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The Wireless Future of Energy Tranfer | Singularity Hub: "The Wireless Future of Energy Tranfer
"June 30th, 2009 by Drew Halley
Filed under computing.

The electronic revolution of the past century has been a tangled affair. Remember when phones were always wired into the wall? When the internet required one more cord from the back of your computer? Wireless is the future, which is all well and good for information transfer. But what about energy itself?"


Remember Nikolai Tesla? He invented alternating current, transmitted energy through the air (not too successfully), and first detected cosmic background radiation? Wireless battery charging is on the horizon. Read the blog referenced above as well as MIT Technology Review and the Patent for such a device.

Hydro/Wind Power Followup

The BPA and the wind community apparently believe that storage of wind and hydro power are too expensive. Please read the following article from the Tacoma News Tribune about hydrogen. Also below is a link to a patented system for converting excess hydro into hydrogen.
Hydrogen: River of Energy

Columbia River hydropower could put Northwest at a forefront of a revolution
By Jack Robertson
The News Tribune"

US Patent 6864596 - Hydrogen production from hydro power

Technology Review: A Practical Use for Waste Methane

Technology Review: A Practical Use for Waste Methane

Finally, something to do with Cow burps and Farts!

WAVE ENERGY

Previous posts here dealt with wave energy projects off of the
Oregon Coast

The above is a link to an Oregon government website on the current wave projects. Also, see my November 2005 posts by on Oregon wave energy by clicking here.

There was also a recent story on a BBC technology website about a different kind
of wave project off the coast of Portugal named Pelamis. The Pelamis is a sea snake, something
the new Portugal device resembles. The European Union has an aggressive alternative
energy program that includes wave energy. Click here for a link to the BBC World Podcast.

Speaking of energy, it appears that while Al Gore refused to rise to the bait at the Oscar
Awards ceremony and announce for President, former President Jimmy
Carter is bugging his so much about running, Gore is hiding from his calls. See a related story here.



On a closing note, I have hardly been keeping this blog up. I know, however,
that there are some readers. Please comment.