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Some commentary is so well organized and on point it deserves a wide hearing.  At this blog we tend to look down the road at what might be coming, but.  We have to get down the road in the meantime.  John C. Felmy of the API has thought this through and managed to compress the main concepts with language that anyone can use to good effect.  More surprising is the text that follows... more

The researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have designed, fabricated and demonstrated a PHEV traction drive power electronics system that provides significant mobile power generation and vehicle-to-grid support capabilities. (The Oak Ridge press release isn’t specific, but here PHEV seems to mean Plugin Hybrid Electric Vehicle, not parallel... more

The cover story at Nikkei Electronics Asia titled ‘Winning in the Gigantic New EV Market’ examines over 16 web pages the positioning of industry in lithium ion battery production.  Its a long piece so I’ll condense it down, but by all means if you’re interested in a world view seen from the Japanese point of view, with still much more than half the world’s market share,... more

192 laser beams will focus on a target the size of a pencil eraser to trigger a self-sustaining fusion reaction.  It seems likely that the planned combined shots at fusible fuel will take place in the second half of 2010. It means more apprehension for the ITER supporters, and a lot of hope for the independent groups. The plan is a peaking of effort at Lawrence Livermore National... more