Day January 20, 2008

Skysails

Skysails, being tested now, could save 10-15% on fuel costs, maybe as much as 30%. Also mentioned in the article are tethered airborne wind turbines. Wow.

Mortgage company exec jumps to death

An executive of a collapsed subprime mortgage lender jumped to his death from a bridge Friday. And in related news, check Jim Cramer’s latest, greatest rant, this one about “doomed financials,” an asleep at the wheel regulatory system, and companies…

Fuel cells

A fuel cell converts the chemicals hydrogen and oxygen into water, and in the process it produces electricity. They are highly efficient at producing energy and in most cases emit no pollution. If the hydrogen that fuels them is produced…