Milestones and Trends in Renewable Energy

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Milestones and Trends in Renewable Energy

Posted by Hemos on Monday January 2, 2006 @02:00AM from the slow-movement-forward dept.

Sterling D. Allan writes "Some reflections and projections: The year 2005 saw large wind power installments come into a price range where they are now competitive with traditional grid prices. 2006 could see several solar designs do the same. Cold fusion was boosted with two, concurrent and independent sonofusion breakthroughs, though the stigma in the name is still deeply seated. 2006 could see floating wind turbines arrive on the commercial scene -- floating in the water like oil rigs, or floating high in the air, courtesy of helium. 2006 will see at least three companies offering after-market kits for adding Brown's gas (H and O from electrolysis, common ducted) to the air intake of vehicles for enhanced mileage and performance. Many other fuel economizing systems are slated to mature in the marketplace. Climate change evidence will continue to mount. It will yet be years before we harness lightning, but stable tornado systems prototypes that tap waste heat from power plants could arrive this coming year. Will 2006 be the year that clean energy becomes more the vogue than cool computer gadgets?"

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OUTGOING by Anonymous Coward · 2006-01-02 02:01 · Score: -1, Troll

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INCOMING by Anonymous Coward · 2006-01-02 02:04 · Score: -1, Troll

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