Monthly Archives: June 2009
Geothermal Heat Pump a green and cost effective technology’s
Posted on 2009 under Environment | No Comment 26Jun Image via WikipediaThe word geothermal originates from two Greek words Geo which mean earth and Thermal which heat. Therefore it is a renewable source of energy emanating from the ground. A Geothermal heat pump works on the principal that in winters, it moves the heat from the earth into the home whilst in summers the apparatus discharges the heat of your home into the ground. Heat flows from higher temperatures substances to lower temperatur Continue reading
ZeroFuel: the Hydrogen Car Powered by Used Big Gulps and Coffee
So you’re zipping down the highway in your new, sleek, hydrogen-powered ZeroFuel car and you suddenly see the fuel gauge glowing red. Uh oh. Well, no matter. Those two cups of coffee and that 44oz Big Gulp you had and that are coming back to haunt you will save the day. How? Because the hydogen-powered ZeroFuel can use the ammonia that makes up a large part of your urine to make more hydrogen. That’s how. And you thought that the only time to pee in someone’s car was when you we Continue reading
Biomethane for Energy and Fuel
OK. I admit it. I am writing this article from a Summit about cow poop. No, this isn’t a joke to get 8-year olds rolling on the floor with laughter. This is serious. I am reporting from the inaugural National Biomethane Summit , in Sacramento, California, where over 300 attendees including elected officials, government agencies, farmers, ranchers, landfill owners, facility owners and operators, technology leaders, researchers, regional planners, and carbon trading experts. Biomethane is ren Continue reading
Pet News: Do Dogs Feel ‘Guilty’?
First Drug Approved for Dog Cancer BaltimoreSun.com The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced the approval of the first drug developed specifically for the treatment of cancer in dogs, The Oregonian reports. The drug, Palladia, is manufactured by Pfizer Animal Health. It is approved to treat mast-cell tumors in dogs, a type of cancer responsible for about 20 percent of canine skin tumors, according to the FDA. While mast-cell tumors are often small, they can be a serious form o Continue reading
Feather Fibers Fluff Up Hydrogen Storage Capacity
Scientists in Delaware say they have developed a new hydrogen storage method — carbonized chicken feather fibers — that can hold vast amounts of hydrogen, a promising but difficult to corral fuel source, and do it at a far lower cost than other hydrogen storage systems under consideration. The research, presented here today at the 13th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference, could eventually help overcome some of the hurdles to using hydrogen fuel in cars, trucks and other machine Continue reading