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Today we live in a world where fossil fuels (oil, natural gas and coal) provide more than 90% of the total energy. The energy needs are increasing and it is estimated that fossil fuels will be depleted in not so distant future. The need to look for alternative sources of energy is therefore a priority.

August 30th, 2009John Q. PublicLeave a commentGo to comments Filed under: Biodiesel, Ethanol, EV/Plug-in, Flex-Fuel, Legislation and Policy, Natural Gas, Green Daily, USA What does it cost to displace 38 million gallons of petroleum per year? According to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), almost $300 million. That’s the amount that DOE head Steven Chu announced last week would go from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into buying about 9,000 “alternative fuel and energy efficient” ve

Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin has said there is no immediate necessity for Russia to extend a loan to Ukraine to ensure its buying of natural gas. In a highly critical open letter to Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, Dmitry Medvedev has accused Ukraine of endangering gas supplies to Europe and destabilizing relations with Russia: ' we have an impression that Kiev consistently seeks to break traditional economic ties with Russia , firstly in the energy sector'. Hungary's largest oi

India is not short of coal from which most of it’s electricity is generated. But it does have to import 70% of it’s crude oil and half its natural gas according to an article in the Times newspaper . Some 400 million Indians are without electricity and cities face daily blackouts which is a major impediment to economic development. India has the capacity to produce 150GW of electricity — less than a fifth of China’s — and demand outstripped supply by 9.5% between 2008-09, and by 13.8% during pe

Ultra-thin batteries; Fuel cells to power Coke; Methane into natural gas; EV charging stations; Self-driving green car German researchers have conjured up a kind of battery that’s less than a millimeter thin and is made by the reactive layers onto each other like a silk screen. What’s next…a car that folds into a briefcase? Fuel cells to generate power for Coca-Cola . UTC Power will supply two of its new PureCell Model 400 fuel cell systems to Coca-Cola to generate energy and heat for 3