MAE 124/ESYS 103:   Class Topics in the News

12 June 2008: Chilean president to speak at UC Berkeley, San Francisco Chronicle, http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/06/11/BA3S11737E.DTL&tsp=1

12 June 2008: Fields: Hybrids require funding, Detroit News, http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080612/AUTO01/806120334/1148

11 June 2008: Biofuel from algae has generated a great deal of investment interest, but is it feasible?, Stockhouse, http://www.stockhouse.com/Columnists/2008/June/11/Algae-biofuel-mania

10 June 2008: DuPont Doubles Manufacturing of Photovoltaic Metallization Pastes for Solar Energy Market, Industry Week, http://www.industryweek.com/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=16528

10 June 2008: Developing a Generation of Eco-Engineers, New York Times, http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/10/going-for-the-green/index.html?hp

10 June 2008: Supply of hybrids runs out of gas as demand soars, USA Today, http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2008-06-10-hybrids_N.htm

10 June 2008: ASU to create largest university solar project, East Valley Tribune, http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/118232

10 June 2008: Forecast: Dead zone off La., Texas coasts to grow, Chicago Tribune, http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/wire/chi-ap-ia-deadzone,0,5546661.story

9 June 2008: Americans put themselves on the path to green careers, Christian Science Monitor, http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2008/06/09/americans-put-themselves-on-the-path-to-green-careers/

9 June 2008: Nation's tallest sustainable skyscraper rises 975 feet, Consulting-Specifying Engineer, http://www.csemag.com/article/CA6568500.html?desc=topstory

9 June 2008: G-8 countries vow energy reforms, Los Angeles Times, http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-oilmeeting9-2008jun09,1,2869887.story

8 June 2008: Solar energy still a tough sell, Miami Herald, http://www.miamiherald.com/457/story/561858.html

8 June 2008: Light fantastic: pedestrians to generate power, Times (London) http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article4087518.ece

7 June 2008: Toyota develops new fuel cell hybrid, Washington Times, http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/jun/07/toyota-develops-new-fuel-cell-hybrid/

5 June 2008: Brighter future for solar panels: silicon shortage eases, Christian Science Monitor, http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2008/06/05/brighter-future-for-solar-panels-silicon-shortage-eases/

5 June 2008: India and Malaysia Risk Voters Wrath by Raising Fuel Prices, New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/05/world/asia/05malaysia.html?_r=1&pagewanted=1&sq&oref=slogin

5 June 2008: Biofuel industries pleased by U.N. summit resolution, Reuters, http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKN0533803820080605?sp=true

4 June 2008: Store wind energy for later? Idea still inefficient, Live Science (MSNBC), http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24971884/

5 June 2008: Jatropha plant's oil studied as jet fuel, Los Angeles Times, http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-fi-newfuel5-2008jun05,1,7773647.story

4 June 2008: Nevada challenges nuclear waste dump license bid, Associated Press, http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gM9SQa98idlhqZD0eT6fkRW5B_2wD913HTG01

4 June 2008: Solar Cell Manufacturing Process Becomes More Efficient, Industry Week, http://www.industryweek.com/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=16466

4 June 2008: UN food summit battles it out on biofuels, AP (Chicago Tribune), http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-un-battle-of-the-biofuels,0,5794101.story

4 June 2008: U.S. Seeks License For Nuclear Waste Dump In Nevada, Reuters (New York Times), http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/washington/politics-usa-nuclear-waste.html?_r=1&scp=3&sq=%2b%22Nuclear+power%22&st=nyt&oref=slogin

3 June 2008: China Builds Plant to Turn Coal Into Barrels Of Oil, Reuters (New York Times), http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/lifestyle-china-ctl.html?pagewanted=2&sq=+Military%20+technology&st=nyt&scp=1

3 June 2008: Ethanol project's funds secured, Des Moines Register, http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080603/NEWS05/806030377/-1/ENT06

3 June 2008: eSolar lands solar power plant deal, Cnet, http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9959107-54.html

3 June 2008: GE's Installed Fleet of 1.5-Megawatt Wind Turbines Surpasses 115 Million Hours of Operation Worldwide, Industry Week, http://www.industryweek.com/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=16457

2 June 2008: Race for key biofuel breakthrough intensifies, Reuters, http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersEdge/idUSL0248503420080602

3 June 2008: FPL seeks OK for large solar plant in Martin (County, Florida), with 2 more in wings, Palm Beach Post, http://www.palmbeachpost.com/business/content/business/epaper/2008/06/03/m1a_fplsolar_0603.html

2 June 2008: GM Says Battery Flaw Delays 2008 Hybrid Vehicles (Update1) , Bloomberg, http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aG.PESwvMPjY

2 June 2008: Pipe Dreams, Newsweek, http://www.newsweek.com/id/139335/page/1

1 June 2008: French paying $10 a gallon, Turks even more, Associated Press (Daily Heald) http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=201310&src=109

31 May 2008: BMW Formula One Car To Use Hybrid Technology, Wall Street Journal, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121216746298133163.html.html

30 May 2008: Mounting Costs Slow the Push for Clean Coal, New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/30/business/30coal.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper&oref=slogin

29 May 2008: SunPower completes two solar power plants in Spain, CleanTech, http://media.cleantech.com/2906/sunpower-completes-two-solar-power-plants-in-spain/

29 May 2008: Railroads Roll With a Greener Approach: Industry Makes Case That Switch to Trains Is More Eco-Friendly, Wall Street Journal, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121202944363728389.html.html/

29 May 2008: Energy bill slows over 2 key provisions: Coal gas, biofuels firing debate over clean power, Boston Globe, http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2008/05/29/energy_bill_slows_over_2_key_provisions/

29 May 2008: California company could produce "green crude" from algae, Los Angeles Times, http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-greencrude29-2008may29,1,4627837.story

29 May 2008: Flying Close to the Sun, Wall Street Journal Europe, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121200640876527075.html.html

28 May 2008: Work-at-home programs may be shortest route to fuel relief, Los Angeles Times, http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-lazarus28-2008may28,0,2645542.column?page=1

28 May 2008: Cellulosic Ethanol Plant Opens, Technology Review, http://www.technologyreview.com/Energy/20828/page1/

28 May 2008: Construction start nears on BioTown power generator, Associated Press (Chicago Tribune), http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-in-biotownprogress,0,6688375.story

28 May 2008: California prison system embraces green power, Reuters, http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN2831046920080528?sp=true

28 May 2008: Solar Flares: Sunny Days for Thin-Film Solar, Wall Street Journal, http://blogs.wsj.com/environmentalcapital/2008/05/28/solar-flares-sunny-days-for-thin-film-solar/

27 May 2008: Solar projects hang on future of tax credit, Arizona Republic, http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/0527solartax0527.html

27 May 2008: For All the Ecological Concern, Economy Drives Energy Use, Wall Street Journal, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121185399739121799.html.html

26 May 2008: Alternative fuels a focus at air show, Chicago Tribune (AP) http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-ap-germany-berlin-air-show,0,7295642.story

26 May 2008: Palm Coast wary of ethanol plant, Flagler County (Florida) News-Journal, http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Flagler/flaFLAG11HEAD02052608.htm

25 May 2008: Sony says develops cost-efficient solar cells, Washington Post (Reuters), http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/25/AR2008052500306.html

24 May 2008: From DUMP to PUMP Local engineering firm backing effort to turn garbage into ethanol, Indianapolis Business Journal, http://www.ibj.com/html/detail_page.asp?content=15151

22 May 2008: Aspen trees starved in global warming experiment, Washington Post (AP), http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/22/AR2008052200373.html

22 May 2008: Grease sizzles as fuel source: Restaurants provide new takeout as rising energy prices send the demand for biodiesel soaring, Chicago Tribune, http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-thu-grease-fuel-may22,0,1466137.story?page=1

22 May 2008: Duke Energy, SunEdison in power deal, Associated Press (CNN.com), http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/apwire/223291dae60f9812ca1c71bb758b37c4.htm

21 May 2008: Honda to Roll Out Cheap New Hybrid Model In Early '09, Reuters (NY Times), http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/business/business-honda.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=%2bLow*technology&st=nyt&oref=slogin

21 May 2008: Engine makers focus on fuel-efficiency, Financial Times, http://www.ft.com/cms/s/5a07c3c6-2722-11dd-b7cb-000077b07658,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F5a07c3c6-2722-11dd-b7cb-000077b07658.html&_i_referer=

21 May 2008: Wild Green Yonder: How the Pentagon Could Push Alternative Fuels, Wall Street Journal blog, http://blogs.wsj.com/environmentalcapital/2008/05/21/wild-green-yonder-how-the-pentagon-could-push-alternative-fuels/?mod=WSJBlog

21 May 2008: New Trend in Biofuels Has New Risks, New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/21/science/earth/21biofuels.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

21 May 2008: For Energy-Producing States, Prices Yield a Boom, Wall Street Journal, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121132660171008743.html.html

21 May 2008: U.S. Military Launches Alternative-Fuel Push, Wall Street Journal, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121134017363909773.html.html

20 May 2008: Thieves swipe used cooking oil to brew biodiesel, AP (Chicago Tribune), http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-ap-cooking-oil-thefts,0,4986819.story

20 May 2008: Optimal gives electricity grid a better 'brain', c|net news.com, http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9948113-54.html

20 May 2008: Garbage is dirty, but is it a clean fuel?, Reuters (Washington Post), http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/20/AR2008052001593.html

20 May 2008: Bush administration defends food-based biofuels, Associated Press, (Chicago Tribune), http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-foodcosts-biofuels,0,3861092.story

19 May 2008: Green politics could help (Silicon) valley investors, San Jose Mercury News, http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_9308526

19 May 2008: Carbon Caps May Give Nuclear Power a Lift, The Wall Street Journal, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121115810973702419.html

19 May 2008: OpEd: Alternatives to alternative energy, Niagara Gazette, http://www.niagara-gazette.com/opinion/local_story_140131159.html

19 May 2008: Nissan-NEC to make lithium-ion batteries, Associated Press (Washington Post), http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/18/AR2008051802237.html

19 May 2008: Termites hold clue to replace corn in ethanol, Chicago Tribune, http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-mon-tech-notebook-miscanthusmay19,0,4954773.story

18 May 2008: Indiana's first commercial wind farm online, AP (Chicago Tribune), http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/wire/chi-ap-in-windpower,0,1308753.story

18 May 2008: Diesel Automobiles Clean Up for an Encore, New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/18/automobiles/18DIESEL.html?_r=1&pagewanted=1&ref=todayspaper&oref=slogin

16 May 2008: Team says bio-jet fuel won't hurt food supply, AP (Seattle Post Intelligence), http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/363510_airbusbiofuel17.html

16 May 2008: Riverland (Community College) adds wind turbine degree, Austin (Minnesota) Daily Herald, http://www.austindailyherald.com/articles/2008/05/16/news/news01.txt

15 May 2008: A lot of hot air: Books about climate change are often flawedsome more so than others, The Economist, http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?source=hptextfeature&story_id=11367645

15 May 2008: Ethanol from leftovers: Venture hopes to solve food vs. biofuel dilemma, Delaware News Journal, http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080515/BUSINESS/805150355/1003

15 May 2008: Maverick oilman Pickens puts $2B bet on wind power, Associated Press (Washington Post), http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/15/AR2008051501568.html

15 May 2008: GridPoint joins $100M smart grid project, Washington Business Journal, http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2008/05/12/daily45.html

15 May 2008: Toyota Prius sales top one million units, Chicago Tribune (AP), http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-ap-japan-toyota-prius-sales,0,7500354.story

13 May 2008: Bicycle-makers ride high on surging oil prices, Reuters (Washington Post), http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/13/AR2008051302723.html

13 May 2008: London mayor gives go-ahead to water plant, Financial Times, http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/25cd6f1c-2087-11dd-80b4-000077b07658.html

12 May 2008: Spread of Nuclear Capability Is Feared: Global Interest in Energy May Presage A New Arms Race, Washington Post, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/11/AR2008051102212_2.html?sid=ST2008051102389

13 May 2008: Energy Dept. says wind power could be savior, San Francisco Chronicle, http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/05/12/MNLE10L2KM.DTL

12 May 2008: Use of wind energy expected to grow dramatically, Associate Press (yahoo), http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080513/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/wind_energy_5

12 May 2008: Cleaning Up Avgas: Company Designs Less-Expensive Alternative, Aero-News Network, http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=aff5a427-0ab5-490a-b9e5-13f19b8a42ce&

12 May 2008: Hybrids recoup higher cost in less time, USA Today, http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/money/20080512/1b_hybrids12.art.htm

11 May 2008: VW, Sanyo to develop lithium-ion battery: paper, Reuters (Washington Post), http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/11/AR2008051100097.html

8 May 2008: Huge solar power project in Kern County moves forward, Central Valley Business Times, http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=8669

8 May 2008: Kick the oil habit and make your own ethanol, Reuters (yahoo), http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080508/us_nm/ethanol_homemade_dc;_ylt=AhPmrRA0uXeU0hl6WSCA_WZH2ocA

8 May 2008: Lawmakers turn up the heat on ethanol in response to rising food prices, Los Angeles Times, http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-ethanol8-2008may08,1,7924300.story

7 May 2008: Ford doubling use of 6-speeds to boost fuel efficiency, Chicago Tribune (Associated Press), http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-ford-transmissions,0,3931256.story

6 May 2008: Arizona's solar aspirations in peril, Christian Science Monitor, http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0506/p03s05-usgn.html?page=1

5 May 2008: Exxon natural gas facility to capture carbon dioxide, Dallas Morning News, http://search.ft.com/ftArticle?startDate=04/05/2008&dsz=2&dse=false&queryText=%2bEnvironment+%2btechnology&page=1&endDate=06/05/2008&activeTab=ftNews&resultsToReturn=10&aje=false&id=080506000071&ct=0

6 May 2008: Working in the oil and gas industry 2008: A wealth of job openings, Financial Times, http://search.ft.com/ftArticle?startDate=04/05/2008&dsz=2&dse=false&queryText=%2bEnvironment+%2btechnology&page=1&endDate=06/05/2008&activeTab=ftNews&resultsToReturn=10&aje=false&id=080506000071&ct=0

6 May 2008: Food vs. fuel a global myth, Chicago Tribune opinion, http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-oped0506fuelmay06,0,481881.story

5 May 2008: City hearings on replacing dirty power plant, San Francisco Chronicle, http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/05/05/BAM110G1MN.DTL

5 May 2008: The new scarcity?, LA Times, Opinion, http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-op-gardner-clark5may05,0,3274918,full.story

5 May 2008: Farmer pioneers green energy practices in Ohio, Associate Press (Chicago Tribune), http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-oh-agr-greenfarming,0,3773679.story?page=1

5 May 2008: Out of thin air Engineers float 178-year-old idea for the latest in hybrid technology, Chicago Tribune, http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-mxa0504aircarsmay04,0,3345883.story

5 May 2008: Obama: Change in ethanol policy might be needed, Associated Press, http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gKwNfClK2RU_LVUDl8BxgFXtj_AgD90EUHIO0

2 May 2008: G.M. Invests in Second Ethanol Process, NY Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/01/business/01ethanol-web.html?scp=2&sq=%2bMechanical&st=nyt

2 May 2008: Refinery turns to wind power, Texas Express-News, http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/stories/MYSA050208.01C.Valero.30d09c4.html

1 May 2008: First Solar poised to enter utility market, Arizona Republic, http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/2008/04/30/20080430biz-firstsolar0501-ON.html

30 April 2008: Philadelphia brownfield to get solar power plant, CNN Money, http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/apwire/12191af4fd796fb7c97e3a9c4c8fec83.htm

30 April 2008: Food scientists say stop biofuels to fight world hunger, Chicago Tribune, http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-foodvsfuel,0,2804196.story

29 April 2008: World's Third Largest Solar Plant Powers Nevada Homes, KLAS Las Vegas Now, http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=8239726&nav=menu102_2

29 April 2008: Juneau powers down during electricity crisis, Anchorage Daily News, http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/390413.html

28 April 2008: The U.S. and China are over a barrel, LA Times (Opinion), http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-klare28apr28,1,5689270.story

25 April 2008: Desalting seawater to meet water needs may hold promise, Associated Press (Chicago Tribune), http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-desalting-water,0,2933531.story And a link to the National Academy report: http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12184#toc

25 April 2008: BP plans to invest $560m in biofuels, Financial Times, http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/65222988-1226-11dd-9b49-0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=1

24 April 2008: Bring on the Right Biofuels, OpEd, by Roger Cohen, New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/24/opinion/24cohen.html?_r=2&ref=opinion&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

23 April 2008: Distant sands, smoke create haze in Alaska sky, Anchorage Daily News, http://www.adn.com/news/environment/story/384167.html

23 April 2008: Muzzle the Guzzle: Government Unveils Timetable for Fuel Economy Standards, Washington Post, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/21/AR2008042102390.html