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August

August 30, 2008

Hydrogen > Fuel Cells >
Formula Zero - Hydrogen Racing - The world's first international fuel-cell powered motor racing series kicked off in Rotterdam over the weekend. The organisers hope that 'Formula Zero,' like Formula 1, can become a forum for competing technology as much as anything else, helping green consumer cars to become better. (PESWiki; Aug. 29, 2008)

August 29, 2008

Green Building >
Ceratech, Inc.'s Green Cement - CERATECH’s products are compromised of 30 to 95% green sustainable industrial waste stream materials and are manufactured via a simple low energy, powder blending process; while the product is a cement with superior strength that can be deployed in a condensed timeframe. (PESWIki; Aug. 28, 2008)

August 28, 2008

Waste to Energy > Diesel >
Changing World Technology - Thermal Depolymerization Process - Technology claims to have a viable method of reforming organic waste into oil. However, the system has cost far more, and the small issues much larger than they had initially estimated. (PESWIki; Aug. 26, 2008)

August 27, 2008

Fusion > Sonofusion >
Bubble Fusion Vindicated in Flagship Nuclear Journal - Bubble fusion, also known as sonofusion, which in the last couple of years has come to be viewed with a jaundiced eye, has now been cleared by a peer-reviewed report that exposes the faulty basis for the negative assessment. (PESN; Aug. 27, 2008)

August 26, 2008

Quantum Ring Theory > Grand Unified Theories
The Successor of Quantum Mechanics? - Wladimir Guglinski compares his Quantum Ring Theory with Dr. Cláudio Nassif's Symmetrical Special Relativity, purporting that these "will constitute the New Physics of the 21th Century." (PESWiki; August 9, 2008)

August 25, 2008

Compact Fluorescent / Power Factor Correction >
Are U.S. CFL's Designed to Make Us Pay More on Our Power Bills? - In Europe, a small capacitor is added to Compact Fluorescent Lamps for power conditioning and additional savings on the utility bills. Similar savings can be realized on AC motors. Why are these inexpensive modifications omitted from U.S. CFLs and many residential motors? (Steve Windisch; Aug 25, 2008)

August 24, 2008

Suppresion / Reviews >
Of Pope John Paul II and of Power as in Electricity - As Karol faced two brutal tyrannies, certain exotic emerging technologies also face oppression and have been bullied, sometimes for more than a century. The stance Karol took of persistent love and courage can be instructive and helpful for us as we face down those who resist these solutions. (PESWiki; Aug. 24, 2008)

August 23, 2008

Top 100: Batteries / Vibrations >
M2E Power Could Charge Your Cell Phone With Kinetic Energy! - M2E Power is emphasizing the commercial applications for their technology, with a specific goal: revolutionizing cell phone batteries. An external charger generates between 300 and 700 percent more energy than current kinetic energy technologies, and may eventually replace cell phone batteries altogether. (PESWiki; Aug. 21, 2008)

August 22, 2008

Fuel Efficiency > Hydrogen Injection >
Interview: Ronn Motors' Scorpion Aims to Optimize then License Hydrogen Boosting - Damon Kuhn, COO of Ronn Motors, maker of the new $150,000 green supercar, talks about how their company is well suited to finally build an ideal version of the on-board electrolysis technology that injects hydrogen into the air intake to catalyze a more efficient burn of the petrol, increasing a vehicle's mileage by 20-40% or much more. (FreeEnergyNow; August 18, 2008)

August 21, 2008

Global Warming > CO2 Sequestration >
Cement from CO2; A Concrete Solution to Global Warming - Calera Corporation has developed a nature-mimicking process that converts CO2, such as from a coal power plant, into cement; thus removing CO2 from the atmosphere in the process of making a product that usually produces a lot of CO2 using other methods. (PESWiki; August 20, 2008)

August 20, 2008

Nanotechnology >
Aerogels: Nanotechnology for Ultracapacitors - This 87-year old technology will improve ultracapacitors by swapping in carbon nanotubes, since they have a extremely high surface area, carbon aerogels are used to create ultracapacitors with values ranging up to thousands of farads. It is already used a a super-insulator and for collecting stardust by NASA. (PESWiki; August 18, 2008)

August 19, 2008

Fuel Efficiency >
Electric Freight Rail 8X More Efficient than Heavy Trucks - Electrifying railroads and transferring half of the ton-miles of trucks to rail could save 6.3% of US oil consumption. Electric railroads, well-proven in other countries, are cheaper to operate and can carry more freight because they accelerate and brake faster (and can generate electricity while braking, saving energy), and have no delays for refueling. (PESWiki; Aug. 13, 2008)

August 18, 2008

Electric Cars >
Shelby SuperCars (SSC) to Build World's Fastest Electric Car - The Ultimate Aero EV is based on the SSC Aero, the world's fastest production car. The EV will be powered by a 500 horsepower electric motor. The drive train will feature a revolutionary power source allegedly allowing for several years between charging (not a typo). (PESWiki; August 13, 2008)

August 17, 2008

Air Conditioning >
Maisotsenko M-Cycle Coolerado - The engineering, design, application and installation of Coolerado's unique air-conditioning systems offer more flexibility and change than the air-conditioning world has seen in decades, using the Maisotsenko Cycle (M-Cycle). (PESWiki; Aug. 14, 2008)

August 15, 2008

Events >
Report: ExtraOrdinary Technology Conference 2008 - See our 2008 Tesla Technology Conference reports, photo gallery and follow-ups. Our New Energy Congress members who attended have posted their thoughts and feelings on this year's Conference activities. (PESWiki; August 12, 2008)

August 14, 2008

Nanotechnology >
Carbon Nanotubes and other Nanotechnology Solutions for Renewable Energy - From vastly increasing efficiencies in solar power to reducing costs of hydrogen generation, the alternative energy sector is seeing a range of nanotech developments. Reducing the amount of raw product necessary for technology production, carbon nanotechnology cuts costs and conserves our precious non-renewable resources. (PESWiki; Aug. 13, 2008)

August 13, 2008

Fuel Efficiency > Hydrogen Injection >
Ronn Motors' Scorpion the First to Implement Hydrogen Boosting - New $150,000 green sports car will integrate an on-board electrolysis unit to inject hydrogen into the air intake to catalyze a more efficient burn of the petrol, increasing its mileage by 20-40%. (PESWiki; August 13, 2008)

August 12, 2008

Fuel Efficiency > Spark Plugs >
Firestorm Spark Plug - This revolutionary design creates an electric plasma that fills the entire combustion chamber like a firestorm. It allows you to take an internal combustion engine from the standard 14.7:1 air-to-fuel ratio to an incredibly lean 24:1. At this ratio, all the air/fuel mixture is burned much more efficiently without increasing heat, thus giving an engine more power and fuel economy while creating much less pollution. (PESWiki)

August 11, 2008

Top 100: Solar > Concentrated > Cool Earth Solar >
Interview: Cool Earth Solar's Answer to Global Energy Crisis - In 1-hour interview, CEO, Rob Lamkin, discusses how his company's inflatable solar concentrator technology slashes materials costs, making solar farms able to compete with natural gas plants, and eventually even coal plants. Commercial deployment expected next year; could satisfy a large portion of Gore's 10-years-to-100%-renewable initiative. (FreeEnergyNow; Aug. 9, 2008)

August 10, 2008

Fuel Efficiency > Additives > eeFuel
eeFuel Gradually Boosts Mileage in 2007 BMW 335i - Ryan Fowler reports an improvement in his mileage on the same stretch of road since he started using the eeFuel additive, beginning with a jump of 5.7%, followed by 8.6%, then 14.0%, and then 17.9% in subsequent test runs in triplicate, as measured by onboard mileage instrumentation provided with the vehicle. (PESWiki; Aug. 6, 2008)

August 9, 2008

X-Prize / Alt. Fuels >
Intergalactic Hydrogen Expects to Win Auto X-Prize - Using off-the-shelf components and technology they have mastered, Tai and Fred Robinson say they can surpass 100 mpg-equivalent using a high-efficiency stock vehicle modified to run on hydrogen. (PESN; Aug. 9, 2008)

August 8, 2008

Plasma / Electromagnetic >
Phemax Technology's Plasmagnetic Alternator - Patent pending device allegedly generates electricity via plasma arc (Microsun) technology, initiated with low voltage, high current, high temperature, thermally conductive, thorium tungsten / graphite electrodes submerged in water. The resulting syngas runs a Phemax generator, which is said to have 5x amplification capability. (PESWiki; Aug. 7, 2008)

August 7, 2008

Tools >
Renewable Solutions for Emergency Preparedness - In case of emergency, be prepared. New page commenced to identify those areas and technologies for emergency situations that are inter-related with alternative energy solutions. (PESWiki)

August 6, 2008

Ground Source Heat Pumps >
EarthLinked Technologies - Company has been in the business of installing Ground Source Heat Pumps for nearly two decades. The residential and commercial systems save energy in the winter and summer, drawing from the thermal mass of the earth with their direct geo-exchange technology. ROI is just a few years. (PESWiki; July 18, 2008)

August 5, 2008

Engines >
Interview: Super-Efficient 'Gun' Engine - Canadian inventor, Kazimierz Holubowicz, has come up with an environmentally friendly and transmission-free engine based on the same mechanics as how a bullet is shot from a gun. More recent test results showed a 14% increase in torque while using 10% as much fuel. (FreeEnergyNow; Aug. 4, 2008)

August 4, 2008

Solar > Concentrated
Lateral Aperture Solar Design - "Think of a sheet of glass set out to capture the sunlight; instead of letting the light pass through or reflecting it off somewhere, it captures the light inside the thickness of the pane. It then redirects it toward an edge, or a number of them, where it then emerges at a concentration ratio." (PESWiki; July 23, 2008)

August 3, 2008

Conservation / Fuel Efficiency / Home Generation >
What You Can Do Now to Go Green and Save Money - Products and concepts presently available and doable which help you reduce your footprint on the planet while also saving you money. These products are some of the best so far as we can tell. (PESWiki)

August 2, 2008

Top 100: Wind > Vertical Axis >
Interview with TMA Global Wind Energy Systems - Vertical axis wind turbine design creates pull on the back side contributing to 40%+ wind conversion efficiencies. Doesn't kill birds, runs more quietly, doesn't need to be installed as high, blends better with landscape, cost-competitive, going commercial. (FreeEnergyNow; July 28, 2008)

August 1, 2008

Top 100: Electrolysis > Solar Hydrogen >
Electrolysis Breakthrough Makes Solar Storage Affordable - MIT researchers have combined a liquid catalyst with photovoltaic cells to achieve nearly a 100% efficient electrolysis in a simple set-up, which could make solar energy more affordable and practical -- excess capacity during the day could be stored as hydrogen and oxygen, then used in fuel cells at night when needed. (PESWiki; Aug. 1, 2008)

July

July 31, 2008

Water as Fuel > Brown's Gas >
Epoch has Commercialized Brown's Gas - Epoch Energy Technology Corp is a Taiwan-based manufacturer of Oxy-hydrogen gas generators and solar water heaters. They have developed a method by which ordinary soft water can be instantly transformed into oxygen-hydrogen fuel. (PESWiki; July 23, 2008)

July 30, 2008

Water as Fuel > Electrolysis >
Water-Fueled Car from Sri Lanka - A Sri Lankan inventor has come up with a super-efficient electrolysis method that allegedly enables a small vehicle to travel 80 kilometres on just one litre of water, without any danger to life or any impact on the environment. (PESWiki; July 23, 2008)

July 29, 2008

Electrostatic >
McQueen Machine - Revolutionary Energy Generating Machine - The patented McQueen Machine is a new "Internal Energy Generating Power Source" that uses positive electrical charges from the atmosphere to generate power. It is claimed to generate more energy than is required to operate the machine. (PESWiki; July 24, 2008')

Spoofs / Magnet Motors >
Videographer Posts Magnet Motor Spoof - On July 27, 2008, Alan D. Joseph posted a video to YouTube showing a motor that appears to spin with no batteries or other electrical input. Is it real, or was he putting his video skills to use? (PESWiki; July 24, 2008)

July 28 2008

Open Source / Electromagnetic / Magnet Motors >
LaFonte Perpendicular Magnetics Motor - Butch LaFonte now offers to open source what he and his associates have come up with, being far enough along to begin some serious building and testing and possibly start coming up with some useful output designs. (PESWiki; July 24, 2008)

July 27, 2008

Free Energy / Open Source >
Free Energy and the Open Source Movement Series - In this series of articles, Steve Windisch examines several “Free Energy��? devices, explains their workings in a simplified way, while discussing the proposed theories behind them. Interviews look at new inventors and researchers working within the Open Source Energy movement today. (PESWiki; July 20, 2008)

July 26, 2008

Top 100: 10-Year Plan >
NEC Says Gore's Ten-Year Renewable Energy Plan is Achievable - The New Energy Congress is taking up the challenge to show how it will be possible to achieve the goal of 100% of U.S. energy coming from renewable energy sources within ten years, (PESWiki; July 25, 2008)

July 25, 2008

Hydrogen / Events >
2008 Hydrogen Implementation Conference - Michael Riverson reports on the conference held July 22 - 24 in Laramie, Wyoming, covered a wide range of hydrogen generation sources, storage mechanisms, transport infrastructure, and application considerations. (PESN; July 25, 2008)

July 24, 2008

Buyer Beware / Hydrogen Injection > HAFC >
Hydrogen-Assist Fuel Cell Warning from Former Installer - Richard Coyle said the units sometimes work at first, but then the improvements go away, and in their place some serious problems arise such as stuck idle motors, boiling water and gunk in the motors, plugged air filters. (PESWiki; July 22, 2008)

July 23, 2008

Fuel Efficiency > Additives > Acetone >
Boosting Acetone's Improvement on Mileage - Steve D. Gage gives the logic and data behind his conclusion that vehicle fuel efficiency can be improved 50% by adding 1 oz acetone per gallon and tricking the car's computer into detecting an excess of oxygen so it richens up the mixture. (PESWiki; July 19, 2008)

July 22, 2008

Ocean Wave Energy / Nikola Tesla >
Using Tesla's Valvular Conduit to Harness Water Waves - Proposal to combine (1) Nicola Tesla's "Valvular Conduit", patented in 1920, which is essentially a one-way fluidic valve, and (2) the Anaconda Bulge Wave concept of having rubber tubing move up and down with ocean waves, in order to provide a simple and cost-effective mechanism for harnessing sea wave energy. (PESWiki; July 18, 2008)

July 21, 2008

Wind > Vertical Axis
Tangarie Alternative Power's spiral wind turbine - The Greenpower Utility System line of vertical axis wind turbines produces up to 50% more electricity on an annual basis, generates electricity in winds as low as 4 mph (1.5 m/s), and continues to generate power in wind speeds up to 130 mph (60m/s). It withstands extreme weather such as frost, ice, sand, humidity; and is low-noise. (PESWiki)

July 20, 2008

Fuel Efficiency > Additives > EeFuel >
EeFuel additive gets flatline results on heavy-duty rigs test - A fleet in California that has multiple trucks taking the same route every day hauling lumber out and wood chips back, ran three of their trucks for a week using the eeFuel additive, but saw no improvement in mileage. (PESN; July 19, 2008)

July 19, 2008

Fuel Efficiency > Hypermiling >
Slowing Down Doesn't Always Save Money - Vehicles are designed to achieve optimal efficiency at certain engine rpms and speeds. Going slower can actually use more fuel over the same distance, especially at much lower speeds. The Nissan Quest minivan does 35 mpg at 75 mph, wherease it only gets 30 mpg at 55 mph. (PESWiki; July 19, 2008)

July 18, 2008

Fuel Efficiency >
Hypermiling - Driving Tips for Better Mileage - Hypermilers are drivers who exceed the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimated fuel efficiency on their vehicles by modifying their driving habits. (PESWiki; July 15. 2008)

July 17, 2008

Top 100: Wind > Vertical Axis >
CEO Interview: TESNIC vertical-axis wind turbine - The TESNIC, invented by Horia Nica, is based on the principles of the Tesla turbine, extracting the wind power via adhesion, in addition to the classic drag and lift extraction, enabling it to achieve a very high efficiency. (FreeEnergyNow.net; July 14, 2008)

July 16, 2008

Hydroelectric / Electromagnetic >
James D. Hardy's Self-Looped Water Pump and Electricity Generator - Massachusetts inventor demonstrates a patent pending technology in which a 165 gallon/minute water pump powers a water wheel, which is connected through belts to a one horse power generator, which powers the water pump as well as an incandescent bulb. (PESWiki; July 16, 2008)

July, 14 2008

Top 100: Solar > Concentrated > SHEC Labs >
SHEC Labs Claims to Have World's Most Efficient Solar Thermal Tech (Interview) - By focusing the concentrated rays into the aperture of a highly-reflective, elongated tube, by the time the light bounces back out, it has gradually dumped 95% of its heat into the tube, which can then be put to work. (PESN; July 14, 2008)

July 13, 2008

OS >
What You Can Expect Open Sourcing Energy Technology - Sterling Allan describes how an ideal open source energy technology might roll out from beginning -- even before it is publicly posted -- through the time of early replications, to end when it spreads throughout the earth to bless mankind. (PESWiki; July 13, 2008)

July 11, 2008

Fuel Efficiency > Lubricants >
Maryn International's lubrication solutions - Maryn is a leading developer and manufacturer of high performance industrial additives which significantly improve lubricity and which also improve mileage. While the product is aimed at the trucking industry, it also works well in any car. (PESWiki; July 7, 2008)

July 10, 2008

Communities / Building / Electric Vehicles >
Beijing 2008 "Green" Olympics - We take a look at the environmental theme around the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing August 8-24, such as air and water quality, green buildings and modes of transportation, and health impacts on Olympic athletes. (PESWiki; July 7, 2008)

July 9, 2008

Top 100: Solar > Thin Film > Dye Sensitized >
G24 Innnovations Ltd rolls out solar - Automated "roll-to-roll" manufacturing process transforms a lightweight roll of metal foil into a 100-pound half-mile of G24i’s Dye Sensitized Thin Film in less than three hours. This material is rugged, flexible, lightweight and generates electricity even indoors and in low light conditions. (PESWiki)

July 7, 2008

Wind > Floating >
HeliWind's twist on floating wind generation - The HeliWind design by the Hawaii Consulting Group replaces the blades and tower of a conventional wind turbine with a lighter-than-air helical balloon and lowers the generator to the ground. With generating costs expected at around $0.034/kW-hr, the design is expected to go into production in June 2011. (PESWiki; July 6, 2008)

July 6, 2008

Top 100: Wind > Vertical Axis >
TESNIC vertical-axies wind turbine - The TESNIC is based on the principles of the Tesla turbine, extracting the wind power via adhesion, in addition to the classic drag and lift extraction, enabling it to achieve a very high efficiency, with the potential cost of electricity produced below the utility price. (PESWiki.com)

July 5, 2008

Top 100: Wind > Horizontal Axis >
Interview with Broadstar Wind Systems - Like a wind surfer, the horizontal blades of the Broadstar turbine change their angle of attack as they go around the perimeter, so that they are generating torque in nearly every position. It is much easier to ship and assemble these units because the largest components can be fit in 20-foot shipping containers. (FreeEnergyNow; June 30, 2008)

July 4, 2008

Solar > Concentrated >
Sopogy Concentrated Solar - Recently named the "Venture Capital Deal of the Year," Sopogy specializes in MicroCSP solar technologies that bring the economics of large solar energy systems to the industrial, commercial and utility sectors in a smaller, robust and more cost effective package. (PESWiki; July 2, 2008)

July 3, 2008

Hydrogen > H Boost >
Modifying the ECU to Accomodate a New Mixture from Hydrogen Boosting - One of the most knowledgeable researchers and compilers of the various approaches being tried with on-board electrolizers is New Energy Congress member, Noah Seidman. This is his latest article on the topic. (PESWiki; July 2, 2008)

July 2, 2008

Events / Hydrogen Injection >
Alternative Energy Partnership Conference Report - Outside-the-box energy technology enthusiasts converged in Maryland to share and inspect various inventions from hydrogen booster systems to a lawn mower converted to run on GEET reactor. (PESN; July 2, 2008)

June

June 28, 2008

Magnet Motors >
David Hamel Motor - Supposedly, the 3-cone device gives forth the principle of what Hamel alleges to be "perpetual motion...the usage of duality/magnetism and of vibration. Chaos physics induced through 3-body physics." Working prototypes are held by hand. (PESWiki)

June 27, 2008

Fuel Efficiency > Alternative Fuels > Diesel >
Syntroleum Bio-Synfining™ process - This flexible feed, flexible synthetic fuel technology is able to take a wide variety of renewable feedstocks such as natural gas, vegetable oils, fats, and greases; and turn them into liquid hydrocarbons including diesel and jet fuels. (PESWiki; June 24, 2008)

June 26, 3008

Fuel_Efficiency > Engines >
Turbine Truck Engines, Inc - Owns an exclusive license for the manufacturing and marketing of a highly innovative, environmentally-friendly 300 to 1,000 horsepower turbine-based truck engine. Known as the Detonation Cycle Gas Turbine engine, its patented cyclical detonation technology is poised to revolutionize the heavy-duty truck engine market. (PESWiki; June 25, 2008)

June 25, 2008

Conservation >
Does Blackle Conserve Computer Screen Energy? - Do we save or use more power when we use black as a background on a computer screen? If you still have a CRT display, then Blackle makes sense. If you use a flat-screen display, which has been the majority for a few years, the opposite effect takes place. (PESWiki; June 24, 2008)

June 23, 2008

Top 100: Communities >
Clean Energy Road Show Launch Imminent - Laurel White's year-long road show will educate people about easy-to-implement clean energy solutions available now, many of which can actually save money; and to give hope about the future by reviewing some of the most promising clean emerging technologies. (PESN; June 23, 2008)

June 22, 2008

Magnet Motors >
China - A New Magnetic Conversion of Zero Point Energy - The Wang Shum Ho prototype 5kW electricity generator is reportedly powered by permanent magnets and claimed to be close to production. The team is seeking a marketing partner and offers a working prototype for viewing by financial backers. (PESWiki; June 21, 2008)

June 21, 2008

Human-Powered / Piezoelectric >
Strike-Heel Generation - New directory dedicated to piezoelectric and heel-strike generation systems for generating power from "good vibrations". (PESWiki; June 20, 2008)

June 20, 2008

Fuel Efficiency > Hydrogen Injection
Zero Point Unlimited's Hydrogen Booster - ZPU is pursuing research and development of the Stanley Meyer Hydrogen fuel cell, a method of obtaining the release of a gas mixture including hydrogen and oxygen. Units for sale. (PESWiki; June 19, 2008)

June 19, 2008

Magnet Motors / Wind >
Shinyeon Magnet and Wind Systems - Shinyeon Energy Research Center of Korea has two highly exotic prototypes. One is a piston-based permanent magnet motor called the Magforce engine, that doesn't require fuel or electricity. The other as a tower-based induction wind generator. (PESWiki; June 18, 2008)

June 18, 2008

Oil >
Fuel Watch Worldwide - Directory created to keep an eye on fuel costs worldwide. Why do we see prices from 12 cents USD up to over $11 USD per gallon for the same product from around the world? (PESWiki; June 17, 2008)

June 17, 2008

Biofuels >
Turning Asian Carp Invasion Into Food, Fertilizer and Fuel - Ted Karson proposes harvesting the millions, if not billions of carp that have infested the Mississippi River system, to use for food, fertilizer, and biofuel; turning a pestilence into an opportunity. (PESWiki; June 16, 2008)

June 15, 2008

Microwave-Based Energy Technologies >
Cell Phones Popping Popcorn - Cardo Systems set up groups in various countries and released the YouTube videos all about the same time to sell their remote headsets as a viral promotion. Can Cellphones really be used to pop popcorn? Are Cellphones safe to use today? (PESWiki; June 14, 2008)

June 14, 2008

Top 100: Running Vehicles on Water / Hydrogen >
Genepax water fuel system - Genepax intends to provide 1kw-class generation systems for use in electric vehicles and houses. Instead of driving electric vehicles with this system alone, the company expects to use it as a generator to charge the secondary battery used in electric vehicles. (PESWiki; June 14, 2008)

June 13, 2008

Fuel Efficiency
Tai Robinson on Clean Fuel Conversions - New Energy Congress founding member gives an overview of how to convert existing vehicles into clean fuel vehicles, running on multiple local fuels. A look at the process, costs, and other considerations regarding alternative fuels in general. (FreeEnergyNow.net; June 9, 2008)

June 12, 2008

Engines / Hydrogen / Ethanol >
Hydrogen Engine Center Inc - Making Engines to Run On Hydrogen, Ammonia - A small company in Iowa hope to make gasoline obsolete as an engine fuel. All HEC engines and power generation equipment are capable of running on a multitude of fuels including hydrogen, ammonia, synthetic gas, coal bed methane, gasoline, and ethanol. (PESWiki; June 12, 2008)

June 11, 2008

Fuel Efficiency > Lubricants >
Silver Series Lubricant - The silver contained in the oil finds it's way onto working surfaces, where it reduces friction and wear. When wear attempts to remove it, more silver is plated onto the surface, so it is the silver that wears and not the original surface. (PESWiki)

June 10, 2008

Top 100: Wind > Horizontal Axis >
Broadstar Wind Systems - BroadStar's AeroCam is claimed to be the first turbine to break through the $1/watt cost barrier. It enables distributed power generation in almost any setting, including densely populated urban areas and can capture abundant surface-wind energy in wind farms. (PESWiki; June 8, 2008)

June 8, 2008

Top 100:
Environmental Hall of Fame Honors Several Top 100 Energy Technologies - First biannual ceremony christens event toward becoming the 'Golden Globes' of the Environmental movement. NEC honored. (PESN; June 8, 2008)

June 4, 2008

PAC >
U.S. Senator Takes Second Look at Breakthrough New Energy Legislation - Roundtable addresses why the United States government is so slow to facilitate extreme leading edge technologies, and how that tendency could be changed for the better through visionary leadership. (PESN; June 4, 2008)

June 3, 2008

Fuel Efficiency > Additives
eeFuel Nano Catalyst Fuel Additive (Interview) - EeFuel, a non-toxic, non-fossil, sub-nano fuel additive; is said to increase mileage by 10% to 20% by two-fold action: increasing the vaporization of the fuel and serving as a catalytic agent to increase the amount of fuel burnt as well as to stabilize its burn rate. (PESWiki; June 2, 2008)

June 2, 2008

Biofuels >
Rethinking Biofuel - Robert Pritchett presses a few biofuel hot-buttons regarding the current status of biofuel and unintended consequences - along with some solutions. (PESN; June 2, 2008)

June 1, 2008

Power Factor Correction / Conservation >
Pacific KVAR Power Conditioning Units - The KVAR/KEC system reduces the amount of power drawn from the utility by eliminating otherwise lost electricity (reactive power) created by inductive loads at any given facility. The KVAR Energy Controller unit stores and releases this ractive power thus elimanating this wasted energy.

May

May 30, 2008

Top 100:
Air Conditioning > Zeolite > Zeolite-Water Heating and Cooling System - Zeo-Tech has developed a new energy conversion process for the efficient generation and storage of heat and/or cooling power. Driven by a heat source, this process is solely based on the material zeolite and water and is therefore fully compatible with the most stringent environmental regulations. (PESWiki)

May 29, 2008

Top 100:
Hydrogen / Plasma > Blacklight Power, Inc > BlackLight's Hydrino Going Commercial - The BlackLight Process is said to generate enormous amounts of cheap, non-polluting heat that will replace the thermal power in coal, oil, gas and nuclear power plants that is then converted to electricity. (PESN; May 29, 2008)

May 28, 2008

Water / Hydro > River > Interview with Dr. Elijah of Slow Moving Water, Inc. - Company has a floating barge river energy turbine technology, in which they use the electricity to generate other usable products such as hydrogen, to get around the high cost of becoming a utility. (Free Energy Now; May 25, 2008)

May 26, 2008

Solar > Silicon > 1366 Technologies: More-Powerful Solar Cells - An MIT researcher has found a way efficiently of an important type of silicon solar cells by 27% while keeping costs about the same. The technology has received its first round of funding at $12.4 million dollars. (PESWiki; Mar. 27, 2008)

May 25, 2008

Top 100:
Biodiesel from Algae / CO2 Sequestration > Using Algae to Capture Carbon and Produce Biodiesel and Food - A2BE Carbon Capture is developing bio-secure, scalable, climate adaptive, and highly cost-effective technology for producing valuable fuel and food from CO2 using algal photosynthesis and bio-harvesting in a system they call Algae@Work. (PESWiki; May 23, 2008)

May 24, 2008

Fuel Efficiency > Hydroxy Injection > Mileage Results from Hydroxy Boost Addition - Robert Pritchett reports on experimentation with a Ford E350 Cargo Van dubbed the "Hindenburg II" as he transforms it from an ugly duckling fuel liability to a smooth-gliding fuel-efficient goose. (PESWiki; May 23, 2008)

May 23, 2008

Top 100:
Waste to Energy > Refinery Flaring Recovery > Capstone Microturbines help save waste - Have you ever driven past a refinery and seen the large flare towers and thought, "Why don't they harness that energy?" Capstone's microturbines are ideally suited for that task, among other applications. (PESWiki; May 21, 2008)

May 22, 2008

Humor > Rube Goldberg Samples - Examples of cause-effect, transfer of energy from one form into another. Some of the effects might at first seem magical, but upon closer inspection, each can be explained. So it is with "free energy". In addition to gravitational pull and kinetic induction, transference methods illustrated also include wind, flywheels, and magnets. (PESWiki; May 20, 2008)

May 21, 2008

Top 100: River / Tide / Ocean Current / Water >
Bourne Energy Harnesses Flowing Water to Make Clean Water - Bourne’s Kinetic Energy Systems entail floating turbines for river, tidal and ocean currents, and have numerous environmental advantages over conventional hydropower dams, Run-of-River and other hydropower systems. The latest is in developing potable water. (PESWiki; May 20, 2008)

May 20, 2008

Top 100:
Ocean Wave > Interview with SDE Energy about Wave Power - Sterling Allan conducts a 1-hour, live interview with the inventor, Shmuel Ovadia, and three other executives from SDE Wave Power, a Tel Aviv, manufacturer and marketer of Sea Wave Power Plants, which are ready for commercial rollout at a cost of 2 cents per kWh -- half of conventional power. (PESWiki; May 19, 2008)

May 18, 2008

Top 100:
Global Warming > Five Ways to Reduce Global Warming - New Energy Congress founder and director, Sterling Allan gives a statement in preparation for the first Environmental Hall of Fame ceremony to be held in Los Angeles in June 5-6, 2008. (PESN; May 18, 2008)

May 17, 2008

Hydro > River > Energy Barge Hawks Hydrogen and Distilled Water - Slow Moving Water, Inc presents a floating barge with turbines around the perimeter to harness the energy of the water flowing by. Rather than try to enter the electricity utility business, they produce electricity by-products, such as hydrogen and distilled water. (PESWiki; May 16, 2008)

May 16, 2008

Nuclear > Thorium Reactors > Thorium Power Pack Alternative for Nuclear Energy - Bob Dratch of White Whale Productions, LLC proposes using Thorium as a clean, non-polluting, non-nuclear-weapons-creation source and replacement for Uranium in power reactors. (PESWiki) (Thanks Sepp Hasslberger)

May 15, 2008

Solar Videos - Compilation of videos related to Solar technology, including collectors, heaters, photovoltaics, flight, etc. (Thanks RLP)

May 14, 2008

Top 100:
Thermal Electric > Fellows' Thermoacoustic Cycle (TAC) Generator - Texas inventor's technology uses heat to amplify acoustic waves (sound waves) in a high pressure gas, which drive a linear generator and produce electric power. The system can allegedly be built at a very low cost.

May 13, 2008

Ethanol > Make Ethanol in Your Own Backyard - E-Fuel Corporation's EFuel100 MicroFueler™ is the world's first portable ethanol micro-refinery system. It replaces the traditional ethanol reflux column system with a solid state distillation technology, making it possible for homeowners and small businesses to safely and cost-effectively create their own fuel, on-site. Available 4th Quarter, 2008.

May 12, 2008

Suppression > Premature Greed Syndrome as Detrimental as Men in Black - The problem with some inventors is not only are they years ahead in their visioning of the technology, but they are also years ahead in expectation of rewards for their efforts. (PESN)

May 11, 2008

Biomass / Alternative Fuels / Non-Fossil Oil / Plastic >
Bacteria Make Oil from Biomass - A Georgia company has announced that they have devised a simple, natural way to convert anything that grows out of the Earth into oil. The inventor's formula is simple. Basically, biomass (such as grass clippings or wood chips) plus the right bacteria equals hydrocarbons, which make not just fuel but plastics and other petroleum products.

May 10, 2008

UFOs / Plasma > Magnetohydrodynamics:Plasma-Powered Flying Saucers - With a span of less than 15 centimetres, Subrata Roy's aircraft qualifies as a micro air vehicle (MAV), but it has an unconventional design to say the least. It is a saucer shape covered with electrodes that ionise air to create a plasma.

May 9, 2008

Oil > North American Continent Oil Fields Abound - While our coverage is usually on alternatives to oil, the purpose of this page is to illustrate that there is no non-greed-based reason why the price of oil should be reaching as high as it is in North America, when the continent is awash in petroleum.

May 8, 2008

Electromagnetic > Wilt's Clean Energy, Inc - Patented motor allegedly puts out more energy than is required to run it, implying that it is somehow harnessing unseen energy from the environment. Recent measurements showed around 3/4 horsepower being produced via 1/2 HP in.

May 7, 2008

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Nanotech / Thermal Electric > Nansulate Paint Creates Efficient Thermal Barrier - Industrial Nanotech, Inc has a line of non-toxic paint products that integrate nanotechnology to provide insulative properties, corrosion resistance, mold resistance. They are also engineering a method to generate electricity from the thermal gradient to which the coating is exposed.

May 2, 2008

Solar > Concentrated > SUNRGI's Affordable CSP Solar Coming in a Year - Focusing the sun's rays 2000x and pulling the heat away from the photovoltaic cells, combined with a method of low-cost mass production, the Xtreme concentrated photovoltaics by SUNRGI are expected to produce in the range of 5-7 cents per kilowatt hour.

May 1, 2008

Featured / Top 100:
Plastics / Waste-to-Energy > Polymer Energy LLC Turns Waste Plastics into Renewable Energy - The Polymer Energy™ system uses catalytic pyrolysis to efficiently convert plastics (primarily polyolefins) into crude oil. The system can handle as high as 30% impurities such as metals, glass, dirt, water, etc. in the feedstock, making pre-sorting, cleaning, or drying unnecessary, reducing overall operational costs.

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