Researchers discuss investigations into innovative ways to harvest energy from plant materials, including gasoline-like chemicals and hydrogen production.
In green transportation news, LA Metro announced an exciting new program that will harvest energy from subway trains.
In 2007 In-Q-Tel plugged into AdaptivEnergy, a company that develops products that harvest energy from impulse shocks, vibrations, and even footfalls.
The group is investigating ways to harvest energy from the creatures to power sensors and other equipment fastened to their bodies.
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Microbes and plants harvest energy from the sun and drive environmental cycles.
At the Consumer Electronics Show in January, RCA showed off a gadget designed to harvest energy from nearby Wi-Fi transmitters, which can then be used to recharge a mobile phone.
In another exciting development, researchers at Georgia Tech have developed a self-charging power cell that's able to directly convert mechanical energy into chemical energy, making it possible to harvest up to five times more energy from footsteps.
Other competitors in the energy sector include: Harvest Natural Resources, Inc. (HNR), Hess (HES), and EOG Resources (EOG).
In solar news, Morocco is on its way to becoming a world-class solar energy producer, as the country recently announced plans to harvest 14 percent of its energy from the sun by 2020.
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With the cost of oil skyrocketing, this belt is attracting the attention of a growing number of European leaders, who are embracing an ambitious proposal to harvest this solar energy for their nations.
Both blades and turbines will have to get bigger, better, and stronger in order to harvest the maximum amount of energy at the lowest cost.
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Particularly hard-hit will be the corn harvest, which started last week, but all farmers will suffer from higher energy prices.
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