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[Plane]

SUGAR BATTERY
Researchers at Saint Louis University (St. Louis, MO) have developed a
biodegradable fuel cell battery that runs on virtually any sugar
source, from soft drinks to tree sap, and has the potential to operate
three to four times longer on a single charge than conventional lithium
ion batteries. If the battery continues to show promise during further
testing and refinement, it could be ready for commercialization in
three to five years.

“This study shows that renewable fuels can be directly employed in
batteries at room temperature to lead to more energy-efficient battery
technology than metal-based approaches,” said study leader Shelley
Minteer, PhD, an electrochemist at St. Louis University. “It
demonstrates that by bridging biology and chemistry, we can build a
better battery that's also cleaner for the environment.”

For more information, visit: http://link.abpi.net/l.php?20070327A12


AIR CAR
Engineers at Moteur Developpment International (MDI, Luxembourg City,
Luxembourg) have designed a prototype car that is powered by compressed
air. The vehicle has a tubular chassis that is glued together, a
fiberglass body, and uses wireless communication between its
components. The engine weighs less than half that of a standard car.
Ninety cubic meters of air is stored in carbon fiber tanks at high
pressure. The expansion of the air stored in the tanks pushes against
pistons to create movement.

The car is built to integrate with external electronic systems such as
voice recognition, Internet connectivity, telephone connectivity, or a
GPS. A hybrid model is also under development -- gasoline would be used
to run a generator to supply compressed air. It is estimated that one
tank of fuel would be enough for a cross-country trip.

For more information, visit: http://link.abpi.net/l.php?20070327A2

[The_Professor]

Promising technologies. The cynic in me might say that, if they prove to be effective, they will never come to market because a large firm, say an energy firm, will buy them out. The cynic in me says that is why there is still no cure for many cancers, a 250 mpg car and so on.

[kimba1]

the cynic in me says we`ll never get anything right till we get rid of all this red tape in our country.
ex. corn for a source of alchohol instead of cane or SUGARbeet

[Xavier_Onassis]

the cynic in me says we`ll never get anything right till we get rid of all this red tape in our country.
ex. corn for a source of alchohol instead of cane or SUGARbeet\

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Agribusiness (ADM and Cargill, for example) is more into corn than sugarbeets, and (chuckle) switchgrass, so they get the subsidies. The red tape is put their by the THIEVES that actually run the country, ie Big Oil, that is determined to suck the last dollar out of the ground before they allow a new technology to take over.

 

[Plane]

the cynic in me says we`ll never get anything right till we get rid of all this red tape in our country.
ex. corn for a source of alchohol instead of cane or SUGARbeet\

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Agribusiness (ADM and Cargill, for example) is more into corn than sugarbeets, and (chuckle) switchgrass, so they get the subsidies. The red tape is put their by the THIEVES that actually run the country, ie Big Oil, that is determined to suck the last dollar out of the ground before they allow a new technology to take over.

 

What would keep big oil from becomeing big sugar?

[Plane]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070331/ap_on_re_au_an/australia_blackout

Organizers hope Saturday's event — which about 2,000 businesses and more than 60,000 individuals signed up for online — will get people to think about regularly switching off nonessential lights, powering down computers and other simple measures they say could cut Sydney's greenhouse gas emissions by 5 percent in the next year.