I’ve been waiting for this one since it has always seemed to that the potential of kinetic energy generated by humans has been ignored. With nanotech, scientists have discovered how to make fabric that generates electricity from the movement of the wearer. As usual, they offer up the ability to charge a phone while moving around. But what if the charge was used to warm or cool the wearer? When working hard you’d either generate heat when it was cold out or cool yourself when it was hot. Clothing technology could have big affects on energy use…

Could we finally stop the insanity over biofuels? They are nothing more than a gimmick created by the purveyors of corn seeds. Dirty, unstable, costly, increases the prices of thousands of other products and extremely dangerous from a carbon cost perspective. Great stuff.

Not.

Bloomberg reports that Japanese PM Fukuda has announced plans to take the lead in developing alternative energy and controlling emissions:

“Over the next five years, Japan will spend $30 billion on new environmental technology at home and provide another $10 billion for developing countries, Fukuda said in a speech today at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Fukuda also proposed a 30 percent improvement in energy efficiency globally by 2020.”

Nice to see someone taking the lead while our leaders waffle. Do you think they see a market opportunity?

The Clinton campaign is out of the gate with a massive energy plan to reduce dependence on foreign oil and create jobs. When Obama puts his version out, it will be here, likewise with the Republicans although I’m not holding my breath on that one.