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Wasted Energy
The amount of energy we waste would have a bigger impact on environment, lives, economics and society if we could simply save more and use less.
Hydrogen is regarded as the cleanest and greenest of all fuels; a California company combines its polymer coating with a small-scale solar device to form a self-contained particle that separates hydrogen from water using only the power of the Sun One of several hydrogen generator prototypes under consideration // Source: jagbani.com Santa Barbara, California-based-HyperSolar, Inc., a […]
Cold Fusion given the Green Light by NASA
Official NASA Langley Cold Fusion Video Now Online
U.S. Inches Toward Goal of Energy Independence
Jim Wilson/The New York Times An Apache Corporation well near Hobbs, N.M. Apache is drilling in the Permian Basin, an oil field once thought played out.More Photos » By CLIFFORD KRAUSS and ERIC LIPTON MIDLAND, Tex. — The desolate stretch of West Texas desert known as the Permian Basin is still the lonely domain of scurrying roadrunners by […]
A Competitor Emerges for Solar Panels
By KATE GALBRAITH AUSTIN, TEXAS — Of all the types of energy embraced by the green community, “combined heat and power” probably has the clunkiest name. But proponents hope that C.H.P. systems, which can be installed in homes, will one day compete with better-known technologies like solar panels. The idea is to capture two forms of […]
Assessing Whether Solar Panels Make Sense for You
By DIANE CARDWELL As I report in The Times, legions of companies will offer to install a system at no upfront cost and promise customers cheaper, cleaner electricity over the course of 20 years. Some are small and local, while others, including SolarCity, Sunrun,Sungevity and SunEdison, are larger, with national or even international reach. Some large manufacturers, like SolarWorld, even offer financing […]
Tesla, SolarCity quietly selling building battery projects
By Katie Fehrenbacher Apr. 17, 2012, 5:00am PT 16 Comments Electric car company Tesla and solar roof installer SolarCity have quietly been making deals that could one day lead to dozens of sales of battery projects coupled with rooftop solar systems built at both residential and commercial buildings in California. SolarCity confirmed the energy storage plans with me, […]
Will The Stars Align for Small Nuclear Reactors?
By MATTHEW L. WALD A company that wants to build a new kind of nuclear reactor, one small enough that it could be delivered by truck, has found a potential customer. WestinghouseA rendering of the Westinghouse small modular reactor. The Westinghouse Electric Company has lined up Ameren, a St. Louis-based electric company, as a partner for its […]
Energy Department Announces up to $2.5 Million to Deploy Fuel Cell Powered Baggage Vehicles at Commercial Airports
April 25, 2012 As part of President Obama’s all-of-the-above energy strategy to reduce America’s reliance on foreign oil, the Energy Department today announced up to $2.5 million available this year to demonstrate and deploy fuel cell electric vehicles for transporting passenger baggage at major U.S. airports. The projects selected for funding will demonstrate first-generation, fuel […]
Chart: The death spiral of solar bankruptcies (& counting)
By Ucilia Wang Apr. 5, 2012, 3:30pm PT 6 Comments The solar death spiral has been long and ugly. Over the past year, there have been over a dozen stalwarts and startups that have headed to bankruptcy court. Two companies even filed for bankruptcies in this week alone: manufacturer Q-Cells, which was the worlds largest solar cell maker in […]
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