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X-Prize rolls down to wire after a long road

X-Prize rolls down to wire after a long road It’s down to the wire for the Progressive Insurance Automotive X-Prize — a competition announced in April 2008 as a way to spur the development of clean, high-mileage vehicles. Read more on MSNBC

Development of Cellulosic Biofuels

Chris Somerville [Director of the EBI, UC Berkeley] Abstract: The earth receives approximately 4000 times as much energy from the sun each year as the total projected human energy use in 2050. Because plants can be deployed on a large scale to capture and store solar energy, I am interested in exploring the degree to […]

Some science questions?

1. Which of the following statements describes the interaction between magnetic poles? (1 point) Like poles attract each other. Like poles repel each other, and opposite poles attract each other. Opposite poles repel each other. Like poles attract each other, and opposite poles repel each other. 2. Which of the following statements is true about […]

CLASS A: Mandan finds a way to win

CLASS A: Mandan finds a way to win Teams that commit five errors usually don’t wind up on the plus side of the ledger.But the Mandan Chiefs found a way Friday afternoon. Read more on The Bismarck Tribune

Can you remove solar panels to another home?

So we will be moving to a home out in CA, the desert part where its usually 100* Degrees. So we definitly want to get solar panels to reduce energy costs considering we will have AC all day and heating in winter. But we only to plan to live there about 2- 3years. Can you […]

Sandia National Laboratories and Sunpower Corp. Extend Solar Energy Research Partnership

Sandia National Laboratories and Sunpower Corp. Extend Solar Energy Research Partnership Sandia National Laboratories and SunPower Corp. recently formalized an agreement to conduct research on integrating large-scale photovoltaic (PV) systems into the grid. By signing a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA), the organizations will leverage approximately $1 million of combined U.S. Department of Energy […]

What is waiting at the end of the tunnel?

the philippine election is just around the corner. what is the likelihood that there will blackouts in major cities? why is the dept of energy asking factories and malls to shut down to conserve electricity? what is really going on? http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10637111