I have no idea if fuel cells are going to be the alternative energy source of the future, but if technology like the Bloom Box and products like the MiniPak from Horizon Fuel Cell start to permeate society, they’ll definitely be a strong contender. The MiniPak is a pocketable power source that generates up [...]
It’s tough running a multi-billion dollar company. You’re always looking for ways to improve the “bottom line”. Fortunately for Google, they’ve managed to defy Wall Street estimates and reported better than expected earnings in the first quarter of 2010. How’d they do it you ask? Goats! By enlisting the help of more than 200 goats, [...]
There’s been a lot of buzz lately surrounding Silicon Valley’s Bloom Energy. The company, having recently been featured on 60 Minutes (see video below), held a press conference today formally announcing the product it has been developing for eight years. With initial investors and early adopters like Google, Ebay (whose campus hosted the press event), [...]
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1 Comment »There’s no denying that the “green energy” movement is here to stay. And while renewable energy generation from wind sources continues to increase, large scale solar power plant deployment remains hindered by the high cost of photovoltaic solar panels, despite the vast quantities of solar energy that bombard the planet each day. Sure, there’s government sponsored tax credits that encourage [...]
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