I have setup a very simple news site about alternative energy at www.energyhack.com/news. The site is build on feeds from major media organizations, and aims at giving a quick overview of today’s top stories on the same topics as this blog. You will find top stories in categories like biofuels, solar power, climate etc. Take a look here: Alternative Energy News.
While EU-citizens are very positive about renewable energies and many expect fossil fuels to be replaced by renewable energy in the future, according to a Eurobarometer study, published today, US TerraEnergies just bought 100 acres of land Washington to build a gigantic ethanoplant next to a huge biodiesel plant still under construction. The Hungarian government, under pressure from Russian KGBGazprom, are ready order the release of Hungary’s strategic oil reserves to meet energy demands. Gazprom earlier moday shut off a major oil pipeline leading to central Europa, a move that could lead to fuel shortages across Europe.
This weeks MMGL:
Google Campus goes solar. Google will save more than $393,000 annually in energy costs. Link. Why do they care? A single high-powered rack of servers consumes enough energy in a single year to power a hybrid car across the United States 337 times. Link. But hybrid cars are so expensiv! -It depends: Cost of building hydrogen fuel cell cars will not exceed that of making conventional fuel powertrain vehicles once volumes reach 1 million units, says GM. Link
