The Shipyard ... where recycled shipping containers become Artist Studios in Berkeley

*A collaborative build space for Art and Energy* " I had not anticipated that the work would present any great difficulties . . ." - Sir Ernest Shackleton, South pole explorer, 1915
Shipyard Labs Bigger, Better, Faster, Stronger A Center for Art and Energy. A facility, information resource and gathering of people engaged in art and creative power hacking. A place to experiment with power generation and conversion as an idiom and medium of art. What would power look like if it was art? Current activities at the Labs: ALL Power Labs GEK (Gasifier Experimentors Kit): The GEK offers beginners through experts an easy way build, compare and customize a wide variety of gasifier reactor types and configurations. Whether you're a DIY enthusiast or a university researcher, the GEK will get you over the starting hurdles of biomass gasification, and on to the more rewarding work of refining specific architectures, testing fuels, and making power. Escape from Berkeley (by any non-petroleum means necessary): October 10-13-08 the first alternative fuel race of its kind concluded at the Sahara in Vegas. The course for next year is Berkeley to Baja. Start at the Shipyard Labs. End at Hussongs cantina in Ensenada- the traditional start point of the Baja 500 and 1000. Overnights on the way at San Luis Obispo, El Mirage dry lake, and Salton Sea. For up dates http://www.escapefromberkeley.com/ Escape from Berkeley (by any non-petroleum means necessary) in the news -New York Times -Wired -the best blog post likely remains the jalopnik.com effort - photos of the awards ceremony last night in the NASCAR cafe of the Sahara hotel are here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jesshobbs/ - phil's race photos and awards ceremony: http://www.flickr.com/photos/filmo/