Pyramid Head's Blog – August 2009 Archive (6)

Here's how this game is played. Change only ONE letter from the previous word to get a new word. You can mix the letters around as much as you want to.

I'll post the first 4 words to give ya the basic idea.

Have fun!!

Solar Panels Built Into Roads Could Be the Future of Energy

By Adrian Covert

The Department of Energy just gave $100,000 to upstart company Solar Roadways, to develop 12-by-12-foot solar panels, dubbed "Solar Roads," that can be embedded into roads, pumping power into the grid. The panels may also feature LED road warnings and built-in heating elements that could prevent roads from freezing.



Each Solar Road… Continue

Green Fuels from Grass and Leaves

Posted by Cindy Zimmerman – August 25th, 2009

A newly proposed collaboration between the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory and the City of Naperville, Illinois would convert “landscape waste”—essentially, grass and leaf trimmings—into one of several different environmentally friendly fuels, including ethanol, bioelectricity and hydrogen.



This new partnership,… Continue

Okay here's how the game is played. Name off ANY item that you would find in a grocery store and name them off in alphabetical order. Once you reach the letter Z, then just start back over to the letter A and repeat.

It doesn't necessarily have to be food items!

I'll start off & name the first 3 to give ya the basic idea.

Have fun!!

Future tense: How a solar-hydrogen economy could provide us with all the energy we need

by Sebastian Blanco (RSS feed) on Aug 24th 2009 at 7:43PM

What one energy source has the ability to – in the long term – supply the people of the world with all of the energy they need in an reliable and renewable manner? According to Derek Abbott, professor of electrical engineering at the University of Adelaide… Continue

Gas prices has been VERY expensive lately and I'm sure this is a blog everyone can relate to.



Has anyone else been hearing about this new car called the Chevy Volt? Lately I've been inundated with ADs saying it gets up to 230 miles per gallon.



My gut tells me that such a claim is major bullshit but I haven't had time to research it. Either that or there is some kind of hidden catch to it all preventing you from reaping major benefits.



So how much do you guys… Continue