Category Energy

Piezoelectric roads

Piezoelectric devices turn mechanical strain into electricity. An Israeli firm is testing them on roads and says they can also be used for railroads and aircraft runways.

Wallstrip on algae for fuel

Wallstrip is a fun site that has regular investing-oriented videos with a zany, humorous twist. In this video, they talk about pond scum, not the thieving Wall Street kind, but the ooze that grows in ponds and is being looked…

Revolving door generates power

A revolving door in a restaurant in a Netherlands train station produces electricity from the kinetic energy of the door spinning. So, while the coffee powers the customers, the customers are powering the coffee shop.

Energy & Genius: Fuel Supply

Forbes has an excellent special report on energy, focusing mostly on alternative energy, with in-depth articles on ethanol from corn, algae and scrap crop, challenges in wind energy, and the lithium gold rush, which is fueled by its use in…

Biofuel from algae and seaweed

Solix uses waste co2 from power plants as a booster for algae growth and have announced they may be able to cut costs by 90%. Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation plans to harvest wild algae directly from open air environments. Montana State…