Archive for the 'Energy' Category
Ford to Spend $4.5 Billion by 2020 on Electric Vehicles
December 10th, 2015Via: Detroit Free Press: Ford announced its largest five-year investment ever in electrified vehicles, with a pledge to spend $4.5 billion and introduce 13 new models by 2020, CEO Mark Fields announced today. Fields said 40% of nameplates globally will be electrified by the end of the decade, up from 13% now. They will be […]
How About That ‘Erl!?
December 7th, 2015Warning: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. — Down 6%. Huge pivot ahead at WTI$33.22, assuming that you pay any attention to candle shadows, which I do. If you just draw your lines on the bodies: That 2009 support is gone. Best guess: Small bounce ahead, but I […]
Google Increasing Staff in Makani Energy Kites Division
December 2nd, 2015Via: Business Insider: GoogleX is ramping up recruiting at Makani, hinting that the ambitious project to create “energy kites” that generate cheap wind power is moving closer to reality. In the past few months, Google has posted more than 30 Makani job openings, and a recent posting on the company’s LinkedIn page boasts that the […]
Russia Says It Has Proof Turkey Involved in Islamic State Oil Trade
December 2nd, 2015Via: Reuters: Russia’s defense ministry said on Wednesday it had proof that Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his family were benefiting from the illegal smuggling of oil from Islamic State-held territory in Syria and Iraq. Moscow and Ankara have been locked in a war of words since last week when a Turkish air force jet […]
Airpocalypse Now: China Pollution Reaching Record Levels
November 28th, 2015Via: Guardian: In some areas of Shenyang, PM2.5 readings reportedly surpassed 1,400 micrograms per cubic metre, which is about 56 times the levels considered safe by the World Health Organisation. More: Beijing Residents Told to Stay Inside, Air Pollution 15X Safe Level
Huawei Develops New Fast Charge Lithium-Ion Batteries
November 14th, 2015Via: Android Authority: Huawei says its new lithium-ion batteries can achieve charging speeds ten times faster than normal batteries. The company has shared videos of two types of batteries. One has a 600mAh capacity and can reach 68% capacity in two minutes. The larger battery has a capacity of 3,000mAh. It apparently takes just five […]
GreenWave Ocean Farming Model
November 14th, 2015Via: Guardian: A commercial fisherman who admitted to once pillaging the oceans has won the 2015 Fuller Challenge, one of the most important prizes in sustainability. Bren Smith, executive director of nonprofit GreenWave, took home $100,000 for his 3D ocean farming model, designed to address overfishing, mitigate climate change, restore marine ecosystems and provide jobs […]
U.S. Announces Plans to Deal with EMP Threat
November 2nd, 2015In other news, Naval Academy Reinstates Celestial Navigation. Via: USA Today: Space weather, which can disrupt satellites, stifle communications networks and paralyze the electric power grid, is getting some special scrutiny from the Obama administration. The White House announced a new strategy Thursday to identify and respond to interstellar phenomena such as solar flares that […]
Morocco Poised to Become a Solar Superpower with Launch of Desert Mega-Project
October 26th, 2015Disclosure: I sell solar power systems in New Zealand. — Via: Guardian: When the full complex is complete, it will be the largest concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in the world , and the first phase, called Noor 1, will go live next month. The mirror technology it uses is less widespread and more expensive […]
In Nigeria, Solar-Powered Fridges at Outdoor Markets Save Food From Spoiling
October 20th, 2015Disclosure: I sell solar power systems in New Zealand. — Via: Gizmodo: In developing countries, an unbelievable 45% of food goes bad because of a lack of cold storage. It’s an especially big problem during transportation from farms to outdoor markets, where food sits in the scorching sun for hours on end. But one startup […]
