Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Generating Electricity from Photosynthetic Bacteria: Photosynthesis is the most efficient process for turning carbos into energy, and the process has been refined over thousands of years of evolution. Now University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers are studying ways to generate electricity by feeding a species of photosynthetic bacteria a steady diet of sunshine and wastewater. [What's Next In Science & Technology] 7:41:19 AM

Schwarzenegger Signs Solar Law: California will take the lead in producing renewable energy with a bill that aims to produce 3000 clean megawatts of power by 2018, by encouraging installion of a million rooftop solar panels across the state. That's equivalent to five pollution-free power plants. [Red Herring via Futurismic] 6:55:44 AM

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