Archive for July, 2010
« Previous EntriesSolyndra gets deal to put solar panels on Southern California big box stores
Saturday, July 31st, 2010Solyndra, makers of cylindrical thin film solar cells, this week signed a deal with Southern California Edison (SCE) to install solar systems on the roofs of 18 big box retail stores and industrial buildings. When complete in 2011, the photovoltaic solar arrrays will provide 16.2 megawatts of electricity for SCE.
It’s been a busy month for [...]
Windpower’s Aerogenerator changes design, gets even bigger and more powerful
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010 Aerogenerator X
British company Windpower has always thought big. A couple of years ago, they came up with the design for their Aerogenerator, a 144 meter Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) that would generate up to 5 MW of electricity. Their brand new design (the Aerogenerator X) looks a lot different (it combines elements [...]
Ten Million Solar Roofs bill moves forward in Senate
Saturday, July 24th, 2010Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders’ Ten Million Solar Roofs bill was approved this week by the Senate Energy Committee and now can move forward to a full Senate vote. With the Committee’s approval, Sen. Sanders has asked Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) to include the bill in the comprehensive energy legislation that Sen Reid [...]
2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid – a quick first look from Autoweek
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid 2011
They only got to drive it a little, but Autoweek gave their short experience with the new 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid a thumbs up. ”If you’re shopping for a midsize hybrid sedan, you have to put the Sonata on your short list.
Expected to come out late this fall, pricing for the [...]
One Block Off the Grid (1BOG) expands to Denver and Philadelphia
Monday, July 19th, 2010One Block Off the Grid (1BOG), the nation’s largest solar group purchase provider, is expanding. Just this week they’ve announced new launches in Denver and Philadelphia, so if you’re interested in getting a solar installation and you live in those areas (or any of the other cities that 1BOG currently covers), listen up!
1BOG is [...]
GreenCarReports on why mpg is dumb
Sunday, July 18th, 2010GreenCarReports.com wrote a story on this over a year ago, and just this week the National Research Council has come out with a report that basically agrees – mpg is a poor way to measure a car’s gasoline use. Basically, it comes down to this – would you save more gasoline by going from [...]
Lifehacker – Convert your cordless electric lawn mower to solar power
Sunday, July 18th, 2010Looking for a weekend project and want to dabble in solar power? If you have a cordless battery powered lawn mower like those from Black and Decker, Toro, and other companies, Lifehacker.com shows you an easy way to convert that lawn mower to solar power so you never have to charge it again. All you [...]
New Oahu 30 megawatt wind farm breaks ground
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010Ground was broken today for a new 30 megawatt wind farm to be built on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. This wind project, which is being built by Kahuka Wind Power LLC, a division of First Wind, Inc, will consist of a dozen 2.5 megawatt wind turbines and should be completed early next year. [...]
Solar energy market scores big gains in 2010
Monday, July 12th, 2010Solar cell and panel makers are showing large gains in sales for the second quarter of 2010 compared to 2009. Year over year comparisons the shipment of solar panels globally are 92% higher this yar. A total of 3.7 gigawatts of solar panels were shipped in the second quarter (that equals $7.1 billion [...]
Hybrid sales hit the skids in June
Saturday, July 10th, 2010June wasn’t a good month for hybrid sales. With gas prices remaining low, buyers weren’t willing to spend the extra cash needed for a high mpg hybrid, no matter how much rhetoric was put out there about the need to reduce oil imports after the Gulf oil spill.
Here’s the numbers: While overall car sales increased [...]