When CNET’s respected “Future Tech Blog,” authored by Michael Kanellos, reported last week that Miasole intended to go public in 12 to 18 months, we decided it was time to take a closer look at this promising manufacturer of thin film photovoltaics.
Like Nanosolar, Miasole (pronounced mee-ah-so-LAY) relies on CIGS technology. CIGS, short for “copper [...]

We’ve been electric car fans for a long time, and the relationship between Feel Good Cars, located in Toronto, Ontario, and EEStor, located in Austin, Texas, is too intriguing to ignore. Feel Good Cars manufactures the ZENN (zero emission no noise) “luxury neighborhood electric vehicle.” According to the ZENN specifications, this two-seater car [...]

Yesterday another prominent businessman, who I admire greatly, has weighed in on the potential of biofuels. In a presentation delivered at a forum hosted by the World Trade Organization, Ted Turner said “biofuels could do more than fight problems like pollution and global warming. They can also provide wealthy countries a means of [...]

RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF COAL AND HYDROELECTRIC POWER FOR EXPORT – FINANCED BY RUSSIA, IRAN & CHINA

Central Asia
A place of myth, legend & lore

Editor’s Note: From the windswept steppes of Turkestan far, far west to the high desert of north-east China, Central Asia is the heart of the greatest land mass on earth. Undiscovered, [...]

Last week, Richard Branson announced some of Virgin’s profits will be plowed into developing alternative energy, up to as much as 3.0 billion dollars. This is a good and noble thing to do, but also requires discussion. What if all those profits are invested in the hydrogen fuel cell sector (a very inefficient [...]