Weekly Intelligence Brief: January 25 - February 01
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Solar All Through The Night
“Solar thermal power with storage will soon be cheaper than new coal-fired power stations according to US Department of Energy projections.” This bit of info from an Australian site called “Beyond Zero Emissions.org.” This is an organization of over 200 groups of Aussies who believe in getting to the point of using 100% renewable energy by 2020.

They have a radio show, discussion groups, political campaigns, etc. in an effort to bring about a severe reduction in the use of energy resources such as coal.

Here’s a link to their article informing fellow Aussies about the use of solar thermal power or “Baseload”as they’re calling it. By using molten salt storage to create steam to run a turbine which provides energy during the night as well as the day. Many people are still not aware that this technology exists. They only hear about solar panels on residential rooftops and fear cloudy days make solar power weak and undependable as an energy source.

Solar Power All Through The Night.

Beyond Zero Emissions.org.

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ACAL Energy FlowCath Platinum Free Cathode Fuel Cell Shown

ACAL Energy is attempting to do what few others have managed which is to eliminate the expensive platinum used on the cathode of its hydrogen fuel cell. Instead the ACAL FlowCath uses a durable liquid chemical cathode in its hydrogen FC. This reduces the platinum content by 80-percent overall in the fuel cell.

Besides this one step making the fuel cell less expensive and just as durable as a platinum based FC, ACAL Energy is also taking other measures to make their device more ready for commercialization, “The technology also inherently addresses the balance of plant costs by eliminating the need for hydration, pressurization, separate cooling and other expensive mechanical sub-systems commonly found in conventional PEM fuel cells.”

ACAL is intending for their fuel cell to first go online in the second half of 2010 supplying continuous electric power at a chemical manufacturing plant in the UK. When the field testing succeeds, ACAL sees its FlowCath fuel cell capable of replacing gasoline and diesel engines in both the stationary fuel cell market and in the transportation sectors.

ACAL will exhibit their new fuel cell in early March at the FC EXPO in Tokyo, Japan. Besides speaking at the conferences, ACAL will have representatives at their both speaking in both English and Japanese.

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SOccket – A Soccer Ball That Generates and Stores Renewable Energy

A group of students at the Harvard University have come up with an ingenious idea that could change the lives of African people. They have developed an energy harvesting soccer ball called sOccket that is able to produce electric energy when being kicked around.

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SOccket – A Soccer Ball That Generates and Stores Renewable Energy

A group of students at the Harvard University have come up with an ingenious idea that could change the lives of African people. They have developed an energy harvesting soccer ball called sOccket that is able to produce electric energy when being kicked around.

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SOccket – A Soccer Ball That Generates and Stores Renewable Energy

A group of students at the Harvard University have come up with an ingenious idea that could change the lives of African people. They have developed an energy harvesting soccer ball called sOccket that is able to produce electric energy when being kicked around.

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Coulomb recharges with $14M Series B round
The California company known for its roadside electric vehicle charging networks looks to expand in Asia and South America with fresh funds.

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Intuit switches out SAP’s Clear Standards in favor of Hara
California financial management firm deploys startup’s environmental and energy management software to help reduce its carbon footprint by 15% come 2012.

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United Kingdom joins other major European countries by offering solar incentive scheme
Rotterdam/London - January 28, 2010 - Having delayed for years, the UK government is finally set to implement a financial incentive scheme for solar energy.

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Green IPO Watch at Renewableenergystocks.com Reports on Tesla Motors $100 Million IPO
POINT ROBERTS, WA - February 1, 2010 - www.RenewableEnergyStocks.com, a leading investor news and research portal for the renewable energy sector within www.Investorideas.com, reports Tesla Motors, Inc has filed an S1 Registration on January 29th with the SEC for a $100 Million IPO.

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The End Result: Another Petrobakken Take-over in the Cardium
On Thursday January 27th, mid-tier Canadian oil producer Petrobakken (PBN-TSX) announced its second Cardium area acquisition - Result Energy(RTE-TSX).

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The End Result: Another Petrobakken Take-over in the Cardium
On Thursday January 27th, mid-tier Canadian oil producer Petrobakken (PBN-TSX) announced its second Cardium area acquisition - Result Energy(RTE-TSX).

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Peak oil review - Feb 1

A weekly roundup of peak oil news, including:
-Prices and Production
-Is the US Economy Recovering?
-Venezuela’s Auction
-Quote of the Week
-Briefs

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Pentagon to Include Climate Change in Major New Defense Review

Reporter Roxana Tiron of The Hill picked this up over the weekend: the U.S. Department of Defense (aka the Pentagon) will include an analysis of climate change in the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), a comprehensive strategic analysis which is set for release today.

The branches of the U.S. armed forces have been busy acting on climate change for years, most notably the U.S. Army (and within that, the Army Corps of Engineers), the U.S. Navy, and the U.S. Air Force.  Tiron reports that today’s QDR will mark the first time that the Pentagon itself recognizes climate change as a factor in global instability and U.S. national security.  The QDR was delivered to Congress last Friday and a draft is posted on InsideDefense.com, a subscriber website.

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