April 27th, 2010 by Editor

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These shoes were made for walking–and for producing power. A researcher atLouisiana Tech Universitydesigned ashoe that contains a small generator in its sole. When the shoe-wearer moves, it generates apiezoelectric charge, which is then converted into electricity for charging batteries or powering small electronics in real time. The designer hopes the shoe can eventually create clean, renewable electricity to charge portable devices like sensors, GPS units and cell phones.

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March 17th, 2010 by Editor

Three years before Walmart announced it would squeeze 20 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions from its supply chain, the retailer rolled out its Supplier Energy Efficiency Program with the goal of helping its suppliers save electricity and money, in turn bringing down the price of products.

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March 8th, 2010 by Editor

Good news on the alternative energy front:Texasmanaged to break the U.S.wind energygeneration record last Friday morning when it produced 6,272 MW of power–19%of the total electricity mix. The state, which is the country’s wind power leader, got just 6.2 percent of its electricity from wind overall last year.

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March 8th, 2010 by Editor

We’ve written about thepossibilities that carbon nanotubes can unlockbefore, and now, an intrepid team ofMITscientists have discovered a never before known phenomenon using the tubes, which are essentially rolled up sheets of graphene. The occurence, which researchers are calling “thermopower waves” causes powerful waves of energy to speed down the tubes. Michael Strano, MIT’s Charles and Hilda Roddey Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering says that the discovery “opens up a new area of energy research, which is rare,” andaccording to MIT, the new development could pave the road to a totallynew way of producing electricity.

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February 20th, 2010 by Editor

Attention all Californians! Do you generate more power from yoursolar panelsthan you can use? Well, under anew bill adopted on Thursday, you can sell that excess electricity (and offset the cost of installing those PV panels on your roof). Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner, drafted the legislation allowing utilities to buy up to 5 percent of their energy right from their customers. The bill was adopted on a 53-1 vote and according toSFGate, a spokeswoman for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says that the governor intends to sign it.

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