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The Prospects for Solar Thermal Worldwide
Wednesday, 17 Mar, 2010 – 19:01 | No Comment
The Prospects for Solar Thermal Worldwide

As concerns about climate change and energy security escalate, as government incentives for harnessing solar energy expand, and as these costs decline while those of fossil fuels rise the harnessing of solar energy is expanding …

Electric Cars Store Power for the Grid
Sunday, 21 Feb, 2010 – 9:40 | No Comment
Electric Cars Store Power for the Grid

V2G technology or Vehicle-to-grid, would enable electric car owners to make money while storing power for the grid. The technology was unveiled at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in San Diego …

Concentrating PV: More Efficient Than PV?
Monday, 8 Feb, 2010 – 19:08 | No Comment
Concentrating PV: More Efficient Than PV?

The scientific and political stage for the success of solar energy is set. Markets are huge. Management of growth is the key. Once demonstration plants run according to plans and expectations, just two years should …

Live Debate “Is it too late to stop climate change?”
Monday, 23 Nov, 2009 – 17:24 | No Comment
Live Debate “Is it too late to stop climate change?”

The Times Online is running a live online debate called “Is it too late to stop climate change?” on November 25 at 2pm – http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/related_reports/the_future_of_energy/article6925491.ece
Chairing the debate on will be the author of The …

‘Broken’ Nanotubes are Better at Storing Electricity
Monday, 23 Nov, 2009 – 15:12 | No Comment
‘Broken’ Nanotubes are Better at Storing Electricity

University of San Diego researchers have discovered that carbon nanotubes don’t have to be perfect to do a better job. Prabhakar Bandaru, a professor in the UCSD Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have discovered …

Chinese Invest $1.5 Billion in West Texas Wind Farm
Friday, 30 Oct, 2009 – 3:35 | One Comment
Chinese Invest $1.5 Billion in West Texas Wind Farm

Despite the tightness of global credit markets the Chinese are showing a willingness to finance renewable energy projects wherever they may be. A consortium of Chinese businesses backed by Chinese banks have committed $1.5 billion …

Team Tokai wins Global Green Challenge in Australia
Wednesday, 28 Oct, 2009 – 18:31 | No Comment
Team Tokai wins Global Green Challenge in Australia

The Japanese Tokai University team built the solar powered car that won the Global Green Challenge on Wednesday after averaging speeds of more than 100 kilometres (62 miles) per hour in a four-day race through …

The Smart Grid Takes Shape in Germany with E-Energy Plan
Monday, 19 Oct, 2009 – 17:19 | 4 Comments
The Smart Grid Takes Shape in Germany with E-Energy Plan

The new age of green electricity is beginning to take shape in Germany under the name E-Energy. The plan is a vision to create a giant renewable energy grid using inputs as diverse as huge …

GE Completes Purchase of Gearless Wind Turbine Manufacturer ScanWind
Tuesday, 6 Oct, 2009 – 9:20 | No Comment
GE Completes Purchase of Gearless Wind Turbine Manufacturer ScanWind

With the acquisition of ScanWind, based in Trondheim, Norway, GE has secured a foothold in the growing offshore wind energy market. GE is gambling that ScanWinds early-stage turbine technology that could make offshore wind farms …

Worlds Largest Electric Car Charging Network Begins
Saturday, 3 Oct, 2009 – 16:48 | No Comment
Worlds Largest Electric Car Charging Network Begins

This week saw the largest transportation electrification project in history begin. On 10/1/2009, eTec announced that they have officially signed the $99.8 million grant with DOE to start installing Electric Vehicle Infrastructure in 5 States, …