Archive for June, 2007
Erie, Pa schools’ wind turbine to be ready in September
Friday, June 29th, 2007According to the Quad-Cities Online, the Erie, PA school district hopes to be fully harnessing green energy by Sept 14h of this year.
They expect a new wind power project, consisting of a 200-foot turbine and 114 blades to be operational by the end of August.
A great way to test drive a hybrid – rent one
Monday, June 25th, 2007The next time your on vacation and renting a car, why not rent a hybrid. According to the Baltimore Sun, Hertz and Avis will soon be offering Prius hybrids to its customers. While availability will be limited at first, both companies plan on increasing locations if customer demand is high. [...]
Newest Wind Farm Opens in Pennsylvania
Tuesday, June 19th, 2007Pennsylvania’s newest wind farm was dedicated today by Gov. Ed Rendell. The Locust Ridge project in Schuylkill County is a fairly small wind power farm, consisting of only 13 turbines. It will produce enough energy to power about 6,300 homes. What’s interesting about this wind farm is that the [...]
Toyota delays launch of next-gen Prius hybrid
Friday, June 15th, 2007Well, sort of. Since Toyota never really announced when the next generation Prius would be launched, its hard to really say that it’s been delayed. But most industry watchers figured that Toyota would rollout the next version of the Prius by late 2008. Now those industry watchers are saying [...]
Cleantechblog update on Tesla Motors: Building a company: 0 to 60 in 4 seconds
Sunday, June 10th, 2007Cleantechblog.com provides some updates in this article on Tesla Motors. Tesla Motors, which is currently trying hard to finish its Tesla Roadster and get it in the hands of the 400 people or so who have paid about $100,000 each for a zero-emission car that can accelerate from zero to 60 in 4 [...]
US continues to lead the world in Wind Power Growth
Wednesday, June 6th, 2007According to the US Dept of Energy (DOE), as reported by PowerOnline.com, the U.S. had the fastest growing wind power capacity in the world in 2005 and 2006. In 2006 alone, the U.S. grew its wind power capacity by 27 percent.
“In 2006, for the second straight year, the U.S. led [...]
Prius cracks top ten list
Wednesday, June 6th, 2007WNDU in South Bend, IN is reporting that the Toyota Prius hybrid cracked the top ten list of cars sold. In May, the Prius posted sales of 24000 units, which put the Prius at 9th place on the top ten list. That’s the first time that a hybrid has landed on the top [...]
Solar-hydrogen homes try to overcome doubts
Saturday, June 2nd, 2007The International Herald Tribune has a very interesting article about a solar-hydrogen house in New Jersey that generates all its energy needs using a combination of solar power and solar derived hydrogen. Mike Strizki, the director of residential and commercial systems for Advanced Solar Products, added the solar/hydrogen system to his current home, [...]