This Week in Free Energy -- January - March 2009 Notes

Suppression / Electromagnetic > Lester Hendershot's Fuelless Motor - In the 1920's Lester Hendershot was working on a new type of aviation compass and found a method of generating energy. He is reported to have accepted an offer he couldn't refuse being paid never to work on his device again and "committed suicide" in 1960 the same year the U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research began looking at his work. (PESWIki; Feb. 25, 2009)

Events > TeslaTech Conferences 2009 ExtraOrdinary Technology Conference Speakers Announced - Preregistration is ongoing for the conference to be held July 30–Aug 2, 2009 in Albuquerque, NM, USA. In order to receive the 30% discount, members must sign up before Feb 28, 2009. To save and preregister, call 520-463-1994 or go to: http://www.teslatech.info (PESWiki)

• Videos: Magnet Motors > ALME >
  Second ALME Magnet Motor Prototype Completed - Photos and video posted of Archies' newly completed prototype which has some lock-up point problems and does not operate as he said the first one did, which was more crude but which ran on magnet power alone. Plans to be posted soon. (Video) (PESN Videos; Feb. 25, 2009)

• Solar > Space Based Solar Power >
  New Company Looks to Produce Space Based Solar Power Within a Decade - The first phase of Space Energy, Inc.'s plan is to launch a small prototype satellite into low Earth orbit. The demonstrator is a 24 to 36-month project and will start the commercial build-out of the main satellite, which could take up to four years to be operational. (Video) (CPH e-Journal; Feb. 18, 2009)

• Propulsion >
  Laser-Powered Aircraft are the Future of Flight. Maybe - Leik Myrabo first got the idea in 1988 and called it LightCraft, a funnel-shaped craft with a parabolic reflector, back in 2000. It channels the heat generated by a laser into its center, causing it to explode, thus generating thrust. Small jets of pressurized nitrogen spin the LightCraft at 6,000 RPM to maintain stability. (Wired; Feb. 20, 2009)

Store > Sun Oven > GLOBAL SUN OVEN® Frequently Asked Questions - While having a Sun Oven for emergency preparedness is important, the real benefit comes from regularly using it. This FAQ page is to help you know how and why to use the oven. (Energy Stork; Feb. 25, 2009)

• Solar > Solar Innovations >
  A Cheaper Solar Concentrator - The acrylic component from Morgan Solar called a Light-Guide Solar Optic (LSO), is a new type of solar concentrator that could significantly lower the cost of generating electricity from the sun and they expect commercial production to begin in 2010. (Slashdot) (MIT Technology Review; Feb. 20, 2009)

• Thorium Reactors >
  The Liquid Fluoride Thorium (LFTR) Paradigm - This thorium reactor concept uses a chemically-stable fluoride salt for the medium in which nuclear reactions take place. This fuel form yields flexibility of operation and eliminates the need to fabricate fuel elements. Energy from thorium -Molten Salt Reactors including the LFTR are very simple. (YouTube) (The Oil Drum; Jan. 20, 2009) (Thanks Sepp)

• Solar >
  The Not-So-Sunny Side of Solar Panels - The semiconductor and electronics industry was long perceived as being a "green" industry and many of its more egregious impacts went unaddressed for years. The same precautionary approach should apply when regulating Photovoltaics, due to the toxic chemicals and materials involved in manufacturing. (Voice of San Diego; Feb. 16, 2009)

• Hydrogen Vehicles >
  NH² Hydrogen Powered Tractor - The concept behind the New Holland NH² is to build a zero-emissions tractor with a 106-horsepower electric motor sending power to the four wheels. It might look hot, but its expensive, has a relatively small range, and it isn't going into production until 2013. (YouTube) (Autoblog.nl; Feb. 23, 2009)

• Electric Bikes, Motorbikes and Scooters >
  GreenWheel Gives any Bicycle an Electric Boost - The GreenWheel, developed by researchers at MIT, is relatively easy to pop onto a pedal bike since all the parts except the throttle are enclosed in the wheel. (Inhabitat; Feb. 24, 2009) (See also bionx; Discovery)

• Electric Vehicles Plug-ins >
  Plug in Electric & Hybrid Conversions - Plug in Electric & Hybrid Conversions done by experts. All Makes and Models. Driving range from 50-250 Miles, capable of 100 MPH. Electric/Gasoline Hybrid conversion is a standard 80+ MPG.

• Automotive X Prize >
  Consumer Reports to Test Auto X Prize Cars - Consumer Reports, famed for its painstaking evaluations of mundane items like toasters and vacuum cleaners, will test the safety of vehicles competing in the Progressive Automotive X Prize and adopt the competition's MPGe standard of measuring fuel efficiency in its tests of cars the rest of us drive. (Wired; Feb. 20, 2009)

• Solar > Photovoltaics >
  Plugging In Molecular Wires To Capture Light Energy - The journal Angewandte Chemie reports that Japanese researchers have developed a way to “plug” a molecular “wire” directly into a biological photosynthetic system to conduct the free electrons to a gold electrode with a theoretical efficiency of 100%. (Science Daily; Feb. 17, 2009)

• Obituaries / Kanzius Fire from Water >
  John Kanzius remembered by friends, family - The radio man who gained world wide attention with his radio wave machine to fight cancer, and which also made a flammable gas from water, died of pneumonia Jan. 18, 2009. He was eulogized by friends and family as a hero and man of vision. (Includes video.) (MSNBC; Feb. 24, 2009)

February 22, 2009

Electromagnetic > Keppe Motor Keppe Motor Overunity Claimed - The Brazilian group that has been reporting super efficiencies in their motor now posts evidence that they have surpassed 100% efficient, which they say proves their claim that they are harnessing space energy. This is the group that has been selling a manual and kit of this motor. (PESN; Feb. 18, 2009)

Top 100: Fusion > Focus Fusion > Lawrenceville Plasma Physics Receives $1.2 Million to Test Hydrogen-Boron Fusion - Eric Lerner's focus fusion project has received funding from The Abell Foundation and individual investors to undertake a two-year experimental project to test its scientific feasibility. (PESN; Feb. 20, 2009)

U.S. Govt. & Energy > How Well is U.S. Department of Energy Fulfilling Its Mandate? - DOE was established in 1977 to reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil; develop energy efficient technologies; strengthen America's energy security, environmental quality, and economic vitality; and ...bring clean, reliable and affordable energy technologies to the marketplace. (Poll) (PESWiki; Feb. 21, 2009)

• Peak Loading of the Grid Poses Another Peak Crisis - 

Store / Energy Efficiency / Conservation > eNDO-THeRM Refrigeration Thermometer - This little gadget reads the temperature of the food, not the air in your fridge, so you can set the fridge to the optimal 40-41 degrees, both saving energy (typically 15%) and making the food last longer, giving you a quick return on investment. (Energy Stork)

• UFOs >
  UFO Wars - George Noorey had Ed Grimsely on talking about how it is possible to see a whole bunch of UFOs using military grade night vision glasses. No wonder soldiers are instructed to never, ever "look up" at night with the night goggles. (Coast to Coast AM; Feb. 12, 2009)

• Solar / Nanotechnology / CO2 Sequestration>
  Sun-powered device converts CO2 into fuel - Powered only by natural sunlight, an array of nanotubes is able to convert a mixture of carbon dioxide and water vapour into natural gas at 20 times higher than with other nanotech methods. (New Scientist; Feb. 18, 2009)

• Flight >
  James Bond-style jetpack powered by high-pressure water invented - Designer Hermann Ramke's Jetlev-Flyer can power a rider to a height of 50 feet (15m), has a top speed of 30mph, and can travel almost 200 miles before it needs to be refuelled. [Note: Nothing beats being tied to the end of a firehose over a waterway!] (Telegraph.uk; Feb. 17, 2009) (Also Slashdot)

• Energy Efficiency >
  Existing efficiency measures could cut US energy use by a third - The study from environmental think tank the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), entitled Assessing the Electric Productivity Gap and the US Efficiency Opportunity, argues that wholescale efficiency improvements in the electric power industry could be in place by 2020, slashing US greenhouse gas emissions in the process. (Business Green; Feb 12, 2009)

• DIY > Solar / Batteries >
  SunCat: Solar Batteries Powered by Sunshine - The portable power SunCat C-cells are wrapped in flexible photovoltaic panels and will slowly recharge when left to bask in the sun - just like a cat. [Remember: heat, batteries and longevity don't usually go together.] (Inhabitat; Feb. 18, 2009)

• Biofuels > R&D >
  Biofuel from Forestry Waste Is Close - "We believe there are large volumes of residues that could be used for biofuel production in Europe and elsewhere," Hans Sohlstrom, VP of UPM-Kymmene said. "Around half of a tree's biomass is currently left as residue which cannot be used for timber or paper production." (PlanetArk; Feb. 0 2009)

• Biomass >
  Two-step chemical process turns raw biomass into biofuel - "This solvent system can dissolve cotton balls, which are pure cellulose," says Ronald Raines. "And it's a simple system -- not corrosive, dangerous, expensive or stinky." (University of Wisconsin-Madison; Feb. 10, 2009)

• Solar >
  Samsung Releases Solar Powered Phone - Samsung has finally delivered on this promise with their brand new Blue Earth phone. Blue Earth is a gorgeous green touch phone that has a full solar panel on its back which can generate enough power to charge the phone. (Inhabitat; Feb. 13, 2009) (See: Slashdot)

• Solar >
  Research Highlights Potential for Improved Solar Cells - A team of Los Alamos researchers has shown that carrier multiplication (when a photon creates multiple electron) is a real phenomenon in tiny semiconductor crystals. (PhysOrg; Feb. 10, 2009) This points to the possibility of solar cells that create more than one unit of energy per photon. (Accounts of Chemical Research)

• Plastic and Energy >
  Could ‘liquid wood’ replace plastic? - Tecnaro, says it found the magic formula with Arboform. Its “liquid wood” can be molded like plastic, yet biodegrades over time. (Christian Science Monitor; Feb. 11, 2009) (Also: Slashsdot)

• Geoengineering >
  Astronomer devises giant sun shield to reverse global warming - Climate scientists are beginning to imagine options like the sunshield as a way of halting climate change. Professor Roger Angel thinks he can diffract the power of the sun by placing trillions of lenses in space and creating a 100,000-square-mile sunshade. (Video) (Telegraph; Feb, 20, 2009)

• "Clean" Coal >
  Coal Ash: The Hidden Story - In many states — at ponds, landfills, and pits where coal ash gets dumped — a slow seepage of the ash’s metals has poisoned water supplies, damaged ecosystems, and jeopardized citizens’ health. The U.S. EPA identified 63 “proven or potential damage cases” in 23 states. (Public Integrity; Feb. 19, 2009)

• Propulsion / Fusion >
  A Workable Fusion Starship? - Friedwardt Winterberg's innovative propulsion concept now weds magnetic mirror technologies with fusion. The interplanetary vehicle has an exhaust velocity of 100 km/s, while the launcher vehicle gets 10 km/s. (Centauri Dream; Jan. 23, 2009)

 

February 15, 2009

Clean Fuel Conversions / NEC > In the News > On Our Way to Atlanta in Clean Fuel Suburban to be on TV - A report from the road on our way to tell nation television audience about renewable energy products available now as well as clean fuel alternatives. We get our irst natural gas fill-up in Park City. (PESN; Feb. 15, 2009)

MIB / Movies / Antigravity > SEG > The Story Behind The John Searl Story - Comments by John Searl about the film and excerpts from the film log. Follow-up dialogue about coming film sequel that will address the topic of the powers that be who not only suppressed the technology, but stole it. (PESN; February 11, 2009)

• Cold Fusion > Eugene Mallove >
  Reward Offered in Mallove Killing - Police announced they are offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the 2004 killing of cold fusion physicist Eugene Mallove in Norwich. Some credible information has been uncovered by investigators, but they need more information to move the case forward. (The Day; Feb. 12, 2009)

Fuel Efficiency > H Injection > Dennis Lee > HAFC > FTC Case Against Dennis Lee's Hydrogen Assist Fuel Cell - In FTC vs. Dutchman Enterprises run by Dennis Lee, claims that the promoters are marketing a product that cannot function as advertised. The testimonials and other mileage test forms shown as exhibits in the case, offer a different story. (PESWiki; Feb. 10, 2009)

Fuel Efficiency > H Boosting > HAFC > FTC v Dutchman Dennis Lee and Dutchman Defeat FTC - In a major victory for the science of hydrogen-boost related systems, Dennis Lee and Dutchman Enterprises were exonerated after a month of being shut down by an FTC temporary restraining order for their super-mileage claims. (PESN; Feb. 13, 2009)

• Running Vehicles on Water > H Boosting / Electrolysis >
  Hydrogen fuel cell enthusiasts gather to show off devices - Over last weekend, inventors from all over the country showed off hydrogen production kits in cars, pickup trucks, motorcycles, heavy commercial trucks, a dune buggy, and even a lawn mower a the HHO Games and Exposition. (Tampa Bay; Feb 9, 2009)

Top 100: Solar / Wind > Skybuilt > SkyBuilt Providing Plug-n-Play Renewable Power (Interview) - Company that specializes in portable, modular, rapidly-deployable renewable energy systems, especially for the military and for cell tower installations; now has the world's first hybrid power station in an airline-checkable suitcase. (PESN; Feb. 12, 2009)

Books / Store > The Quantum Key by Aaron Murakami - Peter Lindemann says, "While this e-book is probably too simple for a PhD physicist, it is perfect for young people or anybody else just becoming interested in Free Energy. Expand your frame of reference and transform your entire paradigm of the universe into something that shines light into your blind spots.

Store / Conservation > Plug Power Saver - The Plug Power Saver is designed to give the motor only as much power as is needs at any given moment, not more or less, thus saving on up to 30% of the energy otherwise used. (PES Store)

• Global Warming / Global Cooling >
  Global Temperature Report from 1978 Through 2009 Shows 0.13 C Rise Per Decade - As part of an ongoing joint project, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, NOAA and NASA use data gathered by microwave sounding units on NOAA and NASA satellites to get accurate temperature readings for almost all regions of the Earth. (Newswise; Feb. 12, 2009)

• Solar Innovations >
  Spray-on Solar Panels - A new Australian solar company Spark Solar and Finnish materials company Braggone Oy are working with Australian National University (ANU) on the spray-on method. This new technique can be commercially available by 2011. (Alternative Energy; Feb. 12, 2009)

• Top 100: Tidal Power > Blue Energy >
  Green Energy - An Earthical Investment that Wins in a Recession - A new Investor page with video link at Blue Energy talks about the unprecedented pre-commercial order book now exceeding $30 billion dollars and 115 man years in engineering wind-up to commercialization and scale-up. (Blue Energy Canada; Feb. 7, 2009)

• Power-Generating Shock Absorbers >
  Regenerative shock absorbers developed by team at MIT - A team of undergrads at MIT has produced a prototype of a shock absorber for vehicles which can harness and generate electricity back into the vehicle. The team claims that their prototype increases a vehicle's fuel-efficiency by up to 10 percent by using a "hydraulic system that forces fluid through a turbine attached to a generator." (Engadget; Feb. 10, 2009)

• Nanotechnology / Piezoelectric >
  Harnessing Hamster Power with a Nanogenerator - Researchers have demonstrated that a nanogenerator can be driven by irregular, low-energy biomotion, including the tapping of a human finger and a hamster's erratic running and scratching. (Video) (Blogtalkradio) (MIT Technology Review; Feb. 11, 2009)

• Biodiesel >
  Japan Airlines Finds Biofuel More Efficient Than Petro-Fuel in Test Flight - "Pilots reported that the biofuel was more fuel efficient than 100 percent traditional jet-A fuel (kerosene), a finding consistent with the Continental test earlier, and indicates that biofuels may not only be a carbon-neutral option, but a more fuel efficient one." (TreeHugger; Jan. 30, 2009)

• Energy Usage Monitoring Devices >
  Google Debuts PowerMeter Energy Monitoring Tool - There’s a variety of products out there that will monitor your household energy use, and now Google’s new PowerMeter offers a powerful way to track, analyze, and make sense of the data. (Video) (Inhabitat; Feb. 10, 2009)

 

February 8, 2009

Featured: Magnet Motors > Steorn > Steorn Raises the Curtains - The company that stirred the planet in 2003 with their claim of a magnet motor technology, today posted two videos, announcing that are soliciting teams of engineers and commercial interests to become part of a developer group of 300 to prepare the technology for market rollout. (PESN; Feb. 4, 2009)

Zero Point Energy > Jovion Corporation Pursues Zero Point Energy - University-based Jovion Corporation of Boulder, CO, USA aims to develop and commercialize a device that would harnessing energy from electromagnetic radiation. They received a patent last May for quantum vacuum energy extraction using Casimir cavities. (PESWiki; Feb. 5, 2009)

Top 100: Engines > Wankel > Regi Technologies' RadMax rotary engine - The Radmax direct-charge engine with few moving parts is based on the Wankel rotary design, but is claimed to deliver up to three times the power, with half the weight of a true Wankel engine of the same size. It is virtually vibration free and very quiet. (PESWiki; Jan. 27, 2009)

Radio > Anti-Gravity Interview with Tim Ventura of American Antigravity - Tim has been covering antigravity for a very long time, as well as various cutting-edge clean energy technologies. He has also built some "Lifter" devices that use ionic forces to levitate a triangular object several feet in the air. (FreeEnergyNow; Feb. 2, 2009)

• Flying Cars >
  Skycar Expedition 2009 - The Parajet Skycar is the first two seater, high performance, road legal, bio-fuelled flying car; capable of providing rally car performance on and off road, and light aircraft performance after just a few minutes of wing preparation. (Skycar Expedition; Jan 22. 2009)

• Books / Propulsion / Anti-Gravity >
  Frontiers of Propulsion Science (Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics) - This book by Marc Millis is a compilation of emerging science relevant to such notions as space drives, warp drives, gravity control, and faster-than-light travel – the kind of breakthroughs that would revolutionize spaceflight and enable human voyages to other star systems. (AIAA; Feb. 2009)

• Biodiesel from Algae Oil >
  Success For First Outdoor, Large-Scale Algae-to-Biofuel Research Project In Nevada - The first real-world, demonstration-scale project in Nevada for turning algae into biofuel has successfully completed the initial stage of research at the University of Nevada, Reno. The project is on track to show the process is an economical, commercially viable renewable energy source. (PhysOrg; Jan. 29, 2009)

• Conservation > Insulation >
  What is Greensulate Insulation? - Ecovative Design is investigating new ways to insulate buildings and package material goods without the traditional use of petroleum based polystyrene/Styrofoams. Greensulate is made from local, sustainable resources such as agricultural byproducts. (PlanetGreen; Jan. 22, 2009)

• Nuclear > Thorium Reactors >
  The Ultimate Alternative Energy - Thorium is not only far more abundant than uranium-235, but thorium reactors do not produce waste materials useful in nuclear weapons. In fact, the waste is far less hazardous and much cheaper to deal with. Thorium reactors are safer in general to operate, producing little radioactive threat outside their shielding; and cannot experience a catastrophic meltdown. (Daily Reckoning; Jan. 28, 2009)

• Biofuels / CO2 Sequestration >
  Could your breath be turned into biofuel? - The Liverpool John Lennon Airport is testing out a device called an Ecobox from Origo Industries that will capture CO2 from the air that’s exhaled by passengers and turn it into fuel to be used by the airport’s diesel vehicles and heating system. (Greener.Ideal; Feb. 6, 2009)

• Biofuels:Cautions >
  Biofuels More Harmful to Humans Than Petrol and Diesel, Warn Scientists - Corn-based bioethanol has higher burden on environment and human health, according to a report: Review of the Indirect Effects of Biofuels. (Truthout; Feb. 2, 2009)

• Global Warming > Geoengineering >
  Scientists Rank Global Cooling Hacks - The dozens of ways that scientists, as well as crackpots, have proposed to geoengineer the world's climate won't all be equally effective. In fact, some of them would not have any impact at all, a new study in the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics found. (Wired; Jan. 28, 2009)

• Quantum mechanics >
  One small step for a man, one giant leap for teleportation - According to LiveScience, Singularity University's Joint Quantum Institute for the first time was able to teleport information between two separate atoms across a distance of a meter - about one step for an adult, using "entanglement". (CNet News; Jan. 26, 2009)

• Biomass >
  Whisky Power! Distillery Unveils Scotch Green Power - We're pretty sure that the expression “drunk on power” was never meant to be taken this literally. The Combination of Rothes Distillers Limited (CoRD) announced that they have partnered with Helius Energy to install a power plant fueled by none other than whisky by-products! (Inhabitat; Jan. 28, 2009)

Additional

• Dennis Lee being sued by FTC for supermileage claims.
• Sterling Allan and Tai Robinson headed to Atlanta to appear on EveryDay with Marcus and Lisa television show.

 

February 1, 2009

Electromagnetic > Keppean Scalar Motor > A Personal Witness Account of the Keppe Motor - Will Lajeunesse of Canada traveled to Brazil where he witnessed numerous demonstrations of the Keppe Motor. He also attended their demo in San Diego. Recommends their manual and kit. (PESN; January 26, 2009)

Storage / Offshore Wind / Energy Islands > KEMA's Inverse Offshore Pump Accumulation Station - A new concept is being explored that would use excess renewable energy to pump water out of a lower reservoir into the surrounding sea as a storage mechanism. This artificial inverse island is being considered for off shore deployment in the North Sea. (PESWIki; Jan. 28, 2009)

Fuel_Efficiency > Hydrogen Injection > Hydrogen-Boost has been upping mileage for eight years - Industry pioneer, Fran Giroux, talks about his mileage enhancement system that he guarantees to increase mileage from at least 15% to as high as 50%. Besides the onboard electrolysis unit, his system also includes fuel pre-heating, a lubricant, and driving tips. (PESN; Jan. 27, 2009)

• Lighting > Light Emitting Diodes >
  Great bright hope to end battle of the light bulbs - Cambridge University researchers have developed cheap, light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs that produce brilliant light but use very little electricity. They will cost £2 and last up to 60 years and are 12 times more efficient than conventional tungsten bulbs and three times more efficient than the unpopular fluorescent low-energy versions. (Mail Online; Jan. 29, 2009) (Also: Slashdot)

• Nuclear > Fusion / Remediation >
  Nuclear Fusion-Fission Hybrid Could Contribute to Carbon-Free Energy Future - Physicists at The University of Texas at Austin have designed a new system that, when fully developed, would use fusion to eliminate most of the transuranic waste produced by nuclear power plants. They propose destroying the waste using a fusion-fission hybrid reactor. (PysOrg; Jan. 27, 2009)

Suppression / Silicon > The Silicon Mine of the Netherlands -- A Case of Suppression? - Why do some solar silicon companies get sidelined after Gosse Boxhoorn makes them successful? We see a trend. Others see a conspiracy by oil companies to stall the move to solar independence and maintain control of the status quo. (PESWIki; Jan. 31, 2009)

Electromagnetic / Magnet Motors > The Magnevex Research Project - Based on the research and writings of Ernest L. Norman, the Magnevex magnet motor / generator uses neodymium magnets passing coils of wire to generate electricity. The goal is to do away with the battery that is presently used to run the motor side of the magnetic vortex. (PESWiki; Feb. 1, 2009)

• Human-Powered >
  150MPG Human Powered Goblin Aero - Goblin Motors’ new line of human powered vehicles are coming online February 2009. These vehicles, known as velomobiles, allow a single occupant to travel faster than a bicycle using their own power. Power assist systems are available as an option. (Alternative Energy News; Jan. 29, 2009)

• Batteries > Lithium >
  Could Lithium Shortages Impede Future Electric Car Deployment? - What happens when demand for it increases because of electric cars? Could we run out of the stuff? Could it become prohibitively expensive? (TreeHugger; Jan 23, 2009)

• Lighting > Compact Fluorescent Lighting (CFL) > Downsides
  Just how safe are CFL Light Bulbs? (video) - UV Light from CFLs are causing skin sensitivity issues and migraines, because they do not have a prismatic diffuser and because of "dirty electricity". (16:9 Global TV; Jan. 9, 2009)

• Wind >
  World Renowned Expert Issues Dire Warnings To Residents Of Ontario - One of the world’s leading research experts in the areas of electromagnetic pollution, radio frequency radiation, ground current and dirty electricity delivered alarming warnings about the dangers to human and animal health, posed by Industrial Wind Turbines. (Videos) (No Sydenham Windfarm; Jan. 15, 2009)

• Solar >
  Energy Companies Competing for Desert Land - The Bureau of Land Management has been swamped with applications for solar projects across millions of acres of desert and has seen a 78% increase in applications, now totaling 223. The applicants are all looking to capitalize on desert land in California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado. (EcoGeek; Jan. 12, 2009)

• Biodiesel >
  Fat-Fueled Ford Is Biodiesel Biohazard - If you had cosmetic surgery with Dr. Craig Alan Bittner, there's a chance fat sucked from your butt went right into the fuel tank of his SUV. Bittner called his thigh-test fuel "lipo-diesel". Note: Due to botched surgeries, he has also left the country. (Wired; Dec. 22, 2008)

• Human-Powered >
  10 Weird Forms of Human Transportation - Having fun using arms, legs and others to get around. Fred Flintstone would be proud! (TreeHugger; Jan. 26. 2009)

• Building >
  Wall House: Durable $5000 Home Made from Recycled Paper - The Universal World House measures 390 square feet, weighs about 1,763 pounds, and is built to last for generations. It comes complete with plumbing, eight built-in single and double beds, and basic facilities. Its versatile structure allows its walls to open up to take advantage of daylight and natural ventilation. (Inhabitat; Jan. 22, 2009)

 

January 25, 2009

I guess I forgot to save this one down.  Here are the headliners:

Financial Resources > Barter: For Hard Times + - With the economy tanking as the good-ol-boy's club passes away and a new society arises that will be far more enlightened, barter is not just for survival, but could be one of those superior elements in the new society. (PESWiki; Jan. 25, 2009)

DIY > Stirling Engines / Solar > Build a Stirling Solar Engine with Off-the-Shelf Parts - Green Power Science host, Dan Rojas, presents the basics of Stirling engine operation, suggesting how make one from off-the-shelf parts including a timing chain wheel for the flywheel, metal cans for the displacer piston, drill paddle bit for the shaft. (PESWiki; Jan. 24, 2009)

Top 100: Wind > Vertical Axis > Enviro Energies' magnetically levitated Mag-Wind™ system - Affordable wind turbine design by this North American company reduces friction, noise, vibration and energy losses, and generates power in low wind environments; is now going into production. (PESWiki; Jan. 23, 2009)

Top 100 / Videos: River / Water > Video: Markovic Self-Propelled (SP) River Pump - We've produced a new video about Vladimir Markovic's Top 100 river pump -- a very clever, simple, robust design now going into production that can be used to pump water, generate electricity, desalinate water, all from slow-moving water without the need to build a dam. (PESWIki; Jan. 22, 2009)

ZPE / Tom Valone > Zero Point Energy devices 5-10 years from market (interview) - Tom Valone, author of several books and tracts on the subject, gives an overview of the ZPE concept and recent developments toward working prototypes. Nanodiodes, already developed, could be the key ingredient for harnessing this energy that is everywhere present and constant. (PESN; Jan. 21, 2009)

Top 100: Ocean Wave Energy > Buoys > Oceanlinx Converts Wave action to Air Action - Oceanlinx is a leading international company in the field of wave energy conversion. It has developed technology for extracting energy from ocean waves by converting them into air flow that turns a turbine to produce electricity, or to provide desalinated industrial or potable grade water from sea water. (PESWiki; Jan. 19, 2009)

 

January 18, 2009

Top 100: Engines > Retrofits > MYT > Massive Yet Tiny (MYT) Engine Going to Production - World famous inventor, Raphial Morgado, sets forth a plan for his technology roll-out without requiring auto maker's cooperation. One of Angel Labs' retrofit engines the size of an alternator could replace an SUV engine, increasing performance, and yielding mileage as good as a Prius. (PESN; January 13, 2009)

Top 100: Flight > Flying Cars > MYT > Angel Flight Pack to tackle last frontier of aviation - Because of its ultra small and light size-to-power relationship, the Massive Yet Tiny engine is an ideal candidate for making personal flight packs, typically called 'jetpacks', a practical reality, as well as flying cars. Coming soon? (PESN; Jan. 18, 2009)

Flight > Flying Cars > Terrafugia Transition -- Flying Automobile - The fantasy of spy novels and science fiction films is at last becoming reality, with a vehicle that can turn from car to aircraft in 15 seconds. The Transition® is scheduled to take to the air next month. (PESWiki; Jan. 15, 2009)

• Flight > Human-Powered >
  Humans like flying squirrels - Only they fly at 100 MPH off mountains in Norway in windsuits, called "wingsuit basejumping". Not a method likely to come in useful, except maybe from the top of a high-rise to the ground-floor coffee shop a few blocks away. Bring on the squirrels, these guys are nuts! (Vimeo Video; 3.54 minutes, Sept. 2008)

Fuel Efficiency > Hydroxy > Scooter runs on 100% Hydroxy, no gasoline - Grad student, Jake Wall, fitted a scooter with a Bob Boyce like electrolysis unit and was able to run the scooter (in the garage) on just the hydrogen-oxygen mixture, using half the energy input the engine normally requires. (PESN; Jan. 17, 2009)

Top 100: Organizations > NEC > New Energy Congress in the News - List of media features of the New Energy Congress, the primary organization associated with PES Network, Inc., which brings you this PESWiki.com site and its Global Top 100 Clean Energy Technologies listing. (PESWiki; Jan. 15, 2009)

• New Energy Congress in the News / ACTION: Vote
  Ideas for Change: A National Strategy for Sustainability - "The New Energy Congress has developed a promising list of 100 new energy technologies which may be key to our future. Many of these technologies could be profitably produced within two or three years with additional funding for marketing, development, production, and distribution." -- Rob Wheeler, Citizens Network for Sustainable Development (Change.org; Jan. 12, 2009)

Top 100: Radio > NEC > Sterling on Coast to Coast this Monday - On Jan. 19, 2009, 11:00 pm Pacific, Sterling D. Allan will be a guest with host George Noory for three hours, talking about various exotic clean energy technologies and the Top 100 as generated by the New Energy Congress which he founded three years ago. (Coast to Coast AM)

• Casimir Effect > ZPE >
  Capasso Group to Experiment with Levitation - The Capasso Group, for the first time, were able to measure a repulsive Casimir-Lifshitz interaction to create levitation of objects in nanomechanics. (Nature; Jan. 2009)

• Wind > Offshore >
  Wind, Waves, and Watts - A new wrinkle in an offshore wind proposal by Grays Harbor Ocean Energy Company of Washington state, is that the supports anchoring each wind turbine platform to the ocean floor would be designed in a way to turn wave action into electricity as well. (TruthOut; Jan. 4, 2009)

• Human-Powered >
  nPower PEG Charges Your Gadgets From The Spring In Your Step - The nPower PEG (Personal Energy Generator) is a device that harvests the kinetic energy of your walking and turns it into electricity, charging most devices up to 80% with just one hour’s worth of walking. (Oh Gizmo!"; Jan. 10, 2009)

• Geothermal > Ground Source Heat Pumps
  Tapping The Earth For Energy - Ground-source heat pumps have been around for decades but every year seem to attract more homeowners and organizations who are looking for alternatives to traditional space heating and cooling. (CBS News; Jan. 14, 2009)

• Refrigerators >
  Student Invents Solar-Powered Fridge for Developing Countries - Emily Cummins has designed a brilliant portable solar-powered refrigerator that works based upon the principle of evaporation. Employing a combination of conduction and convection, the refrigerator requires no electricity and can be made from commonly available materials like cardboard, sand, and recycled metal. (Inhabitat; Jan. 12, 2009)

• Clean Coal / Directory:Natural Gas >
  Fuel from Coal-Eating Microbes - As little as one-hundredth of 1 percent of the coal in the United States converted into methane by microbes would supply the country's current annual natural-gas demands, says Andrew Scott, former professor, and founder of Altuda Energy Corporation. (MIT Technology Review; Jan. 9, 2009)

• Wireless Transmission of Electricity >
  Wireless Power Energizes Many Devices - Utilizing principles of magnetic induction, Powermat pairs an ultra-thin mat with a receiver that connects to your device. The two parts of the Powermat system - mats and receivers - all work together. ("Wired" video interview at CES 2009; Jan. 9, 2009)

• Ethanol >
  Ethanol’s Federal Subsidy Grab Leaves Little for Solar, Wind and Geothermal - An April 2008 report from the Federal Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows that the corn-based ethanol industry received $3 billion in tax credits in 2007, more than four times the $690 million in credits available to companies trying to expand all other forms of renewable energy. (Environmental Working Group; Jan. 2009)

• Environmental Impact >
  Environmental Impact of Google Searches Revealed - Performing two Google searches from a desktop computer can generate about the same amount of carbon dioxide as boiling a kettle for a cup of tea, according to new research. (Note: More Junk Science. Read the comments!) Includes video. (Times Online; Jan. 11, 2009)

• Alt. Fuels / Biodiesel >
  US Scientists Make Car Parts and Biodiesel From Coconuts - A Baylor University team has created biodiesel from coconut oil, and are confident the new fuel could be an economically viable substitute for gasoline, as well as a vital source of income for more than ten million struggling coconut farmers worldwide. (Gas2.0; Jan. 7, 2009)

• Electric Vehicles >
  Army Announces Historic Electric Vehicle Lease - The 4,000 non-tactical electric vehicles will be used on Army bases for passenger transport, security patrol, and maintenance and delivery services. (Army .Ml; Jan. 12, 2009)

 

January 11, 2009

Movies / Antigravity > SEG > John Searl Story DVD set for release on January 15 - Documentary chronicles John Searl’s life and claims that his magnetic Searl Effect Generator requires no external power source, and levitates when in a superconductive state. Includes a look at today’s effort to reconstruct the machine. (PESN; January 6, 2009)

Top 100: Fuel Cells / Hydrogen > PowerAvenue is Revolutionizing Hydrogen Production and Fuel Cell Technology - PowerAvenue Corp has patented a way to create from sand a form of silicon that reacts with water to generate hydrogen at the point of use, making silicon the energy carrier. Their fuel cells operate at low pressure and temperatures, have a high power-to-weight ratio, and are reliable and efficient. (PESWiki; Jan. 8, 2009)

Top 100: Hydro > Tide / Ocean Current > Marine Current Turbines' 1 MW SeaGen - SeaGen, designed and developed by Marine Current Turbines Ltd. of Britain, works in principle much like an “underwater windmill”, with the rotors driven by the power of the tidal currents rather than the wind, and has now generated at its maximum capacity of 1.2MW. (PESWiki; Jan. 7, 2009)

• Books > Breakthrough Power >
  Breakthrough Power -- Book Launch - Book launch in October 9, 2008 in Vancouver, BC, featured authors Jeane Manning and Joel Garbon, as well as several individuals mentioned in the book, including Martin Burger, John Hutchison, John Wong, Nassim Haramein, and William Baumgartner. (Google Video, 1.21 hours; Nov. 15, 2008)

Grand Unified Theories / Anti Gravity / Magnet Motors > Project Home 2010 - The objective of the project is to succeed with an experiment in relativity to prove out the realities of the universe by developing a magnetic propulsion and anti-gravity system, yielding a vehicle that could levitate above the ground on a cushion of self-generated magnetized air. Project to be completed in 2010. (PESWiki; Nov. 10, 2008)

Bio-Energetics > BioElectricity > The Secret Life of Plants -- A Stunning Documentation of Plant Sentience - A 1989 psychobotany book alleges, with convincing proof, that plants can sense the emotions of living things around them, from other plants, to fish and animals, to humans. A rare documentary by that name a decade before features video footage of such documentation. (PESWiki; Jan. 11, 2009)

• Clean Coal >
  Coal in Your Stocking? Fuel Up the Cadillac! - Three decades ago, G.M. developed a prototype powertrain that consumed coal directly. Installed under the hood of a 1978 Cadillac Eldorado, the engine was truly a coal-burner — using the coal in solid form, not converted to a gas or a liquid — though the fuel was in the form of a finely ground powder, not chunks the size of golf balls. (NY Times; Jan. 2, 2009) (Thanks Jim)

• Nuclear > Hyperion >
  Is small the future of nuclear power generation? - Hyperion, which calls its reactor a "nuclear battery," licensed the technology from the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. It plans to sell the reactor for about $30 million (U.S.) and says there's potential to sell 4,000 of them around the world by 2025. (The Star; Jan. 5, 2009)

• Thorium Reactors >
  The Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor: What Fusion Wanted To Be - Dr. Joe Bonometti, with the help of thorium expert Kirk Sorensen, gave about an hour long "tech talk" at Google discussing liquid fluoride thorium reactors. (YouTube; 55 minutes) (NEI Nuclear Notes; Nov, 22, 2008)

• Biofuels >
  Vegawatt Garage Invention Turns Restaurants Into Power Plants - A new garage-engineered generator burns the waste oil from restaurants' deep fryers to generate electricity and hot water. "Just" put 80 gallons of grease into the Vegawatt each week, and its creators promise it will generate about 5 kilowatts of power. (Wired; Jan. 7, 2009)

• "Clean" Coal >
  Stores of coal ash piling up - Millions of tons of toxic coal ash are piling up in power plant ponds in 32 U.S. states, a situation the government has long recognized as a risk to human health and the environment, but has done nothing about. (Salt Lake Tribune; Jan. 9, 2009)

• Methane >
  Cow tax unlikely - The EPA is backing off from their Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions ... proposed legislation, only after the Agricultural Industry raised a stink about possibly paying $175 per dairy cow, $85, per beef cow and $20 per pig for annual taxes. (River Reporter; Dec, 25, 2008)

 

January 4, 2009

Videos > Free energy > A Machine to Die For: The Quest for Free Energy - One-hour, Discovery-quality documentary addresses several of the better known technologies that appear to defy known laws of physics. The film features Eric Krieg, NEC, as a skeptic who investigates technologies that could perhaps meet his as-yet-unclaimed, $10K Free Energy challenge. (PESWiki; Dec. 29, 2008)

Gravity Motors > Aldo Costa's Gravity Motor - This French inventor's decades-long approach to the unbalanced wheel has been to go large, building a 56-feet diameter prototype in his back yard, with 9.5 tons of steel parts. Given an initial push, it supposedly can revolve for as long as three hours -- if aided by the wind. (PESWiki; Dec. 30, 2008)

Suppression > Water as Fuel > GEET > Efforts to Remedy Paul Pantone's Wrongful Treatment in Utah State Hospital - Pantone's son has posted recent phone interviews with his Dad who alleges he's been mishandled in not only a reckless but even criminal way by the State of Utah in his negligent medical/dental care and in prolonged incarceration. (PESWiki; Jan. 4, 2009)

Top 100: Vortex / Hydro > Low Impact > Vortex-Induced Vibrations for Aquatic Clean Energy (VIVACE) - Inspired by the ability of fish to propel upstream with relative ease, VIVACE is ideal for converting natural vibrations in slow-moving ocean, river, and tidal currents into affordable and reliable energy. It is highly scalable and affordable, estimated at 5.5 cents/kw-h. (PESWiki; Dec 31, 2008)

• Top 100: Fusion > Polywell / EMC2 >
  Fusion we can Believe in? - An $1.8 million experiment, funded by the U.S. Navy, has verified some interesting results that the late physicist Robert Bussard coaxed out of a high-voltage inertial electrostatic contraption known as WB-6. (Cosmic Log; Dec 16, 2008)

Jobs > Energy Efficiency / Denby > Denby Energy making energy auditing easy (interview) - After seeing how easy it is to do energy audits that can help businesses save a lot of money on energy, attorney, Michael Denby set up an online training program to instruct others how to embark on this as a $70k - $130k/year career. (PESN; Jan. 1, 2009)

• Batteries >
  Storing the Breeze: New Battery Might Make Wind Power More Reliable - Minneapolis-based utility, Xcel Energy, Inc., has become one of the first in the U.S. to install a giant NGK battery system in an attempt to store wind power for later, when the wind has dropped, making wind power more integratable. (Scientific American; Dec. 22, 2008) (Also: Slashdot)

• Hydro > Ocean Current >
  Finding Nemo in a cruel sea - For 10 days, Nemo, the robot submarine, was, like its animated namesake, swept helplessly along by the East Australian Current until it was recovered. Dr. David Griffin hopes Nemo's findings will help unravel the secrets of the current. (Sydney Morning Herald; Dec. 28, 2008)

• Home Generation / Alternative Fuels>
  Gazan invents alternative to cooking gas - Abd Farajallah has developed a device that utilizes chemical substances available in Gaza, in leu of scarce cooking gas due to the continued border closures. (Ma'an News Agency; Dec. 25, 2008) (Also Slashdot)

• Zeitgeist >
  The Top 10 Green-Tech Breakthroughs of 2008 - Green technology was hot in 2008. Investors poured $5 billion into the sector just through the first nine months of the year. And even Texas oilmen like T. Boone Pickens started pushing alternative energy as a replacement for fossil fuels like petroleum, coal and natural gas. (Wired; Dec. 29, 2008)

• Zeitgeist >
  Technology Wrap-up: The Most-read Technology Stories of 2008 - It's been another great year for renewable energy and the technology advances that have been made are astounding. More technology news, more cutting edge research on technologies that are approaching commercialization, and more advancements that will bring renewables into the mainstream. (Renewable Energy World; Dec. 24, 2008)

• Electric Vehicles >
  2009: Year of the Electric Car - Although the electric cars will initially appear in limited numbers and likely in restricted regions of the US; while manufacturers, dealers and customers get comfortable with the technology; here is some of what you can expect to see begin rolling down America roads starting in 2009. (EV World; Dec. 31, 2008)

• Clean Coal >
  Spill at Tennessee Coal Plant Creates Environmental Disaster - Parts of Tennessee remain buried under toxic sludge today after a major disaster at a coal plant. A forty-acre pond containing toxic coal ash has collapsed, spilling out millions of gallons of coal ash. (Video) (Democracy Now!; Dec. 24, 2008) (Kingston Spill Update)

• Biofuels >
  Air New Zealand tests biofuel Boeing - Air New Zealand, along with Boeing, Rolls-Royce, and Honeywell, retooled one of the four Rolls-Royce RB211 engines on a Boeing 747-400 to run on an unusually fruity blend of half Jet A1 fuel and half jatropha oil, according to Air New Zealand. Jatropha has been used in making biodiesel for cars and trucks, but this is one of the first known attempts to use it as a biofuel in a commercial-size airplane. (CNet News; Jan. 2, 2009)

 

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