This is an interesting concept. Essentially they are using hot water from passive solar to generate electricity and then methane. I'm sceptical they can use it to capture CO2 from the air as they claim, but I can see how it could work as an adjunct to a coal power plant. These are just the bullet points from the start of the article. Towards the end they lay out their business plan for progressive introduction. Assuming the technology works, this could make a real difference, unlike the usual alternative energy snakeoil.Coming into production in September, thermal solar panels from International Automated Systems will produce electricity at 3-5 cents per kilowatt-hour .
Bladeless turbine has wide range of waste-heat-harnessing applications.
Methanol production technique will utilize CO2, drawing it out of the environment and recycling it.
New U.S. energy bill opens a financing method that will enable this technology to quickly become a foundational component of the energy-generation infrastructure. |