Archive for April, 2008
« Previous EntriesGreen Giants: The World’s Biggest Clean-Energy Projects
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008A pretty good synopsis of some of the world’s largest clean-energy projects is on tap at Forbes.com. From Bahrain’s new building-integrated wind turbine skyscraper to the London Array project that will be the world’s largest offshore wind form, there’s a bunch of large scale projects on the horizon. Forbes has some [...]
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SUNRGI says: Affordable solar power possible in a year
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008USA Today reports that SUNRGI, a Silicon Valley start-up with big plans, says that they have developed technology that will deliver solar power in about one year at prices competitive with coal-produced electricity. If they can pull it off, it would dramatically cut the cost of solar electricity, and put SUNRGI far ahead of [...]
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New source for Biofuels discovered by researchers from the university of Texas at Austin
Friday, April 25th, 2008Researchers at the University of Texas have created a microbe that produces cellulose that can be turned into ethanol and biofuel. If production can be scaled up, the microbes can produce a large portion of the country’s transportation fuel. The cyanobacteria also secretes glucose and sucrose along with cellulose. Glucose and sucrose [...]
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New solar carport goes online at East LA College
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008East Los Angeles College has just turned on a 1.2 megawatt solar farm spread over a 3-acre 530 spot parking log in Monerry Park, California. The farm consists of 5,952 solar panels - its expected to provide up to 45% of the college’s electricity. Currently, the solar farm is performing even better than expected, [...]
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San Fran Chronicle: Will solar panels save you money? Yes!
Monday, April 21st, 2008The San Francisco Chronicle has an interesting article on your return on investment should you decide to have solar panels installed. While their numbers apply to California homeowners, similar programs and initiatives apply to residents of other states, so your mileage may vary.
The article brings out a number of interesting points. One [...]
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Fuel cells to power your home
Saturday, April 19th, 2008Matsushita Electric Industrial Co (better known here as Panasonic), plans on launching home fuel cell systems in Japan next year starting in April 2009. Matsushita hasn’t set the official price yet, but the company plans on keeping it below 1 million yen (about $10,000). Use of their fuel cell will cut [...]
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The Christian Science Monitor recaps Ultracapacitors
Saturday, April 19th, 2008In its April 16, 2008 edition, the Christian Science Monitor,with an article entitled “Ultracapacitors: The future of electric cars orthe ‘Cold Fusion’ of Autovation?” details some of the known details on ZENN Motor, the Toronto maker of low speed electric cars, and EEStor, the maker of ultracapacitors. The paper even managed to get [...]
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T. Boone Pickens thinking big when it comes to wind
Sunday, April 13th, 2008When it comes to Big Oil, one of the names that comes to mind is that of T. Boone Pickens. The founder of Mesa Petroleum is now worth over $3 billion, and his company is one of the largest independent oil companies in the world.
But right now Mr. Pickens is thinking about wind. [...]
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Want to build your own Solar Electric Car?
Sunday, April 13th, 2008Well, now you can with the SUNN Solar Electric Car Kit. The plug-in electric is even legal in the US, since it includes all the needed equipment for roads under 35mph - top speed is 25 mph. Range for the plug-in portion only is about 20 miles, but with solar panels, the [...]
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Mariah Power to begin shipping the Windspire on April 18th
Friday, April 11th, 2008 Marah Power Windspire
According to Greentechmedia, Mariah Power will begin shipping its $3,995 vertical wind turbine, the Windspire, by the end of next week - April 18th. The Windspire, which is targeted for the home wind turbine residential market, is a vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) that can produce about 1,800 kilowatt-hours per year [...]
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