Month January 2009

Hybrid wave / wind power

Wind and wave power will co-exist on ocean platforms similar to offshore drilling platforms being developed by Grays Harbor Ocean Energy Company. They could also be powered by natural gas from LNG platforms when the wind isn’t blowing. The company…

Biofuel development switching to marine algae

Today, the most fervent attention in biofuel development has shifted from soil to the sea, and specifically to marine algae. “Algae yields five to 10 times more bioenergy molecules per area, per time, than any terrestrial plant,” said Mitchell, a…

Prepare for many more Madoffs

Get ready for investigators to uncover dozens of more possible Bernard Madoff style frauds. Politco and Morningstar Inc surveyed 1,684 hedge funds that have disclosed their quarterly results for the past 5 years. That’s twenty quarters of results. It seems…

Ceasefire in Gaza?

Ehud Olmert, Israel’s prime minister, has announced a unilateral truce in the Gaza Strip. Israel will halt its offensive in Gaza at 0000 GMT on Sunday but troops will remain in the enclave for the time being and will respond…