Alternative energy news including wind energy, solar energy, hydropower, nuclear energy, geothermal energy, hydrogen fuel cells, and biomass. We try to focus on diy altenergy projects you can do in your own backyard.Tumblr (3.0; @energasm)http://www.energasm.com/<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzg4ex3VMe1qz7gcho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><h2>Toshiba ended production of mass-market incandescent light bulbs on Wednesday, putting to a close a 120-year manufacturing history of the products.</h2> <p><a href="http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/339900/lights_incandescent_bulb_production_toshiba/">Lights out on incandescent bulb production at Toshiba - toshiba - Good Gear Guide</a></p>http://www.energasm.com/post/455151536http://www.energasm.com/post/455151536Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:44:00 -0400<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyz5bzMWgT1qz7gcho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><h2>A novel fuel-injection system achieves 64 miles per gallon.</h2> <p><a href="http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/24701/?a=f">Technology Review: Ultra-Efficient Gas Engine Passes Test</a></p>http://www.energasm.com/post/434962090http://www.energasm.com/post/434962090Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:45:35 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyn26pYvcY1qz7gcho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><h2>Backpack Hydroelectric Plant Gives You 500 Watts on the Move</h2> <p>A human-portable hydroelectric generator that weighs about 30 pounds and generates 500 watts of power may soon be a new option for off-grid power. Developed by Bourne Energy of Mailbu, California, the Backpack Power Plant can create clean, quiet power from any stream deeper than 4 feet.” (via <a href="http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/03/backpack-hydroelectric-plant/">Backpack Hydroelectric Plant Gives You 500 Watts on the Move | Wired Science | Wired.com</a>)</p>http://www.energasm.com/post/421408107http://www.energasm.com/post/421408107Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:06:25 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyn244bmEU1qz7gcho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><h2>Toshiba Enters Residential Solar Cell System Market</h2> <p>“Toshiba Corp will start selling residential solar cell systems using SunPower Corp’s monocrystalline silicon solar battery module April 1, 2010. ” <a href="http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20100302/180723/">Toshiba Enters Residential Solar Cell System Market — Tech-On!</a></p>http://www.energasm.com/post/421405017http://www.energasm.com/post/421405017Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:04:49 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyn21yGuFq1qz7gcho1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><h2>World’s Mightiest Solar Boat Unveiled</h2> <p>The PlanetSolar catamaran will circumnavigate the globe in 120 days running on nothing but the sun’s energy <a href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=worlds-mightiest-solar-boat">World’s Mightiest Solar Boat Unveiled: Scientific American</a></p>http://www.energasm.com/post/421402421http://www.energasm.com/post/421402421Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:03:34 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyhmkppMob1qz7gcho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><h2>Google Develops Prototype Mirror for Solar Thermal Energy</h2> <p>“Google Inc has developed a prototype for a new mirror technology that could cut by half the cost of building a solar thermal plant, the company’s green energy czar said on Friday.” (via <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61P58V20100226">Exclusive: Google develops prototype mirror for solar energy | Reuters</a>)</p>http://www.energasm.com/post/414896474http://www.energasm.com/post/414896474Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:41:00 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kvvwepLFYS1qz7gcho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><h2>Guy Adds Boat Tail to Car, Increases MPG by 15.1%</h2> <p><a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/01/guy_adds_boat_tail_to_car_increases_mpg_by_151.php?campaign=th_rss">Guy Adds Boat Tail to Car, Increases MPG by 15.1% : TreeHugger</a></p>http://www.energasm.com/post/321708716http://www.energasm.com/post/321708716Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:59:13 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksa4b1Ogl21qz7gcho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><h2>Tesla breaks land record for electric car on a single charge</h2> <p>Internode managing director Simon Hackett has driven his Tesla Roadster into the record books, completing 501km on a single electric charge in the 2009 Global Green Challenge (via <a href="http://www.pcauthority.com.au/News/159181,tesla-breaks-land-record-for-electric-car-on-a-single-charge.aspx">Tesla breaks land record for electric car on a single charge - News - PC Authority</a>)</p>http://www.energasm.com/post/226942970http://www.energasm.com/post/226942970Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:01:46 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krru10R4Rg1qz7gcho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><h2>Can’t Afford Solar Panels? Lease Them</h2> <p>If you live in California, Oregon or Arizona you may be able to lease solar panels starting next year. <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/10/18/eveningnews/main5394814.shtml">Can’t Afford Solar Panels? Lease Them - CBS Evening News - CBS News</a></p>http://www.energasm.com/post/217287885http://www.energasm.com/post/217287885Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:02:59 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kr3pscHdkI1qz7gcho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><h2>Solar Shingles from Dow in 2011</h2> <p>Dow said it would begin selling a new rooftop shingle next year that converts sunlight into electricity … The new solar shingles can be integrated into rooftops with standard asphalt shingles. <a href="http://in.reuters.com/article/rbssFinancialServicesAndRealEstateNews/idINN0536825520091005?sp=true">Dow to sell solar shingle, sees huge market | Industries | Financial Services | Reuters</a></p>http://www.energasm.com/post/205956929http://www.energasm.com/post/205956929Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:29:00 -0400<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kq0xbaxmar1qz7gcho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><h2>Wearable Solar Panel Vest For Outdoor Workers</h2> <p>While the vest is applicable to anyone who works outdoors, the user profile was built around “boda bodas,” the cyclists who transport people between immigration offices along the borders of African countries. <a href="http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/wearable-solar-panel-vest-for-outdoor-workers.html">Wearable Solar Panel Vest For Outdoor Workers - PSFK</a></p>http://www.energasm.com/post/188661923http://www.energasm.com/post/188661923Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:45:09 -0400<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kpw7y7wnDv1qz7gcho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><h2>Google: We’re Going into the Solar Mirror Business</h2> <p>“Weihl said Google is looking to cut the cost of making heliostats, the fields of mirrors that have to track the sun, by at least a factor of two, “ideally a factor of three or four.”” (via <a href="http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2352748,00.asp">Google: We’re Going into the Solar Mirror Business - News and Analysis by PC Magazine</a>)</p>http://www.energasm.com/post/186657355http://www.energasm.com/post/186657355Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:46:54 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kpw7pbK5nV1qz7gcho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><h2>First Algae-Powered Car Attempts to Cross US on 25 Gallons</h2> <p>(via <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/09/09/first-algae-powered-car-attempts-to-cross-us-on-25-gallons/">Inhabitat » First Algae-Powered Car Attempts to Cross US on 25 Gallons</a>)</p>http://www.energasm.com/post/186653580http://www.energasm.com/post/186653580Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:41:35 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kprhf7KmQ01qz7gcho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><h2>Teenager invents £23 solar panel that could be solution to developing world’s energy needs … made from human hair</h2> <p>The hair replaces silicon, a pricey component typically used in solar panels, and means the panels can be produced at a low cost for those with no access to power, he explained. (via <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1212005/Teenager-invents-23-solar-panel-solution-developing-worlds-energy-needs-human-hair.html">Teenager invents £23 solar panel that could be solution to developing world’s energy needs..made from human hair | Mail Online</a>)</p>http://www.energasm.com/post/184562444http://www.energasm.com/post/184562444Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:23:31 -0400<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/HB7eZWoSvr0d9zynxLUAcrspo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><h2>G.M. Says Volt Will Get Triple-Digit City Mileage</h2> <p>Fritz Henderson, chief executive of General Motors, announces that the Volt, the company’s electric car scheduled to be released in 2011, will get at least 230 miles per gallon. (via <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/12/business/12auto.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss">G.M. Puts Volt’s Mileage in City in Triple Digits - NYTimes.com</a>)</p>http://www.energasm.com/post/160588197http://www.energasm.com/post/160588197Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:03:44 -0400<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/HB7eZWoSvqnyvxphCoRSD2WYo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><h2>Nissan Unveils Zero-Emission “Leaf”</h2> <p>Nissan will begin selling the first Leaf cars in the United States, Japan and Europe toward the end of 2010, adding two more models soon after. It expects production to start with around 200,000 units a year at the global roll-out in 2012. <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-GreenBusiness/idUSTRE5710IH20090802">Nissan unveils zero-emission hatchback Leaf | Green Business | Reuters</a></p>http://www.energasm.com/post/154511099http://www.energasm.com/post/154511099Sun, 02 Aug 2009 19:47:39 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/HB7eZWoSvqihli4lnlGNzsKuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><h2>White Roofs Catch on as Energy Cost Cutters</h2> <p>Studies show that white roofs reduce air-conditioning costs by 20 percent or more in hot, sunny weather. Lower energy consumption also means fewer of the carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to global warming. (via <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/30/science/earth/30degrees.html?partner=rss&emc=rss">By Degrees - White Roofs Catch on as Energy Cost Cutters - Series - NYTimes.com</a>)</p>http://www.energasm.com/post/152016503http://www.energasm.com/post/152016503Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:44:48 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/HB7eZWoSvq93csmyD2iFs1g6o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><h2>Sea Solar Power</h2> <p>Using Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) to generate electricity from the solar energy absorbed and stored in the tropical oceans. (via <a href="http://www.seasolarpower.com/index.html">Sea Solar Power</a>)</p>http://www.energasm.com/post/147535059http://www.energasm.com/post/147535059Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:56:11 -0400<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/HB7eZWoSvpisz41fCqRK9ScLo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><h2>TESLA - Model S</h2> <p>The world’s first mass produced fully-electric vehicle <a href="http://www.teslamotors.com/models/index.php">TESLA - Model S</a></p>http://www.energasm.com/post/135653335http://www.energasm.com/post/135653335Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:23:36 -0400<object width="400" height="292"><param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff" /><param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/embed/SaulGriffith_2009-embed_high.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/SaulGriffith-2009.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=380&vh=240&ap=0&ti=492" /><embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" pluginspace="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="400" height="360" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/embed/SaulGriffith_2009-embed_high.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/SaulGriffith-2009.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=380&vh=240&ap=0&ti=492"></embed></object><br/><br/><h2>Saul Griffith’s kites tap wind energy</h2> <p><a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/saul_griffith_on_kites_as_the_future_of_renewable_energy.html">Saul Griffith’s kites tap wind energy | Video on TED.com</a></p>http://www.energasm.com/post/124619463http://www.energasm.com/post/124619463Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:09:00 -0400