Posted in Solar Energy on 2008-03-27 | 1 Comment »
A new kind of solar cell is 27 percent more efficient without being more expensive to make.An MIT researcher has found a way to significantly improve the efficiently of an important type of silicon solar cells while keeping costs about the same. The technology is being commercialized by a startup in Lexington, MA, called 1366 [...]
Posted in Biofuels, Economics on 2008-03-27 | No Comments »
With many fuel sources failing to stay ahead of demand, crop-based fuels such as ethanol and biodiesel are becoming a major component of the global energy supply, despite growing concerns about their impact on the environment and world food prices.Global production of biofuels is rising annually by the equivalent of about 300,000 barrels of oil [...]
Posted in CO2-Emission, Transportation on 2008-03-27 | No Comments »
INDUSTRY groups are preparing a comprehensive series of new proposals designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping.
The series of measures, expected to be ready by mid-June, will present a unified industry front from shipowners’ groups, classification societies and shipbuilders associations. “The industry is already looking ahead of regulation. We recognise we didn’t do too [...]
