Archive for October, 2006

I posted a while back on the Automotive X-Prize. After which I emailed them and commended them for what they were trying to accomplish. I got an email back from Neal Anderson, no less than a Senior Director of Automotive X Prize.
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Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have been able to measure the excess energy transported out of the cell during metabolism. The excess energy is carried out of the cell via proteins in order to prevent from damaging the cell.
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Great shots from Solar Power 2006.

And a nice article to boot from CNET.

Nice to note that the cost/KW is going down with the development of new technologies.

Ethanol usage in Sweden has dipped due to the low pump price of petrol. I think the key here is that aside from the low price of petrol; Ethanol imported from outside the European Union is subject to 6% VAT. What were they thinking?

Original Article here