Archive for October 12th, 2009

Analyst: Gas shale may be next bubble to burst

Monday, October 12th, 2009

The promise of enough natural gas to last the United States more than 100 years based on discoveries of vast shale formations could be the country’s next speculative bubble to burst, a speaker warned Monday at a conference exploring the notion that the world’s oil and gas are diminishing rapidly.

Source: news.yahoo.com

Neil Winton: Renault-Nissan battery vision looks like an expensive blind-alley

Monday, October 12th, 2009

Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn’s startling claim that battery-powered vehicles will win 10 percent of global new car sales by 2020 still beggars belief.

Source: www.detnews.com

Audi to Build E-tron Electric Sports Car from Frankfurt Show

Monday, October 12th, 2009

HERNDON, VA - Audi of America’s president says the company will build the E-tron all-electric sports-car concept that debuted last month at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show.

Source: www.automotive-fleet.com

Six new gadgets, gizmos, and techno-toys

Monday, October 12th, 2009

1) Powermat Wireless technology may be old news when it comes to internet access and remote controls, but the Powermat is the first commercially available wireless charger for many portable electronic devices. The mat attaches magnetically to receivers matched the the devices you wish to charge and then: voila, say goodbye to power chords and wall sockets.

Source: www.thecurrentonline.com

Chrysler And Fiat Are Building An Electric Car

Monday, October 12th, 2009

Chrysler board member Alfredo Altavilla has informed the press that Chrysler and Fiat are working on an electric car. Although he didn’t provide specifics, Altavilla did say that the R&D process is “going very well” and that Chrysler is providing electric propulsion technology for the vehicle. The news is notable because it’s the first ..

Source: blogs.thecarconnection.com

Obama wins Nobel on promise as much as accomplishment

Monday, October 12th, 2009

Barack Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize might also be named the Nobel Change Prize.

Source: www.usatoday.com

(Solar) Power to the People

Monday, October 12th, 2009

Some things have changed since Danny Kennedy left Greenpeace to become president of Sungevity , a startup company that sells rooftop solar power to homeowners.

Source: www.greenbiz.com

New German government won’t slash solar power rates

Monday, October 12th, 2009

Germany’s conservatives and their Free Democrat allies will reform the Renewable Energy Act (EEG) but cuts for solar power rates will be modest to prevent harming the fast-growing industry, a coalition source said on Sunday.

Source: www.bbj.hu

Obama Urged to Intensify Push for Climate Measure

Monday, October 12th, 2009

President Obama is coming under renewed pressure internationally and in the United States to throw his weight behind climate-change legislation, which advocates fear has suffered in light of the president’s sweeping domestic agenda.

Source: www.washingtonpost.com

Consent for wind farm near Wellington

Monday, October 12th, 2009

Wellington City Council has granted consent for a 25-turbine wind farm at Long Gully, applicant Windflow Technology says.

Source: news.theage.com.au