Synlife could create super biofuel
Bob Morris @ Jan 26th 2008 13:40 - Category: Renewable energy Tags: biofuel;
Seriously. Artificial life forms are being developed that will efficiently produce biofuel.
Archive for January 26th, 2008
The presidential primaries
Bob Morris @ Jan 26th 2008 10:24 - Category: Election 2008 ;
Not very presidential, are they? Robo-calls spewing slime. Accusations of race-baiting. Much snarling and stomping of paws. And we have nine more months of this nonsense too. Sure, much of it is posturing and for show, and thus shouldn’t be taken too seriously.
Events will overtake them. They will have to start talking about the economy whether they want to or not.
Portable fuel cells
Bob Morris @ Jan 26th 2008 07:13 - Category: Renewable energy Tags: fuel cells;
Markets for portable power could be the most suitable arenas for fuel cells to begin taking on established energy sources.Among the key benefits, these technologies exhibit a far better weight-versus-energy characteristic than conventional batteries.
This includes cell phones, laptops, and other portable devices. Hey, maybe one day we’ll have fuel cell powered iPods!
Shell Oil on global warming
Bob Morris @ Jan 26th 2008 00:18 - Category: Energy conservation, Renewable energy ;
Blueprints or the scramble, that’s how Shell Oil sees our global warming future. Blueprints are global agreements like Kyoto while the scramble is every country for themselves. They clearly favor Blueprints. Hey, wars for energy resources are bad for business. Humans too.
One unsettling point they make is that in the short term we will probably emit more carbon as we use existing technology to invent low- or no-carbon energy and also deal with increased population growth. They also say, yes, cheap easily obtainable oil is running out.
From their CEO.
The world faces a long voyage before it reaches a low-carbon energy system. Companies can suggest possible routes to get there, but governments are in the driving seat. And governments will determine whether we should prepare for a bitter competition or a true team effort.
Are they squeaky green? No. They think fossil fuels will continue to be used for a good long time but that renewables will increasingly take over. This may well turn out to be true.
The trend continues. Major multi-nationals corporations are accepting that global warming is real and are looking for solutions too. Such solutions will not be found without their expertise and financial resources. And with Shell favoring Blueprints over the Scramble, they clearly favor governments taking the lead and rather than unrestricted capitalism.
