The latest suggestion is that we should cut taxes on energy at just the same time as we are trying to get everyone to use less energy and substitute with insulation and other, non energy consuming, methods of keeping warm.
As with many other energy production and storage methods, only time and market forces will determine how far the petrol-from-air idea can go.
That means someone installing the smart wiring in the walls of buildings, the network firm providing the platform connecting the smart devices, the gadget-makers that provide an Apple-like user experience for every fixture, and the next-generation utility offering new forms or methods of energy delivery.
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These methods convert ambient energy in the forms of light, vibration, heat, radio waves and so forth into electricity.
Because it was a previously producing company, it is ahead of the others as they must build facilities, validate their production methods and solve energy and transportation issues.
Since October, a team of Federal Agencies and Departments, led by DOE, has been working hard to refine methods for measuring energy performance and ways to communicate this information effectively to consumers.
For years, scientists and space enthusiasts have dreamed that new methods of harnessing solar energy and mining precious metals in space could lead to huge profits.
What's needed now are farming methods that use less overall energy and produce food closer to home.
The alliance's manifesto calls for measures to reduce demand on the main electricity transmission grid, including smart meters, encouragement for community and small-scale local energy generation, and further research on methods of storage of electricity.
Sometime soon ( perhaps), Senators Kerry, Graham, and Lieberman are expected to unveil new Senate climate legislation, featuring yet another set of regulations for greenhouse gases, this time with various methods for different sectors and energy uses.
"We have explored various methods, ranging from radio frequency energy harvesting to solar power, " he told BBC News.
But -- and this is just the point that I wanted to make because it came up in New Hampshire yesterday -- we still -- one of the best ways to be on the forefront in energy is to incentivize clean energy, and discourage the old sources or methods that aren't going to work in the future.
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Methods include plastic-coated windows, energy-absorbing materials and tying down heavy objects and ceiling panels.
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The Stanford design approach has two striking features in that it sacrifices virtually none of CNTs' energy efficiency and it is also compatible with existing fabrication methods and infrastructure, pushing the technology a significant step toward commercialization.
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Hovering close to the ground, each of these thin-shell dwellings is made entirely out of a single concrete slab stretched out to create an energy efficient structure that is environmentally greener than traditional construction methods and cheaper and faster to produce.
Unconventional oil production (whether from shale or oil sands) is an energy-intensive process, and emits more CO2 than conventional extractive methods do.
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Yet as long as these subsidies and tax credits exist, clean-energy executives will likely spend most of their time pursuing advanced legal and accounting methods rather than investing in studies, innovation, new transmission technology and turbine development.
The technology is based on highly efficient solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) wafer fabrication methods, including key nanotechnology elements, and is fueled by recyclable high energy power cartridges, or pods.
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But it, too, has its critics who say that the exploration methods are harmful and that more of the national treasure should be invested in sustainable energy.
As a result of very specific changes to the economic activity and corresponding energy consumption levels, a more granular analyses will be required than is previously provided by traditional load forecasting methods.
And it stands to reason that if the Obama Administration dropped its hostility to oil and gas energy, even more jobs would be created as the industry invested to exploit other areas with new technology and production methods.
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