Month July 2011

Storing wind power energy in compressed air tanks.

Storing excess wind power as compressed air in underground caverns to drive turbines later when needed is cost-effective and useful. But that means siting wind farms where the caverns are. SustainX thinks they have an even more cost effective approach.…

Be scared, be very scared

Google’s driverless cars are now legal in Nevada. Yes, I know that Google had one of their driverless cars go from S.F. to L.A. on twisty Route 1 along the coast and it performed wonderfully. Further, this technology might well…