24 October 2009

Twenty Fourth October Two Thousand Nine

Item 1: "Speech on Renewable Energy Policy " by Barack Obama

- energy research being conducted at MIT Energy Institute: windows that generate electricity by directing light to solar cells; light-weight, high-power batteries that aren't built, but are grown; engineering viruses to create batteries; more efficient lighting systems that rely on nanotechnology; innovative engineering that will make it possible for offshore wind power plants to deliver electricity even when the air is still.
- alternative energy market estimated at more than $2 trillion over the next two decades

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