobel Peace Prize, Gore has become the poster boy for all things green.
And it’s paying off in spades, according to a recent New York Times article. His savvy investments in alternative energy, bio-fuels, sustainable fish farming and electric
