New Energy Developments with Dave Sjoding and Mary Hawkins

Our series on alternative energy features  Dave Sjoding, Renewables and Engineering Division Manager for WSU’sCenter for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources, along with correpondent Mary Hawkins.

 Alternative Energy, Part One: Biofuels.  Most people associate biofuel with the corn industry of the Midwest. But biofuel crops are now emerging in the dry interior climates of the inland Northwest. Next time you go to the pump, your gas may contain ethanol or biodiesel grown here in the Northwest.

Alternative Energy, Part Two: Co-Generation or Combined Heat & Power.  New operational systems in dairies and other historically wasteful industries are creating less pollution and more energy in the Northwest. Co-Generation is not just about energy efficiency. It's also about turning waste into revenue.

Alternative Energy, Part Three: Hydrogen Fuel Cells.   Its been more than 8 decades since the Hindenburg disaster, but most people still think of that massive explosion when they think of hydrogen fuel. Dave Sjoding dispels hydrogen myths in this interview. We also learn how the new generation of fuel cell vehicles is achieving important milestones.

Alternative Energy, Part Four: Geothermal.  The Northwest sits over many pockets of warm and hot geothermal energy which is now being harnessed for heat and which will soon generate power. We can also optimize shallow, underground cool water for heating and cooling our homes and schools.
 

Comments

[Giana Forzareli]

I hope we will see more of a change in the way shipping companies choose their vehicle's energy. I feel that we could cut down on pollution if shipping companies chose ethanol or hydrogen powered trucks in their vehicle fleet.