BioSentral

Tenn. woman who spent life in iron lung dies at 61 - A woman who spent nearly 60 years of her life in an iron lung after being diagnosed with polio as a child died Wednesday after a power failure shut down the machine that kept her breathing, her family said. [Examiner.com]

Energy Dept. says wind power could be savior - Windmills spinning over the Great Plains and along the coasts could supply 20 percent of U.S. electricity by the year 2030 and put a significant dent in greenhouse gas emissions, federal officials said Monday. Although wind farms now generate just 1 percent... [SFGate.com Top News Stories]

Wind farm debate made strange bedfellows - Long Island's half-decade tango with offshore wind power tested the definition of the term environmentalist, pitting fervent advocates for green power against potential supporters who wanted stronger assurances about the project's potential impact on birds, bats and fish.
[Newsday.com]

Wind farm developer gets final state approval - Construction on New Hampshire's first commercial wind farm project is expected to begin by the end of the summer now that the developer has received final state approval. [The Boston Globe]

Lightweight, hybrid multifunction fuel cell to lighten soldiers' backpacks - July 5, 2007 Infantry soldiers have a tough lot in life. Apart from being constantly shot at and placed in risk of bodily harm, they're frequently forced to carry around large amounts of heavy equipment, sometimes weighing over a third of their bodyweight. On a typical 5-day-operation, disposable and rechargeable batteries alone account for about ten kilograms of backpack weight, not to mention the various charging devices for cell phones, PDAs and visual systems. There's good news though - German researchers have developed a lightweight hybrid power supply that will soon be able to ease the load... [Gizmag]

New look, location for solar Wi-Fi - After St. Louis Park residents said the hardware was ugly, the city devised a plan that includes painting the poles and relocating many of them to intersections.
[Startribune.com]

Disgruntled techie attempts Californian power blackout

Counter-terror feds swoop after data centre sabotage

[Theregister.co.uk]

Cape Wind project clears state hurdle - A plan to build the nation's first offshore wind farm cleared a major hurdle Friday, winning state approval of an environmental report submitted by the project's developers.
[boston.com]

Scotland to float 'world's biggest' wave farm - Scotland will enjoy the "world's biggest wave energy farm" after Scottish ministers agreed to fund a major installation at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney. [Theregister.co.uk]

Scientists develop portable generator that turns trash into electricity - A group of scientists have created a portable refinery that efficiently converts food, paper and plastic trash into electricity. The machine, designed for the U.S. military, would allow soldiers in the field to convert waste into power and could have widespread civilian applications in the future. [Physorg.com]