Home Builder Introduces Solar as a Standard in Florida
A home building organization announced that it will offer solar panels standard on their Built to Order™ homes in certain communities in central Florida.
Month: January 2012
Long Island Town Pioneers Closed-Loop, Pollution-Free Wind Power-Hydrogen Fuel System
The Long Island town of Hempstead’s the site for a novel, closed-loop wind-to-electricity-and-hydrogen electricity and fuel cell system that’s 100% pollution-free. Lead by local government leaders and civic groups, the project’s also brought together partners including the local utility and private sector clean energy technology providers.
5 Fresh Innovations in Solar Technology
It’s true—amazing solar tech innovations just keep coming. Some advances come in the form of new handheld devices and applications. Others promise to elevate solar into a mainstream energy source that may one day replace greenhouse-gas-emitting fossil fuels. Here are five recent innovations that have left both solar experts … [continued]
Turbulent Air Reduces Wind Energy
The same turbulent conditions that might require you to “return to your seat and fasten your seatbelt” makes wind turbines less efficient. A new study concludes that unstable atmospheric conditions can reduce wind turbine performance by an average of 15%.
Startup Invents Peel-Off Solar Cell
Astrowatt developed a new manufacturing technique for solar cells that would enable them to attain the comparably high efficiency of traditional silicon wafer solar panels, but while using the silicon raw material much more efficiently.
The Hiriko Project Presents a Foldable Electric Microcar
I love two-seater electric microcars for city traffic; they’re efficient, adorable, and emissions-free. I’m quite happy to say that another one was unveiled in Brussels this week. The Hiriko is a tiny (and super cute) electric prototype with a little bit of a twist […]
GOP’s Mitch Daniels a Lover of Cleantech Tax Credits?
This is a wonderful post by David Roberts of Grist on a story that, I have to contend, will not end up on FOX News:
Forget the Moon Colony, Newt: DARPA Aims for 100 Year Starship
Mitt Romney had a chuckle over Newt Gingrich’s proposal to build a colony on the Moon but DARPA is already working on the interstellar 100 Year Starship project.
Maryland Offshore Wind Farm Proposal Could Catch A Second Wind in 2012
Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley has proposed a major offshore wind energy plan in his state for the second year in a row. But even though the plan has wide backing from environmental groups and the public, it may once again face stiff headwinds of opposition from utilities and the state legislature.
Cloud-Based Wi-Fi LED Lighting Comes to Japan
Japanese manufacturer Net LED Technology Corporation has released the first cloud-based Wi-Fi lighting system. The 40-W light allows users to dim lights and wattage from a computer, smartphone (iPhone app), or RFID device.
The costs of the lighting setup runs 60,000 yen ($781 USD) for the primary server, which supports up to 100 lights; 19,800 yen ($257 USD) for the main tube; and 14,000 yen ($182 USD) for secondary lights.
