About Charis Michelsen

Charis Michelsen spent 7 years living in Germany and Japan, studying both languages extensively, doing translation and education with companies like Bosch, Nissin, Fuji Heavy, and others. Charis has a Bachelor of Science degree in biology and currently lives in Chicago, Illinois. She also believes that Janeway was the best Star Trek Captain.

2600 Miles On An Electric Scooter — For The Win

Electric Scooter Tour Around France

The detail that makes French student Vianney Bureau’s 2600 mile road trip stand out is that he did it on an electric scooter [...]

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1500V Photovoltaic Operation from Belectric

Belectric

Belectric, a world market leader in photovoltaic system integration, has integrated the world’s first 1500-volt operation into the grid. The open-space solar power plant is the first to utilize the full power bandwidth defined by the European Union’s Low Voltage Directive, and could result in [...]

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Hybrid Solar System to Go Online in Chiba

Hybrid Solar System To Go Online In Chiba

The prototype hybrid solar system will go online in Noda City, Chiba Prefecture this month. It’s supposed to have a rated power output of 2.4kW. Based on the results of the current test run [...]

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Energy Plus Clean Water from New Wastewater Treatment Tech Equals Awesome

electricity from sewage - new source of power?

There is a new and efficient version of a machine that both processes sewage and makes electricity doing it in town [...]

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Solar Panels Plus Honda Equals All The Win

Honda Solar Panels

Honda has an answer for lower emissions off the road, and it involves installing solar panels on everything that doesn’t [...]

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Eggasus Takes the Personal Electric Vehicle to a New Aesthetic Level

Eggasus

The name of the vehicle is Eggasus (no, really), and it is, in short, a personal electric vehicle. It’s also nine kinds of [...]

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Maryland Going Green as Its Clean Energy Industry Expects Great Things

Maryland Clean Energy Industry

The clean energy industry is apparently doing rather well – in other words, let’s stop trying to [...]

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One Step Closer to Invisible Solar Cells in Our Windows

Invisible Solar Cells

The company is known for its development of see-through solar cells (which we’ve talked about before), and this week it’s just a little closer to making its almost invisible solar cells [...]

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Congress Still Hates Biofuel (For the Military)

Congress Still Hating on Biofuel

The U.S. military is – perhaps unsurprisingly – one of the driving forces behind alternative fuel sources; after all, not being dependent on potentially hostile foreign countries for vital fuel is a matter of national security. However, in the short term, said alternative fuels are more expensive than standard fossil fuels, and that creates a few problems. [...]

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