Farming Natural Gas
Aug 11 Energy Talks
Luca Technologies harnesses natural processes to sustainably produce natural gas. The Golden, Colo. based company has developed a process to generate and then extract more natural gas from depleted coalbed methane wells by injecting water, microbes, and nutrients into the coal seams. The company is now pursuing permitting in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin to expand pilot testing... more |
Micro Turbines Headed for Hybrid Trucks
Aug 5 Energy Talks
Capstone Turbine Corporation a leading clean technology manufacturer of microturbine energy systems announced last week that it has initiated a demonstration project with a major U.S. manufacturer of Class 5 through Class 8 heavy-duty trucks. The demonstrator will utilize a Capstone 65kW microturbine as a clean, efficient range extender in a hybrid electric drive system. This truck... more |
Tags: change
Laugh Until It Sinks In
Jul 27 Energy Talks
Occidental Petroleum is running a very clever and funny ad supporting and informing about what petroleum is used for as well as natural gas, gasoline and diesel. As you’ve seen in the video lots of things will disappear. They even missed important stuff like the concrete foundation of the house, the asphalt roadway and the elastic holding up the boxer shorts. It could have... more |
Tags: change, oil prices
Get the Money For Yourself
Jul 14 Energy Talks
Sarah Max writing for Money Magazine, picked up by USA Today and now yours truly has five items plus that you might want to keep mind for those summer projects. Some edits are applied. First are those Federal rebates. In your local area the money might be gone but here is where to check. The government’s Cash for Appliances program, which lets you score rebates for about... more |







