Alphabet Energy: California startup technology being embraced by Colorado drillers

A small, seven-year-old startup that has raised millions to take its technology from the laboratory to the oil field is setting its sights on Colorado. Alphabet Energy Inc., based in Hayward, California, uses nanotechnology developed at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to convert heat, generated by burning waste natural gas, into electricity - up to 5 kilowatts of power. The company's thermoelectric solid-state technology uses heat to generate electricity and is similar in concept...