Archive for February, 2009
Hybrid news: Review of the 2009 Honda Civic Hybrid
Saturday, February 28th, 2009If you’re looking to buy a hybrid this year, you might want to check out this Orlando Sentinel review of the new 2009 Honda Civic Hybrid. The hybrid Civic is considered a “partial” or mild hybrid, because it can’t move on electric power alone. Still, its rated at 40 mpg in the city, [...]
New solar plant under construction in Florida
Saturday, February 28th, 2009With all the doom and gloom financing problems impacting various alternative energy projects, its nice to see a new project actually undersay. Florida Power and Light has begun construction on what is going to be the biggest photovoltaic plant in the US when completed around the end of this year. The 180 acre [...]
MSNBC: A homeowner’s guide to alternative energy
Saturday, February 21st, 2009MSNBC just came out with a “homeowner’s guide to alternative energy” that you might want to check out if your interested in doing something around your house. Not much details, but it covers the basics.
Bringing wind turbines to ordinary rooftops
Sunday, February 15th, 2009The New York Times has an interesting article on some of the latest wind turbines available for home use. They specifically talk about Cascade International’s Swift Wind Turbine and Home Energy’s Energy Ball. In the article, they mention that you can check out the average wind speed for your locality at the Swift [...]
Nanocrystals can generate more than one electron from a photon of light
Saturday, February 14th, 2009Scientists have long examined the phenomenon called carrier multiplication, but were always suspicious that what they were seeing was just a false observation. Carrier multiplication occurs when one photon of light hitting a material can create multiple free electrons. Current solar cells only create 1 electron per photon. Now a team of [...]
USA Today test drives the new 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid
Sunday, February 8th, 2009They’re not for sale yet, but if you’re interested in a new hybrid this year, the Ford Fusion is definitely one you should check out. Here’s a teaser from the Ford Fusion hybrid USA Today review – “OK, let’s just get it out there: The 2010 Ford Fusion hybrid is the best gasoline-electric hybrid [...]
The green in the stimulus bill
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009If you’re curious about the alternative energy and environmental areas in the current version of the stimulus bill that’s now being debated in the US Senate, head on over to CNNMoney.com.
Here’s a couple of tidbits -
Conservation programs ($24 billion in the House version, $15 billion in the Senate)
Public transporation ($13b House, $8.5b Senate)
Power lines – [...]